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-ious definition

-ious (ē əs, yəs, əs)

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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