Q&A – General English

What’s the only English word that ends in “-dous”?

There are only four words in English that end in “-dous”:

    • Tremendous
    • Horrendous
    • Stupendous
    • Hazardous

📜 History: These words come from Latin “-dōsus,” meaning “full of.” Over time, English speakers stopped forming new words with this suffix.

🤔 Trivia: There’s one rare word, “apodous,” which means “without feet” (used in biology for legless creatures like snakes).

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