acatalectic | (adjective) (verse) metrically complete; especially having the full number of syllables in the final metrical foot | - |
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anaphylactic | (adjective) related to the hypersensitivity known as anaphylaxis | - |
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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 |
anticlimactic | (adjective) coming after the climax especially of a dramatic or narrative plot | - |
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(adjective) of or relating to a sudden change from an impressive to a ludicrous style | Synonyms: anticlimactical |
apodeictic | (adjective) of a proposition; necessarily true or logically certain | Synonyms: apodictic |
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apodictic | (adjective) of a proposition; necessarily true or logically certain | Synonyms: apodeictic |
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apomictic | (adjective) of or relating to a plant that reproduces by apomixis | Synonyms: apomictical |
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(adjective) (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction | Synonyms: agamic, agamogenetic, agamous, parthenogenetic |
apoplectic | (adjective) pertaining to or characteristic of apoplexy | - |
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apractic | (adjective) having uncoordinated muscular movements, symptomatic of a CNS disorder | Synonyms: apraxic |
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arctic | (adjective) extremely cold | Synonyms: frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar |
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atactic | (adjective) lacking motor coordination; marked or caused by ataxia | Synonyms: ataxic |
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ataractic | (adjective) tending to soothe or tranquilize | Synonyms: ataraxic, sedative, tranquilising, tranquilizing, tranquillising, tranquillizing |
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autodidactic | (adjective) relating to or having the characteristics of an autodidact | - |
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cachectic | (adjective) relating to or having the symptoms of cachexia | - |
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catalectic | (adjective) (verse) metrically incomplete; especially lacking one or more syllables in the final metrical foot | - |
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cathectic | (adjective) of or relating to cathexis | - |
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climactic | (adjective) consisting of or causing a climax | - |
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deictic | (adjective) relating to or characteristic of a word whose reference depends on the circumstances of its use | - |
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dialectic | (adjective) of or relating to or employing dialectic | Synonyms: dialectical |
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didactic | (adjective) instructive (especially excessively) | Synonyms: didactical |
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dyslectic | (adjective) having impaired ability to comprehend written words usually associated with a neurologic disorder | Synonyms: dyslexic |
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eclectic | (adjective) selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas | - |
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epideictic | (adjective) designed primarily for rhetorical display | Synonyms: epideictical |
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extragalactic | (adjective) outside or beyond a galaxy | - |
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galactic | (adjective) of or relating to a galaxy (especially our galaxy the Milky Way) | - |
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(adjective) inconceivably large | Synonyms: astronomic, astronomical |
hectic | (adjective) marked by intense agitation or emotion | Synonyms: feverish |
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hypercatalectic | (adjective) (verse) having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of a metrically complete verse or in a metrical foot | - |
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ictic | (adjective) of or relating to a seizure or convulsion | Synonyms: ictal |
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intergalactic | (adjective) between or among galaxies | - |
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lactic | (adjective) of or relating to or obtained from milk (especially sour milk or whey) | - |
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pectic | (adjective) of or relating to or derived from pectin | - |
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prophylactic | (adjective) preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease | Synonyms: preventative, preventive |
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(adjective) warding off | Synonyms: cautionary |
(adjective) capable of preventing conception or impregnation | Synonyms: antifertility, contraceptive |
pyrectic | (adjective) having or causing fever | - |
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subarctic | (adjective) of or relating to latitudes just south of the Arctic Circle | - |
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syntactic | (adjective) of or relating to or conforming to the rules of syntax | Synonyms: syntactical |
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