-ous /əs/ BrE AmE suffix [in adjectives]
[ Language: Old French ; Origin: -ous , -eus , from Latin -osus and -us ]
describes something that has a particular quality:
dangerous (=full of danger)
spacious (=with a lot of space)
-ous /əs/ BrE AmE suffix [in adjectives]
[ Language: Old French ; Origin: -ous , -eus , from Latin -osus and -us ]
describes something that has a particular quality:
dangerous (=full of danger)
spacious (=with a lot of space)
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012