-itious

-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). Cf. -ite2, -ous.
[ < L -icius or -icius (as in ADVENTITIOUS); and < L -itiosusor -itiosus (as in AMBITIOUS)]

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