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13 August, 22:51

What is the origin and meaning of the suffix ous?

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  1. 13 August, 22:56
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    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 directly adapted into English (atrocious; contiguous; garrulous; obvious; ...
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