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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024-acious, - suffix. -acious is attached to some roots to form adjectives, with the meaning "tending to;
abounding in:''tenacious (from ten- "hold on'' + -acious) = tending to hold on;
loquacious (from loq(u)- "talk'' + -acious) = tending to talk.
Compare -ous. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024-acious, - a suffix forming adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in the suffixes -acity and -acy: audacious;
fallacious.
- Latin -āci- (stem of -āx) adjective, adjectival suffix + -ous
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