-uous

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-uous suffix repr. L. -uōsus or deriv. OF. -uous (mod. -ueux), f. u-stems + -ōsus -OSE1, -OUS, as in †monstruous, sinuous, sumptuous; or f. L. u-stems + -OUS, as in arduous, conspicuous, incongruous, promiscuous, strenuous.
So -uity, -uosity.

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