Having looked it up, no dictionary I can find lists a definition for a hypothetical adjective ❌ deitous. So I was, which left me wondering whether by attempting to use ‑ous I perhaps had added the ‘wrong’ suffix to deity in order to convert the noun into its corresponding derived adjectiveconvert the noun into its corresponding derived adjective.
This is more of a pedantic question, but just out of curiosity, does anyone know of a word like what I’m describing, an adjectival form corresponding to deity?
That is, an adjective of the form [(root of deity) + suffix], able to be used in sentences such as...
- Many regard the creation of the Universe as a ________ act.
- Magical powers and ________ powers can be seen as a spectrum.
- The people in her empire had no doubt she was ________.