7- and 8-letter words ending with the suffix -OUS with definitions
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Note: this list is built from spelling, not meaning. Some words here end with the right letters but do not really use the suffix in its usual sense. They are included on purpose: for Scrabble we suggest learning the suffix as a letter pattern rather than learning the meanings.
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | ACAJOUS | — | < ACAJOU, [n. -S] · a tropical tree |
| — | ACEROUS | — | [a.] · acerose «needle-shaped~» / [x] { acerate acerated acerose acerous } |
| — | ACETOUS | — | [a.] · tasting like vinegar / [x] { acetose acetous } |
| — | ACINOUS | — | < ACINUS, [n. -NI] · a small, saclike division of a gland - ACINAR ACINIC ACINOSE ACINOUS [a.] / [x] { acinus § acini § acinar acinic acinose acinous } |
| — | ADIPOUS | — | [a.] · pertaining to adipose |
| — | AENEOUS | — | [a.] · having a greenish gold color |
| — | AGAMOUS | — | [a.] · agamic «asexual» / [x] { agamic agamous } |
| — | AMADOUS | — | < AMADOU, [n. -S] · a substance prepared from fungi for use as tinder |
| — | AMOROUS | — | [a.] · pertaining to love / [x] { amative amorous } |
| — | ANUROUS | — | [a.] · having no tail / [x] { anural anurous } |
| — | ANXIOUS | — | [a.] · full of anxiety |
| — | APODOUS | — | [a.] · apodal «having no feet or footlike appendages» / [x] { apod apodal apodous } |
| — | AQUEOUS | — | [a.] · pertaining to water |
| — | ARDUOUS | — | [a.] · involving great labor or hardship |
| — | ARENOUS | — | [a.] · arenose «sandy» / [x] { arenaceous arenose arenous } |
| — | AZYGOUS | — | [a.] · not being one of a pair |
| — | BILIOUS | — | [a.] · pertaining to bile |
| — | BOUBOUS | — | < BOUBOU, [n. -S] · a long flowing garment / [x] { boubou bubu § boubous bubus } |
| — | BRUMOUS | — | < BRUME, [n. -S] · fog - BRUMOUS [a.] |
| — | BULBOUS | — | [a.] · bulb-shaped~; bulging |
| — | BULLOUS | — | [a.] · resembling bullae «a large blister» |
| — | BURNOUS | — | [n. -ES] · burnoose «a hooded cloak» / [x] { burnoose burnous § burnooses burnouses } |
| — | CACHOUS | — | < CACHOU, [n. -S] · catechu «a resin used in tanning» / [x] { cachou cashoo catechu cutch § cachous cashoos catechus cutches } |
| — | CALLOUS | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to make or become hard |
| S | CARIOUS | — | [a.] · decayed |
| — | CASEOUS | — | [a.] · cheesy |
| — | CHYLOUS | — | < CHYLE, [n. -S] · a digestive fluid - CHYLOUS [a.] |
| — | CHYMOUS | — | [a.] · pertaining to chyme «semi-digested~ food» |
| — | CIRROUS | — | [a.] · having cirri / [x] { cirrose cirrous } |
| — | CITROUS | — | [a.] · pertaining to a citrus tree |
| — | COCCOUS | — | < COCCUS, [n. COCCI] · a spherical bacterium - COCCOUS [a.] |
| — | CONGOUS | — | < CONGOU, [n. -S] · a Chinese~ tea |
| — | COPIOUS | — | [a.] · abundant |
| — | CORMOUS | — | < CORM, [n. -S] · a stem of certain plants - CORMOID CORMOUS CORMLIKE [a.] |
| — | COYPOUS | — | < COYPOU, [n. -S] · a coypu «an aquatic rodent» / [x] { coypous coypus } |
| — | CUPROUS | — | [a.] · containing copper |
| — | CURIOUS | — | [a. -OUSER, -OUSEST] · eager for information |
| — | DEVIOUS | — | [a.] · indirect |
| — | DUBIOUS | — | [a.] · doubtful / [x] { doubtful dubious } |
