-IOUS


Meaning of -IOUS in English

variant of -ous , added to stems of Latin origin, often with corresponding nouns ending in -ity: atrocious; hilarious. Cf. -eous .

[ ME -iosus (see -I-, -OSE 1 ) and L -ius (masc. sing. adj. ending, as in varius ) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .