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136 Words That Contain LOUS

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acarpellous (adjective) having no carpels Synonyms: acarpelous
acarpelous (adjective) having no carpels Synonyms: acarpellous
acephalous (adjective) lacking a head or a clearly defined head
acidophilous (adjective) especially of some bacteria; growing well in an acid medium Synonyms: acidophilic, aciduric
acidulous (adjective) being sour to the taste Synonyms: acid, acidic, acidulent
acidulousness (noun) the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth Synonyms: acidity
adactylous (adjective) without fingers and/or toes
aerophilous (adjective) depending on free oxygen or air Synonyms: aerobic, aerophilic
ametabolous (adjective) undergoing slight or no metamorphosis Synonyms: ametabolic
anemophilous (adjective) of flowering plants (especially grasses etc) that are pollinated by the wind
anencephalous (adjective) characterized by partial or total absence of a brain Synonyms: anencephalic
anomalous (adjective) deviating from the general or common order or type
anomalously (adverb) in an anomalous manner
anomalousness (noun) deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule Synonyms: anomaly
anthophilous (adjective) feeding on flowers Synonyms: anthophagous
apetalous (adjective) (of flowers) having no petals Synonyms: petalless
aphyllous (adjective) devoid of leaves
arenicolous (adjective) growing or living or burrowing in sand
artiodactylous (adjective) of or relating to or belonging to mammals of the order Artiodactyla Synonyms: artiodactyl, even-toed
bibulous (adjective) given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol Synonyms: boozy, drunken, sottish
bicephalous (adjective) having two heads
blouse (noun) a top worn by women
booklouse (noun) minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers Synonyms: book louse, deathwatch, Liposcelis divinatorius
brachydactylous (adjective) having abnormally short finger or toes Synonyms: brachydactylic
calcicolous (adjective) growing or living in soil rich in lime
calculous (adjective) relating to or caused by or having a calculus or calculi
callous (adjective) emotionally hardened Synonyms: indurate, pachydermatous
(adjective) having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear Synonyms: calloused, thickened
(verb) make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals Synonyms: cauterise, cauterize
calloused (adjective) having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear Synonyms: callous, thickened
callously (adverb) in a callous way Synonyms: unfeelingly
callousness (noun) devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness Synonyms: callosity, hardness, insensibility, unfeelingness
cancellous (adjective) having an open or latticed or porous structure Synonyms: cancellate, cancellated
carunculous (adjective) resembling a caruncle Synonyms: caruncular
chlorophyllous (adjective) relating to or being or containing chlorophyll Synonyms: chlorophyllose
chylous (adjective) consisting of chyle or having the properties of chyle Synonyms: chylaceous
crapulous (adjective) given to gross intemperance in eating or drinking
(adjective) suffering from excessive eating or drinking Synonyms: crapulent
credulous (adjective) disposed to believe on little evidence
(adjective) showing a lack of judgment or experience
credulously (adverb) in a credulous manner Synonyms: believingly
credulousness (noun) tendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived Synonyms: gullibility
cumulous (adjective) of or related to cumulous clouds Synonyms: cumulus
(adjective) thrown together in a pile
delouse (verb) free of lice
depilous (adjective) completely hairless
edentulous (adjective) having lost teeth
emulous (adjective) characterized by or arising from emulation or imitation
(adjective) eager to surpass others Synonyms: rivalrous
emulously (adverb) in a competitively imitative manner
entomophilous (adjective) of flowering plants (especially orchids etc) that are pollinated by insects
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
fabulously (adverb) exceedingly; extremely Synonyms: fantastically, incredibly
fantabulous (adjective) very good; of the highest quality Synonyms: excellent, first-class, mean, ripping, splendid
fistulous (adjective) of or pertaining to or resembling a fistula
(adjective) hollow and tube-shaped like a reed Synonyms: fistular, fistulate
frivolous (adjective) not serious in content or attitude or behavior
frivolously (adverb) in a frivolous manner
frivolousness (noun) the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible Synonyms: frivolity
gallous (noun) alternative terms for gallows Synonyms: gallows-tree, gallows tree, gibbet
gamopetalous (adjective) having a corolla composed of partially or wholly fused petals forming a corolla shaped like a tube or funnel Synonyms: sympetalous
garrulous (adjective) full of trivial conversation Synonyms: chatty, gabby, loquacious, talkative, talky
garrulously (adverb) in a chatty loquacious manner Synonyms: loquaciously, talkatively, talkily
garrulousness (noun) the quality of being wordy and talkative Synonyms: garrulity, loquaciousness, loquacity, talkativeness
hemimetabolous (adjective) (of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult Synonyms: hemimetabolic, hemimetamorphic, hemimetamorphous
heterometabolous (adjective) (of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stage Synonyms: heterometabolic
