11-letter words that end in ous
- omnivourous — Misspelling of omnivorous.
- onagraceous — belonging to the Onagraceae, the evening primrose family of plants.
- opprobrious — conveying or expressing opprobrium, as language or a speaker: opprobrious invectives.
- osteogenous — the formation of bone.
- ostreaceous — oyster-like
- over-joyous — joyful; happy; jubilant: the joyous sounds of children at play.
- overanxious — excessively anxious.
- overcurious — Excessively curious.
- overobvious — too obvious
- overserious — excessively serious
- overtedious — extremely tedious
- overzealous — too zealous: overzealous for reform.
- ovuliferous — holding ovules
- ozoniferous — containing ozone.
- papyraceous — papery.
- pedetentous — progressing gradually; proceeding cautiously
- pentagynous — (of plants) belonging to the order Pentagynia, characterized by the presence of five styles or pistils
- pentamerous — consisting of or divided into five parts.
- pentandrous — of or pertaining to the order of plants Pentandria, characterized by having five stamens
- perichylous — (of a plant) having water-storing tissue outside the green tissue
- perspicuous — clearly expressed or presented; lucid.
- pestiferous — bringing or bearing disease.
- phosphorous — containing trivalent phosphorus.
- piperaceous — belonging to the Piperacae, the pepper family of plants.
- piscicolous — (of an organism) living on or in fishes
- piscivorous — adapted to feeding on fish; fish-eating.
- pleiomerous — (of a flower) having a greater than normal number of parts
- plumigerous — wearing or possessing feathers
- polyamorous — noting or relating to polyamory, the practice or condition of participating simultaneously in more than one serious romantic or sexual relationship with the knowledge and consent of all partners.
- polyandrous — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or practicing polyandry; polyandric.
- polycarpous — producing fruit many times, as a perennial plant.
- polyestrous — having several estrus cycles annually or during a breeding season.
- polyonymous — having or known by several or many names.
- polyphagous — Pathology. excessive desire to eat.
- polyphonous — Music. polyphonic composition; counterpoint.
- porriginous — pertaining to or designating porrigo
- precautious — using or displaying precaution: a precautious reply; a precautious person.
- precipitous — of the nature of or characterized by precipices: a precipitous wall of rock.
- prestigious — indicative of or conferring prestige: the most prestigious address in town.
- pretentious — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
- primiparous — a woman who has borne but one child or who is parturient for the first time.
- prognathous — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- proliferous — proliferating.
- promiscuous — characterized by or involving indiscriminate mingling or association, especially having sexual relations with a number of partners on a casual basis.
- protandrous — (of hermaphrodite or monoecious plants) maturing the anthers before the stigma
- protogynous — of or relating to a flower in which the shedding of pollen occurs after the stigma has stopped being receptive; having female sex organs maturing before the male.
- pruriginous — of, relating to, or causing prurigo.
- punctilious — extremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions.
- punicaceous — of or relating to the family Punicaceae, containing the pomegranates
- quarrellous — argumentative or given to complaint