-ferous
/-fəɹəs/suffix
High School
1
Used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense “bearing an entity or entities as specified by the noun”.
2
Used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense “producing a material as specified by the noun”.
3
Used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense “containing a material as specified by the noun”.
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