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-itous
(-itous)
Syllabification:
On
Off
suffix
forming adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -
ity
(such as
calamitous
corresponding to
calamity
).
Origin:
from French
-iteux
, from Latin
-itosus
Nearby Words
itinerary
itinerate
-ition
-itious
1
-itious
2
-itis
-itive
ITN
Ito, Prince Hirobumi
-itous
its
itself
itty-bitty
ITU
ITV
-ity
IU
IUCN
IUD