Definition of "ious" [ious]

• A termination consisting of the suffix -ous with a preceding original or euphonic vowel i. It formerly alternated with -eous. See -eous and -ous. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Moving on from books, Chris at qwghlm reports that the UK Daily Mail has discovered del. ic.ious."
• "One of Chris's examples of a Daily Mail del. ic.ious top tag is a story about how flip-flops can damage your health."
• "Namibian authorities found a suspic ious package at an airport as workers loaded luggage on a flight to Germany."