abject | (adjective) of the most contemptible kind | Synonyms: low-down, low, miserable, scummy, scurvy |
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(adjective) showing utter resignation or hopelessness | Synonyms: unhopeful |
(adjective) showing humiliation or submissiveness | - |
(adjective) most unfortunate or miserable | - |
acatalectic | (adjective) (verse) metrically complete; especially having the full number of syllables in the final metrical foot | - |
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adjectival | (adjective) of or relating to or functioning as an adjective | Synonyms: adjective |
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adjective | (adjective) relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law | Synonyms: procedural |
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(adjective) of or relating to or functioning as an adjective | Synonyms: adjectival |
advective | (adjective) of or relating to advection | - |
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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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anorectal | (adjective) pertaining to the anus and rectum considered together | - |
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anorectic | (adjective) causing loss of appetite | Synonyms: anorexigenic |
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(adjective) suffering from anorexia nervosa; pathologically thin | Synonyms: anorexic |
apoplectic | (adjective) pertaining to or characteristic of apoplexy | - |
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apoplectiform | (adjective) resembling apoplexy | Synonyms: apoplectoid |
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apoplectoid | (adjective) resembling apoplexy | Synonyms: apoplectiform |
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architectonic | (adjective) of or pertaining to construction or architecture | Synonyms: tectonic |
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architectural | (adjective) of or pertaining to the art and science of architecture | - |
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aspectual | (adjective) of or belonging to an aspect (as an aspect of the verb) | - |
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bespectacled | (adjective) wearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglass | Synonyms: monocled, spectacled |
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bidirectional | (adjective) reactive or functioning or allowing movement in two usually opposite directions | - |
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bisectional | (adjective) of or relating to bisection | - |
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cachectic | (adjective) relating to or having the symptoms of cachexia | - |
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catalectic | (adjective) (verse) metrically incomplete; especially lacking one or more syllables in the final metrical foot | - |
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cathectic | (adjective) of or relating to cathexis | - |
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circumspect | (adjective) heedful of potential consequences | Synonyms: discreet |
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collect | (adjective) payable by the recipient on delivery | Synonyms: cod |
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collectable | (adjective) subject to or requiring payment especially as specified | Synonyms: collectible, payable |
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collected | (adjective) brought together in one place | Synonyms: gathered |
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(adjective) in full control of your faculties | Synonyms: equanimous, poised, self-collected, self-contained, self-possessed |
collectible | (adjective) subject to or requiring payment especially as specified | Synonyms: collectable, payable |
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collective | (adjective) forming a whole or aggregate | - |
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(adjective) done by or characteristic of individuals acting together | Synonyms: corporate |
(adjective) set up on the principle of collectivism or ownership and production by the workers involved usually under the supervision of a government | - |
collectivised | (adjective) characterized by the principle of ownership by the state or the people of the means of production | Synonyms: collectivized |
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(adjective) subscribing to the socialistic doctrine of ownership by the people collectively | Synonyms: collectivist, collectivistic, collectivized, state-controlled |
collectivist | (adjective) subscribing to the socialistic doctrine of ownership by the people collectively | Synonyms: collectivised, collectivistic, collectivized, state-controlled |
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collectivistic | (adjective) subscribing to the socialistic doctrine of ownership by the people collectively | Synonyms: collectivised, collectivist, collectivized, state-controlled |
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collectivized | (adjective) characterized by the principle of ownership by the state or the people of the means of production | Synonyms: collectivised |
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(adjective) subscribing to the socialistic doctrine of ownership by the people collectively | Synonyms: collectivised, collectivist, collectivistic, state-controlled |
colorectal | (adjective) relating to or affecting the colon and the rectum | - |
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conjectural | (adjective) based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence | Synonyms: divinatory, hypothetic, hypothetical, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious |
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connected | (adjective) joined or linked together | - |
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(adjective) plugged in | - |
(adjective) being joined in close association | Synonyms: affiliated, attached |
(adjective) wired together to an alarm system | - |
(adjective) stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer | Synonyms: machine-accessible |
connective | (adjective) connecting or tending to connect | - |
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correct | (adjective) free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth | Synonyms: right |
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(adjective) correct in opinion or judgment | Synonyms: right |
(adjective) socially right or correct | Synonyms: right |
(adjective) in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure | Synonyms: right |
correctable | (adjective) capable of being corrected by additions | Synonyms: amendable |
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(adjective) capable of being returned to the original condition; not necessarily permanent | - |
corrected | (adjective) having something undesirable neutralized | - |
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correctional | (adjective) concerned with or providing correction | - |
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corrective | (adjective) tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition | - |
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(adjective) designed to promote discipline | Synonyms: disciplinal, disciplinary |
cytoarchitectonic | (adjective) of or relating to cytoarchitecture | Synonyms: cytoarchitectural |
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cytoarchitectural | (adjective) of or relating to cytoarchitecture | Synonyms: cytoarchitectonic |
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defective | (adjective) markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior | - |
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(adjective) having a defect | Synonyms: faulty |
(adjective) not working properly | Synonyms: bad |
deflective | (adjective) capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave) | Synonyms: refractive |
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dejected | (adjective) affected or marked by low spirits | - |
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delectable | (adjective) capable of arousing sexual desire | Synonyms: sexually attractive |
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(adjective) extremely pleasing to the sense of taste | Synonyms: delicious, luscious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy |
detectable | (adjective) easily seen or detected | Synonyms: perceptible |
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(adjective) capable of being detected | Synonyms: noticeable |
detected | (adjective) perceived or discerned | - |
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(adjective) perceived with the mind | - |
dialectal | (adjective) belonging to or characteristic of a dialect | - |
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dialectic | (adjective) of or relating to or employing dialectic | Synonyms: dialectical |
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dialectical | (adjective) of or relating to or employing dialectic | Synonyms: dialectic |
