WordFnd.com

958 Adjectives That End With US

Part of Speech:
Word Definitions Synonyms
disastrous (adjective) (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin Synonyms: black, calamitous, fatal, fateful
discomycetous (adjective) relating to or characteristic of fungi of the subclass Discomycetes
discontinuous (adjective) not continuing without interruption in time or space Synonyms: noncontinuous
(adjective) of a function or curve; possessing one or more discontinuities
discourteous (adjective) showing no courtesy; rude
(adjective) lacking social graces Synonyms: ungracious
disharmonious (adjective) lacking in harmony Synonyms: discordant, dissonant, inharmonic
disingenuous (adjective) not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness Synonyms: artful
disputatious (adjective) inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits Synonyms: combative, contentious, disputative, litigious
dissentious (adjective) dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion) Synonyms: divisive, factious
dizygous (adjective) derived from two separately fertilized eggs Synonyms: dizygotic
dolorous (adjective) showing sorrow Synonyms: dolourous, lachrymose, tearful, weeping
dolourous (adjective) showing sorrow Synonyms: dolorous, lachrymose, tearful, weeping
drupaceous (adjective) of or related to a drupe
dubious (adjective) open to doubt or suspicion Synonyms: doubtful, dubitable, in question
(adjective) fraught with uncertainty or doubt Synonyms: doubtful
(adjective) not convinced
duplicitous (adjective) marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another Synonyms: ambidextrous, deceitful, double-dealing, double-faced, double-tongued, Janus-faced, two-faced
duteous (adjective) willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect Synonyms: dutiful
edacious (adjective) devouring or craving food in great quantities Synonyms: esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, voracious, wolfish
edematous (adjective) swollen with an excessive accumulation of fluid Synonyms: dropsical
edentulous (adjective) having lost teeth
efficacious (adjective) marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect
(adjective) producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect Synonyms: effective, effectual
egregious (adjective) conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible Synonyms: crying, flagrant, glaring, gross, rank
emeritus (adjective) honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title `emeritus' as in `professor emeritus'
emphysematous (adjective) relating to or resembling or being emphysema
emulous (adjective) characterized by or arising from emulation or imitation
(adjective) eager to surpass others Synonyms: rivalrous
endogamous (adjective) pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only within the limits of a clan or tribe Synonyms: endogamic
(adjective) characterized by or fit for fertilization by pollen from another flower of the same kind Synonyms: endogamic
endogenous (adjective) derived or originating internally Synonyms: endogenic
(adjective) of or resembling an endogen
endovenous (adjective) within or by means of a vein Synonyms: intravenous
enormous (adjective) extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree Synonyms: tremendous
entomophilous (adjective) of flowering plants (especially orchids etc) that are pollinated by insects
envious (adjective) showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages Synonyms: covetous, jealous
eponymous (adjective) being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponym Synonyms: eponymic
equanimous (adjective) in full control of your faculties Synonyms: collected, poised, self-collected, self-contained, self-possessed
erogenous (adjective) sensitive to sexual stimulation
erroneous (adjective) containing or characterized by error
erythematous (adjective) relating to or characterized by erythema
estrous (adjective) (of lower mammals) showing or in a state of estrus; in heat
euphonious (adjective) having a pleasant sound Synonyms: euphonous
(adjective) (of speech or dialect) pleasing in sound; not harsh or strident
euphonous (adjective) having a pleasant sound Synonyms: euphonious
exiguous (adjective) extremely scanty
exogamous (adjective) pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only outside the limits of a clan or tribe Synonyms: exogamic
(adjective) characterized by or fit for fertilization by a flower that is not closely related Synonyms: exogamic
exogenous (adjective) derived or originating externally Synonyms: exogenic
expeditious (adjective) marked by speed and efficiency
exsanguinous (adjective) destitute of blood or apparently so Synonyms: bloodless, exsanguine
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
fabulous (adjective) barely credible
(adjective) extremely pleasing Synonyms: fab
(adjective) based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity Synonyms: mythic, mythical, mythologic, mythological
facetious (adjective) cleverly amusing in tone Synonyms: bantering, tongue-in-cheek
factious (adjective) dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion) Synonyms: dissentious, divisive
factitious (adjective) not produced by natural forces
fallacious (adjective) involving deception Synonyms: deceitful, fraudulent
(adjective) based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information
(adjective) containing or based on a fallacy Synonyms: unsound
famous (adjective) widely known and esteemed Synonyms: celebrated, famed, far-famed, illustrious, notable, noted, renowned
fantabulous (adjective) very good; of the highest quality Synonyms: excellent, first-class, mean, ripping, splendid
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
