Ious is defined as having or being like the word it follows. An example of the –ious suffix is the word luxurious. ... Plural form of IOU.

Is ious a suffix or prefix?

a suffix forming adjectives that have the general sense “possessing, full of” a given quality (covetous; glorious; nervous; wondrous); -ous and its variant -ious have often been used to Anglicize Latin adjectives with terminations that cannot be directly adapted into English (atrocious; contiguous; garrulous; obvious; ...

What does the suffix of ious mean?

-ious. suffix forming adjectives. characterized by or full ofambitious; religious; suspicious Compare -eous.