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287 Words That Contain ROUS

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adulterous (adjective) characterized by adultery Synonyms: extracurricular, extramarital
(adjective) not faithful to a spouse or lover Synonyms: cheating, two-timing
adulterously (adverb) in an adulterous manner
adulterousness (noun) The quality of being adulterous, involving sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse.
adventurous (adjective) willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises Synonyms: adventuresome
adventurousness (noun) the trait of being adventurous Synonyms: venturesomeness
aeriferous (adjective) conveying air; as the bronchial tubes
allomerous (adjective) pertaining to allomerism
aluminiferous (adjective) containing alum or aluminum
ambidextrous (adjective) equally skillful with each hand Synonyms: two-handed
(adjective) marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another Synonyms: deceitful, double-dealing, double-faced, double-tongued, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced
ambidextrousness (noun) the property of being equally skillful with each hand Synonyms: ambidexterity
amentiferous (adjective) (of plants) bearing or characterized by aments or catkins Synonyms: amentaceous
amorous (adjective) inclined toward or displaying love Synonyms: amative
(adjective) expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance Synonyms: amatory, romantic
amorously (adverb) in an amorous manner
amorousness (noun) a feeling of love or fondness Synonyms: enamoredness
(noun) the arousal of feelings of sexual desire Synonyms: amativeness, eroticism, erotism, sexiness
anestrous (adjective) (of lower mammals) not in a state of estrus; not in heat
(adjective) of or relating to anestrus Synonyms: anestric, anoestrous
anhydrous (adjective) without water; especially without water of crystallization
anoestrous (adjective) of or relating to anestrus Synonyms: anestric, anestrous
anurous (adjective) not having a tail Synonyms: tailless
apivorous (adjective) feeding on bees
apterous (adjective) (of insects) without wings Synonyms: apteral
aquiferous (adjective) of or relating to an aquifer
arborous (adjective) of or relating to or formed by trees Synonyms: arborary, arboreal, arborical
argentiferous (adjective) containing or yielding silver
arousal (noun) the act of arousing Synonyms: rousing
(noun) mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse Synonyms: foreplay, stimulation
(noun) awakening from sleep
(noun) a state of heightened physiological activity
arouse (verb) cause to be alert and energetic Synonyms: brace, energise, energize, perk up, stimulate
(verb) cause to become awake or conscious Synonyms: awaken, rouse, wake, wake up, waken
(verb) stop sleeping Synonyms: awake, awaken, come alive, wake, wake up, waken
(verb) summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic Synonyms: bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stir
(verb) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) Synonyms: elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise
(verb) to evoke sexual feelings Synonyms: excite, sex, turn on, wind up
(verb) to begin moving Synonyms: stir
aroused (adjective) (of persons) excessively affected by emotion Synonyms: emotional, excited, worked up
(adjective) aroused to action
(adjective) emotionally aroused Synonyms: stimulated, stirred, stirred up
(adjective) keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement Synonyms: ablaze, aflame
(adjective) feeling great sexual desire Synonyms: horny, randy, ruttish, steamy, turned on
(adjective) brought to a state of great tension Synonyms: wound up
arouser (noun) someone who rouses others from sleep Synonyms: rouser, waker
arthrosporous (adjective) of or relating to arthrospores Synonyms: arthrosporic
ascosporous (adjective) of or relating to ascospores Synonyms: ascosporic
auriferous (adjective) containing gold Synonyms: gold-bearing
aurous (adjective) of or relating to or containing or derived from gold Synonyms: auric
babiroussa (noun) Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth Synonyms: babirusa, babirussa, Babyrousa Babyrussa
bacciferous (adjective) producing or bearing berries Synonyms: baccate, berried
baccivorous (adjective) feeding on berries
barbarous (adjective) (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering Synonyms: brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious
(adjective) primitive in customs and culture
barbarously (adverb) in a barbarous manner
barbarousness (noun) the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane Synonyms: atrociousness, atrocity, barbarity, heinousness
basidiosporous (adjective) of or relating to or characterized by spores produced by basidia
bibliolatrous (adjective) given to Bible-worship
biparous (adjective) producing two offspring at a time Synonyms: twinning
blusterous (adjective) blowing in violent and abrupt bursts Synonyms: blustering, blustery
boisterous (adjective) noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline Synonyms: rambunctious, robustious, rumbustious, unruly
(adjective) full of rough and exuberant animal spirits Synonyms: knockabout
(adjective) violently agitated and turbulent Synonyms: fierce, rough
boisterously (adverb) in a carefree manner Synonyms: rollickingly
boisterousness (noun) the property of being noisy and lively and unrestrained
(noun) a turbulent and stormy state of the sea
brachypterous (adjective) (especially of certain insects) having very short or rudimentary wings Synonyms: short-winged
brachyurous (adjective) of or belonging to the suborder Brachyura
cadaverous (adjective) of or relating to a cadaver or corpse Synonyms: cadaveric
