| adjunctive | (adjective) joining; forming an adjunct | - |
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| adolescent | (adjective) relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent | - |
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| (adjective) in the state of development between puberty and maturity | - |
| (adjective) displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity | Synonyms: jejune, juvenile, puerile |
| (adjective) being of the age 13 through 19 | Synonyms: teen, teenage, teenaged |
| adrenergic | (adjective) relating to epinephrine (its release or action) | Synonyms: sympathomimetic |
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| adrenocortical | (adjective) of or derived from the cortex of the adrenal glands | - |
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| adrenocorticotrophic | (adjective) stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex | Synonyms: adrenocorticotropic |
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| adrenocorticotropic | (adjective) stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex | Synonyms: adrenocorticotrophic |
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| adscititious | (adjective) added or derived from something outside; not inherent | - |
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| (adjective) supplemental; not part of the real or essential nature of a thing | - |
| adscript | (adjective) written or printed immediately following another character and aligned with it | - |
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| (adjective) (used of persons) bound to a tract of land; hence their service is transferable from owner to owner | Synonyms: adscripted |
| adscripted | (adjective) (used of persons) bound to a tract of land; hence their service is transferable from owner to owner | Synonyms: adscript |
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| advance | (adjective) being ahead of time or need | Synonyms: beforehand |
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| (adjective) situated ahead or going before | Synonyms: advanced, in advance |
| advanced | (adjective) (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry | - |
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| (adjective) situated ahead or going before | Synonyms: advance, in advance |
| (adjective) ahead in development; complex or intricate | Synonyms: sophisticated |
| (adjective) far along in time | Synonyms: ripe |
| (adjective) comparatively late in a course of development | - |
| (adjective) farther along in physical or mental development | - |
| (adjective) ahead of the times | Synonyms: forward-looking, innovative, modern |
| (adjective) at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill | - |
| advancing | (adjective) moving forward | Synonyms: forward-moving, forward |
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| advective | (adjective) of or relating to advection | - |
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| adventuristic | (adjective) of or pertaining to adventurism | - |
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| adynamic | (adjective) characterized by an absence of force or forcefulness | Synonyms: undynamic |
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| (adjective) lacking energy or vitality | Synonyms: asthenic, debilitated, enervated |
| aecial | (adjective) of or belonging to an aecium | - |
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| aeolotropic | (adjective) having properties with different values along different axes | Synonyms: eolotropic |
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| aerobic | (adjective) depending on free oxygen or air | Synonyms: aerophilic, aerophilous |
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| (adjective) based on or using the principles of aerobics; enhancing respiratory and circulatory efficiency | - |
| aerobiotic | (adjective) living or active only in the presence of oxygen | - |
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| aerodynamic | (adjective) of or relating to aerodynamics | - |
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| (adjective) designed or arranged to offer the least resistance to fluid flow | Synonyms: flowing, sleek, streamlined |
| aerolitic | (adjective) of or pertaining to certain stony meteorites | - |
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| aerological | (adjective) of or pertaining to aerology | - |
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| aeromechanic | (adjective) of or pertaining to aerodynamics | - |
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| aeromedical | (adjective) of or relating to aviation medicine | - |
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| aeronautic | (adjective) of or pertaining to aeronautics | Synonyms: aeronautical |
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| aeronautical | (adjective) of or pertaining to aeronautics | Synonyms: aeronautic |
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| aerophilatelic | (adjective) of or relating to airmail stamps | - |
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| aerophilic | (adjective) depending on free oxygen or air | Synonyms: aerobic, aerophilous |
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| aesculapian | (adjective) of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art | Synonyms: medical |
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| aesthetic | (adjective) concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste | Synonyms: aesthetical, esthetic, esthetical |
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| (adjective) relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics | Synonyms: esthetic |
| (adjective) aesthetically pleasing | Synonyms: artistic, esthetic |
| aesthetical | (adjective) concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste | Synonyms: aesthetic, esthetic, esthetical |
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| aetiologic | (adjective) relating to the etiology of a disease | Synonyms: aetiological, etiologic, etiological |
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| (adjective) of or relating to the philosophical study of causation | Synonyms: aetiological, etiologic, etiological |
| aetiological | (adjective) relating to the etiology of a disease | Synonyms: aetiologic, etiologic, etiological |
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| (adjective) of or relating to the philosophical study of causation | Synonyms: aetiologic, etiologic, etiological |
| affected | (adjective) acted upon; influenced | - |
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| (adjective) speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression | Synonyms: unnatural |
| (adjective) being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion | Synonyms: moved, stirred, touched |
| affecting | (adjective) arousing affect | Synonyms: poignant, touching |
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| affectional | (adjective) characterized by emotion | Synonyms: affective, emotive |
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| affectionate | (adjective) having or displaying warmth or affection | Synonyms: fond, lovesome, tender |
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| affective | (adjective) characterized by emotion | Synonyms: affectional, emotive |
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| afflicted | (adjective) grievously affected especially by disease | Synonyms: stricken |
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| (adjective) mentally or physically unfit | Synonyms: impaired |
| afflictive | (adjective) causing misery or pain or distress | Synonyms: painful, sore |
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| aflicker | (adjective) shining unsteadily | Synonyms: flickering |
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| agamic | (adjective) (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction | Synonyms: agamogenetic, agamous, apomictic, parthenogenetic |
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| agamogenetic | (adjective) (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction | Synonyms: agamic, agamous, apomictic, parthenogenetic |
