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Words ending with OUS (10-letter)

A curated list of 10-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Endings like OUS often mark word families—helpful to confirm tense or morphology. For example: abstemious, acephalous, adulterous.

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224 words

Word	Length	Syllables
abstemious	10	3
acephalous	10	4
adulterous	10	4
alacritous	10	4
albuminous	10	4
alliaceous	10	3
allogamous	10	4
amphibious	10	3
anadromous	10	4
anasarcous	10	4
anatropous	10	4
antonymous	10	4
aposporous	10	4
aquiferous	10	4
arenaceous	10	4
armigerous	10	4
auriferous	10	4
auspicious	10	3
autoecious	10	3
autogamous	10	4
autogenous	10	4
autologous	10	4
autonomous	10	4
autotomous	10	4
avaricious	10	4
battailous	10	3
bituminous	10	4
blusterous	10	3
boisterous	10	3
cadaverous	10	4
calamitous	10	4
calcareous	10	3
caliginous	10	4
calumnious	10	3
cancellous	10	3
capricious	10	3
censorious	10	3
ceruminous	10	4
chivalrous	10	3
circuitous	10	3
clangorous	10	3
coetaneous	10	3
commodious	10	3
coniferous	10	4
contagious	10	3
contiguous	10	3
continuous	10	3
coriaceous	10	3
courageous	10	3
curvaceous	10	3
curvacious	10	3
decapodous	10	4
despiteous	10	3
diadromous	10	3
diaphanous	10	3
dimorphous	10	3
disastrous	10	3
dispiteous	10	3
distichous	10	3
drupaceous	10	3
eczematous	10	4
edentulous	10	4
endogamous	10	4
endogenous	10	4
epiphanous	10	4
ericaceous	10	4
euphonious	10	3
extraneous	10	3
factitious	10	3
fallacious	10	3
fastidious	10	3
felicitous	10	4
fictitious	10	3
flagitious	10	3
foliaceous	10	3
foraminous	10	4
fortuitous	10	3
fuliginous	10	4
gangrenous	10	3
gelatinous	10	4
glamourous	10	3
gluttonous	10	3
gramineous	10	3
gratuitous	10	3
gregarious	10	3
gynandrous	10	3
halogenous	10	4
harmonious	10	3
hellacious	10	3
hemizygous	10	4
herbaceous	10	3
homogamous	10	4
homogenous	10	4
homologous	10	4
homonymous	10	4
homozygous	10	4
horrendous	10	3
hypogynous	10	4
idolatrous	10	4
impervious	10	3
incautious	10	3
incestuous	10	3
indecorous	10	4
indigenous	10	4
infectious	10	3
inglorious	10	3
iniquitous	10	4
innumerous	10	4
keratinous	10	4
languorous	10	3
lanuginous	10	4
lascivious	10	3
leguminous	10	4
libidinous	10	4
licentious	10	3
lipomatous	10	4
loquacious	10	3
lubricious	10	3
luciferous	10	4
lugubrious	10	3
malodorous	10	4
marvellous	10	3
membranous	10	3
mendacious	10	3
meticulous	10	4
migrainous	10	3
miraculous	10	4
monestrous	10	3
monoecious	10	3
monogamous	10	4
monogynous	10	4
monotonous	10	4
mysterious	10	3
myxomatous	10	4
nidicolous	10	4
nidifugous	10	4
nonaqueous	10	3
nonferrous	10	3
nongaseous	10	3
nonobvious	10	3
nonserious	10	3
nonviscous	10	3
nutritious	10	3
obsequious	10	3
oleaginous	10	4
olivaceous	10	4
omnivorous	10	4
outrageous	10	3
paronymous	10	4
pediculous	10	4
pellagrous	10	3
perfidious	10	3
perigynous	10	4
perjurious	10	3
pernicious	10	3
plunderous	10	3
polygamous	10	4
polygynous	10	4
polysemous	10	4
portentous	10	3
posthumous	10	3
precarious	10	3
precocious	10	3
predaceous	10	3
predacious	10	3
prodigious	10	3
propitious	10	3
prosperous	10	3
pugnacious	10	3
rampageous	10	3
rebellious	10	3
rendezvous	10	3
ridiculous	10	4
robustious	10	3
roisterous	10	3
salubrious	10	3
saxicolous	10	4
scandalous	10	3
scrofulous	10	3
scrupulous	10	3
scurrilous	10	3
sequacious	10	3
serotinous	10	4
sinistrous	10	3
slanderous	10	3
slumberous	10	3
solicitous	10	4
spirituous	10	3
splendrous	10	2
stertorous	10	3
stridulous	10	3
struthious	10	2
stupendous	10	3
subaqueous	10	3
sulphurous	10	3
suspicious	10	3
syncarpous	10	3
synonymous	10	4
tendrilous	10	3
tenebrious	10	3
testaceous	10	3
theonomous	10	3
thunderous	10	3
traitorous	10	3
treasonous	10	3
tremendous	10	3
trichinous	10	3
tuffaceous	10	3
tumultuous	10	3
ubiquitous	10	4
umbrageous	10	3
ungenerous	10	4
ungracious	10	3
unhumorous	10	4
uproarious	10	3
victorious	10	3
villainous	10	3
violaceous	10	3
viraginous	10	4
viviparous	10	4
vociferous	10	4
voluminous	10	4
voluptuous	10	3
zoophilous	10	3

FAQs

What’s typical about OUS-ending words?
OUS often marks suffix families; think about derivatives when guessing.

Do you include UK/US spellings?
Where they exist, both may appear.