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Meaning of -eous | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1
-i.əs

Definitions

  1. Used with nouns to form adjectives with the sense of resembling or having the characteristics of the suffixed term; similar to -ous.
    morpheme
  2. Used to form adjectives meaning resembling or having characteristics of the related term.
    morpheme

Examples

“righteous, mighteous, thefteous, lighteous, misteous, timeous, wrongeous”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

-ept -er -ergic -ergy -eridine -erie

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