What’s the only English word that ends in “-dous”?
There are only four words in English that end in “-dous”:
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- 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).

