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  1. a compound suffix occurring in adjectives of Latin origin (adventitious ) and with adjectives, formed in Latin or English, associated with nouns ending in -ition (ambitious; expeditious ).

-itious British  

suffix

  1. having the nature of; characterized by

    nutritious

    suppositious
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Etymology

Origin of -itious

< Latin -icius or -īcius (as in adventitious ); and < Latin -itiōsus or -ītiōsus (as in ambitious )

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