| abashed
|
(adjective) feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed |
Synonyms:
embarrassed,
chagrined |
|---|
| abasic
|
(adjective) of or relating to abasia (inability to walk) |
Synonyms:
abatic |
|---|
| alabaster
|
(adjective) of or resembling alabaster |
Synonyms:
alabastrine |
|---|
| alabastrine
|
(adjective) of or resembling alabaster |
Synonyms:
alabaster |
|---|
| ambassadorial
|
(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of ambassadors |
- |
|---|
| basal
|
(adjective) especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem |
Synonyms:
radical |
|---|
| (adjective) of or being the essential or basic part |
Synonyms:
primary,
elemental,
elementary |
| (adjective) serving as or forming a base |
Synonyms:
base |
| basaltic
|
(adjective) of or relating to or containing basalt |
- |
|---|
| base
|
(adjective) serving as or forming a base |
Synonyms:
basal |
|---|
| (adjective) of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) |
Synonyms:
humble,
baseborn,
lowly |
| (adjective) (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal |
- |
| (adjective) not adhering to ethical or moral principles |
Synonyms:
immoral |
| (adjective) having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality |
Synonyms:
mean,
meanspirited |
| (adjective) illegitimate |
Synonyms:
baseborn |
| (adjective) debased; not genuine |
- |
| baseborn
|
(adjective) of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) |
Synonyms:
humble,
base,
lowly |
|---|
| (adjective) illegitimate |
Synonyms:
base |
| based
|
(adjective) having a base |
- |
|---|
| (adjective) having a base of operations (often used as a combining form) |
- |
| baseless
|
(adjective) without a basis in reason or fact |
Synonyms:
unfounded,
unwarranted,
idle,
groundless,
wild |
|---|
| bashful
|
(adjective) self-consciously timid |
- |
|---|
| (adjective) disposed to avoid notice |
Synonyms:
blate |
| basic
|
(adjective) pertaining to or constituting a base or basis |
- |
|---|
| (adjective) reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality |
Synonyms:
canonic,
canonical |
| (adjective) serving as a base or starting point |
Synonyms:
introductory |
| (adjective) of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base |
- |
| basidial
|
(adjective) relating to or characterized by basidia |
- |
|---|
| basidiomycetous
|
(adjective) pertaining to or characteristic of fungi of the class Basidiomycetes |
- |
|---|
| basidiosporous
|
(adjective) of or relating to or characterized by spores produced by basidia |
- |
|---|
| basifixed
|
(adjective) attached by its base (as certain anthers to their filaments or stalks) |
- |
|---|
| basilar
|
(adjective) of or relating to or located at the base |
Synonyms:
basilary |
|---|
| basilary
|
(adjective) of or relating to or located at the base |
Synonyms:
basilar |
|---|
| basilican
|
(adjective) of or relating to or resembling a basilica |
- |
|---|
| basinal
|
(adjective) of or relating to a basin |
- |
|---|
| basined
|
(adjective) enclosed in a basin |
- |
|---|
| basipetal
|
(adjective) of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from apex to base |
- |
|---|
| basiscopic
|
(adjective) facing or on the side toward the base |
- |
|---|
| basophilic
|
(adjective) staining readily with basic dyes |
- |
|---|
| bass
|
(adjective) having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range |
Synonyms:
deep |
|---|
| bastard
|
(adjective) fraudulent; having a misleading appearance |
Synonyms:
phoney,
phony,
bogus,
fake |
|---|
| bastardised
|
(adjective) deriving from more than one source or style |
Synonyms:
bastardized |
|---|
| bastardized
|
(adjective) deriving from more than one source or style |
Synonyms:
bastardised |
|---|
| bastardly
|
(adjective) born out of wedlock |
Synonyms:
misbegot,
misbegotten,
spurious |
|---|
| (adjective) of no value or worth |
Synonyms:
mean |
| bastioned
|
(adjective) secured with bastions or fortifications |
Synonyms:
fortified |
|---|
| bombastic
|
(adjective) ostentatiously lofty in style |
Synonyms:
declamatory,
orotund,
tumid,
turgid,
large |
|---|
| contrabass
|
(adjective) pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal range |
Synonyms:
double-bass |
|---|
| debased
|
(adjective) mixed with impurities |
Synonyms:
adulterate,
adulterated |
|---|
| (adjective) lowered in value |
Synonyms:
degraded,
devalued |
| (adjective) ruined in character or quality |
Synonyms:
vitiated,
corrupted |
| debasing
|
(adjective) used of conduct; characterized by dishonor |
Synonyms:
degrading |
|---|
| unabashed
|
(adjective) not embarrassed |
Synonyms:
unembarrassed |
|---|