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eous English Pronunciation -ēəs GenAm, en /-i.əs/ -ĭəs RP, en /-ɪəs/ Etymology 1 From earlier en -uous, alteration of en -wose, en -wos, a variant of en -wise, from enm -wise, en -wis, enm -wys, from ang -wīs -wise, under the influence of Etymology 2. More at en -wise. Alternative forms en -uous Suffix Used with nouns to form adjectives with the sense of resembling or having the characteristics of the suffixed term; similar to en -ous. righteous, mighteous, thefteous, lighteous, misteous, timeous, wrongeous Etymology 2 Chiefly from en -ous with preceding vowel (compare en -ious); compare also la -eus; but also by concatenation with en -te (an earlier form of en -ty). Suffix Used to form adjectives meaning resembling or having characteristics of the related term. Derived terms en Related terms en -aceous en -aneous en -ious en -uous Anagrams en eosu Ouse ouse