| — | DUTEOUS | — | [a.] · dutiful / [x] { duteous dutiful } |
| — | EMULOUS | — | [a.] · eager to equal or surpass another |
| — | ENVIOUS | — | [a.] · resentful and desirous of another's possessions or qualities |
| O | ESTROUS | — | [a.] · pertaining to estrus / [x] { estral estrous estrual oestrous oestrual } |
| — | FATUOUS | — | [a.] · smugly stupid |
| — | FERROUS | — | [a.] · pertaining to iron |
| — | FIBROUS | — | [a.] · containing, consisting of, or resembling fibers |
| — | FOLIOUS | — | [a.] · foliose «having leaves» / [x] { foliose folious } |
| — | FULVOUS | — | [a.] · of a brownish yellow color |
| — | FUNGOUS | — | [a.] · pertaining to a fungus / [x] { fungic fungous } |
| — | FURIOUS | — | [a.] · extremely angry / [x] { furibund furious } |
| — | FUSCOUS | — | [a.] · of a dusky color |
| — | GALLOUS | — | [a.] · containing gallium |
| — | GASEOUS | — | [a.] · pertaining to gas |
| — | GIBBOUS | — | [a.] · irregularly rounded / [x] { gibbose gibbous } |
| — | GLOBOUS | — | [a.] · spherical / [x] { global globate globated globose globous § globally } |
| — | GRUMOUS | — | [a.] · consisting of clustered grains / [x] { grumose grumous } |
| — | GUMMOUS | — | [a.] · gummy / [x] { gummies § gummier gummiest gummose gummous gummy } |
| — | HEINOUS | — | [a.] · very wicked |
| — | HIDEOUS | — | [a.] · very ugly |
| — | HUGEOUS | — | [a.] · huge / [x] { huge hugeous huger hugest § hugely } |
| — | HYDROUS | — | [a.] · containing water |
| L | IGNEOUS | — | [a.] · pertaining to fire |
| — | IMPIOUS | — | [a.] · not pious |
| — | JEALOUS | Y | [a. -ER, -EST] · resentful of another's advantages (=jealouser jealousest) |
| — | LEPROUS | — | [a.] · affected with leprosy / [x] { leprose leprotic leprous } |
| — | LUTEOUS | — | [a.] · light to moderate greenish yellow in color |
| — | NERVOUS | — | [a.] · easily excited |
| — | NIMIOUS | — | < NIMIETY, [n. -ETIES] · excess - NIMIOUS [a.] |
| — | NIOBOUS | — | < NIOBIUM, [n. -S] · a metallic element - NIOBIC NIOBOUS [a.] |
| — | NITROUS | — | [a.] · containing nitrogen |
| — | NIVEOUS | — | [a.] · resembling snow |
| — | NOCUOUS | — | [a.] · harmful |
| — | NOXIOUS | — | [a.] · harmful to health |
| — | OBVIOUS | — | [a.] · easily perceived or understood |
| — | OCHROUS | — | [a.] · ocherous «containing or resembling ocher» / [x] { ocherish ocheroid ocherous ochery ochreous ochroid ochrous ochry } |
| — | ODOROUS | — | [a.] · having an odor / [x] { odor odour § odors odours § odored odorful odorous odourful } |
| — | OMINOUS | — | [a.] · portending evil |
| — | ONEROUS | — | [a.] · burdensome or oppressive |
| — | OSMIOUS | — | < OSMIUM, [n. -S] · a metallic element - OSMIC° OSMIOUS [a.] |
| — | OSSEOUS | — | [a.] · resembling bone / [x] { osseous osteal } |
| — | OZONOUS | — | [a.] · pertaining to ozone |
| — | PAPPOUS | — | < PAPPUS, [n. -PI] · a tuft of bristles on the achene of certain plants - PAPPOSE PAPPOUS [a.] / [x] { pappus § pappi § pappose pappous } |
| — | PARLOUS | — | [a.] · dangerous / [x] { parlous perilous } |
| — | PETROUS | — | [a.] · resembling stone in hardness |
| — | PICEOUS | — | [a.] · glossy-black~ in color |
| — | PILEOUS | — | [a.] · pilose «covered with hair» / [x] { pileous pilose pilous } |