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| agnatic | (adjective) related on the father's side | Synonyms: agnate, paternal |
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| agnostic | (adjective) uncertain of all claims to knowledge | Synonyms: agnostical |
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| (adjective) of or pertaining to an agnostic or agnosticism | - |
| agnostical | (adjective) uncertain of all claims to knowledge | Synonyms: agnostic |
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| agonistic | (adjective) of or relating to the athletic contests held in ancient Greece | - |
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| (adjective) struggling for effect | Synonyms: strained |
| (adjective) striving to overcome in argument | Synonyms: agonistical, combative |
| agonistical | (adjective) striving to overcome in argument | Synonyms: agonistic, combative |
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| agoraphobic | (adjective) suffering from agoraphobia; abnormally afraid of open or public places | - |
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| agranulocytic | (adjective) relating to the blood disorder of agranulocytosis | - |
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| agraphic | (adjective) relating to or having agraphia | - |
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| agrestic | (adjective) characteristic of the fields or country | Synonyms: rustic |
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| (adjective) (of behavior) rustic and uncouth | - |
| agricultural | (adjective) relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming | - |
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| (adjective) relating to farming or agriculture | Synonyms: agrarian, farming |
| agrobiologic | (adjective) of or pertaining to agrobiology | Synonyms: agrobiological |
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| agrobiological | (adjective) of or pertaining to agrobiology | Synonyms: agrobiologic |
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| agrologic | (adjective) of or related to agrology | Synonyms: agrological |
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| agrological | (adjective) of or related to agrology | Synonyms: agrologic |
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| agronomic | (adjective) of or relating to or promoting agronomy | Synonyms: agronomical |
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| agronomical | (adjective) of or relating to or promoting agronomy | Synonyms: agronomic |
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| agrypnotic | (adjective) of or pertaining to agrypnia | - |
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| ahistorical | (adjective) unconcerned with or unrelated to history or to historical development or to tradition | - |
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| ahorseback | (adjective) traveling on horseback | Synonyms: ahorse |
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| airsick | (adjective) experiencing motion sickness | Synonyms: air sick, carsick, seasick |
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| alacritous | (adjective) quick and eager | - |
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| albescent | (adjective) becoming or shading into white | - |
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| albinic | (adjective) of or pertaining to or affected by albinism | Synonyms: albinal, albinistic, albinotic |
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| albinistic | (adjective) of or pertaining to or affected by albinism | Synonyms: albinal, albinic, albinotic |
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| albinotic | (adjective) of or pertaining to or affected by albinism | Synonyms: albinal, albinic, albinistic |
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| albitic | (adjective) of or related to albite feldspar | - |
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| albuminuric | (adjective) of or related to the state of albuminuria | - |
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| alcalescent | (adjective) tending to become alkaline; slightly alkaline | Synonyms: alkalescent |
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| alchemic | (adjective) related to or concerned with alchemy | Synonyms: alchemical |
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| alchemical | (adjective) related to or concerned with alchemy | Synonyms: alchemic |
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| alchemistic | (adjective) of or relating to alchemists | Synonyms: alchemistical |
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| alchemistical | (adjective) of or relating to alchemists | Synonyms: alchemistic |
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| alcoholic | (adjective) characteristic of or containing alcohol | - |
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| (adjective) addicted to alcohol | Synonyms: alcohol-dependent |
| aldehydic | (adjective) of or related to or containing aldehydes | - |
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| aldermanic | (adjective) of or relating to or like an alderman | Synonyms: aldermanly |
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| aleuronic | (adjective) of or related to aleurone | - |
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| alexic | (adjective) of or relating to or symptomatic of alexia | Synonyms: word-blind |
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| alfresco | (adjective) in the open air | Synonyms: open-air |
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| algebraic | (adjective) of or relating to algebra | Synonyms: algebraical |
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| algebraical | (adjective) of or relating to algebra | Synonyms: algebraic |
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| algolagnic | (adjective) of or relating to algolagnia | - |
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| algometric | (adjective) of or related to algometry | Synonyms: algometrical |
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| algometrical | (adjective) of or related to algometry | Synonyms: algometric |
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| algophobic | (adjective) suffering from algophobia; abnormally afraid of pain | - |
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| algorithmic | (adjective) of or relating to or having the characteristics of an algorithm | - |
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| aliphatic | (adjective) having carbon atoms linked in open chains | - |
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| alkahestic | (adjective) of or pertaining to the alkahest that alchemists assumed to exist | - |
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| alkalescent | (adjective) tending to become alkaline; slightly alkaline | Synonyms: alcalescent |
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| alkalic | (adjective) relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7 | Synonyms: alkaline |
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| alkalotic | (adjective) marked by alkalosis (or a tendency toward alkalosis) | - |
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| alkylic | (adjective) of or related to an alkyl | - |
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| allantoic | (adjective) relating to or characterized by an allantois | - |
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| allegoric | (adjective) used in or characteristic of or containing allegory | Synonyms: allegorical |
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| allegorical | (adjective) used in or characteristic of or containing allegory | Synonyms: allegoric |
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| allelic | (adjective) of or relating to alleles | Synonyms: allelomorphic |
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| allelomorphic | (adjective) of or relating to alleles | Synonyms: allelic |
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| allergenic | (adjective) relating to or having the effect of an allergen | - |
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