-gerous

1. a combining form meaning “bearing,” “producing,” used in the formation of compound words:

   setigerous.

-gerous

combining form

1. bearing or producing Compare -ferous

   armigerous

Word History and Origins

Origin of -gerous¹

< Latin -ger bearing, derivative of gerere to bear, wear; -ous

Word History and Origins

Origin of -gerous¹

from Latin -ger bearing + -ous

Example Sentences

Charles Kelly, the first mede­vac commander, shot through the heart as he refused orders to fly away from a dan­gerous rescue site in Vietnam.

From Newsweek

It is dan- gerous not to be honest.

From Project Gutenberg

Dan′gerous, full of danger: unsafe: insecure.—adv.

From Project Gutenberg

Cor′niform, in the form of a horn; Corni′gerous, bearing horns.

From Project Gutenberg

All habitual rapists "have developed an anger and contempt for women," says Nicholas Groth, chief psychologist of the Massachusetts Center for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sexually Dan gerous Persons.

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