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-eous
- an adjectival suffix with the meanings “composed of,” “resembling, having the nature of,” occurring in loanwords from Latin ( igneous; ligneous; vitreous ); also, as a semantically neutral suffix, found on adjectives of diverse origin, sometimes with corresponding nouns ending in -ty2 ( beauteous; courteous; hideous; homogeneous; plenteous; righteous ).
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Word History and Origins
Origin of -eous1
from Latin -eus
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Example Sentences
Self′-rev′erent; Self′-right′eous, righteous in one's own estimation: pharisaical.
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Consanguine, kon-sang′gwin, adj. related by blood: of the same family or descent—also Consanguin′eous.
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Membranous or eous: composed of membrane or skin-like tissue.
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