| 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 |
| appreciable | (adjective) enough to be estimated or measured | - |
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| appreciated | (adjective) fully understood or grasped | Synonyms: apprehended, comprehended |
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| appreciative | (adjective) having or showing appreciation or a favorable critical judgment or opinion | - |
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| (adjective) feeling or expressive of gratitude | - |
| bidirectional | (adjective) reactive or functioning or allowing movement in two usually opposite directions | - |
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| chemoreceptive | (adjective) of or relating to chemoreceptors | - |
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| colorectal | (adjective) relating to or affecting the colon and the rectum | - |
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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 |
| deprecating | (adjective) tending to diminish or disparage | Synonyms: belittling, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting |
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| deprecative | (adjective) given to expressing disapproval | - |
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| (adjective) tending to diminish or disparage | Synonyms: belittling, deprecating, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting |
| deprecatory | (adjective) tending to diminish or disparage | Synonyms: belittling, deprecating, deprecative, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting |
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| depreciating | (adjective) tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value | Synonyms: depreciative, depreciatory |
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| depreciative | (adjective) tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value | Synonyms: depreciating, depreciatory |
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| (adjective) tending to diminish or disparage | Synonyms: belittling, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciatory, slighting |
| depreciatory | (adjective) tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value | Synonyms: depreciating, depreciative |
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| (adjective) tending to diminish or disparage | Synonyms: belittling, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, slighting |
| 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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| 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 |
| freckled | (adjective) relating to or covered with or resembling freckles | Synonyms: lentiginose, lentiginous |
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| imprecise | (adjective) not precise | - |
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| inappreciable | (adjective) too small to make a significant difference | - |
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| incorrect | (adjective) not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth | Synonyms: wrong |
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| (adjective) not in accord with established usage or procedure | Synonyms: wrong |
| (adjective) characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules | Synonyms: faulty, wrong |
| (adjective) (of a word or expression) not agreeing with grammatical principles | - |
| indirect | (adjective) not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination | - |
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| (adjective) extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action | - |
| (adjective) descended from a common ancestor but through different lines | Synonyms: collateral |
| (adjective) having intervening factors or persons or influences | - |
| (adjective) not as a direct effect or consequence | - |
| insurrectional | (adjective) of or relating to or given to insurrection | Synonyms: insurrectionary |
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| insurrectionary | (adjective) of or relating to or given to insurrection | Synonyms: insurrectional |
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| irreclaimable | (adjective) insusceptible of reform | Synonyms: irredeemable, unredeemable, unreformable |
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| irreconcilable | (adjective) impossible to reconcile | Synonyms: unreconcilable |
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| irrecoverable | (adjective) incapable of being recovered or regained | Synonyms: unrecoverable |
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| nonreciprocal | (adjective) not reciprocal | - |
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| nonreciprocating | (adjective) not moving alternately forward and backward | - |
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| nonrecreational | (adjective) involving gainful employment in something often done as a hobby | Synonyms: paid |
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| omnidirectional | (adjective) not directional | - |
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| precancerous | (adjective) of or relating to a growth that is not malignant but is likely to become so if not treated | - |
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| precarious | (adjective) fraught with danger | Synonyms: parlous, perilous, touch-and-go |
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| (adjective) not secure; beset with difficulties | Synonyms: shaky |
| (adjective) affording no ease or reassurance | Synonyms: unstable |
| precast | (adjective) of structural members especially of concrete; cast into form before being transported to the site of installation | - |
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| precative | (adjective) expressing entreaty or supplication | Synonyms: precatory |
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| precatory | (adjective) expressing entreaty or supplication | Synonyms: precative |
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| precautional | (adjective) taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure | Synonyms: precautionary |
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| precautionary | (adjective) taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure | Synonyms: precautional |
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| precedent | (adjective) preceding in time, order, or significance | - |
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| precedented | (adjective) having or supported or justified by a precedent | - |
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| precedential | (adjective) having precedence (especially because of longer service) | - |
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| preceding | (adjective) existing or coming before | - |
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| (adjective) of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office | Synonyms: past, retiring |
| precious | (adjective) obviously contrived to charm | Synonyms: cute |
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| (adjective) characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for | Synonyms: cherished, treasured, wanted |
| (adjective) of high worth or cost | - |
| (adjective) held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature | Synonyms: valued |
| precipitant | (adjective) done with very great haste and without due deliberation | Synonyms: hasty, overhasty, precipitate, precipitous |
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| precipitate | (adjective) done with very great haste and without due deliberation | Synonyms: hasty, overhasty, precipitant, precipitous |
