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Words with Suffix “-ously” in English (US)

Browse English (US) words ending with the suffix “-ously”, complete with pronunciations, syllable breakdowns, and linguistic insights.

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-ously Latin origin, adverbial suffix.

nonadvantageously
6 syllables17 letters
non·ad·van·tage·ous·ly
/ˌnɑn.ædˈvæn.tɪdʒ.əs.li/
adverb

The word 'nonadvantageously' is divided into six syllables: non-ad-van-tage-ous-ly. The primary stress falls on 'tage'. It's an adverb formed from the root 'advantage' with the negative prefix 'non-' and the adverbial suffix 'ously'. Syllabification follows standard English rules based on vowel sounds and consonant clusters.

overpresumptuously
7 syllables18 letters
o·ver·pre·sump·tu·ous·ly
/ˌoʊvərprɪˈzʌm(p)tjuəsli/
adverb

The word 'overpresumptuously' is a seven-syllable adverb with primary stress on the fourth syllable. It's formed from the prefix 'over-', the root 'presume', and the adverbial suffix '-ously'. Syllabification follows standard English rules based on vowel-consonant sequences and consonant clusters, with potential dialectal variations in the pronunciation of the '-pt-' cluster.

oversolicitously
7 syllables16 letters
o·ver·so·li·ci·tous·ly
/ˌoʊvərsoʊlɪˈsɪtəsli/
adverb

The word 'oversolicitously' is divided into seven syllables: o-ver-so-li-ci-tous-ly. It consists of the prefix 'over-', the root 'solicit', and the suffixes '-ous' and '-ly'. The primary stress falls on the 'si' syllable. Syllabification follows standard English vowel-consonant and consonant cluster rules.

subdichotomously
6 syllables16 letters
sub·di·cho·tom·ous·ly
/sʌbˌdɪkəˈtɑːməsli/
adverb

The word 'subdichotomously' is divided into six syllables: sub-di-cho-tom-ous-ly. It's an adverb formed from the prefix 'sub-', the root 'dichotom-', and the suffix '-ously'. Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('tom'). Syllabification follows standard English rules based on vowel-consonant and consonant-vowel patterns.