EOUS
\ˈiːɒəs], \ˈiːɒəs], \ˈiː__ɒ_ə_s]\
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=L -eus+ -ous, forming adjj. meaning \'of the nature of\', as ligneous like wood; a few are f. L nn. direct (aqueous f. aqua); some add -OUS to -te (now -ty) as duteous, or are changed f. -tivous (bounteous f. F bontif); righteous, courteous, are by false anal.
By Sir Augustus Henry