abecedarian
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(adjective) alphabetically arranged (as for beginning readers) |
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aeonian
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(adjective) continuing forever or indefinitely |
Synonyms:
unceasing,
unending,
perpetual,
eonian,
eternal,
everlasting,
ageless |
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(adjective) of or relating to a geological eon (longer than an era) |
Synonyms:
eonian |
aesculapian
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(adjective) of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art |
Synonyms:
medical |
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agrarian
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(adjective) relating to farming or agriculture |
Synonyms:
agricultural,
farming |
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ain
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(adjective) belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive |
Synonyms:
own |
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akin
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(adjective) similar in quality or character |
Synonyms:
kindred |
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(adjective) related by blood |
Synonyms:
kin,
cognate,
consanguine,
consanguineal,
consanguineous,
blood-related |
alien
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(adjective) not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something |
Synonyms:
foreign |
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(adjective) being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world |
Synonyms:
exotic |
ambrosian
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(adjective) extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant |
Synonyms:
nectarous,
ambrosial |
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(adjective) worthy of the gods |
Synonyms:
ambrosial |
ameban
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(adjective) pertaining to or resembling amoebae |
Synonyms:
amebic,
amebous,
amoeban,
amoebic,
amoebous |
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amoeban
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(adjective) pertaining to or resembling amoebae |
Synonyms:
ameban,
amebic,
amebous,
amoebic,
amoebous |
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amphibian
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(adjective) relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia |
Synonyms:
amphibious |
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annelidan
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(adjective) relating to or belonging to or characteristic of any worms of the phylum Annelida |
Synonyms:
annelid |
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antediluvian
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(adjective) so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period |
Synonyms:
antiquated,
archaic |
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(adjective) of or relating to the period before the biblical flood |
Synonyms:
antediluvial |
antemeridian
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(adjective) before noon |
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antiauthoritarian
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(adjective) opposed to authoritarianism |
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antinomian
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(adjective) relating to or influenced by antinomianism |
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antipodean
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(adjective) relating to the antipodes or situated at opposite sides of the earth |
Synonyms:
antipodal |
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antipollution
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(adjective) intended to reduce pollution |
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antiquarian
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(adjective) of or relating to persons who study or deal in antiques or antiquities |
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(adjective) of or relating to antiques or antiquities |
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anuran
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(adjective) relating to frogs and toads |
Synonyms:
salientian,
batrachian |
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apian
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(adjective) relating to or having the characteristics of bees |
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apiarian
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(adjective) relating to bees or beekeeping |
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apogean
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(adjective) relating to or characteristic of an apogee |
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arachnidian
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(adjective) relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida |
Synonyms:
spiderlike,
spiderly,
spidery,
arachnoid |
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araneidan
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(adjective) relating to or resembling a spider |
Synonyms:
araneidal |
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arcadian
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(adjective) (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic |
Synonyms:
pastoral,
bucolic |
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archaean
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(adjective) of or relating to the earliest known rocks formed during the Precambrian Eon |
Synonyms:
archean |
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archdiocesan
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(adjective) of or relating to an archdiocese |
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archean
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(adjective) of or relating to the earliest known rocks formed during the Precambrian Eon |
Synonyms:
archaean |
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archosaurian
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(adjective) of or relating to reptiles of the subclass Archosauria |
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artesian
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(adjective) (of water) rising to the surface under internal hydrostatic pressure |
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arthropodan
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(adjective) of or relating to invertebrates of the phylum Arthropoda |
Synonyms:
arthropodal,
arthropodous |
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ashen
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(adjective) anemic looking from illness or emotion |
Synonyms:
white,
blanched,
bloodless,
livid |
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(adjective) made of wood of the ash tree |
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auburn
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(adjective) (of hair) colored a moderate reddish-brown |
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aurorean
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(adjective) characteristic of the dawn |
Synonyms:
auroral |
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authoritarian
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(adjective) characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty |
Synonyms:
despotic,
dictatorial,
autocratic,
tyrannic,
tyrannical |
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(adjective) expecting unquestioning obedience |
Synonyms:
dictatorial,
overbearing |
avellan
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(adjective) pertaining to filberts or hazelnuts |
Synonyms:
avellane |
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avian
