-itious

a compound suffix occurring in adjectives of Latin origin (adventitious) and with adjectives, formed in Latin or English, associated with nouns ending in -ition (ambitious; expeditious). Compare -ite2, -ous.

Origin of -itious

< Latin -icius or -īcius (as in adventitious); and < Latin -itiōsusor -ītiōsus (as in ambitious)

Words nearby -itious

-istical, -istics, -ite, -itic, -ition, -itious, -itis, -itive, -itol, -ity, -ium

British Dictionary definitions for -itious

-itious

suffix forming adjectives

having the nature of; characterized by nutritious; suppositious

Word Origin for -itious

from Latin -icius, -itious