Meaning Of The Word -ous

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-ous
suffix
suffix forming adjectives: having, full of, or characterized by

-ous in American English
having, full of, characterized by
suffix: a suffix forming adjectives that have the general sense “ possessing, full of” a given quality ( covetous; glorious; nervous; wondrous); -ous and its variant -ious have often been used to Anglicize Latin adjectives with terminations that cannot be directl

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