abactinal | (adjective) (of radiate animals) located on the surface or end opposite to that on which the mouth is situated | - |
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abaxial | (adjective) facing away from the axis of an organ or organism | Synonyms: dorsal |
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abbatial | (adjective) of or having to do with or belonging to an abbey or abbot, or abbess | - |
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abdominal | (adjective) of or relating to or near the abdomen | - |
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abdominovesical | (adjective) of or relating to the abdomen and the urinary bladder | - |
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abnormal | (adjective) not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm | Synonyms: unnatural |
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(adjective) departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development | - |
(adjective) much greater than the normal | - |
abomasal | (adjective) relating to the abomasum (the fourth compartment of the stomach of ruminants) | - |
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aboral | (adjective) opposite to or away from the mouth | - |
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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 |
abranchial | (adjective) having no gills | Synonyms: abranchiate, abranchious, gill-less |
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abysmal | (adjective) resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable | Synonyms: abyssal, unfathomable |
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(adjective) very great; limitless | - |
abyssal | (adjective) relating to ocean depths from 2000 to 5000 meters | - |
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(adjective) resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable | Synonyms: abysmal, unfathomable |
acapnial | (adjective) relating to or demonstrating acapnia | Synonyms: acapnic, acapnotic |
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acaudal | (adjective) lacking a tail or taillike appendage | Synonyms: acaudate |
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accentual | (adjective) (of verse) having a metric system based on stress rather than syllables or quantity | - |
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(adjective) of or pertaining to accent or stress | - |
accessional | (adjective) of or constituting an accession | - |
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accessorial | (adjective) nonessential but helpful | - |
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accidental | (adjective) not of prime or central importance | Synonyms: incidental, nonessential |
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(adjective) happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally | Synonyms: inadvertent |
accommodational | (adjective) of or relating to the accommodation of the lens of the eye | - |
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acculturational | (adjective) of or relating to acculturation | Synonyms: acculturative |
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accusatorial | (adjective) specifically indicating a form of prosecution in which one is publicly accused of and tried for a crime and in which the judge is not also the prosecutor | - |
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achenial | (adjective) pertaining to dry one-seeded indehiscent fruit | - |
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acoustical | (adjective) of or relating to the science of acoustics | Synonyms: acoustic |
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acritical | (adjective) without a crisis (as of some diseases) | - |
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acropetal | (adjective) of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from base to apex | - |
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actinal | (adjective) (of radiate organisms) located on the surface or end on which the mouth is situated | - |
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actinometrical | (adjective) of or related to actinometry | Synonyms: actinometric |
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actinomycetal | (adjective) of or belonging to the actinomycetes | Synonyms: actinomycetous |
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actual | (adjective) presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible | Synonyms: existent |
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(adjective) being or existing at the present moment | - |
(adjective) taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated | - |
(adjective) being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something | Synonyms: genuine, literal, real |
(adjective) existing in act or fact | Synonyms: factual |
actuarial | (adjective) of or relating to the work of an actuary | - |
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adaptational | (adjective) of or relating to adaptation | - |
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adaxial | (adjective) nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism | Synonyms: ventral |
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additional | (adjective) further or added | Synonyms: extra |
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adenoidal | (adjective) of or pertaining to the adenoids | - |
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(adjective) sounding as if the nose were pinched | Synonyms: nasal, pinched |
adjectival | (adjective) of or relating to or functioning as an adjective | Synonyms: adjective |
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adnexal | (adjective) of or pertaining to adnexa | Synonyms: annexal |
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adrenal | (adjective) of or pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions | - |
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(adjective) near the kidneys | - |
adrenocortical | (adjective) of or derived from the cortex of the adrenal glands | - |
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adventitial | (adjective) of or pertaining to the adventitia | - |
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adverbial | (adjective) of or relating to or functioning as an adverb | - |
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aecial | (adjective) of or belonging to an aecium | - |
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aerial | (adjective) existing or living or growing or operating in the air | - |
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(adjective) characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air | Synonyms: aeriform, aery, airy, ethereal |
aerological | (adjective) of or pertaining to aerology | - |
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aeromedical | (adjective) of or relating to aviation medicine | - |
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aeronautical | (adjective) of or pertaining to aeronautics | Synonyms: aeronautic |
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aesthetical | (adjective) concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste | Synonyms: aesthetic, esthetic, esthetical |
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aestival | (adjective) (rare) of or occurring in summer | Synonyms: estival |
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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 |
affectional | (adjective) characterized by emotion | Synonyms: affective, emotive |
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affinal | (adjective) (anthropology) related by marriage | Synonyms: affine |