| — | PISTOUS | — | < PISTOU, [n. -S] · a sauce made of olive oil, garlic, basil, and often cheese |
| — | PITEOUS | — | [a.] · pitiful |
| — | POMPOUS | — | [a.] · marked by exaggerated self-importance~ |
| — | PULPOUS | — | [a.] · pulpy / [x] { pulpier pulpiest pulpous pulpy } |
| — | RAUCOUS | — | [a.] · loud and unruly |
| — | RIOTOUS | — | [a.] · characterized by rioting |
| — | RUBIOUS | — | [a.] · ruby-colored~ |
| — | RUINOUS | — | [a.] · causing or tending to cause ruin |
| — | SANIOUS | — | < SANIES, [n. SANIES] · a fluid discharged from wounds - SANIOUS [a.] |
| — | SARCOUS | — | [a.] · composed of flesh or muscle |
| — | SERIOUS | — | [a.] · thoughtful or subdued in appearance or manner |
| — | SIMIOUS | — | [a.] · pertaining to simians «an ape or monkey» / [x] { simioid simious } |
| — | SINUOUS | — | [a.] · characterized by curves, bends, or turns |
| — | SOUKOUS | — | [n. -ES] · a dance music in the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| — | SPINOUS | — | [a.] · spiny / [x] { spinier spiniest spinose spinous spiny } |
| — | SPUMOUS | — | [a.] · spumy «foamy» / [x] { spumier spumiest spumous spumy } |
| — | TALCOUS | — | < TALC, [v. TALCKED or TALCED, TALCKING or TALCING, TALCS] · to treat with talc - TALCKY TALCOSE TALCOUS [a.] / [x] { talcs talcums § talc talced talcing talcked talcking talcs talcum talcumed talcuming talcums § talcky talcose talcous } |
| — | TEDIOUS | — | [a.] · causing weariness |
| — | TENUOUS | — | [a.] · having little substance or strength |
| — | TIMEOUS | — | [a.] · timely / [x] { timelier timeliest timely timeous } |
| — | TYPHOUS | — | < TYPHUS, [n. -ES] · an infectious disease - TYPHOUS [a.] |
| — | URANOUS | — | [a.] · pertaining to uranium |
| — | URINOUS | — | [a.] · pertaining to urine / [x] { uretic uric urinose urinous } |
| — | VACUOUS | — | [a.] · empty |
| — | VARIOUS | — | [a.] · of diverse kinds |
| — | VEINOUS | — | [a.] · having prominent veins / [x] { veinier veiniest veinous veiny venose venous § venously } |
| — | VICIOUS | — | [a.] · dangerously aggressive |
| — | VILLOUS | — | < VILLUS, [n. -LI] · one of the hairlike projections found on certain membranes - VILLOSE VILLOUS [a.] / [x] { villus § villi § villose villous } |
| — | VISCOUS | — | [a.] · having relatively high resistance to flow |
| — | ZEALOUS | — | [a.] · filled with zeal |
| — | ZINCOUS | — | [a.] · zincic «pertaining to zinc» / [x] { zincic zincky zincoid zincous zincy zinky } |
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | ACARPOUS | — | [a.] · not producing fruit |
| — | ACAULOUS | — | [a.] · acauline «having no stem» / [x] { acaulescent acauline acaulose acaulous } |
| — | ACOELOUS | — | [a.] · lacking a true body cavity |
| — | ADUNCOUS | — | [a.] · adunc «bent inward» / [x] { adunc aduncate aduncous } |
| — | ANGINOUS | — | < ANGINA, [n. -S] · a disease marked by spasmodic attacks of intense pain - ANGINAL ANGINOSE ANGINOUS [a.] |
| — | ANGULOUS | — | [a.] · angular / [x] { angular angulose angulous } |
| — | ANSEROUS | — | [a.] · silly |
| N | APHTHOUS | — | < APHTHA, [n. -THAE] · a small blister in the mouth or stomach - APHTHOUS [a.] |
| — | APTEROUS | — | [a.] · having no wings / [x] { apteral apterous } |
