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-ious

  1. variant of -ous, added to stems of Latin origin, often with corresponding nouns ending in -ity: atrocious; hilarious.

-ious

suffix forming adjectives

  1. characterized by or full of Compare -eous

    suspicious

    ambitious

    religious

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of -ious1

Middle English ≪ Latin -ōܲ ( -i-, -ose 1 ) and Latin -ius (masculine singular adj. ending, as in varius )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of -ious1

from Latin -ius and -ōܲ full of

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