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Vinony

-eous

  1. adjectival suffix meaning "like", "resembling", or "of the nature of"
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Pronunciation: /-i.əs/ / /-ɪəs/

suffix

Etymology: Chiefly from -ous with preceding vowel (compare -ious); compare also Latin -eus; but also by concatenation with English -te (an earlier form of -ty).

  1. Used to form adjectives meaning resembling or having characteristics of the related term.