discriminative | (adjective) expressing careful judgment | Synonyms: judicial |
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(adjective) capable of making fine distinctions | Synonyms: discriminatory |
discriminatory | (adjective) being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand | Synonyms: prejudiced |
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(adjective) manifesting partiality | Synonyms: preferential |
(adjective) capable of making fine distinctions | Synonyms: discriminative |
(adjective) containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice | Synonyms: invidious |
dolichocranial | (adjective) having a relatively long head with a cephalic index of under 75 | Synonyms: dolichocephalic, dolichocranic |
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dolichocranic | (adjective) having a relatively long head with a cephalic index of under 75 | Synonyms: dolichocephalic, dolichocranial |
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eccrine | (adjective) (of exocrine glands) producing a clear aqueous secretion without releasing part of the secreting cell; important in regulating body temperature | - |
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encroaching | (adjective) gradually intrusive without right or permission | Synonyms: invasive, trespassing |
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encrusted | (adjective) having a hardened crust as a covering | Synonyms: crusted, crustlike, crusty |
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endocrinal | (adjective) of or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretions | Synonyms: endocrine |
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endocrine | (adjective) of or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretions | Synonyms: endocrinal |
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excrescent | (adjective) forming an outgrowth (usually an excessive outgrowth) | - |
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excretory | (adjective) of or relating to the process of excretion | - |
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excruciating | (adjective) extremely painful | Synonyms: agonising, agonizing, harrowing, torturesome, torturing, torturous |
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execrable | (adjective) deserving to be execrated | Synonyms: damnable |
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(adjective) unequivocally detestable | Synonyms: abominable, detestable, odious |
(adjective) of very poor quality or condition | Synonyms: deplorable, miserable, woeful, wretched |
exocrine | (adjective) of or relating to exocrine glands or their secretions | - |
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gimcrack | (adjective) tastelessly showy | Synonyms: brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy |
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hardscrabble | (adjective) barely satisfying a lower standard | - |
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hypercritical | (adjective) inclined to judge too severely | Synonyms: overcritical |
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hypocritical | (adjective) professing feelings or virtues one does not have | - |
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idiosyncratic | (adjective) peculiar to the individual | - |
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increased | (adjective) made greater in size or amount or degree | - |
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increasing | (adjective) becoming greater or larger | - |
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(adjective) (music) increasing in tempo and/or volume | - |
incredible | (adjective) beyond belief or understanding | Synonyms: unbelievable |
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incredulous | (adjective) not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving | - |
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incremental | (adjective) increasing gradually by regular degrees or additions | - |
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incriminating | (adjective) charging or suggestive of guilt or blame | Synonyms: criminative, criminatory, incriminatory |
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incriminatory | (adjective) charging or suggestive of guilt or blame | Synonyms: criminative, criminatory, incriminating |
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indescribable | (adjective) defying expression or description | Synonyms: indefinable, ineffable, unspeakable, untellable, unutterable |
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indiscreet | (adjective) lacking discretion; injudicious | - |
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indiscrete | (adjective) not divided or divisible into parts | - |
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indiscriminate | (adjective) not marked by fine distinctions | - |
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(adjective) failing to make or recognize distinctions | - |
indiscriminating | (adjective) not discriminating | Synonyms: undiscriminating |
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inscribed | (adjective) cut or impressed into a surface | Synonyms: engraved, etched, graven, incised |
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(adjective) written (by handwriting, printing, engraving, or carving) on or in a surface | - |
inscriptive | (adjective) of or relating to an inscription | - |
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inscrutable | (adjective) of an obscure nature | Synonyms: cryptic, cryptical, deep, mysterious, mystifying |
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intercrossed | (adjective) produced by crossbreeding | Synonyms: hybrid |
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intracranial | (adjective) within the skull | - |
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involucrate | (adjective) having an involucre | - |
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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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lucrative | (adjective) producing a sizeable profit | Synonyms: moneymaking, remunerative |
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ludicrous | (adjective) so unreasonable as to invite derision | Synonyms: absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous |
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(adjective) broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce | Synonyms: farcical, ridiculous |
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 |
mediocre | (adjective) poor to middling in quality | - |
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(adjective) moderate to inferior in quality | Synonyms: second-rate |
(adjective) lacking exceptional quality or ability | Synonyms: average, fair, middling |
meritocratic | (adjective) relating to or characteristic of a meritocracy | - |
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micro | (adjective) extremely small in scale or scope or capability | - |
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microbial | (adjective) of or involving or caused by or being microbes | Synonyms: microbic |
