adjective suffix Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French -us, ~, from Latin -osus full of ; abounding in ; having ; possessing the qualities of , having a valence lower than in compounds or ions named with an adjective ending in -ic
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Meaning of -OUS in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012