holometabolous (adjective) (of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosis Synonyms: holometabolic
homostylous (adjective) (botany) having styles all of the same length Synonyms: homostyled, homostylic
incredulous (adjective) not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
incredulously (adverb) in an incredulous manner Synonyms: disbelievingly, unbelievingly
jalousie (noun) a shutter made of angled slats
(noun) a window with glass louvers Synonyms: louvered window
jealous (adjective) showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages Synonyms: covetous, envious
(adjective) suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival Synonyms: green-eyed, overjealous
jealously (adverb) with jealousy
(adverb) with jealousy; in an envious manner Synonyms: covetously, enviously
jealousy (noun) zealous vigilance
(noun) a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival) Synonyms: green-eyed monster
libellous (adjective) (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign Synonyms: calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrating, denigrative, denigratory, libelous, slanderous
libelous (adjective) (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign Synonyms: calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrating, denigrative, denigratory, libellous, slanderous
louse (noun) wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals Synonyms: sucking louse
(noun) any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants Synonyms: plant louse
(noun) wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds Synonyms: bird louse, biting louse
(noun) a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect Synonyms: dirt ball, insect, worm
lousiness (noun) the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions Synonyms: loathsomeness, repulsiveness, sliminess, vileness, wickedness
(noun) infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching Synonyms: pediculosis
lousy (adjective) very bad Synonyms: crappy, icky, rotten, shitty, stinking, stinky
(adjective) infested with lice
(adjective) vile; despicable Synonyms: dirty, filthy
macrencephalous (adjective) having a large brain case Synonyms: macrencephalic
macrocephalous (adjective) having an exceptionally large head and brain Synonyms: macrocephalic
marvellous (adjective) extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers Synonyms: fantastic, grand, howling, marvelous, phenomenal, rattling, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous
(adjective) too improbable to admit of belief Synonyms: improbable, marvelous, tall
(adjective) being or having the character of a miracle Synonyms: marvelous, miraculous
marvellously (adverb) (used as an intensifier) excellently Synonyms: marvelously, superbly, terrifically, toppingly, wonderfully, wondrous, wondrously
marvelous (adjective) extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers Synonyms: fantastic, grand, howling, marvellous, phenomenal, rattling, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous
(adjective) too improbable to admit of belief Synonyms: improbable, marvellous, tall
(adjective) being or having the character of a miracle Synonyms: marvellous, miraculous
marvelously (adverb) (used as an intensifier) excellently Synonyms: marvellously, superbly, terrifically, toppingly, wonderfully, wondrous, wondrously
metabolous (adjective) undergoing metamorphosis Synonyms: metabolic
meticulous (adjective) marked by extreme care in treatment of details
(adjective) marked by precise accordance with details Synonyms: punctilious
meticulously (adverb) in a meticulous manner
meticulousness (noun) strict attention to minute details Synonyms: meticulosity, punctiliousness, scrupulousness
microcephalous (adjective) having an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain Synonyms: microcephalic, nanocephalic
miraculous (adjective) peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention Synonyms: heaven-sent, providential
(adjective) being or having the character of a miracle Synonyms: marvellous, marvelous
miraculously (adverb) in a miraculous manner
myrmecophilous (adjective) living symbiotically with ants
nebulous (adjective) of or relating to or resembling a nebula Synonyms: nebular
(adjective) lacking definition or definite content Synonyms: unfixed
(adjective) lacking definite form or limits Synonyms: cloudy, nebulose
nebulously (adverb) in a nebulous and indefinite manner
nidicolous (adjective) (of birds) remaining in the nest for a time after hatching
overcredulous (adjective) too credulous for your own good
overjealous (adjective) suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival Synonyms: green-eyed, jealous
overzealous (adjective) marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea Synonyms: fanatic, fanatical, rabid
overzealousness (noun) The quality of being excessively zealous. Synonyms: overzeal
parlous (adjective) fraught with danger Synonyms: perilous, precarious, touch-and-go
pendulous (adjective) having branches or flower heads that bend downward Synonyms: cernuous, drooping, nodding, weeping
perilous (adjective) fraught with danger Synonyms: parlous, precarious, touch-and-go
perilously (adverb) in a dangerous manner Synonyms: dangerously, hazardously
perilousness (noun) the state of being dangerous Synonyms: hazardousness
petalous (adjective) (of flowers) having petals Synonyms: petaled, petalled
phytophilous (adjective) (of animals) feeding on plants Synonyms: phytophagic, phytophagous, plant-eating

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