-osus

Morpheme

-osus

Type

suffix

Denotation

adjective suffix denoting “having, full of, having to do with, doing, inclined to”

Etymology

Latin -ōsus

Evidence

arteriosus, callosus, crustosus, floccosus, granulosus, laminosus, mucosus, tuberosus

See Also

-ose, -osum