-OUS


Meaning of -OUS in English

suffix

(in adjectives) having the nature or quality of :

poisonous

mountainous

►  -ously (in adverbs):

gloriously

►  -ousness (in nouns):

spaciousness

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WORD ORIGIN

from Anglo-Norman French , or Old French -eus , from Latin -osus .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.