| — | ARACEOUS | — | [a.] · belonging to the arum family of plants |
| H | ARBOROUS | — | [a.] · pertaining to trees |
| — | ARSENOUS | — | [a.] · pertaining to arsenic / [x] { arsenicals § arsenical arsenious arsenous } |
| — | ARSONOUS | — | < ARSON, [n. -S] · the malicious or fraudulent burning of property - ARSONOUS [a.] |
| — | ASTOMOUS | — | [a.] · having no stomata |
| — | BIBULOUS | — | [a.] · given to drinking |
| — | BIGAMOUS | — | [a.] · guilty of bigamy |
| — | BIJUGOUS | — | [a.] · bijugate «two-paired~» / [x] { bijugate bijugous } |
| — | BIMANOUS | — | [a.] · two-handed~ |
| — | BIPAROUS | — | [a.] · producing offspring in pairs |
| — | BIRAMOUS | — | [a.] · divided into two branches / [x] { biramose biramous } |
| — | BUTYROUS | — | [a.] · resembling butter |
| — | CADUCOUS | — | [a.] · transitory; perishable |
| — | CAESIOUS | — | [a.] · bluish green |
| — | CANOROUS | — | [a.] · melodic |
| — | CAPTIOUS | — | [a.] · tending to find fault |
| — | CARIBOUS | — | < CARIBOU, [n. -S] · a large deer / [x] { cariboo cariboos caribou caribous } |
| — | CAUTIOUS | — | [a.] · exercising prudence to avoid danger |
| — | CERNUOUS | — | [a.] · drooping or nodding |
| — | CHLOROUS | — | [a.] · pertaining to chlorine |
| A | CHROMOUS | — | [a.] · pertaining to chromium |
| — | CITREOUS | — | [a.] · having a lemonlike color |
| — | CORNEOUS | — | [a.] · of a hornlike texture |
| — | COUSCOUS | — | [n. -ES] · a North African~ cereal |
| — | COVETOUS | — | [a.] · excessively desirous |
| — | CRANKOUS | — | [a.] · cranky / [x] { crankier crankiest crankous cranky } |
| — | CRIBROUS | — | [a.] · pierced with small holes |
| — | CROUPOUS | — | [a.] · pertaining to croup |
| — | CUMBROUS | — | [a.] · unwieldy |
| — | CUMULOUS | — | < CUMULUS, [n. -LI or -LUSES] · a type of cloud - CUMULOUS [a.] (=cumuluses) |
| — | CUPREOUS | — | [a.] · containing copper |
| — | DECOROUS | — | [a.] · proper |
| — | DESIROUS | — | [a.] · desiring |
| — | DEXTROUS | — | [a.] · adroit / [x] { dexterous dextrous } |
| — | DIDYMOUS | — | [a.] · occurring in pairs |
| — | DIECIOUS | — | [a.] · dioicous «unisexual» / [x] { diecious dioecious dioicous } |
| — | DIGAMOUS | — | < DIGAMY, [n. -MIES] · a second legal marriage - DIGAMOUS [a.] |
| — | DIMEROUS | — | [a.] · composed of two parts / [x] { dimeric dimerous } |
| — | DIOICOUS | — | [a.] · unisexual «of an organism» / [x] { diecious dioecious dioicous } |
| — | DIZYGOUS | — | [a.] · developed from two fertilized ova |
| — | DOLOROUS | — | [a.] · mournful |
| — | EDACIOUS | — | [a.] · voracious |
| — | ELYTROUS | — | < ELYTRON, [n. -TRA] · a hardened forewing of certain insects - ELYTROID ELYTROUS [a.] / [x] { elytroid elytrous } |
| — | ENGINOUS | — | [a.] · ingenious / [x] { enginous ingenious } |
| — | ENORMOUS | — | [a.] · huge / [x] { enorm enormous } |
| — | EPIGEOUS | — | [a.] · growing on or close to the ground / [x] { epigeal epigean epigeic epigeous } |
| — | EUROKOUS | — | < EUROKY, [n. -KIES] · the ability of an organism to live under variable conditions - EUROKOUS [a.] / [x] { euroky euryoky § eurokies euryokies § eurokous } |
| — | EXIGUOUS | — | [a.] · meager |
| — | EXIMIOUS | — | [a.] · distinguished or excellent |
| — | FABULOUS | — | [a.] · almost unbelievable |
