Etymology of the English suffix -ous

Derivations in English

astrologous, cerous, ferrous, rubious, tantalous, acanthous, achromatous, ambidextrous, anachronous, androgynous, anemochorous, angiospermous, antimonous, apodous, arborous, argentous, armigerous, arsenous, ascomycetous, atrocious, audacious, aurous, autochthonous, basidiomycetous, bismuthous, bombous, bullous, calamitous, cankerous, capacious, carbonous, cautious, cephalous, chlorophyllous, chlorous, chromous, chunderous, cobaltous, columbous, contumacious, cuprous, delirious, dicotyledonous, disputatious, duplicitous, duteous, edacious, endocrinous, enormous, euphonious, fatuitous, felicitous, fibrous, filamentous, flavorous, founderous, fractious, gelatinous, germanous, glamorous, glutenous, hazardous, hemipterous, heteronomous, homochromous, hugeous, humorous, hydrogenous, hydrous, hypogenous, idolatrous, iniquitous, iodous, iridous, isopachous, keratinous, laminous, languorous, larcenous, lepidopterous, libelous, lichenous, ligamentous, loquacious, lungeous, lustrous, manganous, mercurous, molybdenous, molybdous, momentous, monocotyledonous, murderous, murmurous, myxomycetous, nacreous, necessitous, nectarous, nickelous, niobous, nitrogenous, nodulous, oestrous, oleoresinous, osmious, ozonous, palladous, patinous, perspicacious, pertinacious, petalous, phosphorous, phyllocladous, pileous, platinous, poisonous, polygynous, polypous, precautious, prolegomenous, punctilious, pustulous, rampageous, rancorous, rapturous, rivalrous, ruthenious, sagacious, sanctimonious, sanious, saphenous, sarcous, scabious, scirrhous, sclerous, scrofulous, scurrilous, selenious, serendipitous, slaughterous, slumberous, sorcerous, spermous, sphagnous, spiritous, stannous, stertorous, stomatous, strumous, susurrous, symphonious, tartarous, tellurous, tenacious, tenuous, thallous, thunderous, titanous, ubiquitous, umbrageous, uranous, usurious, vagarious, vainglorious, vanadous, vaporous, variolous, viperous, vivacious, vociferous, vomitous, voracious, whisperous, zincous, acarpelous, acoelous, branchiostegous, dirhinous, epixylous, exogenous, gerontogeous, gynantherous, heterometabolous, homosporous, isomerous, melanospermous, tristylous, feverous, gluttonous, riotous, agnathous, anurous, calvous, coleopterous, coniferous, echinodermatous, ephemerous, cumbrous, osmous, hemimetabolous

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Word found in Modern English