| abdominous
|
(adjective) having a large belly |
Synonyms:
paunchy,
potbellied |
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| abranchious
|
(adjective) having no gills |
Synonyms:
gill-less,
abranchial,
abranchiate |
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| abstemious
|
(adjective) sparing in consumption of especially food and drink |
- |
|---|
| (adjective) marked by temperance in indulgence |
Synonyms:
light |
| abstentious
|
(adjective) self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink |
Synonyms:
abstinent |
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| acanthous
|
(adjective) shaped like a spine or thorn |
Synonyms:
spinous,
acanthoid |
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| acarpellous
|
(adjective) having no carpels |
Synonyms:
acarpelous |
|---|
| acarpelous
|
(adjective) having no carpels |
Synonyms:
acarpellous |
|---|
| acarpous
|
(adjective) producing no fruit |
- |
|---|
| acclivitous
|
(adjective) sloping upward |
Synonyms:
rising,
uphill |
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| acephalous
|
(adjective) lacking a head or a clearly defined head |
- |
|---|
| acetous
|
(adjective) tasting or smelling like vinegar |
Synonyms:
vinegarish,
vinegary,
acetose |
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| achlamydeous
|
(adjective) not having a floral envelope or perianth |
- |
|---|
| achromatous
|
(adjective) having little or inadequate color |
- |
|---|
| achromous
|
(adjective) having no color |
Synonyms:
achromic |
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| acidophilous
|
(adjective) especially of some bacteria; growing well in an acid medium |
Synonyms:
acidophilic,
aciduric |
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| acidulous
|
(adjective) being sour to the taste |
Synonyms:
acid,
acidic,
acidulent |
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| acinous
|
(adjective) pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland) |
Synonyms:
acinar,
acinic,
acinose |
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| acrimonious
|
(adjective) marked by strong resentment or cynicism |
Synonyms:
bitter |
|---|
| acrocarpous
|
(adjective) (of mosses) having the archegonia at the top of the stem |
- |
|---|
| acrogenous
|
(adjective) pertaining to flowerless plants (ferns or mosses) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem |
Synonyms:
acrogenic |
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| acronymous
|
(adjective) characterized by the use of acronyms |
Synonyms:
acronymic |
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| actinomorphous
|
(adjective) capable of division into symmetrical halves by any longitudinal plane passing through the axis |
Synonyms:
actinomorphic |
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| actinomycetous
|
(adjective) of or belonging to the actinomycetes |
Synonyms:
actinomycetal |
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| adactylous
|
(adjective) without fingers and/or toes |
- |
|---|
| adenocarcinomatous
|
(adjective) of or pertaining to adenocarcinoma |
- |
|---|
| adscititious
|
(adjective) added or derived from something outside; not inherent |
- |
|---|
| (adjective) supplemental; not part of the real or essential nature of a thing |
- |
| adulterous
|
(adjective) characterized by adultery |
Synonyms:
extracurricular,
extramarital |
|---|
| (adjective) not faithful to a spouse or lover |
Synonyms:
cheating,
two-timing |
| advantageous
|
(adjective) giving an advantage |
Synonyms:
favorable,
favourable |
|---|
| (adjective) appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness |
- |
| adventitious
|
(adjective) associated by chance and not an integral part |
- |
|---|
| adventurous
|
(adjective) willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises |
Synonyms:
adventuresome |
|---|
| aeriferous
|
(adjective) conveying air; as the bronchial tubes |
- |
|---|
| aerophilous
|
(adjective) depending on free oxygen or air |
Synonyms:
aerobic,
aerophilic |
|---|
| agamous
|
(adjective) (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction |
Synonyms:
parthenogenetic,
agamic,
agamogenetic,
apomictic |
|---|
| alacritous
|
(adjective) quick and eager |
- |
|---|
| albuminous
|
