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-itious

-itious suffix: forms adjectives denoting "pertaining to, characterized by, having the nature of, resembling, tending to.".

Suffix

-itious

  1. Forms adjectives denoting "pertaining to, characterized by, having the nature of, resembling, tending to."

Origin of -itious

From Latin -ītius or -īcius.

Words formed from -itious

Questions about -itious

What does -itious mean?
-itious means forms adjectives denoting "pertaining to, characterized by, having the nature of, resembling, tending to.".
What part of speech is -itious?
-itious is a suffix.

Words near -itious in the dictionary

  1. -ites
  2. -itic
  3. -itides
  4. -ities
  5. -ition
  6. -itious
  7. -itis
  8. -itises
  9. -itol
  10. -itude
  11. -ity

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