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Definition of
-ous suffix
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
-ous
suffix
suffix
NAmE
/
/
əs
/
/
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(
in adjectives
)
having the nature or quality of
poisonous
mountainous
-ously
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(
in adverbs
)
gloriously
-ousness
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(
in nouns
)
spaciousness
See
-ous
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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-ous
Nearby words
ours
pronoun
ourselves
pronoun
-ous
suffix
oust
verb
ouster
noun