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140 Adjectives That Contain ELI

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Word Definitions Synonyms
aerophilatelic (adjective) of or relating to airmail stamps
allelic (adjective) of or relating to alleles Synonyms: allelomorphic
ameliorating (adjective) tending to ameliorate Synonyms: ameliorative, amelioratory, meliorative
ameliorative (adjective) tending to ameliorate Synonyms: ameliorating, amelioratory, meliorative
amelioratory (adjective) tending to ameliorate Synonyms: ameliorating, ameliorative, meliorative
angelic (adjective) of or relating to angels Synonyms: angelical
(adjective) marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint Synonyms: angelical, beatific, sainted, saintlike, saintly
(adjective) having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub Synonyms: angelical, cherubic, seraphic, sweet
angelical (adjective) of or relating to angels Synonyms: angelic
(adjective) marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint Synonyms: angelic, beatific, sainted, saintlike, saintly
(adjective) having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub Synonyms: angelic, cherubic, seraphic, sweet
annelid (adjective) relating to or belonging to or characteristic of any worms of the phylum Annelida Synonyms: annelidan
annelidan (adjective) relating to or belonging to or characteristic of any worms of the phylum Annelida Synonyms: annelid
anopheline (adjective) relating to or characteristic of malaria mosquitoes
apelike (adjective) being or given to servile imitation Synonyms: apish
(adjective) resembling apes Synonyms: anthropoid, anthropoidal
archangelic (adjective) of or relating to or resembling archangels Synonyms: archangelical
archangelical (adjective) of or relating to or resembling archangels Synonyms: archangelic
autotelic (adjective) of or relating to or believing in autotelism
babelike (adjective) like a baby especially in dependence
believable (adjective) capable of being believed Synonyms: credible
belittled (adjective) made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth) Synonyms: diminished, small
belittling (adjective) tending to diminish or disparage Synonyms: deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting
bladelike (adjective) shaped like a sword blade Synonyms: ensiform, sword-shaped, swordlike
blastocoelic (adjective) of or relating to a segmentation cavity
bonelike (adjective) resembling bone
bristlelike (adjective) resembling a bristle
celiac (adjective) of or in or belonging to the cavity of the abdomen Synonyms: coeliac
(adjective) belonging to or prescribed for celiac disease
celibate (adjective) abstaining from sexual intercourse Synonyms: continent
cheeselike (adjective) having the consistency of cheese
cheliceral (adjective) of or relating to or resembling chelicerae Synonyms: chelicerate
chelicerate (adjective) of or relating to or resembling chelicerae Synonyms: cheliceral
chelicerous (adjective) having chelicerae
cheliferous (adjective) having chelae
closelipped (adjective) inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information Synonyms: close, closemouthed, secretive, tightlipped
coeliac (adjective) of or in or belonging to the cavity of the abdomen Synonyms: celiac
conelike (adjective) relating to or resembling a cone Synonyms: cone-shaped, conic, conical
contumelious (adjective) arrogantly insolent
cubelike (adjective) shaped like a cube Synonyms: cube-shaped, cubical, cubiform, cuboid, cuboidal
deliberate (adjective) carefully thought out in advance Synonyms: calculated, measured
(adjective) unhurried and with care and dignity Synonyms: careful, measured
(adjective) characterized by conscious design or purpose Synonyms: intentional, knowing
deliberative (adjective) involved in or characterized by deliberation and discussion and examination
delible (adjective) capable of being deleted
delicate (adjective) exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
(adjective) easily broken or damaged or destroyed Synonyms: fragile, frail
(adjective) difficult to handle; requiring great tact Synonyms: ticklish, touchy
(adjective) developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety Synonyms: finespun
(adjective) of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely
(adjective) marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique
(adjective) easily hurt Synonyms: soft
delicious (adjective) greatly pleasing or entertaining Synonyms: delightful
(adjective) extremely pleasing to the sense of taste Synonyms: delectable, luscious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy
delighted (adjective) filled with wonder and delight Synonyms: beguiled, captivated, charmed, enthralled, entranced
(adjective) greatly pleased
delightful (adjective) greatly pleasing or entertaining Synonyms: delicious
delimited (adjective) having the limits or boundaries established Synonyms: bounded
delineate (adjective) represented accurately or precisely Synonyms: delineated, represented
delineated (adjective) represented accurately or precisely Synonyms: delineate, represented
delineative (adjective) depicted in a recognizable manner Synonyms: depictive
delinquent (adjective) past due; not paid at the scheduled time Synonyms: overdue
(adjective) guilty of a misdeed
(adjective) failing in what duty requires Synonyms: derelict, neglectful, remiss
deliquescent (adjective) (especially of certain salts) becoming liquid by absorbing moisture from the air
delirious (adjective) experiencing delirium Synonyms: hallucinating
(adjective) marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion Synonyms: excited, frantic, mad, unrestrained
deliverable (adjective) suitable for or ready for delivery
derelict (adjective) in deplorable condition Synonyms: bedraggled, broken-down, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down