fastidious (adjective) giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness
(adjective) having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures Synonyms: exacting
fatuous (adjective) extremely silly or stupid Synonyms: asinine, inane
felicitous (adjective) exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
(adjective) marked by good fortune Synonyms: happy
felonious (adjective) involving or being or having the nature of a crime Synonyms: criminal
ferocious (adjective) marked by extreme and violent energy Synonyms: fierce, furious, savage
ferrous (adjective) of or relating to or containing iron Synonyms: ferric
feverous (adjective) having or affected by a fever Synonyms: feverish
fibrinous (adjective) characterized by the presence of fibrin
fibrocartilaginous (adjective) of or relating to fibrocartilage
fibrous (adjective) (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew Synonyms: sinewy, stringy, unchewable
(adjective) having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute Synonyms: hempen
fictitious (adjective) adopted in order to deceive Synonyms: assumed, false, fictive, pretended, put on, sham
(adjective) formed or conceived by the imagination Synonyms: fabricated, fancied, fictional
filamentous (adjective) thin in diameter; resembling a thread Synonyms: filamentlike, filiform, threadlike, thready
fissiparous (adjective) reproducing by fission
(adjective) having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude Synonyms: breakaway, separatist
fistulous (adjective) of or pertaining to or resembling a fistula
(adjective) hollow and tube-shaped like a reed Synonyms: fistular, fistulate
flagitious (adjective) shockingly brutal or cruel Synonyms: atrocious, grievous, monstrous
(adjective) extremely wicked, deeply criminal Synonyms: heinous
flavorous (adjective) full of flavor Synonyms: flavorful, flavorsome, flavourful, flavourous, flavoursome, sapid, saporous
flavourous (adjective) full of flavor Synonyms: flavorful, flavorous, flavorsome, flavourful, flavoursome, sapid, saporous
flexuous (adjective) having turns or windings
flirtatious (adjective) like a coquette Synonyms: coquettish
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
fortuitous (adjective) occurring by happy chance
(adjective) having no cause or apparent cause Synonyms: causeless, uncaused
fossiliferous (adjective) bearing or containing fossils
fractious (adjective) unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome
(adjective) stubbornly resistant to authority or control Synonyms: recalcitrant, refractory
(adjective) easily irritated or annoyed Synonyms: cranky, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy
frivolous (adjective) not serious in content or attitude or behavior
fugacious (adjective) lasting a very short time Synonyms: ephemeral, passing, short-lived, transient, transitory
fulgurous (adjective) amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning Synonyms: dazzling, eye-popping, fulgurant
fungous (adjective) of or relating to fungi Synonyms: fungal
furious (adjective) marked by extreme anger Synonyms: angered, enraged, infuriated, maddened
(adjective) (of the elements) as if showing violent anger Synonyms: angry, raging, tempestuous, wild
(adjective) marked by extreme and violent energy Synonyms: ferocious, fierce, savage
fuscous (adjective) of something having a dusky brownish grey color Synonyms: taupe
gallinaceous (adjective) of or relating to or resembling a gallinacean
gamopetalous (adjective) having a corolla composed of partially or wholly fused petals forming a corolla shaped like a tube or funnel Synonyms: sympetalous
gangrenous (adjective) suffering from tissue death Synonyms: mortified
garrulous (adjective) full of trivial conversation Synonyms: chatty, gabby, loquacious, talkative, talky
gaseous (adjective) existing as or having characteristics of a gas
gelatinous (adjective) thick like gelatin Synonyms: gelatinlike, jellylike
gemmiferous (adjective) bearing or reproducing by a gemma
generous (adjective) willing to give and share unstintingly
(adjective) not petty in character and mind
(adjective) more than is usual or necessary
geosynchronous (adjective) of or having an orbit with a fixed period of 24 hours (although the position in the orbit may not be fixed with respect to the earth)
gibbous (adjective) (used of the moon) more than half full Synonyms: gibbose
(adjective) characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column Synonyms: crookback, crookbacked, humpbacked, humped, hunchbacked, kyphotic
glabrous (adjective) having no hair or similar growth; smooth
glamorous (adjective) having an air of allure, romance and excitement Synonyms: glamourous
glamourous (adjective) having an air of allure, romance and excitement Synonyms: glamorous
glaucous (adjective) having a frosted look from a powdery coating, as on plants
glorious (adjective) having or deserving or conferring glory
(adjective) having great beauty and splendor Synonyms: resplendent, splendid, splendiferous
(adjective) characterized by grandeur Synonyms: brilliant, magnificent, splendid
glutinous (adjective) having the sticky properties of an adhesive Synonyms: gluey, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, sticky, viscid, viscous
gluttonous (adjective) given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink
gorgeous (adjective) dazzlingly beautiful
gracious (adjective) characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
(adjective) characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects Synonyms: benignant
(adjective) exhibiting courtesy and politeness Synonyms: courteous, nice
(adjective) disposed to bestow favors

© WordFnd.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.