单词 | -ous |
释义 | -ous suffix.   1. forming adjectives meaning 'abounding in, characterized by, of the nature of' (envious; glorious; mountainous; poisonous).   2. Chem. denoting a state of lower valence than the corresponding word in -ic (ferrous). Derivatives -ously suffix forming adverbs. -ousness suffix forming nouns. Etymology: from or after AF -ous, OF -eus, f. L -osus |
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