| abactinal
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(adjective) (of radiate animals) located on the surface or end opposite to that on which the mouth is situated |
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| abaxial
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(adjective) facing away from the axis of an organ or organism |
Synonyms:
dorsal |
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| abbatial
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(adjective) of or having to do with or belonging to an abbey or abbot, or abbess |
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| abdominal
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(adjective) of or relating to or near the abdomen |
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| abdominovesical
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(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 |
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| (adjective) much greater than the normal |
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| abomasal
|
(adjective) relating to the abomasum (the fourth compartment of the stomach of ruminants) |
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| aboral
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(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:
gill-less,
abranchiate,
abranchious |
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| abysmal
|
(adjective) very great; limitless |
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| (adjective) resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable |
Synonyms:
unfathomable,
abyssal |
| abyssal
|
(adjective) resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable |
Synonyms:
unfathomable,
abysmal |
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| (adjective) relating to ocean depths from 2000 to 5000 meters |
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| 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 or pertaining to accent or stress |
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| (adjective) (of verse) having a metric system based on stress rather than syllables or quantity |
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| accessional
|
(adjective) of or constituting an accession |
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| accessorial
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(adjective) nonessential but helpful |
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| accidental
|
(adjective) happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally |
Synonyms:
inadvertent |
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| (adjective) not of prime or central importance |
Synonyms:
nonessential,
incidental |
| 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
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(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) taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated |
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| (adjective) being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something |
Synonyms:
real,
genuine,
literal |
| (adjective) existing in act or fact |
Synonyms:
factual |
| (adjective) being or existing at the present moment |
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| 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) sounding as if the nose were pinched |
Synonyms:
nasal,
pinched |
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| (adjective) of or pertaining to the adenoids |
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| 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 |
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| 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:
ethereal,
aeriform,
aery,
airy |
| 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:
esthetic,
esthetical,
aesthetic |
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| aestival
|
(adjective) (rare) of or occurring in summer |
Synonyms:
estival |
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| aetiological
|
(adjective) of or relating to the philosophical study of causation |
Synonyms:
etiologic,
etiological,
aetiologic |
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| (adjective) relating to the etiology of a disease |
Synonyms:
etiologic,
etiological,
aetiologic |
| affectional
|
(adjective) characterized by emotion |
Synonyms:
emotive,
affective |
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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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| afoul
|
(adjective) especially of a ship's lines etc |
Synonyms:
foul,
fouled |
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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:
combative,
agonistic |
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| agricultural
|
(adjective) relating to farming or agriculture |
Synonyms:
agrarian,
farming |
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| (adjective) relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming |
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| 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:
nourishing,
nutrient,
nutritious,
nutritive,
alimentary |
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| alkaloidal
|
(adjective) pertaining to or consisting of alkaloids |
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| all
|
(adjective) (quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class |
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| (adjective) completely given to or absorbed by |
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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) relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet |
Synonyms:
alphabetic |
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| (adjective) arranged in order according to the 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) extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant |
Synonyms:
nectarous,
ambrosian |
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| (adjective) worthy of the gods |
Synonyms:
ambrosian |
| 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:
starchlike,
amylaceous,
amyloid,
farinaceous |
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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) of or related to the anus |
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| (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 |
| 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) inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent |
Synonyms:
hereditary,
patrimonial,
transmissible |
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| (adjective) of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor |
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