(adjective) relating to or containing or resembling albumin |
- |
|---|
| alliaceous
|
(adjective) smelling of onions or garlic |
- |
|---|
| (adjective) of or pertaining to the botanical genus Allium |
- |
| allochthonous
|
(adjective) of rocks, deposits, etc.; found in a place other than where they and their constituents were formed |
- |
|---|
| allogamous
|
(adjective) relating to cross-fertilization in plants |
- |
|---|
| allomerous
|
(adjective) pertaining to allomerism |
- |
|---|
| altitudinous
|
(adjective) indefinitely high; lofty |
- |
|---|
| aluminiferous
|
(adjective) containing alum or aluminum |
- |
|---|
| aluminous
|
(adjective) pertaining to or containing aluminum or alum |
- |
|---|
| ambagious
|
(adjective) roundabout and unnecessarily wordy |
Synonyms:
periphrastic,
circumlocutious,
circumlocutory |
|---|
| ambidextrous
|
(adjective) equally skillful with each hand |
Synonyms:
two-handed |
|---|
| (adjective) marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another |
Synonyms:
Janus-faced,
deceitful,
double-dealing,
double-faced,
double-tongued,
duplicitous,
two-faced |
| ambiguous
|
(adjective) open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead |
Synonyms:
equivocal |
|---|
| (adjective) having more than one possible meaning |
- |
| (adjective) having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns |
- |
| ambitious
|
(adjective) having a strong desire for success or achievement |
- |
|---|
| (adjective) requiring full use of your abilities or resources |
Synonyms:
challenging |
| amebous
|
(adjective) pertaining to or resembling amoebae |
Synonyms:
ameban,
amebic,
amoeban,
amoebic,
amoebous |
|---|
| amentaceous
|
(adjective) (of plants) bearing or characterized by aments or catkins |
Synonyms:
amentiferous |
|---|
| amentiferous
|
(adjective) (of plants) bearing or characterized by aments or catkins |
Synonyms:
amentaceous |
|---|
| ametabolous
|
(adjective) undergoing slight or no metamorphosis |
Synonyms:
ametabolic |
|---|
| amoebous
|
(adjective) pertaining to or resembling amoebae |
Synonyms:
ameban,
amebic,
amebous,
amoeban,
amoebic |
|---|
| amorous
|
(adjective) inclined toward or displaying love |
Synonyms:
amative |
|---|
| (adjective) expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance |
Synonyms:
romantic,
amatory |
| amorphous
|
(adjective) having no definite form or distinct shape |
Synonyms:
shapeless,
formless |
|---|
| (adjective) lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies |
Synonyms:
unstructured |
| (adjective) (of a group of people or an organization) unorganized or unfocused |
- |
| (adjective) unclear because vague or badly organized |
- |
| (adjective) without real or apparent crystalline form |
Synonyms:
uncrystallised,
uncrystallized |
| amphibious
|
(adjective) relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia |
Synonyms:
amphibian |
|---|
| (adjective) operating or living on land and in water |
- |
| amphitropous
|
(adjective) (of a plant ovule) partly inverted; turned back 90 degrees on its stalk |
- |
|---|
| amylaceous
|
(adjective) resembling starch |
Synonyms:
starchlike,
amyloid,
amyloidal,
farinaceous |
|---|
| anachronous
|
(adjective) chronologically misplaced |
Synonyms:
anachronic,
anachronistic |
|---|
| anadromous
|
(adjective) migrating from the sea to fresh water to spawn |
- |
|---|
| analogous
|
(adjective) corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin |
- |
|---|
| (adjective) similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar |
Synonyms:
correspondent |
| anasarcous
|
(adjective) characterized by or affected by dropsy |
- |
|---|
| anatropous
|
(adjective) (of a plant ovule) completely inverted; turned back 180 degrees on its stalk |
Synonyms:
inverted |
|---|
| androgenous
|
(adjective) of or related to androgenesis |
Synonyms:
androgenetic |
|---|
| androgynous
|
(adjective) relating to or exhibiting both female and male sex organs but with a predominantly female appearance |
- |
|---|
| (adjective) having both male and female characteristics |
- |
| anemophilous
|
(adjective) of flowering plants (especially grasses etc) that are pollinated by the wind |
- |
|---|
| anencephalous
|
(adjective) characterized by partial or total absence of a brain |
Synonyms:
anencephalic |
|---|
