-TIOUS


Meaning of -TIOUS in English

a suffix originally occurring in adjectives borrowed from Latin ( fictitious ); on this model, used with stems of other origin ( bumptious ).

Also, -ious, -ous .

[ -tiosus, equiv. to -t ( us ) ptp. suffix + -iosus -IOUS ]

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