9-letter words that end in ous
- barfulous — /bar'fyoo-l*s/ (Or "barfucious", /bar-fyoo-sh*s/) Said of something that would make anyone barf, if only for aesthetic reasons.
- beauteous — Beauteous means the same as beautiful.
- bibacious — tending to drink in excess
- bifarious — having parts arranged in two rows on either side of a central axis
- biogenous — the production of living organisms from other living organisms.
- bodacious — If you say that someone or something is bodacious, you mean that they are very good or impressive.
- bonhomous — exhibiting bonhomie
- bounteous — giving freely; generous
- bumptious — If you say that someone is bumptious, you are criticizing them because they are very pleased with themselves and their opinions.
- burdenous — burdensome
- cabassous — Plural form of cabassou.
- calculous — of or suffering from a calculus
- cancerous — Cancerous cells or growths are cells or growths that are the result of cancer.
- cankerous — having cankers
- capacious — Something that is capacious has a lot of space to put things in.
- carbonous — of, containing, or derived from carbon.
- carcajous — Plural form of carcajou.
- cautelous — crafty or cunning
- cavernous — A cavernous room or building is very large inside, and so it reminds you of a cave.
- cavillous — Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbling.
- cellarous — of, relating to or resembling a cellar
- cellulous — consisting of or filled with cells
- cepaceous — having an onion-like smell or taste
- cephalous — having a head
- ceraceous — waxlike or waxy
- cespitous — Turfy; resembling turf.
- cetaceous — Relating to whales or more generally to any marine mammal of the order Cetacea.
- chancrous — (medicine) Of the nature of a chancre; affected by chancre.
- chargeous — (obsolete) burdensome.
- chitinous — a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide, related chemically to cellulose, that forms a semitransparent horny substance and is a principal constituent of the exoskeleton, or outer covering, of insects, crustaceans, and arachnids.
- cilicious — made of hair
- cinderous — a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- cinereous — of a greyish colour
- clamorous — If you describe people or their voices as clamorous, you mean they are talking loudly or shouting.
- cobaltous — of or containing cobalt in the divalent state
- columbous — niobous.
- congruous — corresponding or agreeing
- conscious — If you are conscious of something, you notice it or realize that it is happening.
- consonous — harmonious
- courteous — Someone who is courteous is polite and respectful to other people.
- crapulous — characterized by intemperance, esp. in drinking; debauched
- craterous — of, relating to, or resembling a crater
- credulous — If you describe someone as credulous, you have a low opinion of them because they are too ready to believe what people tell them and are easily deceived.
- cretinous — If you describe someone as cretinous, you think they are very stupid.
- criminous — criminal
- cutaneous — of, relating to, or affecting the skin
- dangerous — If something is dangerous, it is able or likely to hurt or harm you.
- deciduous — A deciduous tree or bush is one that loses its leaves in the autumn every year.
- declivous — having a declining slope or gradient
- decourous — Misspelling of decorous.