(adjective) very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold Synonyms: emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted
calciferous (adjective) bearing or producing or containing calcium or calcium carbonate or calcite
cancerous (adjective) like a cancer; an evil that grows and spreads
(adjective) relating to or affected with cancer
cankerous (adjective) having an ulcer or canker Synonyms: ulcerated, ulcerous
canorous (adjective) richly melodious Synonyms: songful
cantankerous (adjective) having a difficult and contrary disposition Synonyms: crotchety, ornery
(adjective) stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate Synonyms: bloody-minded
cantankerously (adverb) in a bad mood
carboniferous (adjective) relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon Synonyms: carbonaceous, carbonic, carbonous
(adjective) of or relating to the Carboniferous geologic era
carnivorous (adjective) (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals
(adjective) relating to or characteristic of carnivores
carnivorousness (noun) The quality of being an animal that eats meat as the main part of its diet. Synonyms: zoophagy
carousal (noun) revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party Synonyms: bender, booze-up, carouse, toot
carouse (noun) revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party Synonyms: bender, booze-up, carousal, toot
(verb) engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking Synonyms: riot, roister
carousel (noun) a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride on for amusement Synonyms: carrousel, merry-go-round, roundabout, whirligig
(noun) a conveyer belt that carries luggage to be claimed by air travelers Synonyms: carrousel, luggage carousel, luggage carrousel
carouser (noun) someone who enjoys riotous drinking Synonyms: wassailer
carousing (adjective) used of riotously drunken merrymaking Synonyms: bacchanal, bacchanalian, bacchic, orgiastic
carposporous (adjective) having carpospores
carrousel (noun) a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride on for amusement Synonyms: carousel, merry-go-round, roundabout, whirligig
(noun) a conveyer belt that carries luggage to be claimed by air travelers Synonyms: carousel, luggage carousel, luggage carrousel
cerous (adjective) of or relating to or containing cerium with valence 3
chancrous (adjective) of or having chancres
chelicerous (adjective) having chelicerae
cheliferous (adjective) having chelae
chivalrous (adjective) being attentive to women like an ideal knight Synonyms: gallant, knightly
chivalrously (adverb) in a gallant manner Synonyms: gallantly
chyliferous (adjective) transmitting chyle
citrous (adjective) of or relating to or producing fruit of the plants of the genus Citrus
(adjective) of or relating to plants of the genus Citrus
clamorous (adjective) conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry Synonyms: blatant, clamant, strident, vociferous
clamorously (adverb) in manner that attracts attention Synonyms: loudly, obstreperously
clangorous (adjective) having a loud resonant metallic sound Synonyms: clanging
congenerous (adjective) belonging to the same genus Synonyms: congeneric, congenerical
coniferous (adjective) of or relating to or part of trees or shrubs bearing cones and evergreen leaves Synonyms: cone-bearing
cruciferous (adjective) of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Cruciferae
cumbrous (adjective) difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight Synonyms: cumbersome
cuprous (adjective) of or containing divalent copper Synonyms: cupric
dangerous (adjective) involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm Synonyms: unsafe
(adjective) causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm Synonyms: grave, grievous, life-threatening, serious, severe
dangerously (adverb) in a dangerous manner Synonyms: hazardously, perilously
dangerousness (noun) the quality of not being safe
decorous (adjective) characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct
(adjective) according with custom or propriety Synonyms: becoming, comely, comme il faut, seemly
decorously (adverb) in a proper and decorous manner
decorousness (noun) propriety in manners and conduct Synonyms: decorum
desirous (adjective) having or expressing desire for something Synonyms: wishful
dexterous (adjective) skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands Synonyms: deft, dextrous
dexterously (adverb) with dexterity; in a dexterous manner Synonyms: deftly, dextrously
dextrous (adjective) skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands Synonyms: deft, dexterous
dextrously (adverb) with dexterity; in a dexterous manner Synonyms: deftly, dexterously
diestrous (adjective) (of animals that have several estrous cycles in one breeding season) in a period of sexual inactivity Synonyms: diestrual, dioestrous, dioestrual
dioestrous (adjective) (of animals that have several estrous cycles in one breeding season) in a period of sexual inactivity Synonyms: diestrous, diestrual, dioestrual
dipterous (adjective) of or relating to or belonging to the Diptera
disastrous (adjective) (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin Synonyms: black, calamitous, fatal, fateful
disastrously (adverb) in a disastrous manner
dolorous (adjective) showing sorrow Synonyms: dolourous, lachrymose, tearful, weeping
dolourous (adjective) showing sorrow Synonyms: dolorous, lachrymose, tearful, weeping
estrous (adjective) (of lower mammals) showing or in a state of estrus; in heat
ferrous (adjective) of or relating to or containing iron Synonyms: ferric
feverous (adjective) having or affected by a fever Synonyms: feverish

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