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(adjective) pertaining to or characteristic of birds |
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awestricken
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(adjective) having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread |
Synonyms:
awed,
awestruck |
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bacchanalian
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(adjective) used of riotously drunken merrymaking |
Synonyms:
orgiastic,
carousing,
bacchanal,
bacchic |
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barbarian
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(adjective) without civilizing influences |
Synonyms:
uncivilised,
uncivilized,
wild,
savage,
barbaric |
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barren
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(adjective) providing no shelter or sustenance |
Synonyms:
desolate,
stark,
bare,
bleak |
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(adjective) not bearing offspring |
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(adjective) completely wanting or lacking |
Synonyms:
innocent,
destitute,
devoid,
free |
baseborn
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(adjective) of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) |
Synonyms:
humble,
base,
lowly |
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(adjective) illegitimate |
Synonyms:
base |
basilican
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(adjective) of or relating to or resembling a basilica |
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batrachian
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(adjective) relating to frogs and toads |
Synonyms:
salientian,
anuran |
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beardown
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(adjective) with full strength |
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beaten
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(adjective) much trodden and worn smooth or bare |
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(adjective) formed or made thin by hammering |
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bedridden
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(adjective) confined to bed (by illness) |
Synonyms:
sick-abed,
bedfast,
bedrid |
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beechen
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(adjective) consisting of or made of wood of the beech tree |
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begotten
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(adjective) (of offspring) generated by procreation |
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beholden
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(adjective) under a moral obligation to someone |
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benign
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(adjective) not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor) |
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(adjective) pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence |
Synonyms:
benignant |
(adjective) kindness of disposition or manner |
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bespoken
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(adjective) (of clothing) custom-made |
Synonyms:
made-to-order,
bespoke,
tailor-made,
tailored |
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(adjective) pledged to be married |
Synonyms:
engaged,
betrothed |
bicorn
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(adjective) having two horns or horn-shaped parts |
Synonyms:
bicornate,
bicorned,
bicornuate,
bicornuous |
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billion
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(adjective) denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States |
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(adjective) denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain |
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bipartisan
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(adjective) supported by both sides |
Synonyms:
bipartizan,
two-party,
two-way |
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bipartizan
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(adjective) supported by both sides |
Synonyms:
bipartisan,
two-party,
two-way |
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birchen
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(adjective) consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree |
Synonyms:
birch,
birken |
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birken
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(adjective) consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree |
Synonyms:
birch,
birchen |
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blown
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(adjective) being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor |
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(adjective) breathing laboriously or convulsively |
Synonyms:
pursy,
winded,
short-winded |
bohemian
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(adjective) unconventional in especially appearance and behavior |
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boon
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(adjective) very close and convivial |
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born
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(adjective) brought into existence |
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(adjective) being talented through inherited qualities |
Synonyms:
natural,
innate |
boughten
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(adjective) purchased; not homemade |
Synonyms:
store-bought |
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bounden
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(adjective) morally obligatory |
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branchiopodan
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(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of the subclass Branchiopoda |
Synonyms:
branchiopod,
branchiopodous |
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brazen
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(adjective) unrestrained by convention or propriety |
Synonyms:
insolent,
audacious,
bald-faced,
barefaced,
bodacious,
brassy,
brazen-faced |
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(adjective) made of or resembling brass (as in color or hardness) |
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broken
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(adjective) physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split |
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(adjective) not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly |
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(adjective) (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded |
Synonyms:
unkept |
(adjective) subdued or brought low in condition or status |
Synonyms:
humbled,
humiliated,
crushed,
low |
(adjective) tamed or trained to obey |
Synonyms:
broken in |
(adjective) topographically very uneven |
Synonyms:
rugged |
(adjective) imperfectly spoken or written |
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(adjective) thrown into a state of disarray or confusion |
Synonyms:
upset,
disordered,
confused |
(adjective) weakened and infirm |
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(adjective) destroyed financially |
Synonyms:
impoverished,
wiped out |
(adjective) out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken') |
Synonyms:
busted |
(adjective) discontinuous |
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(adjective) lacking a part or parts |
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brown
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(adjective) of a color similar to that of wood or earth |
Synonyms:
dark-brown,
chocolate-brown,
brownish |
