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107 Adjectives That End With EOUS

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achlamydeous (adjective) not having a floral envelope or perianth
advantageous (adjective) giving an advantage Synonyms: favorable, favourable
(adjective) appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
alliaceous (adjective) of or pertaining to the botanical genus Allium
(adjective) smelling of onions or garlic
amentaceous (adjective) (of plants) bearing or characterized by aments or catkins Synonyms: amentiferous
amylaceous (adjective) resembling starch Synonyms: amyloid, amyloidal, farinaceous, starchlike
apocynaceous (adjective) of or relating to tropical plants of the family Apocynaceae
aqueous (adjective) produced by the action of water Synonyms: sedimentary
(adjective) similar to or containing or dissolved in water
araceous (adjective) relating to a plant of the family Araceae Synonyms: aroid
arboraceous (adjective) abounding in trees Synonyms: arboreous, woodsy, woody
arboreous (adjective) inhabiting or frequenting trees Synonyms: arboreal, tree-living
(adjective) resembling a tree in form and branching structure Synonyms: arboreal, arborescent, arboresque, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, dendroidal, tree-shaped, treelike
(adjective) abounding in trees Synonyms: arboraceous, woodsy, woody
arenaceous (adjective) resembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in sandy areas Synonyms: sandlike, sandy
argillaceous (adjective) resembling or containing clay Synonyms: clayey
arundinaceous (adjective) of or relating to or resembling reedlike plants of the genus Arundinaria
asclepiadaceous (adjective) of or relating to plants of the milkweed family
beauteous (adjective) (poetic) beautiful, especially to the sight
betulaceous (adjective) of or pertaining to or characteristic of trees of the birch family
bignoniaceous (adjective) of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Bignoniaceae
bounteous (adjective) given or giving freely Synonyms: big, bighearted, bountiful, freehanded, giving, handsome, liberal, openhanded
bulbaceous (adjective) producing or growing from bulbs
butyraceous (adjective) having the qualities of butter or yielding or containing a substance like butter
calcareous (adjective) composed of or containing or resembling calcium carbonate or calcite or chalk Synonyms: chalky
camphoraceous (adjective) being or having the properties of camphor
carbonaceous (adjective) relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon Synonyms: carbonic, carboniferous, carbonous
caryophyllaceous (adjective) of or pertaining to plants of the family Caryophyllaceae
caseous (adjective) of damaged or necrotic tissue; cheeselike
cetaceous (adjective) of or relating to whales and dolphins etc Synonyms: cetacean
chartaceous (adjective) of or like paper Synonyms: paperlike, papery
chlamydeous (adjective) having a floral envelope or perianth consisting of a calyx and/or corolla
chylaceous (adjective) consisting of chyle or having the properties of chyle Synonyms: chylous
coetaneous (adjective) of the same period Synonyms: coeval, contemporaneous
consanguineous (adjective) related by blood Synonyms: akin, blood-related, cognate, consanguine, consanguineal, kin
consentaneous (adjective) in complete agreement Synonyms: consentient, unanimous
contemporaneous (adjective) of the same period Synonyms: coetaneous, coeval
(adjective) occurring in the same period of time Synonyms: contemporary
coriaceous (adjective) resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable Synonyms: leathered, leatherlike, leathery
corneous (adjective) made of horn (or of a substance resembling horn) Synonyms: hornlike, horny
courageous (adjective) possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching Synonyms: brave
courteous (adjective) characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners
(adjective) exhibiting courtesy and politeness Synonyms: gracious, nice
cretaceous (adjective) abounding in chalk
crustaceous (adjective) being or having or resembling a hard crust or shell
(adjective) of or belonging to the class Crustacea Synonyms: crustacean
cucurbitaceous (adjective) of or relating to plants of the family Cucurbitaceae
curvaceous (adjective) (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves Synonyms: bosomy, busty, buxom, curvy, full-bosomed, sonsie, sonsy, stacked, voluptuous, well-endowed
cutaneous (adjective) relating to or existing on or affecting the skin Synonyms: cutaneal, dermal
disadvantageous (adjective) involving or creating circumstances detrimental to success or effectiveness Synonyms: unfavorable, unfavourable
discourteous (adjective) showing no courtesy; rude
(adjective) lacking social graces Synonyms: ungracious
drupaceous (adjective) of or related to a drupe
duteous (adjective) willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect Synonyms: dutiful
erroneous (adjective) containing or characterized by error
extemporaneous (adjective) with little or no preparation or forethought Synonyms: ad-lib, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, off-the-cuff, offhand, offhanded, unrehearsed
extraneous (adjective) not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source Synonyms: foreign
(adjective) not pertinent to the matter under consideration Synonyms: immaterial, impertinent, orthogonal
(adjective) coming from the outside Synonyms: external, outside
(adjective) not essential
farinaceous (adjective) composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency Synonyms: coarse-grained, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty, mealy
(adjective) resembling starch Synonyms: amylaceous, amyloid, amyloidal, starchlike
foliaceous (adjective) of or pertaining to or resembling the leaf of a plant
(adjective) bearing numerous leaves Synonyms: foliaged, foliose
(adjective) (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata Synonyms: foliate, foliated