| — | FACTIOUS | — | [a.] · promoting dissension |
| — | FASHIOUS | — | [a.] · annoying |
| — | FASTUOUS | — | [a.] · arrogant |
| — | FERREOUS | — | [a.] · containing iron |
| — | FEVEROUS | — | [a.] · feverish / [x] { febrific febrile feverish feverous } |
| — | FLEXUOUS | — | [a.] · winding / [x] { flexuose flexuous } |
| — | FRABJOUS | — | [a.] · splendid |
| — | GENEROUS | — | [a.] · willing to give |
| — | GLABROUS | — | [a.] · smooth / [x] { glabrate glabrous } |
| — | GLAUCOUS | — | [a.] · bluish green |
| — | GLORIOUS | — | [a.] · magnificent |
| — | GOITROUS | — | < GOITER, [n. -S] · an enlargement of the thyroid gland - GOITROUS GOITERED [a.] (=goitered) / [x] { goiter goitre § goiters goitres § goitered goitred goitrous } |
| — | GORGEOUS | — | [a.] · beautiful |
| — | GRACIOUS | — | [a.] · marked by kindness and courtesy |
| — | GRIEVOUS | — | [a.] · causing grief |
| — | GRISEOUS | — | [a.] · grayish |
| — | GYPSEOUS | — | [a.] · containing gypsum / [x] { gypseous gypsiferous } |
| — | HAMULOUS | — | < HAMULUS, [n. -LI] · a small hook - HAMULAR HAMULATE HAMULOSE HAMULOUS [a.] |
| — | HUMOROUS | — | [a.] · funny; witty / [x] { humorful humorous } |
| — | ICHOROUS | — | < ICHOR, [n. -S] · a watery discharge from a wound - ICHOROUS [a.] |
| — | IDONEOUS | — | [a.] · suitable |
| — | IMPOROUS | — | [a.] · extremely dense |
| — | INFAMOUS | — | [a.] · having a vile reputation |
| — | LACTEOUS | — | [a.] · resembling milk / [x] { lactean lacteous } |
| — | LAMINOUS | — | [a.] · laminose «composed of laminae» / [x] { laminose laminous } |
| — | LIBELOUS | — | [a.] · defamatory / [x] { libellous libelous } |
| — | LIGNEOUS | — | [a.] · of or resembling wood |
| A | LUMINOUS | — | [a.] · giving off light |
| — | LUSCIOUS | — | [a.] · having a very pleasing taste or smell |
| — | LUSTROUS | — | [a.] · reflecting light evenly and efficiently |
| — | LYMPHOUS | — | < LYMPH, [n. -S] · a body fluid containing white blood cells - LYMPHOID LYMPHOUS [a.] (=lymphous) |
| — | MANITOUS | — | < MANITOU, [n. -S] · an Algonquian~ Indian~ deity / [x] { manito manitou manitu § manitos manitous manitus } |
| — | MARABOUS | — | < MARABOU, [n. -S] · an African~ stork / [x] { marabou marabout § marabous marabouts } |
| — | MELANOUS | — | [a.] · having dark skin and hair |
| — | MUCINOUS | — | < MUCIN, [n. -S] · a protein secreted by the mucous membranes - MUCINOID MUCINOUS [a.] / [x] { mucin § mucins § mucinoid mucinous } |
| — | MUTICOUS | — | [a.] · lacking a point |
| — | MUTINOUS | — | [a.] · disposed to mutiny |
| — | NACREOUS | — | < NACRE, [n. -S] · the pearly internal layer of certain shells - NACRED NACREOUS [a.] |
| — | NAUSEOUS | — | [a.] · affected with nausea |
| — | NEBULOUS | — | [a.] · unclear / [x] { nebulose nebulous } |
| — | NODULOUS | — | < NODULE, [n. -S] · a small node - NODULAR NODULOSE NODULOUS [a.] |
| — | NUBILOUS | — | [a.] · cloudy / [x] { nubilose nubilous } |
| — | NUMEROUS | — | [a.] · many |
| — | NUMINOUS | — | [a.] · supernatural |
| — | OCHEROUS | — | [a.] · containing or resembling ocher / [x] { ocherish ocheroid ocherous ochery ochreous ochroid ochrous ochry } |
| — | OCHREOUS | — | [a.] · ocherous «containing or resembling ocher» / [x] { ocherish ocheroid ocherous ochery ochreous ochroid ochrous ochry } |
