7-letter words that end in ous
- chylous — (physiology) Consisting of, or similar to, chyle.
- cirrous — having a cirrus or cirri.
- copious — A copious amount of something is a large amount of it.
- cuprous — of or containing copper in the monovalent state
- curious — eager to learn; inquisitive
- devious — If you describe someone as devious you do not like them because you think they are dishonest and like to keep things secret, often in a complicated way.
- dubious — doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt: a dubious reply.
- duteous — dutiful; obedient.
- emulous — Seeking to emulate or imitate someone or something.
- envious — Feeling or showing envy.
- estrous — Of, pertaining to, or in a state of estrus.
- fashous — (Geordie) That which fashes one; troublesome.
- fatuous — foolish or inane, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly.
- ferrous — of or containing iron, especially in the bivalent state.
- fibrous — containing, consisting of, or resembling fibers.
- folious — foolish
- fulvous — tawny; dull yellowish-gray or yellowish-brown.
- fungous — of, relating to, or caused by fungi; fungal.
- furious — full of fury, violent passion, or rage; extremely angry; enraged: He was furious about the accident.
- fuscous — of brownish-gray or dusky color.
- gallous — Fit to be hanged; wicked; mischievous.
- gaseous — existing in the state of a gas; not solid or liquid.
- genious — Misspelling of genius.
- gibbous — Astronomy. (of a heavenly body) convex at both edges, as the moon when more than half full.
- glebous — clod-like; earthy
- grumous — Also, grumose [groo-mohs] /ˈgru moʊs/ (Show IPA). Botany. formed of clustered grains or granules.
- gummous — consisting of or resembling gum; gummy.
- hainous — Obsolete spelling of heinous.
- heinous — hateful; odious; abominable; totally reprehensible: a heinous offense.
- herbous — Of or relating to herbs; herbaceous.
- hideous — horrible or frightful to the senses; repulsive; very ugly: a hideous monster.
- houmous — Houmous is a smooth food made from chick peas which people usually eat with bread or vegetables.
- hugeous — huge.
- hydrous — containing water.
- igneous — Geology. produced under conditions involving intense heat, as rocks of volcanic origin or rocks crystallized from molten magma.
- impious — not pious or religious; lacking reverence for God, religious practices, etc.; irreligious; ungodly.
- invious — having no paths or roads
- iridous — containing trivalent iridium.
- jealous — feeling resentment against someone because of that person's rivalry, success, or advantages (often followed by of): He was jealous of his rich brother.
- jubious — Eye dialect dubious.
- lentous — viscid or viscous
- leprous — Pathology. affected with leprosy.
- leucous — White; albino.
- limbous — with slightly overlapping edges
- luteous — (of yellow) having a light to medium greenish tinge.
- nacrous — of or resembling pearl
- nervous — highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress.
- nimious — great, extravagant, considerable
- niobous — Chemistry. containing trivalent niobium, as niobous chloride, NbCl 3 .
- nitrous — pertaining to compounds obtained from niter, usually containing less oxygen than the corresponding nitric compounds.