Etymology

attitudinous

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Today it means: Having a bold and possibly unfriendly attitude; sassy. Full definition →

Latin aptitūdin-
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  1. Latin · derived fromaptitūdō
  2. Latin · derived fromaptitūdin-
  3. English todayattitudinous

From Italian attitudine + -ous, from Latin aptitūdin- + -ous, from oblique stem of Latin aptitūdō, from aptus + -tūdō. By surface analysis, attitude + -ous.

Words from the same roots

Latinaptitūdin- all →

attitudinalaptitudinalattitudinarianattitudinize

Latinaptitūdō all →

attitudinalaptitudinalattitudinarianattitudinize

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