Morpheme
-ous
Type
suffix
Denotation
adjective suffix denoting “having, full of, having to do with, doing, inclined to”
Etymology
Old French -ous, -eux; Latin -osus
Evidence
-aceous, -acious, anonymous, anxious, bulbous, courageous, curious, curvaceous, furious, joyous, nervous, pertinacious, poisonous, pugnacious, riotous
Notes
unstressed form of -ose