| — | OESTROUS | — | [a.] · estrous «pertaining to estrus» / [x] { estral estrous estrual oestrous oestrual } |
| — | OOGAMOUS | — | [a.] · having structurally dissimilar gametes |
| — | ORDUROUS | — | < ORDURE, [n. -S] · manure - ORDUROUS [a.] (=ordurous) |
| — | ORGULOUS | — | [a.] · proud |
| — | PAPULOUS | — | < PAPULE, [n. -S] · a pimple - PAPULAR PAPULOSE PAPULOUS [a.] (=papulous papulous) / [x] { papular papulose papulous } |
| — | PATULOUS | — | [a.] · spreading; open / [x] { patulent patulous } |
| — | PERILOUS | — | [a.] · dangerous / [x] { parlous perilous } |
| — | PERVIOUS | — | [a.] · capable of being penetrated |
| A | PETALOUS | — | [a.] · having petals |
| — | PLUMBOUS | — | [a.] · containing lead |
| — | PLUVIOUS | — | [a.] · pertaining to rain / [x] { pluviose pluvious } |
| — | POACEOUS | — | [a.] · pertaining to plants of the grass family |
| — | POLYPOUS | — | [a.] · pertaining to a polyp |
| — | POPULOUS | — | [a.] · containing many inhabitants |
| — | PRECIOUS | — | [n. -ES] · a darling |
| — | PREVIOUS | — | [a.] · coming or occurring before in time or order |
| — | PYRITOUS | — | < PYRITE, [n. -S] · a metallic sulfide - PYRITIC PYRITOUS [a.] / [x] { pyrite § pyrites § pyritic pyritical pyritous } |
| — | RACEMOUS | — | [a.] · racemose «having the form of a raceme» / [x] { racemose racemous } |
| — | RAMULOUS | — | [a.] · ramulose «having many small branches» / [x] { ramulose ramulous } |
| — | RAVENOUS | — | [a.] · extremely hungry |
| — | RESINOUS | — | [a.] · resembling resin / [x] { resinier resiniest resinous resiny } |
| — | RIGOROUS | — | [a.] · characterized by rigor |
| — | ROSINOUS | — | [a.] · resembling rosin / [x] { rosinous rosiny } |
| — | RUCTIOUS | — | [a.] · quarrelsome |
| — | SABULOUS | — | [a.] · sandy / [x] { sabulose sabulous } |
| — | SAPAJOUS | — | < SAPAJOU, [n. -S] · a capuchin / [x] { sajou sapajou § sajous sapajous } |
| — | SAPOROUS | — | < SAPOR, [n. -S] · flavor - SAPOROUS [a.] / [x] { sapor sapour § sapors sapours § saporous } |
| — | SAVOROUS | — | [a.] · savory / [x] { savories savouries § savorier savoriest savorous savory savourier savouriest savoury § savorily } |
| — | SCABIOUS | — | [n. -ES] · a flowering plant / [x] { scabiosa scabious § scabiosas scabiouses } |
| — | SCABROUS | — | [a.] · roughened with small projections |
| — | SCARIOUS | — | [a.] · thin, dry, and membranous / [x] { scariose scarious } |
| — | SCLEROUS | — | [a.] · hardened / [x] { scleroid sclerous } |
| — | SEDULOUS | — | [a.] · diligent |
| — | SELENOUS | — | < SELENIUM, [n. -S] · a nonmetallic element - SELENOUS [a.] / [x] { selenium § seleniums § selenious selenous } |
| — | SENSUOUS | — | [a.] · pertaining to or derived from the senses |
| — | SEPALOUS | — | < SEPAL, [n. -S] · one of the individual leaves of a calyx - SEPALED SEPALINE SEPALLED SEPALOID SEPALOUS [a.] / [x] { sepal § sepals § sepaled sepaline sepalled sepaloid sepalous } |
| — | SETULOUS | — | [a.] · setulose «covered with seta» / [x] { setaceous setulose setulous } |
| — | SOMBROUS | — | [a.] · somber |
| — | SONOROUS | — | [a.] · characterized by a full and loud sound |
| — | SPACIOUS | — | [a.] · vast or ample in extent |
