2007-03-19 07:43:40 · 13 answers · asked by ? 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
hazardous
tremendous
stupendous
horrendous
2007-03-19 07:47:39 · answer #1 · answered by pokecheckme 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The most common are: tremendous, stupendous, hazardous, and horrendous. Actually, there are more than 4 words ending in "dous". Only 4 are commonly used, but there are many more:
timidous, vanadous, molybdous, mucidous, multifidous, nefandous, frondous, decapodous, lagopodous, tylopodous, steganopodous, heteropodous, gasteropodous, isopodous, and ligniperdous, amphipodous, apodous, blizzardous, gastropodous, hybridous, iodous, nodous, octapodous, palladous, paludous, pudendous, rhodous, sauropodous, schizopodous, solipedous, splendidous, tetrapodous, voudous
In addition to that list are the following additional words ending in "dous" from the "common" word list provided by www.onelook.com and its dictionary links:
blendous, hybridous, nefandous, infandous [obsolete], tardigradous [obsolete];
and the zoological and botanical specialized words -- amphipodous, anarthropodous, annelidous, brachypodous, frondous, gasteropodous, heteropodous, ligniperdous, macropodous, mesomyodous, neuropodous, peristeropodous, phyllopodous, polymyodous, pteropodous, pygopodous, rhizopodous, steganopodous, stomatopodous, trachelipodous
Also from www.onelook.com and its dictionary links are the "not-so-common" word list of additional words ending in "dous":
anidous, arthropodous, branchiopodous, centifidous, cowardous, curculionidous, deccapodous, diabetes insipidous, diplolepidous, diplopodous, discordous, dolichopodous, haemapodous, haplolepidous, heterolepidous, infecundous, laemodipodous, lemuridous, macrocladous, micropodal micropodous, myriapodous, niggardous, octopodous, odous, olidous, pachycladous, pachypodous, pharcidous, polypodous, repandous, sauropodous, schizopodous, sciapodous, scoubidous, sesquilepidous, solipedous, splendidous, surquedous, timidous, turgidous
2007-03-19 14:58:28 · answer #2 · answered by Deb 4 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Hazardous
Tremendous
Stupendous
Horrendous
2007-03-19 15:40:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tremendous
Horrendous
Stupendous
Hazardous
2007-03-19 14:54:41 · answer #4 · answered by Miss Klezmer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tremendous
Horrendous
Stupendous
Hazardous
2007-03-19 14:52:33 · answer #5 · answered by Helen H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Horrendous...Hazardous...Stupendous....Tremendous.
2007-03-19 14:56:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tremendous, well, thats one of them! I will be watching out for the other 3........
2007-03-19 14:49:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
tremendous.
horrendous.
amadous.
amphibodous.
apodous.
decapodous.
gasteropodous.
gastropodous.
hazardous.
hybridous.
iodous.
isopodous.
jeopardous.
molybdous.
multifidous.
nefandous.
nodous.
octopodous.
ostracodous.
palladous.
paludous.
pudendous.
rhodous.
sauropodous.
schizopodous.
solipedous.
splendidous.
steganopodous.
stupendous.
tetrapodous.
unhazardous.
untremendous.
vanadous.
voudous.
all used in English! Take any four!
2007-03-19 15:56:46 · answer #8 · answered by R.E.M.E. 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Deb - Wow. what a thorough answer.
i can't top that. you win.
2007-03-19 20:47:01 · answer #9 · answered by Brent W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Five including 'annelidous'
Worms & leeches you know...
2007-03-19 14:51:15 · answer #10 · answered by bumblecherry 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Decidous.
2007-03-19 14:51:46 · answer #11 · answered by DON 1 · 0⤊ 7⤋