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Main meanings of -itious in English

: -itious1-itious2

-itious1

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suffix

  • Forming adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -ition (such as ambitious corresponding to ambition).

Origin

From Latin -itiosus.

Main meanings of -itious in English

: -itious1-itious2

-itious2

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See synonyms for -itious

suffix

  • (forming adjectives) related to; having the nature of.

    ‘fictitious’
    • ‘suppositious’

Origin

From late Latin -itius, alteration of Latin -icius.