| abducting | (adjective) especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part | Synonyms: abducent |
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| abiding | (adjective) lasting a long time | Synonyms: enduring, imperishable |
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| abiogenetic | (adjective) originating by abiogenesis | - |
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| aboriginal | (adjective) characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning | Synonyms: native |
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| (adjective) having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state | Synonyms: primaeval, primal, primeval, primordial |
| abounding | (adjective) existing in abundance | Synonyms: galore |
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| aboveground | (adjective) on or above the surface of the ground | - |
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| abridged | (adjective) (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting | - |
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| absorbing | (adjective) capable of arousing and holding the attention | Synonyms: engrossing, fascinating, gripping, riveting |
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| accepting | (adjective) tolerating without protest | - |
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| accommodating | (adjective) helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation | Synonyms: accommodative |
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| (adjective) obliging; willing to do favors | - |
| accompanying | (adjective) occurring with or following as a consequence | Synonyms: attendant, collateral, concomitant, consequent, ensuant, incidental, resultant, sequent |
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| according | (adjective) (followed by `to') in agreement with or accordant with | - |
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| (adjective) (followed by `to') as reported or stated by | - |
| accusing | (adjective) containing or expressing accusation | Synonyms: accusative, accusatory, accusive |
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| aching | (adjective) causing a dull and steady pain | Synonyms: achy |
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| acknowledgeable | (adjective) capable of being acknowledged | - |
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| acknowledged | (adjective) recognized or made known or admitted | - |
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| (adjective) generally accepted | - |
| acrogenic | (adjective) pertaining to flowerless plants (ferns or mosses) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem | Synonyms: acrogenous |
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| acrogenous | (adjective) pertaining to flowerless plants (ferns or mosses) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem | Synonyms: acrogenic |
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| acromegalic | (adjective) marked or affected by enlargement or hypertrophy of the extremities or the face | - |
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| acting | (adjective) serving temporarily especially as a substitute | - |
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| activating | (adjective) causing motion or action or change | Synonyms: actuating |
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| actuating | (adjective) causing motion or action or change | Synonyms: activating |
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| adagio | (adjective) (of tempo) leisurely | - |
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| adducting | (adjective) especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward the midline of the body or toward an adjacent part | Synonyms: adducent, adductive |
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| admonishing | (adjective) expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective | Synonyms: admonitory, reproachful, reproving |
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| adoring | (adjective) extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent | Synonyms: doting, fond |
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| (adjective) showing adoration | Synonyms: worshipful |
| adrenergic | (adjective) relating to epinephrine (its release or action) | Synonyms: sympathomimetic |
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| adulterating | (adjective) making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials | Synonyms: adulterant |
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| advancing | (adjective) moving forward | Synonyms: forward-moving, forward |
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| advantageous | (adjective) giving an advantage | Synonyms: favorable, favourable |
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| (adjective) appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness | - |
| aerological | (adjective) of or pertaining to aerology | - |
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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 |
| affecting | (adjective) arousing affect | Synonyms: poignant, touching |
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| aforethought | (adjective) with planning and intention | Synonyms: planned, plotted |
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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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| agamous | (adjective) (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction | Synonyms: agamic, agamogenetic, apomictic, parthenogenetic |
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| agape | (adjective) with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe | Synonyms: gaping |
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| agaze | (adjective) (used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder | Synonyms: staring |
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| aged | (adjective) (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process | Synonyms: cured |
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| (adjective) of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable) | Synonyms: ripened |
| (adjective) at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable) | - |
| (adjective) advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables) | Synonyms: elderly, older, senior |
| (adjective) having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable) | Synonyms: of age |
| ageing | (adjective) growing old | Synonyms: aging, senescent |
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| ageless | (adjective) continuing forever or indefinitely | Synonyms: aeonian, eonian, eternal, everlasting, perpetual, unceasing, unending |
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| agelong | (adjective) lasting through all time | - |
