-ulous, -ulously
(Latin: a suffix; tending to do, inclined to; full of)
fabulous (adjective), more fabulous, most fabulous
1. Extremely good, pleasant, or enjoyable: Lynne was told that she did a fabulous singing performance.
2. Amazingly or almost unbelievably great or wonderful: Bert's business grew increasingly profitable, earning him a fabulous wealth.
3. Relating to the contents of imaginary myths or legends: Everyone should read the story of “The Flight of Icarus”, which describes the fabulous flight of Daedalus and his son Icarus by using great wings made of feathers.
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2. Amazingly or almost unbelievably great or wonderful: Bert's business grew increasingly profitable, earning him a fabulous wealth.
3. Relating to the contents of imaginary myths or legends: Everyone should read the story of “The Flight of Icarus”, which describes the fabulous flight of Daedalus and his son Icarus by using great wings made of feathers.
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fabulously (adverb), more fabulously, most fabulously
1. A reference to being amazingly, or almost unbelievably great, or impressive.
2. Relating to, or describing, that which is typical of myths and legends.
3. Characterized by being extremely good, pleasant, or enjoyable.
2. Relating to, or describing, that which is typical of myths and legends.
3. Characterized by being extremely good, pleasant, or enjoyable.
fantabulous (adjective), more fantabulous, most fantabulous
1. Marvelously excellent, of the highest quality.
2. Extremely good, fine, or desirable; excellent; wonderful.
3. Etymology: a slang term consisting of a blend of fantastic and fabulous.
2. Extremely good, fine, or desirable; excellent; wonderful.
3. Etymology: a slang term consisting of a blend of fantastic and fabulous.
febrificulous
Slightly feverish.
filipendulous
1. Hanging or having the appearance of hanging by a thread.
2. Suspended by a thread.
3. Suspended by, or strung upon, a thread; said of tuberous swellings in the middle or at the extremities of slender, threadlike plant rootlets.
2. Suspended by a thread.
3. Suspended by, or strung upon, a thread; said of tuberous swellings in the middle or at the extremities of slender, threadlike plant rootlets.
fistulous
1. Of or resembling a fistula.
2. Tubular and hollow, as the leaves of a scallion.
3. Made of or containing tubular parts.
2. Tubular and hollow, as the leaves of a scallion.
3. Made of or containing tubular parts.
funambulous (adjective), more funambulous, most funambulous
Referring to, or pertaining to, a rope-walker.
funipendulous
Hanging from a rope; connected with a hanging rope.
garrulous (GAR uh lus, GAR yuh lus) (adjective), more garrulous, most garrulous
1. Descriptive of those who excessively express themselves and are full of trivial or worthless conversation: Marge is so garrulous that Jim can't get a word in edgewise in order to respond to her views about religion.
3. Excessively or pointlessly ranting and often using meaningless, disconnected, and babbling statements; tiresomely speaking: The garrulous speech of the Chief Executive Officer at the Annual General Meeting seemed to go on forever before his assistant politely whispered to him to conclude his remarks and sit down.
4. Etymology: from Latin garrulus, "talkative" which came from garrire, "to chatter"; so, the meaning of this word has not changed for more than two thousand years!
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Manfred is in a hurry and he hopes he won't be stopped by his garrulous neighbor who usually wants to yak on and on and never wants to quit.
2. Wordy, illogical, and rambling: Victor made a garrulous speech on TV that no one could understand.3. Excessively or pointlessly ranting and often using meaningless, disconnected, and babbling statements; tiresomely speaking: The garrulous speech of the Chief Executive Officer at the Annual General Meeting seemed to go on forever before his assistant politely whispered to him to conclude his remarks and sit down.
4. Etymology: from Latin garrulus, "talkative" which came from garrire, "to chatter"; so, the meaning of this word has not changed for more than two thousand years!
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garrulously (adverb), more garrulously, most garrulously
1. Characterized as being overly chatty or talking in a loquacious manner: Mack became more garrulously friendly and conversational after drinking a couple of beers.
2. Descriptive of an excessive and often trivial or rambling conversation; tiresomely wordy: "When I was young," Shirley garrulously continued, "I used to do all sorts of unacceptable things."
2. Descriptive of an excessive and often trivial or rambling conversation; tiresomely wordy: "When I was young," Shirley garrulously continued, "I used to do all sorts of unacceptable things."
Being overly talkative in an incoherent, illogical, or irrelevant manner about insignificant topics or issues: Gerard's elderly mother always had a great deal of garrulousness to express about her childhood experiences when she was growing up on a farm.
glandulous
globulous (adjective), more globulous, most globulous
Globular; spherical; orbicular: In the scary movie, globulous objects, each with one eye and one huge ear, rolled around on the ground terrifying the people walking in the park.
guttulous
A reference to a small drop.
hirsutulous, hirtellous
1. In botany, finely hirsute (hairy) or thickened hirtellous (hairy, shaggy) leaves.
2. Having a hairy appearance; for example, a mushroom cap.
2. Having a hairy appearance; for example, a mushroom cap.
