-acious

-acious
(E). Abounding in

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  • -acious — adjectival suffix meaning given to, inclined to, abounding in, from L. aci (nom. ax), noun ending used with verbal stems, + OUS (Cf. ous) …   Etymology dictionary

  • -acious — [ā′shəs] [< L ax (gen. acis) + OUS] suffix forming adjectives characterized by, inclined to, full of [tenacious, fallacious] …   English World dictionary

  • -acious — suffix forming adjectives meaning inclined to, full of (vivacious; pugnacious; voracious; capacious). Etymology: L ax acis, added chiefly to verbal stems to form adjectives + OUS * * * a suffix forming adjectives that correspond to nouns ending… …   Useful english dictionary

  • -acious — a suffix forming adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in the suffixes acity and acy: audacious; fallacious. [ < L aci (s. of ax) adj. suffix + OUS] * * * …   Universalium

  • -acious — suffix (forming adjectives) inclined to; having as a capacity: capacious. Origin from L. ax, ac + ous …   English new terms dictionary

  • -acious — aff. a suffix used in English adaptations of Latin adjectives ending in ax: audacious; mendacious; tenacious Compare ous Etymology: < L āci , s. of āx deverbal adj. suffix (usu. with the sense “tending to perform, characterized by” the action… …   From formal English to slang

  • -acious — an adjective suffix made by adding ous to nouns ending in acity (the ty being dropped), indicating a tendency towards or abundance of something, as audacious …  

  • -acity — suffix forming nouns of quality or state corresponding to adjectives in acious. Etymology: F aciteacute or L acitas tatis * * * a complex noun suffix meaning quality of or abounding in the characteristic of, appearing in loanwords from Latin:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • predacious — (adj.) 1713, from stem of PREDATION (Cf. predation) + ACIOUS (Cf. acious) …   Etymology dictionary

  • -acity — aff. a suffix forming nouns corresponding to adjectives ending in acious: tenacity • Etymology: ME « L ācitās. See acious, ity …   From formal English to slang

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