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affixal | (adjective) of or pertaining to a linguistic affix | Synonyms: affixial |
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affixial | (adjective) of or pertaining to a linguistic affix | Synonyms: affixal |
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agential | (adjective) of or relating to an agent or agency | - |
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agnostical | (adjective) uncertain of all claims to knowledge | Synonyms: agnostic |
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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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agonistical | (adjective) striving to overcome in argument | Synonyms: agonistic, combative |
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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 |
agrobiological | (adjective) of or pertaining to agrobiology | Synonyms: agrobiologic |
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agrological | (adjective) of or related to agrology | Synonyms: agrologic |
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agronomical | (adjective) of or relating to or promoting agronomy | Synonyms: agronomic |
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ahistorical | (adjective) unconcerned with or unrelated to history or to historical development or to tradition | - |
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albinal | (adjective) of or pertaining to or affected by albinism | Synonyms: albinic, albinistic, albinotic |
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alchemical | (adjective) related to or concerned with alchemy | Synonyms: alchemic |
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alchemistical | (adjective) of or relating to alchemists | Synonyms: alchemistic |
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algal | (adjective) of or relating to alga | - |
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algebraical | (adjective) of or relating to algebra | Synonyms: algebraic |
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algometrical | (adjective) of or related to algometry | Synonyms: algometric |
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alimental | (adjective) of or providing nourishment | Synonyms: alimentary, nourishing, nutrient, nutritious, nutritive |
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alkaloidal | (adjective) pertaining to or consisting of alkaloids | - |
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allegorical | (adjective) used in or characteristic of or containing allegory | Synonyms: allegoric |
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allotropical | (adjective) of or related to or exhibiting allotropism | Synonyms: allotropic |
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alluvial | (adjective) of or relating to alluvium | - |
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alphabetical | (adjective) arranged in order according to the alphabet | Synonyms: alphabetic |
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(adjective) relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet | Synonyms: alphabetic |
alphamerical | (adjective) of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters | Synonyms: alphameric, alphanumeric, alphanumerical |
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alphanumerical | (adjective) of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters | Synonyms: alphameric, alphamerical, alphanumeric |
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altitudinal | (adjective) pertaining to altitude | - |
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altricial | (adjective) (of hatchlings) naked and blind and dependent on parents for food | - |
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ambassadorial | (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of ambassadors | - |
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ambrosial | (adjective) worthy of the gods | Synonyms: ambrosian |
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(adjective) extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant | Synonyms: ambrosian, nectarous |
ambulacral | (adjective) pertaining to the ambulacra of radial echinoderms | - |
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amenorrheal | (adjective) related to the suppression of normal menstrual flow for any reason other than pregnancy | Synonyms: amenorrheic, amenorrhoeal, amenorrhoeic |
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amenorrhoeal | (adjective) related to the suppression of normal menstrual flow for any reason other than pregnancy | Synonyms: amenorrheal, amenorrheic, amenorrhoeic |
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ammoniacal | (adjective) pertaining to or containing or similar to ammonia | Synonyms: ammoniac |
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amphitheatrical | (adjective) of or related to an amphitheater | Synonyms: amphitheatric |
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amygdaloidal | (adjective) shaped like an almond | Synonyms: almond-shaped, amygdaliform, amygdaloid |
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amyloidal | (adjective) resembling starch | Synonyms: amylaceous, amyloid, farinaceous, starchlike |
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anaclinal | (adjective) of valleys and rivers; progressing in a direction opposite to the dip in surrounding rock strata | - |
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anaglyphical | (adjective) related to anaglyphs or anaglyphy | Synonyms: anaglyphic, anaglyptic, anaglyptical |
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anaglyptical | (adjective) related to anaglyphs or anaglyphy | Synonyms: anaglyphic, anaglyphical, anaglyptic |
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anagogical | (adjective) based on or exemplifying anagoge | Synonyms: anagogic |
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anagrammatical | (adjective) related to anagrams or containing or making an anagram | Synonyms: anagrammatic |
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anal | (adjective) a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc. | Synonyms: anal retentive |
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(adjective) of or related to the anus | - |
analogical | (adjective) expressing, composed of, or based on an analogy | - |
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analytical | (adjective) using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles) | Synonyms: analytic |
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(adjective) of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience | Synonyms: analytic |
anarchical | (adjective) without law or control | Synonyms: anarchic, lawless |
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anatomical | (adjective) of or relating to the structure of the body | Synonyms: anatomic |
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(adjective) of or relating to the branch of morphology that studies the structure of organisms | Synonyms: anatomic |
ancestral | (adjective) of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor | - |
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(adjective) inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent | Synonyms: hereditary, patrimonial, transmissible |
anecdotal | (adjective) having the character of an anecdote | - |
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(adjective) characterized by or given to telling anecdotes | Synonyms: anecdotic, anecdotical |
anecdotical | (adjective) characterized by or given to telling anecdotes | Synonyms: anecdotal, anecdotic |
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