| juxtaposed | (adjective) placed side by side often for comparison | - |
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| leptosporangiate | (adjective) (of ferns) having each sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell | - |
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| lipophilic | (adjective) having an affinity for lipids | Synonyms: lipotropic |
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| lipotropic | (adjective) having an affinity for lipids | Synonyms: lipophilic |
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| malapropos | (adjective) of an inappropriate or incorrectly applied nature | - |
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| malposed | (adjective) characterized by malposition | - |
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| metropolitan | (adjective) relating to or characteristic of a metropolis | - |
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| monopolistic | (adjective) having exclusive control over a commercial activity by possession or legal grant | - |
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| multipotent | (adjective) able to many things | - |
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| multipurpose | (adjective) having multiple uses | - |
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| nilpotent | (adjective) equal to zero when raised to a certain power | - |
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| nonappointive | (adjective) filled by popular election rather than by appointment | - |
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| nondisposable | (adjective) not designed to be thrown away after use | - |
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| (adjective) (of assets) unavailable for use | - |
| nonpoisonous | (adjective) safe to eat | Synonyms: non-poisonous, nontoxic |
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| (adjective) not producing poison | Synonyms: non-poisonous |
| nonpolar | (adjective) not ionic | Synonyms: nonionic |
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| nonpolitical | (adjective) not political | - |
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| nonporous | (adjective) not porous; especially not having vessels that appear as pores | - |
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| omnipotent | (adjective) having unlimited power | Synonyms: all-powerful, almighty |
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| onomatopoeic | (adjective) (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound | Synonyms: echoic, imitative, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic |
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| (adjective) of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia | Synonyms: onomatopoetic |
| onomatopoeical | (adjective) (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound | Synonyms: echoic, imitative, onomatopoeic, onomatopoetic |
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| onomatopoetic | (adjective) (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound | Synonyms: echoic, imitative, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical |
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| (adjective) of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia | Synonyms: onomatopoeic |
| opponent | (adjective) characterized by active hostility | Synonyms: opposing |
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| opportune | (adjective) suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose | - |
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| opportunist | (adjective) taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit | Synonyms: opportunistic, timeserving |
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| opportunistic | (adjective) taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit | Synonyms: opportunist, timeserving |
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| opposable | (adjective) capable of being placed opposite to something | Synonyms: apposable |
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| opposed | (adjective) being in opposition or having an opponent | - |
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| opposing | (adjective) characterized by active hostility | Synonyms: opponent |
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| opposite | (adjective) of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem | Synonyms: paired |
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| (adjective) characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed | Synonyms: diametric, diametrical, polar |
| (adjective) the other one of a complementary pair | - |
| (adjective) being directly across from each other; facing | - |
| (adjective) altogether different in nature or quality or significance | - |
| (adjective) moving or facing away from each other | - |
| oppositive | (adjective) expressing antithesis or opposition | Synonyms: adversative |
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| orthotropous | (adjective) (of a plant ovule) completely straight with the micropyle at the apex | - |
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| outspoken | (adjective) given to expressing yourself freely or insistently | Synonyms: vocal |
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| (adjective) characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion | Synonyms: blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder |
| overpowering | (adjective) so strong as to be irresistible | Synonyms: overwhelming |
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| paleoanthropological | (adjective) of or concerned with the scientific study of human fossils | - |
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| pappose | (adjective) (of plants such as dandelions and thistles) having pappi or tufts of featherlike hairs or delicate bristles | - |
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| pelecypod | (adjective) bivalve | Synonyms: lamellibranch, pelecypodous |
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| pelecypodous | (adjective) bivalve | Synonyms: lamellibranch, pelecypod |
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| plainspoken | (adjective) characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion | Synonyms: blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder |
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| (adjective) using simple and direct language | - |
| pleurocarpous | (adjective) (of mosses) having the archegonia on short lateral branches | - |
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| poached | (adjective) cooked in hot water | Synonyms: boiled, stewed |
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| pocked | (adjective) marked by or as if by smallpox or acne or other eruptive skin disease | Synonyms: pockmarked |
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| (adjective) used of paved surfaces having holes or pits | Synonyms: pockmarked, potholed |
| pocketable | (adjective) small enough to be carried in a garment pocket | Synonyms: pocket-size, pocket-sized |
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| pockmarked | (adjective) marked by or as if by smallpox or acne or other eruptive skin disease | Synonyms: pocked |
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| (adjective) used of paved surfaces having holes or pits | Synonyms: pocked, potholed |
| podgy | (adjective) short and plump | Synonyms: dumpy, pudgy, roly-poly, tubby |
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| podlike | (adjective) resembling a pod | - |
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| poetic | (adjective) of or relating to poetry | Synonyms: poetical |
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| (adjective) of or relating to poets | - |
| (adjective) characterized by romantic imagery | - |
| (adjective) characteristic of or befitting poetry | Synonyms: poetical |
| poetical | (adjective) of or relating to poetry | Synonyms: poetic |
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| (adjective) characteristic of or befitting poetry | Synonyms: poetic |
| poignant | (adjective) arousing affect | Synonyms: affecting, touching |
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| (adjective) keenly distressing to the mind or feelings | - |
| poikilothermic | (adjective) of animals except birds and mammals; having body temperature that varies with the environment | Synonyms: ectothermic, heterothermic, poikilothermous |
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| poikilothermous | (adjective) of animals except birds and mammals; having body temperature that varies with the environment | Synonyms: ectothermic, heterothermic, poikilothermic |
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| pointed | (adjective) having a point | - |
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| (adjective) direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant | - |
| pointillist | (adjective) of or relating to pointillism | Synonyms: pointillistic |
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| pointillistic | (adjective) of or relating to pointillism | Synonyms: pointillist |
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| pointless | (adjective) not having a point especially a sharp point | Synonyms: unpointed |