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| precipitating | (adjective) bringing on suddenly or abruptly | - |
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| precipitous | (adjective) done with very great haste and without due deliberation | Synonyms: hasty, overhasty, precipitant, precipitate |
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| (adjective) dangerously steep | Synonyms: abrupt, sharp |
| precise | (adjective) sharply exact or accurate or delimited | - |
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| (adjective) (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct | Synonyms: accurate, exact |
| preclinical | (adjective) of or relating to the early phases of a disease when accurate diagnosis is not possible because symptoms of the disease have not yet appeared | Synonyms: presymptomatic |
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| preclusive | (adjective) made impossible | Synonyms: obviating |
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| precocial | (adjective) (of hatchlings) covered with down and having eyes open; capable of leaving the nest within a few days | - |
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| precocious | (adjective) characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude) | - |
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| (adjective) appearing or developing early | - |
| precognitive | (adjective) foreseeing the future | Synonyms: clairvoyant, second-sighted |
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| preconceived | (adjective) (of an idea or opinion) formed beforehand; especially without evidence or through prejudice | - |
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| preconcerted | (adjective) previously arranged or agreed on | - |
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| preconditioned | (adjective) having already been put into a suitable condition | - |
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| precooked | (adjective) cooked partially or completely beforehand | - |
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| precooled | (adjective) cooled in advance | - |
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| precordial | (adjective) in front of the heart; involving the precordium | - |
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| precursory | (adjective) warning of future misfortune | Synonyms: premonitory |
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| prerecorded | (adjective) recorded at one time for transmission later | - |
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| pyrectic | (adjective) having or causing fever | - |
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| recalcitrant | (adjective) marked by stubborn resistance to authority | - |
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| (adjective) stubbornly resistant to authority or control | Synonyms: fractious, refractory |
| receding | (adjective) (of a hairline e.g.) moving slowly back | - |
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| receivable | (adjective) awaiting payment | - |
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| received | (adjective) conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers | Synonyms: standard |
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| (adjective) widely accepted as true or worthy | - |
| recent | (adjective) new | - |
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| (adjective) of the immediate past or just previous to the present time | Synonyms: late |
| receptive | (adjective) ready or willing to receive favorably | Synonyms: open |
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| (adjective) able to absorb liquid (not repellent) | - |
| (adjective) of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system | Synonyms: centripetal, sensory |
| (adjective) open to arguments, ideas, or change | - |
| recessed | (adjective) resembling an alcove | - |
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| (adjective) having a sunken area | Synonyms: deep-set, sunken |
| recessional | (adjective) of or relating to receding | - |
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| recessionary | (adjective) of or pertaining to a recession | Synonyms: recessive |
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| recessive | (adjective) (of genes) producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical | - |
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| (adjective) of or pertaining to a recession | Synonyms: recessionary |
| rechargeable | (adjective) capable of being recharged | - |
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| recherche | (adjective) lavishly elegant and refined | Synonyms: exquisite |
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| reciprocal | (adjective) concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return | Synonyms: mutual |
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| (adjective) of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function | - |
| reciprocative | (adjective) moving alternately backward and forward | Synonyms: reciprocatory |
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| (adjective) given or done or owed to each other | Synonyms: reciprocatory |
| reciprocatory | (adjective) moving alternately backward and forward | Synonyms: reciprocative |
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| (adjective) given or done or owed to each other | Synonyms: reciprocative |
| reckless | (adjective) marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences | Synonyms: foolhardy, heady, rash |
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| (adjective) characterized by careless unconcern | Synonyms: heedless |
| reclaimable | (adjective) capable of being used again | Synonyms: recyclable, reusable |
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| reclaimed | (adjective) delivered from danger | Synonyms: rescued |
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| recluse | (adjective) withdrawn from society; seeking solitude | Synonyms: reclusive, withdrawn |
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| reclusive | (adjective) providing privacy or seclusion | Synonyms: cloistered, secluded, sequestered |
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| (adjective) withdrawn from society; seeking solitude | Synonyms: recluse, withdrawn |
| recognisable | (adjective) capable of being recognized | Synonyms: placeable, recognizable |
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| recognised | (adjective) generally approved or compelling recognition | Synonyms: accepted, recognized |
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| (adjective) provided with a secure reputation | Synonyms: recognized |
| recognizable | (adjective) capable of being recognized | Synonyms: placeable, recognisable |
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| (adjective) easily perceived; easy to become aware of | - |
| recognized | (adjective) generally approved or compelling recognition | Synonyms: accepted, recognised |
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| (adjective) provided with a secure reputation | Synonyms: recognised |
| recoilless | (adjective) of or being a weapon that is designed to minimize recoil | - |
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| recollective | (adjective) good at remembering | Synonyms: long, retentive, tenacious |
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| recombinant | (adjective) of or relating to recombinant DNA | - |
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| reconcilable | (adjective) capable of being reconciled | - |
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