gallinaceous (adjective) of or relating to or resembling a gallinacean
gaseous (adjective) existing as or having characteristics of a gas
gorgeous (adjective) dazzlingly beautiful
herbaceous (adjective) characteristic of a nonwoody herb or plant part
heterogeneous (adjective) consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature Synonyms: heterogenous
(adjective) originating outside the body Synonyms: heterogenous
hideous (adjective) grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror Synonyms: horrid, horrific, outrageous
(adjective) so extremely ugly as to be terrifying Synonyms: repulsive
homogeneous (adjective) all of the same or similar kind or nature Synonyms: homogenous
igneous (adjective) produced by the action of fire or intense heat Synonyms: eruptive
(adjective) produced under conditions involving intense heat Synonyms: pyrogenic, pyrogenous
(adjective) like or suggestive of fire Synonyms: fiery
inhomogeneous (adjective) not homogeneous Synonyms: nonuniform
instantaneous (adjective) occurring with no delay Synonyms: instant
intracutaneous (adjective) relating to areas between the layers of the skin Synonyms: intradermal, intradermic
iridaceous (adjective) of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Iridaceae
ligneous (adjective) consisting of or containing lignin or xylem
liliaceous (adjective) of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Liliaceae
lobeliaceous (adjective) belonging to the family Lobeliaceae
micaceous (adjective) hydrous silicates of or relating to or resembling mica
miscellaneous (adjective) consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds Synonyms: assorted, mixed, motley, sundry
(adjective) having many aspects or qualities Synonyms: many-sided, multifaceted, multifarious
momentaneous (adjective) lasting for a markedly brief time Synonyms: fleeting, fugitive, momentary
moraceous (adjective) of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Moraceae
mucocutaneous (adjective) of or relating to the mucous membranes and skin
nacreous (adjective) consisting of or resembling mother-of-pearl
(adjective) having a play of lustrous rainbow colors Synonyms: iridescent, opalescent, opaline, pearlescent
nauseous (adjective) feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit Synonyms: nauseated, queasy, sick, sickish
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea Synonyms: loathsome, nauseating, noisome, offensive, queasy, sickening, vile
oleaceous (adjective) of or pertaining to or characteristic of trees or shrubs of the olive family
osseous (adjective) composed of or containing bone Synonyms: bony, osteal
outrageous (adjective) greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation Synonyms: exorbitant, extortionate, steep, unconscionable, usurious
(adjective) grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror Synonyms: hideous, horrid, horrific
percutaneous (adjective) through the unbroken skin; refers to medications applied directly to the skin (creams or ointments) or in time-release forms (skin patches) Synonyms: transcutaneous, transdermal, transdermic
pilosebaceous (adjective) of or relating to a hair follicle and its sebaceous gland
piteous (adjective) deserving or inciting pity Synonyms: hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched
plenteous (adjective) affording an abundant supply Synonyms: ample, copious, plentiful, rich
plumbaginaceous (adjective) of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Plumbaginaceae
polemoniaceous (adjective) of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Polemoniaceae
predaceous (adjective) living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain Synonyms: predacious, predatory
(adjective) hunting and killing other animals for food Synonyms: predacious
proteinaceous (adjective) relating to or of the nature of protein
pyroligneous (adjective) of a substance produced by the effect of heat on wood, especially by destructive distillation Synonyms: pyrolignic
rampageous (adjective) displaying raging violence; often destructive
righteous (adjective) characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice
(adjective) morally justified
rosaceous (adjective) of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Rosaceae
(adjective) of something having a dusty purplish pink color Synonyms: rose, roseate
sanguineous (adjective) accompanied by bloodshed Synonyms: butcherly, gory, sanguinary, slaughterous
(adjective) confidently optimistic and cheerful Synonyms: sanguine
saponaceous (adjective) resembling or having the qualities of soap Synonyms: soapy
sebaceous (adjective) containing an unusual amount of grease or oil Synonyms: greasy, oily, oleaginous
sericeous (adjective) covered with fine soft hairs or down Synonyms: downy, puberulent, pubescent
setaceous (adjective) having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. Synonyms: barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, spiny, thorny
siliceous (adjective) relating to or containing or resembling silica Synonyms: silicious
simultaneous (adjective) occurring or operating at the same time Synonyms: co-occurrent, coincident, coincidental, coinciding, concurrent, cooccurring
solanaceous (adjective) of or relating to plants of the family Solanaceae (the potato family)
spontaneous (adjective) happening or arising without apparent external cause Synonyms: self-generated
(adjective) said or done without having been planned or written in advance Synonyms: ad-lib, unwritten
subaqueous (adjective) growing or remaining under water Synonyms: subaquatic, submerged, submersed, underwater
subcutaneous (adjective) relating to or located below the epidermis Synonyms: hypodermic
subterraneous (adjective) lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed) Synonyms: subterranean, ulterior
(adjective) being or operating under the surface of the earth Synonyms: subterranean

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