| anestrous
|
(adjective) of or relating to anestrus |
Synonyms:
anestric,
anoestrous |
|---|
| (adjective) (of lower mammals) not in a state of estrus; not in heat |
- |
| anfractuous
|
(adjective) full of twists and turns |
- |
|---|
| anginous
|
(adjective) of or related to the pain of angina pectoris |
Synonyms:
anginal,
anginose |
|---|
| angiocarpous
|
(adjective) having or being fruit enclosed in a shell or husk |
Synonyms:
angiocarpic |
|---|
| angiomatous
|
(adjective) of or related to or having a tumor of the kind known as an angioma |
- |
|---|
| angiospermous
|
(adjective) of or related to or characteristic of plants that are angiosperms |
- |
|---|
| anhydrous
|
(adjective) without water; especially without water of crystallization |
- |
|---|
| anisogamous
|
(adjective) relating to a type of sexual reproduction in which the gametes are dissimilar in some respect (as size or shape) |
Synonyms:
anisogamic |
|---|
| anoestrous
|
(adjective) of or relating to anestrus |
Synonyms:
anestrous,
anestric |
|---|
| anomalous
|
(adjective) deviating from the general or common order or type |
- |
|---|
| anonymous
|
(adjective) having no known name or identity or known source |
Synonyms:
anon. |
|---|
| (adjective) not known or lacking marked individuality |
- |
| anthophagous
|
(adjective) feeding on flowers |
Synonyms:
anthophilous |
|---|
| anthophilous
|
(adjective) feeding on flowers |
Synonyms:
anthophagous |
|---|
| anthropomorphous
|
(adjective) suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things |
Synonyms:
humanlike,
anthropomorphic |
|---|
| anthropophagous
|
(adjective) of or relating to eaters of human flesh |
- |
|---|
| antimonious
|
(adjective) relating to or derived from antimony |
Synonyms:
antimonic |
|---|
| antonymous
|
(adjective) of words: having opposite meanings |
- |
|---|
| anurous
|
(adjective) not having a tail |
Synonyms:
tailless |
|---|
| anxious
|
(adjective) eagerly desirous |
Synonyms:
dying |
|---|
| (adjective) causing or fraught with or showing anxiety |
Synonyms:
uneasy,
unquiet,
nervous,
queasy |
| apetalous
|
(adjective) (of flowers) having no petals |
Synonyms:
petalless |
|---|
| aphyllous
|
(adjective) devoid of leaves |
- |
|---|
| apivorous
|
(adjective) feeding on bees |
- |
|---|
| apocarpous
|
(adjective) (of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of carpels that are free from one another as in buttercups or roses |
- |
|---|
| apocynaceous
|
(adjective) of or relating to tropical plants of the family Apocynaceae |
- |
|---|
| apodous
|
(adjective) (of snakes and eels) naturally footless |
Synonyms:
apodal |
|---|
| apogamous
|
(adjective) of or relating to the development of an embryo in the absence of fertilization |
Synonyms:
apogametic,
apogamic |
|---|
| apterous
|
(adjective) (of insects) without wings |
Synonyms:
apteral |
|---|
| aqueous
|
(adjective) similar to or containing or dissolved in water |
- |
|---|
| (adjective) produced by the action of water |
Synonyms:
sedimentary |
| aquiferous
|
(adjective) of or relating to an aquifer |
- |
|---|
| araceous
|
(adjective) relating to a plant of the family Araceae |
Synonyms:
aroid |
|---|
| arboraceous
|
(adjective) abounding in trees |
Synonyms:
woodsy,
woody,
arboreous |
|---|
| arboreous
|
(adjective) inhabiting or frequenting trees |
Synonyms:
arboreal,
tree-living |
|---|
| (adjective) abounding in trees |
Synonyms:
woodsy,
woody,
arboraceous |
| (adjective) resembling a tree in form and branching structure |
Synonyms:
dendriform,
dendroid,
dendroidal,
arboreal,
arborescent,
arboresque,
arboriform,
tree-shaped,
treelike |
| arborous
|
(adjective) of or relating to or formed by trees |
Synonyms:
arboreal,
arborary,
arborical |
|---|
| arduous
|
(adjective) characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort |
Synonyms:
hard,
heavy,
punishing,
operose,
grueling,
gruelling,
backbreaking,
toilsome,
laborious |
|---|
| (adjective) taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance |
Synonyms:
straining,
strenuous |
| (adjective) difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill |
- |
| arenaceous
|
(adjective) resembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in sandy areas |
Synonyms:
sandlike,
sandy |
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