| acrid | (adjective) strong and sharp | Synonyms: pungent |
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| (adjective) harsh or corrosive in tone | Synonyms: acerb, acerbic, acid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic |
| acrimonious | (adjective) marked by strong resentment or cynicism | Synonyms: bitter |
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| acritical | (adjective) without a crisis (as of some diseases) | - |
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| acrobatic | (adjective) vigorously active | Synonyms: athletic, gymnastic |
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| acrocarpous | (adjective) (of mosses) having the archegonia at the top of the stem | - |
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| acrocentric | (adjective) having a subterminal centromere | - |
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| acrogenic | (adjective) pertaining to flowerless plants (ferns or mosses) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem | Synonyms: acrogenous |
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| acrogenous | (adjective) pertaining to flowerless plants (ferns or mosses) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem | Synonyms: acrogenic |
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| acromegalic | (adjective) marked or affected by enlargement or hypertrophy of the extremities or the face | - |
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| acronymic | (adjective) characterized by the use of acronyms | Synonyms: acronymous |
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| acronymous | (adjective) characterized by the use of acronyms | Synonyms: acronymic |
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| acropetal | (adjective) of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from base to apex | - |
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| acrophobic | (adjective) suffering from acrophobia; abnormally afraid of high places | - |
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| acroscopic | (adjective) facing or on the side toward the apex | - |
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| alacritous | (adjective) quick and eager | - |
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| ambulacral | (adjective) pertaining to the ambulacra of radial echinoderms | - |
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| diacritic | (adjective) capable of distinguishing | Synonyms: diacritical |
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| diacritical | (adjective) capable of distinguishing | Synonyms: diacritic |
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| intracranial | (adjective) within the skull | - |
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| lacrimal | (adjective) of or relating to tears | Synonyms: lachrymal |
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| (adjective) relating to or located near the organ that produces tears | Synonyms: lachrymal |
| lacrimatory | (adjective) relating to or prompting tears | Synonyms: lachrymatory |
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| lumbosacral | (adjective) of or relating to or near the small of the back and the back part of the pelvis between the hips | - |
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| macrencephalic | (adjective) having a large brain case | Synonyms: macrencephalous |
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| macrencephalous | (adjective) having a large brain case | Synonyms: macrencephalic |
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| macro | (adjective) very large in scale or scope or capability | - |
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| macrobiotic | (adjective) of or relating to the theory or practice of macrobiotics | - |
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| macrocephalic | (adjective) having an exceptionally large head and brain | Synonyms: macrocephalous |
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| macrocephalous | (adjective) having an exceptionally large head and brain | Synonyms: macrocephalic |
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| macrocosmic | (adjective) relating to or constituting a macrocosm | - |
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| macroeconomic | (adjective) of or relating to macroeconomics | - |
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| macromolecular | (adjective) relating to or consisting of or characterized by macromolecules | - |
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| macroscopic | (adjective) large enough to be visible with the naked eye | Synonyms: macroscopical |
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| (adjective) visible to the naked eye; using the naked eye | Synonyms: macroscopical |
| macroscopical | (adjective) large enough to be visible with the naked eye | Synonyms: macroscopic |
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| (adjective) visible to the naked eye; using the naked eye | Synonyms: macroscopic |
| nacreous | (adjective) consisting of or resembling mother-of-pearl | - |
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| (adjective) having a play of lustrous rainbow colors | Synonyms: iridescent, opalescent, opaline, pearlescent |
| sacral | (adjective) of or relating to or near the sacrum | - |
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| (adjective) of or relating to sacred rites | - |
| sacramental | (adjective) of or relating to or involving a sacrament | - |
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| sacred | (adjective) concerned with religion or religious purposes | - |
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| (adjective) (often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person | - |
| (adjective) made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use | Synonyms: consecrated, sanctified |
| (adjective) worthy of respect or dedication | - |
| (adjective) worthy of religious veneration | Synonyms: hallowed |
| sacrificeable | (adjective) may be deliberately sacrificed to achieve an objective | - |
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| sacrificial | (adjective) used in or connected with a sacrifice | - |
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| sacrilegious | (adjective) grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred | Synonyms: blasphemous, profane |
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| sacrosanct | (adjective) must be kept sacred | Synonyms: inviolable, inviolate |
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