8-letter words that end in us
- favonius — the ancient Roman personification of the west wind.
- favorous — Favourable, favorable.
- feateous — (of people or dress) well-formed, handsome, aesthetically pleasing
- felonous — wicked, evil; of the character of a felon
- ferreous — of, resembling, or containing iron: a ferreous alloy.
- feverous — feverish.
- fiberous — Misspelling of fibrous.
- fibratus — (of a cloud) hairlike or striated in composition.
- fictious — (obsolete) Fictitious.
- fiddious — to treat (someone) as Coriolanus, in the eponymous play, treated Aufidius
- flatuous — flatulent
- flexuous — full of bends or curves; sinuous.
- formosus — a.d. c816–896, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 891–896.
- frabjous — wonderful, elegant, superb, or delicious.
- fremitus — palpable vibration, as of the walls of the chest.
- galbulus — A fleshy seed-producing cone of junipers and cypresses.
- galerius — full name Gaius Galerius Valerius Maximianus. ?250–311 ad, Eastern Roman Emperor (305–311): noted for his persecution of Christians
- gasthaus — a German inn or tavern.
- gelasius — (Giovanni de Gaeta) died 1119, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1118–19.
- geminous — found in pairs
- gemmeous — of, relating to, or resembling a gem
- generous — liberal in giving or sharing; unselfish: a generous patron of the arts; a generous gift.
- glabrous — having a surface devoid of hair or pubescence.
- glacious — Characteristic, composed, or of the nature of icy; icy.“Gla
- glareous — growing in gravel
- glaucous — light bluish-green or greenish-blue.
- globulus — The nucleus globosus.
- glorious — delightful; wonderful; completely enjoyable: to have a glorious time at the circus.
- goitrous — pertaining to or affected with goiter.
- gorgeous — splendid or sumptuous in appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificent: a gorgeous gown; a gorgeous sunset.
- gracchus — Gaius Sempronius [gey-uh s sem-proh-nee-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs sɛmˈproʊ ni əs/ (Show IPA), 153–121 b.c, and his brother, Tiberius Sempronius [tahy-beer-ee-uh s] /taɪˈbɪər i əs/ (Show IPA) 163–133 b.c., Roman reformers and orators.
- gracious — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- granicus — a river in NW Turkey, flowing N to the Sea of Marmara: battle 334 b.c. 45 miles (70 km) long.
- gratious — Obsolete form of gracious.
- grevious — Misspelling of grievous.
- grievous — causing grief or great sorrow: grievous news.
- griseous — gray; pearl-gray.
- gum thus — thickened turpentine, used in certain oil paints.
- gustavus — (Gustaf Adolf) 1882–1973, king of Sweden 1950–73 (son of Gustavus V).
- gypseous — of or relating to gypsum.
- halitous — relating to a mist or emission
- hemionus — (zoology, obsolete) A wild ass found in Tibet; the kiang.
- hesperus — an evening star, especially Venus.
- hevelius — Johannes (Johann Hewel or Hewelke) 1611–87, Polish astronomer: charted the moon's surface and discovered four comets.
- hibiscus — Also called China rose. a woody plant, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, of the mallow family, having large, showy flowers: the state flower of Hawaii.
- hilarius — Saint, died a.d. 468, pope 461–468.
- honorius — (Giacomo Savelli) 1210–87, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1285–87.
- honorous — Honorable, honourable.
- horatius — (Publius Horatius Cocles) Roman Legend. a hero celebrated for his defense of the bridge over the Tiber against the Etruscans.
- humorous — Archaic. moist; wet.