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(adjective) (of skin) deeply suntanned |
Synonyms:
browned |
caducean
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(adjective) of or relating to a caduceus |
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caecilian
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(adjective) of or relating to or belonging to the family Caeciliidae |
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caesarean
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(adjective) relating to abdominal delivery |
Synonyms:
caesarian,
cesarean,
cesarian |
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caesarian
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(adjective) relating to abdominal delivery |
Synonyms:
caesarean,
cesarean,
cesarian |
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callipygian
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(adjective) pertaining to or having finely developed buttocks |
Synonyms:
callipygous |
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callithumpian
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(adjective) of or relating to a callithump |
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careworn
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(adjective) showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering |
Synonyms:
raddled,
haggard,
drawn,
worn |
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carnation
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(adjective) pink or pinkish |
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carven
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(adjective) made for or formed by carving (`carven' is archaic or literary) |
Synonyms:
carved |
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catapultian
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(adjective) of or like a catapult |
Synonyms:
catapultic |
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catarrhinian
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(adjective) of or related to Old World monkeys that have nostrils together and opening downward |
Synonyms:
catarrhine |
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cedarn
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(adjective) consisting of or made of cedar |
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centenarian
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(adjective) being at least 100 years old |
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cephalopodan
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(adjective) relating or belonging to the class Cephalopoda |
Synonyms:
cephalopod |
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certain
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(adjective) having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured |
Synonyms:
sure |
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(adjective) established beyond doubt or question; definitely known |
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(adjective) certain to occur; destined or inevitable |
Synonyms:
sure |
(adjective) established irrevocably |
Synonyms:
sealed |
(adjective) definite but not specified or identified |
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(adjective) reliable in operation or effect |
Synonyms:
sure |
(adjective) exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance |
Synonyms:
sure |
cerulean
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(adjective) of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky |
Synonyms:
sky-blue,
azure,
bright blue |
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cesarean
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(adjective) relating to abdominal delivery |
Synonyms:
caesarean,
caesarian,
cesarian |
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cesarian
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(adjective) relating to abdominal delivery |
Synonyms:
caesarean,
caesarian,
cesarean |
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cetacean
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(adjective) of or relating to whales and dolphins etc |
Synonyms:
cetaceous |
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chaetognathan
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(adjective) of or relating to arrowworms |
Synonyms:
chaetognathous |
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champion
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(adjective) holding first place in a contest |
Synonyms:
prizewinning |
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chapfallen
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(adjective) brought low in spirit |
Synonyms:
deflated,
chopfallen,
crestfallen |
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chelonian
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(adjective) of or relating to or resembling or being a turtle or tortoise |
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chicken
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(adjective) easily frightened |
Synonyms:
white-livered,
chickenhearted,
yellow,
yellow-bellied,
lily-livered |
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chopfallen
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(adjective) brought low in spirit |
Synonyms:
deflated,
chapfallen,
crestfallen |
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christian
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(adjective) following the teachings or manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus Christ |
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chthonian
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(adjective) dwelling beneath the surface of the earth |
Synonyms:
nether,
chthonic |
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circadian
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(adjective) of or relating to biological processes occurring at 24-hour intervals |
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civilian
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(adjective) associated with civil life or performed by persons who are not active members of the military |
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clarion
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(adjective) loud and clear |
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clean
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(adjective) free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits |
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(adjective) ritually clean or pure |
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(adjective) not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination |
Synonyms:
uncontaminating |
(adjective) (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers |
Synonyms:
unobjectionable |
(adjective) free of restrictions or qualifications |
Synonyms:
clear |
(adjective) (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims |
Synonyms:
unclouded,
clear,
light |
(adjective) free from impurities |
Synonyms:
fresh |
(adjective) (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense |
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(adjective) free from sepsis or infection |
Synonyms:
uninfected |
(adjective) morally pure |
Synonyms:
clean-living |
(adjective) (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections |
Synonyms:
fair |
(adjective) (of a surface) not written or printed on |
Synonyms:
white,
blank |
(adjective) exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play |
Synonyms:
sporting,
sportsmanlike,
sporty |
(adjective) without difficulties or problems |
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(adjective) thorough and without qualification |
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(adjective) not carrying concealed weapons |
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(adjective) free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed |
Synonyms:
neat |
(adjective) free of drugs |
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