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| agential | (adjective) of or relating to an agent or agency | - |
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| agglomerate | (adjective) clustered together but not coherent | Synonyms: agglomerated, agglomerative, clustered |
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| agglomerated | (adjective) clustered together but not coherent | Synonyms: agglomerate, agglomerative, clustered |
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| agglomerative | (adjective) clustered together but not coherent | Synonyms: agglomerate, agglomerated, clustered |
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| agglutinate | (adjective) united as if by glue | Synonyms: agglutinative |
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| agglutinative | (adjective) united as if by glue | Synonyms: agglutinate |
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| (adjective) forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning | Synonyms: polysynthetic |
| aggravated | (adjective) incited, especially deliberately, to anger | Synonyms: provoked |
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| (adjective) made more severe or intense especially in law | - |
| aggravating | (adjective) making worse | Synonyms: exacerbating, exasperating |
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| aggregate | (adjective) composed of a dense cluster of separate units such as carpels or florets or drupelets | - |
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| (adjective) formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole | Synonyms: aggregated, aggregative, mass |
| aggregated | (adjective) formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole | Synonyms: aggregate, aggregative, mass |
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| aggregative | (adjective) formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole | Synonyms: aggregate, aggregated, mass |
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| aggressive | (adjective) having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends | - |
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| (adjective) characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight | Synonyms: belligerent |
| (adjective) tending to spread quickly | Synonyms: fast-growing, strong-growing |
| aghast | (adjective) struck with fear, dread, or consternation | Synonyms: appalled, dismayed, shocked |
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| agile | (adjective) moving quickly and lightly | Synonyms: nimble, quick, spry |
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| (adjective) mentally quick | Synonyms: nimble |
| aging | (adjective) growing old | Synonyms: ageing, senescent |
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| agitated | (adjective) troubled emotionally and usually deeply | - |
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| (adjective) physically disturbed or set in motion | - |
| agitating | (adjective) causing or tending to cause anger or resentment | Synonyms: agitative, provoking |
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| agitative | (adjective) causing or tending to cause anger or resentment | Synonyms: agitating, provoking |
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| agleam | (adjective) bright with a steady but subdued shining | Synonyms: gleaming, nitid |
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| aglitter | (adjective) having brief brilliant points or flashes of light | Synonyms: coruscant, fulgid, glinting, glistering, glittering, glittery, scintillant, scintillating, sparkly |
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| aglow | (adjective) softly bright or radiant | Synonyms: lambent, lucent, luminous |
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| agnate | (adjective) related on the father's side | Synonyms: agnatic, paternal |
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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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| ago | (adjective) gone by; or in the past | Synonyms: agone |
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| agog | (adjective) highly excited by eagerness, curiosity, etc. | - |
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| agonadal | (adjective) lacking gonads | - |
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| agonal | (adjective) pertaining to or associated with agony (especially death agonies) | - |
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| agone | (adjective) gone by; or in the past | Synonyms: ago |
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| agonised | (adjective) expressing pain or agony | Synonyms: agonized |
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| agonising | (adjective) extremely painful | Synonyms: agonizing, excruciating, harrowing, torturesome, torturing, torturous |
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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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| agonized | (adjective) expressing pain or agony | Synonyms: agonised |
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| agonizing | (adjective) extremely painful | Synonyms: agonising, excruciating, harrowing, torturesome, torturing, torturous |
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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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| agrarian | (adjective) relating to farming or agriculture | Synonyms: agricultural, farming |
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| agreeable | (adjective) conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature | - |
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| (adjective) prepared to agree or consent | - |
| (adjective) in keeping | Synonyms: accordant, concordant, conformable, consonant |
| agreed | (adjective) united by being of the same opinion | Synonyms: in agreement |
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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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| aground | (adjective) stuck in a place where a ship can no longer float | - |
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| agrypnotic | (adjective) of or pertaining to agrypnia | - |
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| aguish | (adjective) affected by ague | - |
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| ailing | (adjective) somewhat ill or prone to illness | Synonyms: indisposed, peaked, poorly, seedy, sickly, under the weather, unwell |
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| airtight | (adjective) having no weak points | Synonyms: air-tight |
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| (adjective) not allowing air or gas to pass in or out | Synonyms: air-tight, gas-tight |
| alarming | (adjective) frightening because of an awareness of danger | - |
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