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direct | (adjective) direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short | - |
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(adjective) (of a current) flowing in one direction only | - |
(adjective) straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action | - |
(adjective) similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity | - |
(adjective) in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child | Synonyms: lineal |
(adjective) moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth | - |
(adjective) lacking compromising or mitigating elements | Synonyms: exact |
(adjective) in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker | Synonyms: verbatim |
(adjective) having no intervening persons, agents, conditions | Synonyms: unmediated |
(adjective) being an immediate result or consequence | - |
directed | (adjective) manageable by a supervising agent | - |
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(adjective) (often used in combination) having a specified direction | - |
directing | (adjective) showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on | Synonyms: directional, directive, guiding |
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directional | (adjective) relating to or indicating directions in space | - |
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(adjective) relating to direction toward a (nonspatial) goal | - |
(adjective) showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on | Synonyms: directing, directive, guiding |
directionless | (adjective) aimlessly drifting | Synonyms: adrift, afloat, aimless, planless, rudderless, undirected |
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directive | (adjective) showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on | Synonyms: directing, directional, guiding |
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disaffected | (adjective) discontented as toward authority | Synonyms: ill-affected, malcontent, rebellious |
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disconnected | (adjective) (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply | Synonyms: staccato |
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(adjective) having been divided; having the unity destroyed | Synonyms: disunited, fragmented, split |
(adjective) lacking orderly continuity | Synonyms: confused, disjointed, disordered, garbled, illogical, scattered, unconnected |
(adjective) not plugged in or connected to a power source | - |
(adjective) marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions | Synonyms: abrupt |
disinfectant | (adjective) preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms | Synonyms: bactericidal, germicidal |
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disrespectful | (adjective) exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous | - |
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(adjective) neither feeling nor showing respect | Synonyms: aweless, awless |
dissected | (adjective) having one or more indentations reaching nearly to the midrib | Synonyms: cleft |
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dyslectic | (adjective) having impaired ability to comprehend written words usually associated with a neurologic disorder | Synonyms: dyslexic |
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eclectic | (adjective) selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas | - |
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ectodermal | (adjective) of or relating to the ectoderm | Synonyms: ectodermic |
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ectodermic | (adjective) of or relating to the ectoderm | Synonyms: ectodermal |
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ectomorphic | (adjective) having a build with little fat or muscle but with long limbs | - |
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ectopic | (adjective) exhibiting ectopia | - |
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ectothermic | (adjective) of animals except birds and mammals; having body temperature that varies with the environment | Synonyms: heterothermic, poikilothermic, poikilothermous |
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ectozoan | (adjective) of or relating to epizoa | Synonyms: epizoan |
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effected | (adjective) settled securely and unconditionally | Synonyms: accomplished, established |
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effective | (adjective) producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect | Synonyms: effectual, efficacious |
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(adjective) existing in fact; not theoretical; real | - |
(adjective) able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively | Synonyms: efficient |
(adjective) works well as a means or remedy | - |
(adjective) ready for service | - |
(adjective) exerting force or influence | Synonyms: good, in effect, in force |
effectual | (adjective) producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect | Synonyms: effective, efficacious |
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(adjective) having legal efficacy or force | Synonyms: legal, sound |
elect | (adjective) elected but not yet installed in office | - |
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(adjective) selected as the best | Synonyms: elite |
elected | (adjective) subject to popular election | Synonyms: elective |
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elective | (adjective) subject to popular election | Synonyms: elected |
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(adjective) optional | Synonyms: facultative |
electoral | (adjective) of or relating to elections | - |
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(adjective) relating to or composed of electors | - |
electric | (adjective) using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity | Synonyms: electrical |
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(adjective) affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling | Synonyms: galvanic, galvanising, galvanizing |
(adjective) (of a situation) exceptionally tense | - |
electrical | (adjective) relating to or concerned with electricity | - |
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(adjective) using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity | Synonyms: electric |
electrifying | (adjective) causing a surge of emotion or excitement | Synonyms: thrilling |
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electrocardiographic | (adjective) of or relating to an electrocardiograph | - |
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electrochemical | (adjective) of or involving electrochemistry | - |
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electroencephalographic | (adjective) of or relating to an electroencephalograph | - |
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electrolytic | (adjective) of or relating to or containing an electrolyte | - |
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(adjective) of or concerned with or produced by electrolysis | - |
electromagnetic | (adjective) pertaining to or exhibiting magnetism produced by electric charge in motion | - |
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electromechanical | (adjective) of or relating to or involving an electrically operated mechanical device | - |
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electromotive | (adjective) concerned with or producing electric current | - |
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electronegative | (adjective) having a negative charge | Synonyms: negative, negatively charged |
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electroneutral | (adjective) having no net electric charge | Synonyms: neutral |
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electronic | (adjective) of or relating to electronics; concerned with or using devices that operate on principles governing the behavior of electrons | - |
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(adjective) of or concerned with electrons | - |
electrophoretic | (adjective) of or relating to electrophoresis | Synonyms: cataphoretic |
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electropositive | (adjective) having a positive charge | Synonyms: positive, positively charged |
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electrostatic | (adjective) concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity | Synonyms: static |
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erect | (adjective) upright in position or posture | Synonyms: upright, vertical |
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(adjective) of sexual organs; stiff and rigid | Synonyms: tumid |
erectile | (adjective) capable of being raised to an upright position | - |
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(adjective) filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood | Synonyms: cavernous |
expectable | (adjective) to be expected | - |
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expectant | (adjective) marked by eager anticipation | Synonyms: anticipant, anticipative |
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(adjective) in an advanced stage of pregnancy | Synonyms: big, enceinte, gravid, great, heavy, large, with child |