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-tious

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  1. a suffix originally occurring in adjectives borrowed from Latin (fictitious ); on this model, used with stems of other origin (bumptious ).

Etymology

Origin of -tious

< Latin -tiōsus, equivalent to -t ( us ) past participle suffix + -iōsus -ious

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