Definitions
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- n. Plural form of ou.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Cersei is just about everything "ous" that you can think of - dangerous, curvaceous, incestuous, ambitious, and of course murderous.
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The book looks fabulous, humorous, and other "ous"es as well.
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In the one series, designated by the suffix "ous," the metal is divalent; in the other series, designated by the suffix
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Dat gun couldn't hol 'powder ner shot, but was dange'ous' nuff ter kill two folks.
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The trick is to remember that Greek never has "ous" but has
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The Drones are the Aus band that buck the trend: writhing, railing, wreathing, virile, vitriolic, venomous and all those other great words that end with 'ous': drawing wantonly on a tradition that takes in Charlie Parker, The Saints and Kim Salmon (and if you don't know those names, then sure: check 'em out).
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"This water business is ser'ous" -- he looked uneasily at the stretch of desolation ahead of him -- "but unless the Injuns lied, they's _some_.
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"Thu'd night he come onct mo 'wid a passel er game, an' she mighty cur'ous 'bout him by dat time.
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From the late 19th century on, anomal ous primates like the Yeti, Sasquatch and Bigfoot nudged aside the wolfmen of old and stepped forward to occupy the niche of this fearsome man-like monster.
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This first issue comes wrapped in a marvel-ous cover by Paul Pope and Jose Villarubia!
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