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-ous

suffix
 
 
/-əs/

Definition

added to nouns to form adjectives that refer to a quality or condition: dangerous ambitious
(Definition of -ous suffix from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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