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microbic | (adjective) of or involving or caused by or being microbes | Synonyms: microbial |
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microcephalic | (adjective) having an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain | Synonyms: microcephalous, nanocephalic |
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microcephalous | (adjective) having an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain | Synonyms: microcephalic, nanocephalic |
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microcosmic | (adjective) relating to or characteristic of a microcosm | - |
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microcrystalline | (adjective) containing crystals that are visible only under a microscope | - |
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microeconomic | (adjective) of or relating to microeconomics | - |
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microelectronic | (adjective) of or relating to or consisting of miniature electronic components | - |
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micrometeoric | (adjective) of or relating to micrometeoroids | Synonyms: micrometeoritic |
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micrometeoritic | (adjective) of or relating to micrometeoroids | Synonyms: micrometeoric |
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micropylar | (adjective) of or relating to a micropyle | - |
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microscopic | (adjective) of or relating to or used in microscopy | Synonyms: microscopical |
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(adjective) extremely precise with great attention to details | - |
(adjective) so small as to be invisible without a microscope | Synonyms: microscopical |
(adjective) visible under a microscope; using a microscope | Synonyms: microscopical |
microscopical | (adjective) of or relating to or used in microscopy | Synonyms: microscopic |
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(adjective) so small as to be invisible without a microscope | Synonyms: microscopic |
(adjective) visible under a microscope; using a microscope | Synonyms: microscopic |
microsomal | (adjective) of or relating to microsomes | - |
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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 |
necromantic | (adjective) relating to or associated with necromancy | Synonyms: necromantical |
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(adjective) given to or produced by or used in the art of conjuring up the dead | - |
necromantical | (adjective) relating to or associated with necromancy | Synonyms: necromantic |
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necrotic | (adjective) relating to or affected by necrosis | - |
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neuroendocrine | (adjective) of or relating to the nervous and endocrine systems (especially as they function together) | - |
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noncritical | (adjective) not in a state of crisis or emergency | Synonyms: noncrucial |
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(adjective) not critical; not at a point of abrupt change | - |
(adjective) marked by disregard for critical standards or procedures | Synonyms: uncritical |
noncrucial | (adjective) of little importance; not decisive | - |
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(adjective) not in a state of crisis or emergency | Synonyms: noncritical |
noncrystalline | (adjective) not crystalline | - |
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nondescript | (adjective) lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting | Synonyms: characterless |
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nonprescription | (adjective) purchasable without a doctor's prescription | Synonyms: over-the-counter |
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nonrecreational | (adjective) involving gainful employment in something often done as a hobby | Synonyms: paid |
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overcredulous | (adjective) too credulous for your own good | - |
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overcritical | (adjective) inclined to judge too severely | Synonyms: hypercritical |
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oversubscribed | (adjective) sold in excess of available supply especially season tickets | - |
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pancreatic | (adjective) of or involving the pancreas | - |
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plutocratic | (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of a plutocrat | Synonyms: plutocratical |
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plutocratical | (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of a plutocrat | Synonyms: plutocratic |
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polycrystalline | (adjective) composed of aggregates of crystals | - |
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prescribed | (adjective) formally laid down or imposed | Synonyms: positive |
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(adjective) set down as a rule or guide | - |
(adjective) conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline | Synonyms: official |
(adjective) fixed or established especially by order or command | Synonyms: appointed, decreed, ordained |
prescription | (adjective) available only with a doctor's written prescription | - |
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prescriptive | (adjective) pertaining to giving directives or rules | Synonyms: normative |
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presocratic | (adjective) before the time of Socrates | Synonyms: pre-Socratic |
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procreative | (adjective) producing new life or offspring | Synonyms: generative, reproductive |
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proscribed | (adjective) excluded from use or mention | Synonyms: forbidden, out, prohibited, taboo, tabu, verboten |
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recreant | (adjective) lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful | Synonyms: craven |
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(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle | Synonyms: renegade |
recreational | (adjective) of or relating to recreation | - |
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(adjective) engaged in as a pastime | Synonyms: amateur, unpaid |
recriminative | (adjective) countering one charge with another | Synonyms: recriminatory |
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recriminatory | (adjective) countering one charge with another | Synonyms: recriminative |
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recrudescent | (adjective) the revival of an unfortunate situation after a period of abatement | - |
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sacral | (adjective) of or relating to or near the sacrum | - |
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(adjective) of or relating to sacred rites | - |