(adjective) failing in what duty requires Synonyms: delinquent, neglectful, remiss
(adjective) forsaken by owner or inhabitants Synonyms: abandoned, deserted
(adjective) worn and broken down by hard use Synonyms: creaky, decrepit, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone
disbelieving (adjective) denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion Synonyms: sceptical, skeptical, unbelieving
elicited (adjective) called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation Synonyms: evoked
eligible (adjective) qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen
elite (adjective) selected as the best Synonyms: elect
endothelial (adjective) of or relating to or located in the endothelium
epithelial (adjective) of or belonging to the epithelium Synonyms: epithelioid
epithelioid (adjective) of or belonging to the epithelium Synonyms: epithelial
evangelical (adjective) of or pertaining to or in keeping with the Christian gospel especially as in the first 4 books of the New Testament
(adjective) relating to or being a Christian church believing in personal conversion and the inerrancy of the Bible especially the 4 Gospels
(adjective) marked by ardent or zealous enthusiasm for a cause Synonyms: evangelistic
evangelistic (adjective) relating to or promoting the preaching and dissemination of the Christian gospel
(adjective) marked by ardent or zealous enthusiasm for a cause Synonyms: evangelical
eyelike (adjective) suggesting an eye or eyes
felicitous (adjective) exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
(adjective) marked by good fortune Synonyms: happy
feline (adjective) of or relating to cats
fencelike (adjective) resembling a fence
fledgeling (adjective) (of a young bird) having acquired its flight feathers Synonyms: fledgling
freewheeling (adjective) cheerfully irresponsible Synonyms: carefree, devil-may-care, happy-go-lucky, harum-scarum, slaphappy
(adjective) free of restraints or rules
gelid (adjective) extremely cold Synonyms: arctic, frigid, glacial, icy, polar
gibelike (adjective) abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule Synonyms: derisive, jeering, mocking, taunting
gooselike (adjective) having or revealing stupidity Synonyms: anserine, dopey, dopy, foolish, goosey, goosy, jerky
granitelike (adjective) hard as granite Synonyms: granitic, rocklike, stony
grapelike (adjective) resembling the fruit of a grape vine
groveling (adjective) totally submissive Synonyms: cringing, grovelling, wormlike, wormy
grueling (adjective) characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort Synonyms: arduous, backbreaking, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome
heliac (adjective) pertaining to or near the sun; especially the first rising of a star after and last setting before its invisibility owing to its conjunction with the sun Synonyms: heliacal
heliacal (adjective) pertaining to or near the sun; especially the first rising of a star after and last setting before its invisibility owing to its conjunction with the sun Synonyms: heliac
helical (adjective) in the shape of a coil Synonyms: coiling, spiral, spiraling, spiralling, turbinate, volute, voluted, whorled
heliocentric (adjective) having the sun as the center
homelike (adjective) having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable Synonyms: homely, homey, homy
indelible (adjective) cannot be removed or erased Synonyms: unerasable
indelicate (adjective) lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct Synonyms: indecorous
(adjective) verging on the indecent
(adjective) in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent Synonyms: off-color, off-colour
ineligible (adjective) not eligible
(adjective) prohibited by official rules
infelicitous (adjective) not appropriate in application; defective
(adjective) marked by or producing unhappiness Synonyms: unhappy
irreligious (adjective) hostile or indifferent to religion
knifelike (adjective) having a sharp or distinct edge
(adjective) having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions Synonyms: acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp
(adjective) cutting or able to cut as if with a knife
(adjective) painful as if caused by a sharp instrument Synonyms: cutting, keen, lancinate, lancinating, piercing, stabbing
lacelike (adjective) made of or resembling lace Synonyms: lacy
lancelike (adjective) (of a leaf shape) shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex Synonyms: lanceolate
latticelike (adjective) having a pattern of fretwork or latticework Synonyms: fretted, interlaced, latticed
lifelike (adjective) evoking lifelike images within the mind Synonyms: graphic, pictorial, vivid
(adjective) free from artificiality Synonyms: natural
linelike (adjective) resembling a line
lobeliaceous (adjective) belonging to the family Lobeliaceae
machinelike (adjective) resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine Synonyms: automatic, automatonlike, robotic, robotlike
maplelike (adjective) resembling maple Synonyms: maple-like
meliorative (adjective) tending to ameliorate Synonyms: ameliorating, ameliorative, amelioratory
mephistophelian (adjective) showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil Synonyms: devilish, diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelean
mouselike (adjective) of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse Synonyms: mouse-colored, mousey, mousy
myelic (adjective) of or relating to bone marrow cells Synonyms: myeloid
myelinated (adjective) (of neurons) covered with a layer of myelin Synonyms: medullated
myelinic (adjective) of or relating to the substance that forms a sheath around the axon of some nerve fibers
needlelike (adjective) ending in a sharp point Synonyms: acuate, acute, sharp
olivelike (adjective) resembling an olive Synonyms: olive-like
overdelicate (adjective) extremely delicate

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