| — | SPECIOUS | — | [a.] · having a false look of truth or authenticity |
| — | SPERMOUS | — | [a.] · resembling or made up of sperms |
| — | SPURIOUS | — | [a.] · not genuine |
| — | SQUAMOUS | — | < SQUAMA, [n. -MAE] · a scale - SQUAMATE° SQUAMOSE SQUAMOUS [a.] / [x] { squama § squamae § squamose squamous } |
| — | STANNOUS | — | [a.] · pertaining to tin |
| — | STRATOUS | — | [a.] · stratal «pertaining to a stratum» / [x] { stratal stratous } |
| — | STRUMOUS | — | [a.] · having or pertaining to a struma / [x] { strumose strumous } |
| — | STUDIOUS | — | [a.] · given to study |
| — | SUBEROUS | — | [a.] · suberose «corky» / [x] { suberose suberous } |
| — | THALLOUS | — | < THALLIUM, [n. -S] · a metallic element - THALLIC THALLOUS [a.] / [x] { thallium § thalliums § thallic thallious thallous } |
| — | TIMOROUS | — | [a.] · fearful |
| — | TINAMOUS | — | < TINAMOU, [n. -S] · a South American~ game bird |
| — | TITANOUS | — | [a.] · pertaining to titanium |
| — | TORTIOUS | — | [a.] · of the nature of a tort |
| — | TORTUOUS | — | [a.] · marked by repeated turns or bends |
| — | TRAPPOUS | — | [a.] · trappean «pertaining to traprock» / [x] { trappean trappose trappous } |
| — | TUBEROUS | — | [a.] · pertaining to a tuber |
| — | TUBULOUS | — | [a.] · tubular / [x] { tubulars § tubate tubiform tubular tubulose tubulous } |
| — | TUMOROUS | — | < TUMOR, [n. -S] · an abnormal swelling - TUMORAL TUMOROUS [a.] / [x] { tumor tumour § tumors tumours § tumoral tumorous } |
| — | TUMULOUS | — | [a.] · tumulose «full of mounds» / [x] { tumulose tumulous } |
| — | TURACOUS | — | < TURACOU, [n. -S] · touraco «an African~ bird» / [x] { touraco turaco turacou § touracos turacos turacous } |
| — | ULCEROUS | — | [a.] · being or affected with an ulcer |
| — | UNCTUOUS | — | [a.] · greasy |
| — | UNDULOUS | — | < UNDULATE, [v. -LATED, -LATING, -LATES] · to move with a wavelike motion - UNDULOUS [a.] (=undulous) / [x] { undulate undulated undulates § undulant undular undulate undulating undulous } |
| — | UNFAMOUS | — | [a.] · not famous + |
| — | USURIOUS | — | [a.] · practicing usury |
| — | UXORIOUS | — | [a.] · excessively submissive or devoted to one's wife |
| — | VALOROUS | — | [a.] · courageous |
| — | VANADOUS | — | < VANADIUM, [n. -S] · a metallic element - VANADIC VANADOUS [a.] |
| — | VAPOROUS | — | [a.] · vaporish «resembling vapor» / [x] { vaporish vaporous vapory vapoury } |
| — | VENOMOUS | — | [a.] · poisonous / [x] { venenose venomous } |
| — | VENULOUS | — | < VENULE, [n. -S] · a small vein - VENULAR VENULOSE VENULOUS [a.] / [x] { veinlet veinule veinulet venule § veinlets veinules veinulets venules § venular venulose venulous } |
| — | VIGOROUS | — | [a.] · full of vigor |
| — | VIPEROUS | — | < VIPER, [n. -S] · a venomous snake - VIPERINE VIPERISH VIPEROUS [a.] / [x] { viper § vipers § viperine viperish viperous } |
| — | VIRTUOUS | — | [a.] · characterized by virtue |
| — | VITREOUS | — | [n. -ES] · the clear jelly that fills the eyeball |
| — | VOMITOUS | — | [a.] · pertaining to vomiting |
| — | WAMEFOUS | — | < WAMEFOU, [n. -S] · a bellyful / [x] { wamefou wameful § wamefous wamefuls } |
| — | WONDROUS | — | [a.] · marvelous |
| — | XANTHOUS | — | [a.] · yellow |
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