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74 Adjectives That End With ILE

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afebrile (adjective) having no fever
agile (adjective) moving quickly and lightly Synonyms: nimble, quick, spry
(adjective) mentally quick Synonyms: nimble
anile (adjective) of or like a feeble old woman
audile (adjective) of or relating to the process of hearing Synonyms: auditive, auditory
axile (adjective) relating to or attached to the axis Synonyms: axial
cantabile (adjective) smooth and flowing Synonyms: singing
contractile (adjective) capable of contracting or being contracted
debile (adjective) lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality Synonyms: decrepit, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weakly
docile (adjective) willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed
(adjective) easily handled or managed Synonyms: gentle
(adjective) ready and willing to be taught Synonyms: teachable
ductile (adjective) capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out Synonyms: malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile
(adjective) easily influenced Synonyms: malleable
erectile (adjective) capable of being raised to an upright position
(adjective) filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood Synonyms: cavernous
erstwhile (adjective) belonging to some prior time Synonyms: former, old, one-time, onetime, quondam, sometime
expansile (adjective) (of gases) capable of expansion Synonyms: expandable, expandible, expansible
extensile (adjective) capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out Synonyms: extensible
facile (adjective) expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively Synonyms: eloquent, fluent, silver-tongued, silver, smooth-spoken
(adjective) performing adroitly and without effort
(adjective) superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject Synonyms: neat, slick
febrile (adjective) of or relating to or characterized by fever Synonyms: feverish
fertile (adjective) capable of reproducing
(adjective) marked by great fruitfulness Synonyms: fat, productive, rich
(adjective) bearing in abundance especially offspring Synonyms: prolific
(adjective) intellectually productive Synonyms: fecund, prolific
fictile (adjective) of or relating to the craft of pottery
(adjective) capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material) Synonyms: moldable, plastic
(adjective) susceptible to being led or directed Synonyms: pliable
fissile (adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain
(adjective) capable of undergoing nuclear fission Synonyms: fissionable
flexile (adjective) able to flex; able to bend easily Synonyms: flexible
fragile (adjective) easily broken or damaged or destroyed Synonyms: delicate, frail
(adjective) vulnerably delicate
(adjective) lacking substance or significance Synonyms: flimsy, slight, tenuous, thin
futile (adjective) unproductive of success Synonyms: bootless, fruitless, sleeveless, vain
(adjective) producing no result or effect Synonyms: ineffectual, meaningless, otiose, unavailing
gentile (adjective) belonging to or characteristic of non-Jewish peoples
gracile (adjective) slender and graceful Synonyms: willowy
homophile (adjective) homosexual or arousing homosexual desires Synonyms: gay, queer
hostile (adjective) characterized by enmity or ill will
(adjective) not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally
(adjective) unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company (used of attempts to buy or take control of a business)
(adjective) very unfavorable to life or growth Synonyms: uncongenial, unfriendly
(adjective) impossible to bring into friendly accord
imbecile (adjective) having a mental age of three to seven years Synonyms: idiotic, imbecilic
immobile (adjective) not capable of movement or of being moved
(adjective) securely fixed in place Synonyms: fast, firm
immotile (adjective) (of spores or microorganisms) not capable of movement Synonyms: nonmotile
indocile (adjective) incapable of being controlled Synonyms: uncontrollable, ungovernable, unruly
infantile (adjective) of or relating to infants or infancy
(adjective) indicating a lack of maturity Synonyms: childish
(adjective) being or befitting or characteristic of an infant
infertile (adjective) incapable of reproducing Synonyms: sterile, unfertile
inutile (adjective) not worth using
juvenile (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people
(adjective) displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity Synonyms: adolescent, jejune, puerile
labile (adjective) (chemistry, physics, biology) readily undergoing change or breakdown
(adjective) liable to change
mercantile (adjective) of or relating to the economic system of mercantilism
(adjective) relating to or characteristic of trade or traders
(adjective) profit oriented Synonyms: commercial, mercenary, moneymaking
mobile (adjective) moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place)
(adjective) having transportation available
(adjective) migratory Synonyms: nomadic, peregrine, roving, wandering
(adjective) affording change (especially in social status) Synonyms: fluid
(adjective) capable of changing quickly from one state or condition to another
motile (adjective) (of spores or microorganisms) capable of movement
nonextensile (adjective) not extensile Synonyms: inextensible, nonprotractile
nonfissile (adjective) not fissile
nonmotile (adjective) (of spores or microorganisms) not capable of movement Synonyms: immotile
nonprehensile (adjective) not prehensile
nonprotractile (adjective) not extensile Synonyms: inextensible, nonextensile
nonretractile (adjective) not capable of being retracted Synonyms: nonretractable
nonvolatile (adjective) not volatilizing readily Synonyms: nonvolatilisable, nonvolatilizable
nubile (adjective) of girls or women who are eligible to marry Synonyms: marriageable
penile (adjective) of or relating to the penis Synonyms: penial
prehensile (adjective) adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object
(adjective) immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth Synonyms: avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy
(adjective) having a keen intellect
projectile (adjective) impelling or impelled forward
protractile (adjective) able to be extended Synonyms: protractible
protrusile (adjective) capable of being thrust forward, as the tongue Synonyms: protrusible
puerile (adjective) of or characteristic of a child
(adjective) displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity Synonyms: adolescent, jejune, juvenile
refractile (adjective) of or relating to or capable of refraction Synonyms: refractive
retractile (adjective) capable of retraction; capable of being drawn back
saxatile (adjective) growing on or living among rocks Synonyms: saxicoline, saxicolous
senile (adjective) mentally or physically infirm with age Synonyms: doddering, doddery, gaga
servile (adjective) submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior
(adjective) relating to or involving slaves or appropriate for slaves or servants
sessile (adjective) attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk Synonyms: stalkless
(adjective) permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about
stabile (adjective) not able or intended to be moved Synonyms: immovable, immoveable, unmovable
(adjective) (chemistry, physics, biology) resistant to change
sterile (adjective) incapable of reproducing Synonyms: infertile, unfertile
(adjective) free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms Synonyms: aseptic
(adjective) deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention Synonyms: unimaginative, uninspired, uninventive
tactile (adjective) of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch Synonyms: haptic, tactual
(adjective) producing a sensation of touch Synonyms: tactual
tensile (adjective) of or relating to tension
(adjective) capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out Synonyms: ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tractile
textile (adjective) of or relating to fabrics or fabric making
thermolabile (adjective) (chemistry, physics, biology) readily changed or destroyed by heat
tractile (adjective) capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out Synonyms: ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile
unfertile (adjective) incapable of reproducing Synonyms: infertile, sterile
unservile (adjective) not servile or submissive Synonyms: unsubmissive
utile (adjective) being of use or service Synonyms: useful
vagile (adjective) having freedom to move about
versatile (adjective) able to move freely in all directions
(adjective) competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one thing to another
(adjective) changeable or inconstant
(adjective) having great diversity or variety Synonyms: various
vile (adjective) morally reprehensible Synonyms: despicable, slimy, ugly, unworthy, worthless, wretched
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea Synonyms: loathsome, nauseating, nauseous, noisome, offensive, queasy, sickening
virile (adjective) (of a male) capable of copulation Synonyms: potent
(adjective) characteristic of a man Synonyms: male, manful, manlike, manly
(adjective) characterized by energy and vigor
volatile (adjective) evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures
(adjective) tending to vary often or widely
(adjective) marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments Synonyms: fickle
(adjective) liable to lead to sudden change or violence Synonyms: explosive
worthwhile (adjective) sufficiently valuable to justify the investment of time or interest

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