-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; garrulous; tremulous.

Origin of -ulous

< Latin -ulus, -ula, -ulum; see -ule, -ous

Words nearby -ulous

-tuple, -ty, -type, -ule, -ulent, -ulous, -ure, -uret, -uretic, -urgy, -uria