10-letter words that end in ous
- pultaceous — resembling pap
- pupigerous — (of an insect) having a pupa
- pupiparous — (of an insect) bearing fully developed larvae that are ready to pupate.
- pyrogenous — pyrogenic (def 2).
- quarrelous — (now US) Quarrelsome; argumentative.
- quotatious — using or involving many quotations
- rampageous — violent; unruly; boisterous.
- ranivorous — that eats frogs
- rebellious — defying or resisting some established authority, government, or tradition; insubordinate; inclined to rebel.
- recidivous — repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime.
- rendezvous — an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place.
- reptilious — like a reptile, resembling or characteristic of a reptile
- ridiculous — causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan.
- robustious — rough, rude, or boisterous.
- roisterous — to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- roysterous — boisterous
- rubiaceous — belonging to the Rubiaceae, the madder family of plants.
- rubiginous — rusty; rust-colored; brownish-red.
- rupicolous — rupestrine.
- ruthenious — containing bivalent ruthenium.
- saliferous — containing or producing salt: saliferous strata.
- salubrious — favorable to or promoting health; healthful: salubrious air.
- saxicavous — (of molluscs) tending to bore holes or hollow out rocks
- saxicolous — living or growing among rocks.
- scandalous — disgraceful; shameful or shocking; improper: scandalous behavior in public.
- scrofulous — pertaining to, resembling, of the nature of, or affected with scrofula.
- scrupulous — having scruples, or moral or ethical standards; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled: scrupulous about defending human rights.
- scrutinous — strict, thorough
- scurrilous — grossly or obscenely abusive: a scurrilous attack on the mayor.
- sebiferous — producing or carrying a fatty, oily, or waxlike substance
- sequacious — following with smooth or logical regularity.
- serotinous — late in occurring, developing, or flowering.
- setiferous — having setae or bristles.
- setigerous — having setae or bristles.
- sinistrous — ill-omened; unlucky; disastrous.
- slanderous — defamation; calumny: rumors full of slander.
- slumberous — sleepy; heavy with drowsiness, as the eyelids.
- solicitous — anxious or concerned (usually followed by about, for, etc., or a clause): solicitous about a person's health.
- soniferous — conveying or producing sound.
- spadiceous — Botany. of the nature of a spadix. bearing a spadix.
- spinaceous — pertaining to or of the nature of spinach; belonging to the amaranth family of plants.
- spirituous — containing, of the nature of, or pertaining to alcohol; alcoholic.
- spondylous — relating to a vertebra or vertebrae
- stemmatous — of or relating to a stemma
- stertorous — characterized by stertor or heavy snoring.
- stomachous — resentful, sullen, obstinate
- streperous — boisterous, loud, or harsh-sounding
- strepitous — boisterous; noisy.
- stridulous — Also, stridulant. making or having a harsh or grating sound.
- struthious — resembling or related to the ostriches or other ratite birds.