-ulous
Word Origin
1
a suffix occurring in adjectives borrowed from Latin, with the meaning “inclined to do, habitually engaging in” the action specified by the initial element:
bibulous; credulous; garrulous; tremulous.
Origin
< Latin -ulus, -ula, -ulum; see -ule, -ous
Related Words
- acidulous
- bibulous
- edentulous
- garrulous
- hirsutulous
- hispidulous
-ulousa suffix forming adjectives meaning 'tending to', as in credulous, populous.
[Latin -ulosus, or -ulus]-ulous
suffix
- forming adjectives such as incredulous, garrulous［构成形容词, 如 incredulous, garrulous］。
词源
from Latin -ulosus, -ulus.
ORIGIN: Repr. Latin -ulosus , -ulus .
-u·lous
\yələs\ adjective suffix
Etymology: Latin -ulus, diminutive suffix
: being slightly or minutely
< hirsutulous >
< viscidulous >
< hirsutulous >
< viscidulous >
后缀：-ulous [形容词后缀]
表示易于...的、多...的、如...形状的、有...性质的、属于...的，同-ous
tubulous 管状的
acidulous 略酸的
pendulous 悬垂的
globulous 球状的
credulous 轻信的
bibulous 爱喝酒的