Adjectives That Start with R and End with US

Explore 84 verified English adjectives starting with R and ending with US, including Religious, Ridiculous, Righteous, Rigorous, Rebellious, Ravenous and Raucous. 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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ravenous
raucous
rapturous
rancorous
rambunctious
rapacious
ramous
rampageous
rampacious
racemous
ramulous
ranivorous
ranunculaceous
rameous
ramentaceous
radicicolous
radicivorous
religious
rebellious
repetitious
resinous
regius
rectitudinous
revelrous
redivivus
resiniferous
respectuous
recidivous
residuous
reptilious
resinaceous
restiaceous
resinogenous
resedaceous
reptilivorous
reptiliferous
recrementitious
resinifluous
restionaceous
resinovitreous
reservatus
rhizomatous
rhizogenous
rhodous
rhamnaceous
rhizophagous
rhynchophorous
rhizomorphous
rhynchocephalous
rhizanthous
rhopalocerous
rhizopodous
rhizocarpous
rhizocephalous
rhizophilous
ridiculous
righteous
rigorous
riotous
rivalrous
rimous
rosaceous
robustious
roisterous
routous
rotiferous
rosinous
ruinous
rufous
rumbustious
rubious
rupicolous
rutaceous
rubiaceous
rumorous
ructious
rubiginous
rugous
rutilous
rudaceous
ruthenious
ruthenous
russolatrous
rubineous

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