What are words that end in the suffix -ous?
Answer:
Adjectives derived from nouns, ex. nerve - nervous
Words with the suffix 'ous' are:
Words with the suffix 'ous' are:
- ambidextrous
- ambitious
- amorous
- analogous
- anonymous
- anxious
- audacious
- autonomous
- beauteous
- blasphemous
- bodacious
- boisterous
- cadaverous
- calciferous
- callous
- cancerous
- cankerous
- cantankerous
- capricious
- carboniferous
- carnivorous
- cautious
- coniferous
- contagious
- contemporaneous
- contemptuous
- contiguous
- continuous
- courageous
- courteous
- curious
- dangerous
- deleterious
- delicious
- delirious
- disastrous
- disingenuous
- dolorous
- dubious
- efficacious
- enormous
- envious
- erogenous
- extemporaneous
- fabulous
- facetious
- factious
- factitious
- fallacious
- famous
- felicitous
- ferrous
- fibrous
- fictitious
- filamentous
- flirtatious
- fortuitous
- fractious
- frivolous
- furious
- gaseous
- gelatinous
- generous
- glamorous
- glorious
- gorgeous
- gracious
- gregarious
- harmonious
- hazardous
- heinous
- hideous
- hilarious
- humorous
- imperious
- impervious
- incredulous
- industrious
- infamous
- infectious
- ingenious
- injurious
- innocuous
- insidious
- instantaneous
- jealous
- joyous
- judicious
- laborious
- lascivious
- luminous
- luscious
- luxurious
- magnanimous
- malicious
- marvelous
- melodious
- meticulous
- miraculous
- momentous
- monogamous
- monstrous
- mucous
- mysterious
- nacreous
- nauseous
- nebulous
- nefarious
- nervous
- notorious
- numerous
- oblivious
- obnoxious
- obvious
- odious
- odorous
- officious
- oleaginous
- omnivorous
- onerous
- oviparous
- perilous
- pestiferous
- Phosphorous
- pious
- poisonous
- polygamous
- polymorphous
- pompous
- ponderous
- porous
- portentous
- precious
- precocious
- rapturous
- ravenous
- rendezvous
- ridiculous
- righteous
- rigorous
- salacious
- scandalous
- serious
- siliceous
- simultaneous
- slanderous
- spacious
- stertorous
- strenuous
- sulfurous
- superfluous
- superstitious
- suspicious
- synonymous
- tenacious
- tenuous
- tortuous
- traitorous
- treacherous
- tremendous
- ubiquitous
- unanimous
- unscrupulous
- various
- venomous
- verminous
- vicarious
- vicious
- victorious
- vivacious
- voluminous
- wondrous
- zealous
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