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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 ________.

Having looked it up, no dictionary I can find lists a definition for a hypothetical adjective ❌ deitous. So I was 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 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?

Having looked it up, no dictionary I can find lists a definition for a hypothetical adjective ❌ deitous, 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 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 ________.
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What’s the right way to derive Is there an adjective fromcorresponding to the wordnoun "deity"?

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Proper What’s the right way to adjectivizederive an adjective from the word "deity"?

Having looked it up, no dictionary I can find lists a definition for "deitous," soa hypothetical adjective ❌ deitous. So I was wondering if perhapswhether by attempting to use ‑ous I perhaps had added the the wrong‘wrong’ suffix to "deity"deity in order to turn itconvert 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'mI’m describing, an adjectival form corresponding to deity?

Proper way to adjectivize the word "deity"

Having looked it up, no dictionary I can find lists a definition for "deitous," so I was wondering if perhaps I added the the wrong suffix to "deity" to turn it into adjective? This is more of a pedantic question, but just out of curiosity, does anyone know of a word like what I'm describing?

What’s the right way to derive an adjective from the word "deity"?

Having looked it up, no dictionary I can find lists a definition for a hypothetical adjective ❌ deitous. So I was 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 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?

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