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Words ending with OUS (8-letter)

A curated list of 8-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Endings like OUS often mark word families—helpful to confirm tense or morphology. For example: acarpous, acaulous, aduncous.

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179 words
Word Definition Length Syllables
acarpous83
acaulous83
aduncous83
anginous83
angulous83
anserous83
aphthous82
apterous83
araceous83
arborous83
arsenous83
arsonous83
astomous83
bibulous83
bigamous83
bijugous83
bimanous83
biparous83
biramous83
butyrous83
caducous83
canorous83
captious82
caribous83
cautious82
cernuous82
chlorous82
chromous82
citreous82
corneous82
couscous82
covetous83
crankous82
cribrous82
croupous82
cumbrous82
cumulous83
cupreous82
decorous83
desirous83
dextrous82
didymous83
diecious82
digamous83
dimerous83
dioicous82
dizygous83
dolorous83
edacious83
elytrous83
enginous83
enormous83
epigeous83
eurokous83
exiguous83
eximious83
fabulous83
factious82
fashious82
fastuous82
ferreous82
feverous83
flexuous82
frabjous82
generous83
glabrous82
glaucous82
glorious82
goitrous82
gorgeous82
gracious82
grievous82
griseous82
gypseous82
hamulous83
humorous83
ichorous83
idoneous83
imporous83
infamous83
lacteous82
laminous83
libelous83
ligneous82
luminous83
luscious82
lustrous82
manitous83
marabous83
melanous83
mucinous83
muticous83
mutinous83
nacreous82
nauseous82
nebulous83
nodulous83
nubilous83
numerous83
numinous83
ocherous83
ochreous82
oestrous82
oogamous83
orgulous83
patulous83
perilous83
pervious82
petalous83
plumbous82
pluvious82
poaceous82
polypous83
populous83
precious82
previous82
pyritous83
racemous83
ramulous83
ravenous83
resinous83
rigorous83
rosinous83
ructious82
sabulous83
sapajous83
saporous83
savorous83
scabious82
scabrous82
scarious82
sclerous82
sedulous83
selenous83
sensuous82
sepalous83
setulous83
sombrous82
sonorous83
spacious82
specious82
spermous82
spurious82
squamous82
stannous82
stratous82
strumous82
studious82
suberous83
thallous82
timorous83
tinamous83
titanous83
tortious82
tortuous82
trappous82
tuberous83
tubulous83
tumorous83
tumulous83
turacous83
ulcerous83
unctuous82
unfamous83
usurious83
uxorious83
valorous83
vanadous83
vaporous83
venomous83
venulous83
vigorous83
viperous83
virtuous82
vitreous82
vomitous83
wamefous83
wondrous82
xanthous82

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.