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-ious

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-ious

 
variant of -ous, added to stems of Latin origin, often with corresponding nouns ending in -ity: atrocious; hilarious.
Use -ious in a Sentence
Compare -eous.

Origin:
ME ≪ L -iōsus (see -i-, -ose 1 ) and L -ius (masc. sing. adj. ending, as in varius)

-tious

 
a suffix originally occurring in adjectives borrowed from Latin (fictitious); on this model, used with stems of other origin (bumptious).
Also, -ious, -ous.

Origin:
< L -tiōsus, equiv. to -t(us) ptp. suffix + -iōsus -ious
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-ious  
suff.  Having; having the qualities of; full of: bilious.

[Middle English, partly from Latin -ius and partly from Old French -ieus, -ieux (from Latin -iōsus).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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