Adjectives That Start with DE and End with OUS

Explore 53 verified English adjectives starting with DE and ending with OUS, including Delicious, Delirious, Devious, Deciduous, Deleterious, Dexterous and Desirous. Sort these describing words and descriptive modifiers by word length for character descriptions, creative writing, and compliment lists below, or check adjective order and comparative rules in our adjective grammar guide.

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Starts with DEC
9 words
deciduous
decorous
deceptious
declivous
declivitous
decamerous
decandrous
decapodous
decagynous
Starts with DEG
1 words
degenerous
Starts with DEI
1 words
deiparous
Starts with DEL
3 words
delicious
delirious
deleterious
Starts with DEM
2 words
demeritorious
demiurgeous
Starts with DEN
9 words
dentulous
dentigerous
dendrophilous
dendrophagous
dendrologous
dendrocoelous
dentiferous
dentiparous
dentatosetaceous
Starts with DEP
1 words
depilous
Starts with DER
5 words
dermopterous
dermapterous
dermorhynchous
derotrematous
dermoosseous
Starts with DES
12 words
desirous
dessous
despiteous
despitous
desidious
desmidiaceous
desmognathous
desmopelmous
desmarestiaceous
deserticolous
desmachymatous
desmogenous
Starts with DET
1 words
detritivorous
Starts with DEU
3 words
deuteranomalous
deuterostomatous
deuterotokous
Starts with DEV
1 words
devious
Starts with DEX
5 words
dexterous
dextrinous
dextrotropous
dexiotropous
dextrogyrous

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