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| (adjective) having no points scores | Synonyms: goalless, hitless, scoreless |
| (adjective) serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being | Synonyms: otiose, purposeless, senseless, superfluous, wasted |
| poised | (adjective) marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action | - |
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| (adjective) in full control of your faculties | Synonyms: collected, equanimous, self-collected, self-contained, self-possessed |
| poisonous | (adjective) not safe to eat | - |
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| (adjective) marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful | Synonyms: venomous, vicious |
| (adjective) having the qualities or effects of a poison | Synonyms: toxicant |
| pokey | (adjective) small and remote and insignificant | Synonyms: jerkwater, one-horse, poky |
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| (adjective) wasting time | Synonyms: dilatory, laggard, poky |
| poky | (adjective) small and remote and insignificant | Synonyms: jerkwater, one-horse, pokey |
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| (adjective) wasting time | Synonyms: dilatory, laggard, pokey |
| polar | (adjective) of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles | - |
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| (adjective) located at or near or coming from the earth's poles | - |
| (adjective) having a pair of equal and opposite charges | - |
| (adjective) extremely cold | Synonyms: arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy |
| (adjective) being of crucial importance | Synonyms: pivotal |
| (adjective) characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed | Synonyms: diametric, diametrical, opposite |
| polarographic | (adjective) of or involving polarography | - |
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| polemic | (adjective) of or involving dispute or controversy | Synonyms: polemical |
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| polemical | (adjective) of or involving dispute or controversy | Synonyms: polemic |
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| polemoniaceous | (adjective) of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Polemoniaceae | - |
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| polished | (adjective) perfected or made shiny and smooth | - |
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| (adjective) (of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed | Synonyms: milled |
| (adjective) showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience | Synonyms: refined, urbane |
| (adjective) (of lumber or stone) to trim and smooth | Synonyms: dressed |
| polite | (adjective) showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc. | - |
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| (adjective) not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others | Synonyms: civil |
| (adjective) marked by refinement in taste and manners | Synonyms: civilised, civilized, cultivated, cultured, genteel |
| politic | (adjective) marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness | - |
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| (adjective) smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication | Synonyms: bland, smooth, suave |
| political | (adjective) involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians | - |
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| (adjective) of or relating to your views about social relationships involving authority or power | - |
| (adjective) of or relating to the profession of governing | - |
| polluted | (adjective) rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution | Synonyms: contaminated |
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| pollyannaish | (adjective) pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic | Synonyms: cheerful, upbeat |
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| poltroon | (adjective) characterized by complete cowardliness | - |
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| polyandrous | (adjective) having more than one husband at a time | - |
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| polyatomic | (adjective) of or relating to a molecule made up of more than two atoms | - |
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| polychromatic | (adjective) (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) composed of more than one wavelength | - |
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| (adjective) having or exhibiting many colors | Synonyms: polychrome, polychromic |
| polychrome | (adjective) having or exhibiting many colors | Synonyms: polychromatic, polychromic |
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| polychromic | (adjective) having or exhibiting many colors | Synonyms: polychromatic, polychrome |
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| polycrystalline | (adjective) composed of aggregates of crystals | - |
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| polydactyl | (adjective) of or relating to a person (or other vertebrate) having more than the normal number of digits | Synonyms: polydactylous |
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| polydactylous | (adjective) of or relating to a person (or other vertebrate) having more than the normal number of digits | Synonyms: polydactyl |
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| polyestrous | (adjective) having more than one period of estrus per year | Synonyms: polyoestrous |
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| polygamous | (adjective) having more than one mate at a time; used of relationships and individuals | - |
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| (adjective) having several forms of gametoecia on the same plant | Synonyms: heteroicous, polyoicous |
| polygenic | (adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes | - |
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| polyglot | (adjective) having a command of or composed in many languages | - |
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| polygonal | (adjective) having many sides or relating to a surface marked by polygons | - |
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| polygynous | (adjective) having more than one wife at a time | - |
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| polyhedral | (adjective) of or relating to or resembling a polyhedron | - |
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| polymeric | (adjective) of or relating to or consisting of a polymer | - |
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| polymorphemic | (adjective) consisting of two or more morphemes | - |
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| polymorphic | (adjective) relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population | Synonyms: polymorphous |
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| (adjective) relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms | Synonyms: polymorphous |
| (adjective) having or occurring in several distinct forms | Synonyms: polymorphous |
| polymorphous | (adjective) relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population | Synonyms: polymorphic |
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| (adjective) relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms | Synonyms: polymorphic |
| (adjective) having or occurring in several distinct forms | Synonyms: polymorphic |
| polynomial | (adjective) having the character of a polynomial | Synonyms: multinomial |
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| polyoestrous | (adjective) having more than one period of estrus per year | Synonyms: polyestrous |
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| polyoicous | (adjective) having several forms of gametoecia on the same plant | Synonyms: heteroicous, polygamous |
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| polypetalous | (adjective) having a corolla composed of many separated or distinct petals | - |
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| polyphase | (adjective) of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle | Synonyms: multiphase |
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| polyphonic | (adjective) having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together | Synonyms: contrapuntal |
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| (adjective) of or relating to or characterized by polyphony | Synonyms: polyphonous |
| (adjective) having two or more phonetic values | - |
| polyphonous | (adjective) of or relating to or characterized by polyphony | Synonyms: polyphonic |
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| polyploid | (adjective) of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes | - |
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| polysemantic | (adjective) of words; having many meanings | Synonyms: polysemous |
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| polysemous | (adjective) of words; having many meanings | Synonyms: polysemantic |
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| polysyllabic | (adjective) (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables | Synonyms: sesquipedalian |
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| (adjective) having or characterized by words of more than three syllables | - |