-ous, -ious, -eous
(Latin: full of or having the qualities of; in chemistry, a suffix denoting that the element indicated by the name bearing it, has a valence lower than that denoted by the termination -ic; as, nitrous, sulphurous, etc., as contrasted with nitric, sulphuric, etc.)
Only a small number of the hundreds of examples are presented because there are just too many to include at this time.
ubiquitous, ubiquitously
Present, or seeming to be present, everywhere at the same time; omnipresent.
ulcerous
1. Of the nature of an ulcer.
2. Affected with ulceration.
2. Affected with ulceration.
ultravirtuous
unauspicious [inauspicious is the preferred spelling] (s) (adjective)
Not favorable, not successful: "Steve's unauspicious hopes indicated his pessimism about the undertaking."
uncarnivorous
Non-meat eater.
unconscious
1. Not conscious or knowing within oneself; unaware, heedless.
2. Not characterized by, or endowed with, the faculty or presence of consciousness.
3. In psychology, applied to mental or psychic processes of which a person is not aware but which have a powerful effect on his attitudes and behavior; specifically, in Freud's psychoanalytic theory, processes activated by desires, fears, or memories that are unacceptable to the conscious mind and so repressed; also designating that part of the mind or psyche in which such processes operate.
4. Not realized or known as existing in oneself.
5. Etymology: "unaware, not marked by conscious thought" comes from un-, "not" + conscious, "knowing, aware". Meaning "temporarily insensible, knocked out" is recorded from 1860.
2. Not characterized by, or endowed with, the faculty or presence of consciousness.
3. In psychology, applied to mental or psychic processes of which a person is not aware but which have a powerful effect on his attitudes and behavior; specifically, in Freud's psychoanalytic theory, processes activated by desires, fears, or memories that are unacceptable to the conscious mind and so repressed; also designating that part of the mind or psyche in which such processes operate.
4. Not realized or known as existing in oneself.
5. Etymology: "unaware, not marked by conscious thought" comes from un-, "not" + conscious, "knowing, aware". Meaning "temporarily insensible, knocked out" is recorded from 1860.
unctuous
Greasy or oily; oleaginous.
ungracious (adjective)
usurious
1. Practicing usury by charging illegal or exorbitant rates of interest for the use of money: "He was a usurious moneylender."
2. Constituting or characterized by usury: "They charged usurious rates of interest for that usurious loan."
2. Constituting or characterized by usury: "They charged usurious rates of interest for that usurious loan."
Pertaining to usury; partaking of the nature of usury; involving usury; tainted with usury; as, "a usurious contract".
uxorious, uxoriously
1. Excessively submissive to or devotedly attached, to one's wife; especially in a self-effacing or submissive way.
2. Doting upon, foolishly fond of, or affectionately submissive toward one's wife.
2. Doting upon, foolishly fond of, or affectionately submissive toward one's wife.
vacuous
1. Devoid of matter; empty; vacant, blank, void.
2. Lacking intelligence; stupid; a vacuous remark is one that is empty of intelligence.
3. Devoid of substance or meaning; inane.
4. Devoid of expression; vacant.
2. Lacking intelligence; stupid; a vacuous remark is one that is empty of intelligence.
3. Devoid of substance or meaning; inane.
4. Devoid of expression; vacant.
vaporous
Consisting of, referring to, or producing vapors.
various
venomous
1. Poisonous.
2. Pertaining to animals or insects that have venom-secreting glands.
3. Secreting venom; poisonous.
4. Malicious; full of malice, spite, or extreme hostility.
2. Pertaining to animals or insects that have venom-secreting glands.
3. Secreting venom; poisonous.
4. Malicious; full of malice, spite, or extreme hostility.
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