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-fer — fer·ous·ly; fer·ous·ness; … English syllables
fer|rif|er|ous — «feh RIHF uhr uhs», adjective. containing iron; producing or yielding iron. ╂[< Latin ferrum iron + English ferous] … Useful english dictionary
fer|ru|gin|e|ous — «FEHR u JIHN ee uhs», adjective. = ferruginous. (Cf. ↑ferruginous) … Useful english dictionary
fer|ru|gi|nous — «fuh ROO juh nuhs», adjective. 1. of or containing iron; like that of iron: »ferruginous sandstone. 2. reddish brown like rust. ╂[< Latin ferrūginus (with English ous), variant of ferrūgineus < ferrūgō, inis iron rust < ferrum iron] … Useful english dictionary
ous — ovig·er·ous; ovu·lif·er·ous; ozon·if·er·ous; ozon·ous; pa·lav·er·ous; pal·la·dif·er·ous; pal·la·di·ous; pap·il·lif·er·ous; pap·u·lif·er·ous; par·ous; par·ri·cid·i·ous; pec·tin·ous; pe·dig·er·ous; pel·tig·er·ous; pen·tam·er·ous; pe·nu·ri·ous;… … English syllables
-ous — suffix. 1 forming adjectives meaning abounding in, characterized by, of the nature of (envious; glorious; mountainous; poisonous). 2 Chem. denoting a state of lower valence than the corresponding word in ic (ferrous). Derivatives: ously suffix… … Useful english dictionary
-ous — 1. 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… … Universalium
-ous — 1) aff. 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… … From formal English to slang
-fer — fə(r) noun combining form ( s) Etymology: French & Latin; French fère, from Latin fer (n. & adjective comb. form), from ferre to bear, carry more at … Useful english dictionary
-fer — a combining form meaning that which carries the thing specified by the initial element, used in the formation of compound words: aquifer; conifer; foraminifer. [ < L, deriv. of ferre to BEAR1, in L generally forming adjs.; the corresponding E… … Universalium
