-IOUS

Meaning of -IOUS in English

■ suffix (forming adjectives) characterized by; full of: cautious.

Origin

from Fr. -ieux , from L. -iosus .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

-IOUS — adjective suffix Etymology: Middle English, partly from Anglo-French ~, from Latin -iosus, from -i-, penultimate vowel of some noun stems …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-IOUS — adjective suffix Etymology: Middle English, partly from Old French -ious, -ios, -ieus, -ieux, from Latin -iosus, from -i- (penultimate vowel …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-IOUS — variant of -ous , added to stems of Latin origin, often with corresponding nouns ending in -ity: atrocious; hilarious. Cf. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
-IOUS — Etymology: Middle English, partly from Anglo-French -ious, from Latin -iosus, from -i-, penultimate vowel of some noun stems + -osus …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-IOUS — [-ious] adj suffix [ME, partly fr. OF -ious, -ieux, fr. L -iosus, fr. -i-, penultimate vowel of some noun stems …
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-IOUS — suffix forming adjectives meaning 'characterized by, full of', often corresponding to nouns in -ion (cautious; curious; spacious). [from or after …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
-IOUS — встречается в прилагательных (преим. фр. и лат. происхождения) со значением: обладающий данным признаком в большой степени - capricious капризный образует …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
-IOUS — = -ous
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
-IOUS — = -ous
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
-IOUS — = -ous
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
-IOUS — суф. ; = -ous
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
-IOUS — суф.; - -ous
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
-IOUS — встречается в прилагательных (преим. фр. и лат. происхождения) со значением: обладающий данным признаком в большой степени - capricious капризный образует …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
IOUS — n. Function: adjective suffix Etymology: Middle English, partly from Anglo-French -ious, from Latin -iosus, from -i-, penultimate vowel of some …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
VICAR — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin ~ius, from ~ius ~ious Date: 14th century one serving as a substitute …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
VAR — abbreviation ~iable, ~iation, ~ious
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PREV — abbreviation ~ious; ~iously
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LUBRIC — adjective Etymology: Middle French lubrique, from Medieval Latin ~us Date: 15th century ~ious , ~al adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LABOR — I. noun see: sleep Date: 14th century 1. expenditure of physical or mental effort especially when difficult or compulsory, b. …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SELENITE — I. ˈseləˌnīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin selenites, from Greek selēnitēs ( lithos ), literally, (stone) of the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PICTORIAL — I. (ˈ)pik|tōrēəl, -tȯr- adjective Etymology: Late Latin pictori us pictorial (from Latin pictor painter + -ius -ious) + English -al …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PESTER — I. ˈpestə(r) transitive verb ( pestered ; pestered ; pestering -st(ə)riŋ ; pesters ) Etymology: modification of Middle French empestrer …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SUBSTANTIOUS — səbzˈtanchəs, -bˈst- adjective Etymology: Middle French substancious, substancieus, from Old French substance + -ious, -ieus -ious chiefly Scotland : heavy …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-TIOUS — a suffix originally occurring in adjectives borrowed from Latin ( fictitious ); on this model, used with stems of other …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SUPERCILIOUS
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OBNOXIOUS — [ob.nox.ious] adj [L obnoxius, fr. ob in the way of, exposed to + noxa harm--more at noxious] (1597) 1 archaic: …
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NOXIOUS — [nox.ious] adj [ME noxius, fr. L, fr. noxa harm; akin to L nocere to harm, nec-, nex violent death, Gk …
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BILIOUS — [bil.ious] adj [MF bilieux, fr. L biliosus, fr. bilis] (1541) 1 a: of or relating to bile b: marked by …
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ATRABILIOUS — [at.ra.bil.ious] adj [L atra bilis black bile] (1651) 1: given to or marked by melancholy: gloomy 2: ill-natured, peevish -- …
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ANXIOUS — [anx.ious] adj [L anxius; akin to L angere to strangle, distress--more at anger] (ca. 1616) 1: characterized by extreme uneasiness …
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IOU — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Essentially, a bond is an IOU . ▪ There was anger among farmers, who …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NATIONAL DEBT — As usually defined, this denotes the total sum of the outstanding debt obligations of a country's central government. (But occasionally …
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