8-letter words that end in ous
- nidorous — (literary) Emitting a strong, unpleasant odor, especially one like that of cooking fat or similar greasy substances.
- nodulous — having nodules.
- nubilous — cloudy or foggy.
- numerous — very many; being or existing in great quantity: numerous visits; numerous fish.
- numinous — of, relating to, or like a numen; spiritual or supernatural.
- ocherous — any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- ochreous — ocher.
- odourous — Misspelling of odorous.
- oestrous — estrous.
- oogamous — one of a pair of structurally dissimilar gametes, the female gamete being large and nonmotile and the male gamete being small and motile.
- oragious — stormy or tempestuous
- ordurous — dung; manure; excrement.
- orgulous — Archaic. haughty; proud.
- ovarious — belonging or relating to eggs, or consisting of eggs
- patinous — patinated.
- patulous — open; gaping; expanded.
- perilous — involving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous; dangerous: a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat.
- pervious — admitting of passage or entrance; permeable: pervious soil.
- petalous — having petals.
- plumbous — containing bivalent lead.
- pluvious — of or relating to rain; rainy.
- poaceous — belonging to the Poaceae, an alternate name for the plant family Gramineae.
- polypous — polypoid.
- populous — full of residents or inhabitants, as a region; heavily populated.
- precious — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- previous — coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
- pyrrhous — (of a person's complexion) ruddy or reddish
- racemous — racemose.
- ravenous — extremely hungry; famished; voracious: feeling ravenous after a hard day's work.
- resinous — full of or containing resin.
- rigorous — characterized by rigor; rigidly severe or harsh, as people, rules, or discipline: rigorous laws.
- rosinous — rosiny
- ructious — tending or likely to cause ructions
- rumorous — relating to or containing rumours
- sabulous — sandy; gritty.
- saporous — full of flavor or taste; flavorful.
- savorous — the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.
- scabious — covered with or consisting of scabs; scabby.
- scabrous — having a rough surface because of minute points or projections.
- scarious — thin, dry, and membranous, as certain bracts; chaffy.
- sciolous — pretending to have knowledge on a subject, having incomplete knowledge
- sclerous — hard; firm; bony.
- sedulous — diligent in application or attention; persevering; assiduous.
- selenous — selenious.
- sensuous — perceived by or affecting the senses: the sensuous qualities of music.
- sombrous — somber.
- sonorous — giving out or capable of giving out a sound, especially a deep, resonant sound, as a thing or place: a sonorous cavern.
- soporous — sleepy.
- spacious — containing much space, as a house, room, or vehicle; amply large.
- specious — apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments.