suffix forming adjectives meaning 'inclined to, full of' (vivacious; pugnacious; voracious; capacious).
[ L -ax -acis, added chiefly to verbal stems to form adjectives + -OUS ]
suffix forming adjectives meaning 'inclined to, full of' (vivacious; pugnacious; voracious; capacious).
[ L -ax -acis, added chiefly to verbal stems to form adjectives + -OUS ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012