-ious

Ious is defined as having or being like the word it follows.

(suffix)

An example of the –ious suffix is the word luxurious.

See -ious in Webster's New World College Dictionary

having, characterized by: furious
forming adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -ion: rebellious, religious

Origin: < -i-, thematic vowel or stem ending + -ous, for Fr -ieux & L -ius

See -ious in American Heritage Dictionary 4

suffix

Having; having the qualities of; full of: bilious.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , partly from Latin -ius

Origin: and partly from Old French -ieus, -ieux (from Latin -iōsus)

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