-TIOUS

Meaning of -TIOUS in English

-tious stress-imposing BrE AmE ʃəs

▷ — fictitious fɪk ˈtɪʃ əs

Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary. Английский словарь произношений Longman. 2012

-TIOUS — a suffix originally occurring in adjectives borrowed from Latin ( fictitious ); on this model, used with stems of other …
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VEXATIOUS — [vex.a.tious] adj (1534) 1 a: causing vexation: distressing b: intended to harass 2: full of disorder or stress: troubled -- …
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UNPRETENTIOUS — [un.pre.ten.tious] adj (1859): free from ostentation, elegance, or affectation: modest "~ homes" -- un.pre.ten.tious.ly adv -- un.pre.ten.tious.ness n
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TENDENTIOUS — [ten.den.tious] adj (1900): marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view: biased -- ten.den.tious.ly adv -- …
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SENTENTIOUS — [sen.ten.tious] adj [ME, full of meaning, fr. L sententiosus, fr. sententia sentence, maxim] (1509) 1 a: given to or abounding …
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SEDITIOUS — [se.di.tious] adj (15c) 1: disposed to arouse or take part in or guilty of sedition 2: of, relating to, or …
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RUMBUSTIOUS — [rum.bus.tious] adj [alter. of robustious] (1778) chiefly Brit: rambunctious -- rum.bus.tious.ly adv, chiefly Brit -- rum.bus.tious.ness n, chiefly Brit
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ROBUSTIOUS — [ro.bus.tious] adj (ca. 1548) 1: robust 2: vigorous in a rough or unrefined way: boisterous -- ro.bus.tious.ly adv -- ro.bus.tious.ness …
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REPETITIOUS — [rep.e.ti.tious] adj (1675): characterized or marked by repetition; esp: tediously repeating -- rep.e.ti.tious.ly adv -- rep.e.ti.tious.ness n
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RAMBUNCTIOUS — [ram.bunc.tious] adj [prob. alter. of rumbustious] (1830): marked by uncontrollable exuberance: unruly -- ram.bunc.tious.ly adv -- ram.bunc.tious.ness n
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PROPITIOUS — [pro.pi.tious] adj [ME propicious, fr. L propitius, prob. fr. pro- for + petere to seek--more at pro-, feather] (15c) 1: …
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PRETENTIOUS — [pre.ten.tious] adj [F pretentieux, fr. pretention pretension, fr. ML praetention-, praetentio, fr. L praetendere] (1837) 1: characterized by pretension: as …
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OVER- — [over-] prefix 1: so as to exceed or surpass "overachieve" 2: excessive "overstimulation" 3: to an excessive degree "overthin"over.ab.stract over.abun.dance …
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OSTENTATIOUS — [os.ten.ta.tious] adj (1673): marked by or fond of conspicuous or vainglorious and sometimes pretentious display syn see showy -- os.ten.ta.tious.ly …
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NUTRITIOUS — [nu.tri.tious] adj [L nutricius, fr. nutric-, nutrix nurse, fr. nutrire to nourish--more at nourish] (1665): nourishing -- nu.tri.tious.ly adv -- …
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LICENTIOUS — [li.cen.tious] adj [L licentiosus, fr. licentia] (1535) 1: lacking legal or moral restraints; esp: disregarding sexual restraints 2: marked by …
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INFECTIOUS — [in.fec.tious] adj (1542) 1 a: capable of causing infection b: communicable by infection--compare contagious 2: that corrupts or contaminates 3: …
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INCAUTIOUS — [in.cau.tious] adj (ca. 1703): lacking in caution: careless -- in.cau.tious.ly adv -- in.cau.tious.ness n
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FRACTIOUS — [frac.tious] adj [fraction (discord) + -ous] (1725) 1: tending to be troublesome: unruly 2: quarrelsome, irritable -- frac.tious.ly adv -- …
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FLIRTATIOUS — [flir.ta.tious] adj (1834): inclined to flirt: coquettish -- flir.ta.tious.ly adv -- flir.ta.tious.ness n
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FLAGITIOUS — [fla.gi.tious] adj [ME flagicious, fr. L flagitiosus, fr. flagitium shameful thing] (14c): marked by scandalous crime or vice: villainous -- …
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FICTITIOUS — [fic.ti.tious] adj [L ficticius artificial, feigned, fr. fictus] (1634) 1: of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction: imaginary 2. a: …
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FACTITIOUS — [fac.ti.tious] adj [L facticius, fr. factus, pp. of facere to make, do--more at do] (1646) 1: produced by humans rather …
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FACTIOUS — [fac.tious] adj [MF or L; MF factieux, fr. L factiosus, fr. factio] (1532): of or relating to faction: as a: …
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FACETIOUS — [fa.ce.tious] adj [MF facetieux, fr. facetie jest, fr. L facetia] (1599) 1: joking or jesting often inappropriately: waggish "just being …
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EXPEDITIOUS — [ex.pe.di.tious] adj (1559): characterized by or acting promptly and efficiently syn see fast -- ex.pe.di.tious.ly adv -- ex.pe.di.tious.ness n
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DISPUTATIOUS — [dis.pu.ta.tious] adj (1660) 1 a: inclined to dispute b: marked by disputation 2: provoking debate: controversial -- dis.pu.ta.tious.ly adv -- …
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CONTENTIOUS — [con.ten.tious] adj (15c) 1: likely to cause contention "a ~ argument" 2: exhibiting an often perverse and wearisome tendency to …
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CONSCIENTIOUS — [con.sci.en.tious] adj (1611) 1: governed by or conforming to the dictates of conscience: scrupulous "a ~ public servant" 2: meticulous, …
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BUMPTIOUS — [bump.tious] adj [[1]bump + -tious (as in fractious)] (1803): presumptuously, obtusely, and often noisily self-assertive: obtrusive -- bump.tious.ly adv -- …
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