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cies

Pronunciation: /t͡ʃi͜yːs/

“cies” is an Old English word. Its meaning in English:

adjective

  1. choosy; dainty or fussy (in eating)

Etymology

Apparently from Proto-West Germanic *kiusi (compare *keusan).

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