-ulous

a suffix occurring in adjectives borrowed from Latin, with the meaning “inclined to do, habitually engaging in” the action specified by the initial element: bibulous; credulous.

[< Latin -ulus, -ula, -ulum]

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acidulous
bibulous
credulous
edentulous
emulous
garrulous
patulous
pendulous
querulous
sabulosity
stones

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Raymond S Cliff, Knowle I AGREE that the police should follow the rules but what I find even more absurd is that the Mail decided to put such a ridic l -ulous story on the front page.

One rule for police, another for cabs; Your Say

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