| hermitic | (adjective) characterized by ascetic solitude | Synonyms: anchoritic, eremitic, eremitical, hermitical |
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| hermitical | (adjective) characterized by ascetic solitude | Synonyms: anchoritic, eremitic, eremitical, hermitic |
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| heroic | (adjective) relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity | - |
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| (adjective) having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes | Synonyms: heroical |
| (adjective) showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort | Synonyms: desperate |
| (adjective) of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope | Synonyms: expansive, grand |
| (adjective) very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale) | Synonyms: epic, larger-than-life |
| heroical | (adjective) having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes | Synonyms: heroic |
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| hesitant | (adjective) lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly | Synonyms: hesitating |
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| hesitating | (adjective) lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly | Synonyms: hesitant |
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| het | (adjective) made warm or hot (`het' is a dialectal variant of `heated') | Synonyms: heated, heated up, het up |
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| heterocercal | (adjective) possessing a tail with the upper lobe larger than the lower and with the vertebral column prolonged into the upper lobe | - |
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| heterocyclic | (adjective) containing a closed ring of atoms of which at least one is not a carbon atom | - |
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| heterodactyl | (adjective) (of bird feet) having the first and second toes directed backward the third and fourth forward | - |
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| heterodox | (adjective) characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards | Synonyms: dissident, heretical |
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| heterodyne | (adjective) of or relating to the beat produced by heterodyning two oscillations | - |
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| heteroecious | (adjective) of parasites; passing through different stages of the life cycle on different host species | - |
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| heterogeneous | (adjective) consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature | Synonyms: heterogenous |
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| (adjective) originating outside the body | Synonyms: heterogenous |
| heterogenous | (adjective) originating outside the body | Synonyms: heterogeneous |
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| (adjective) consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature | Synonyms: heterogeneous |
| heteroicous | (adjective) having several forms of gametoecia on the same plant | Synonyms: polygamous, polyoicous |
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| heterologic | (adjective) not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin | Synonyms: heterological, heterologous |
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| heterological | (adjective) not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin | Synonyms: heterologic, heterologous |
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| heterologous | (adjective) derived from organisms of a different but related species | - |
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| (adjective) not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin | Synonyms: heterologic, heterological |
| heterometabolic | (adjective) (of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stage | Synonyms: heterometabolous |
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| heterometabolous | (adjective) (of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stage | Synonyms: heterometabolic |
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| heterosexual | (adjective) sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex | - |
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| heterosporous | (adjective) characterized by heterospory | - |
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| heterothermic | (adjective) of animals except birds and mammals; having body temperature that varies with the environment | Synonyms: ectothermic, poikilothermic, poikilothermous |
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| heterotrophic | (adjective) requiring organic compounds of carbon and nitrogen for nourishment | - |
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| heterozygous | (adjective) having dissimilar alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci | - |
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| heuristic | (adjective) of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation | - |
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| hewn | (adjective) cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel | Synonyms: hand-hewn |
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| hex | (adjective) of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base | Synonyms: hexadecimal |
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| hexadecimal | (adjective) of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base | Synonyms: hex |
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| hexagonal | (adjective) having six sides or divided into hexagons | Synonyms: hexangular |
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| hexangular | (adjective) having six sides or divided into hexagons | Synonyms: hexagonal |
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| hexed | (adjective) (usually used colloquially) causing or accompanied by misfortune | Synonyms: jinxed |
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| hibernal | (adjective) characteristic of or relating to winter | Synonyms: brumal, hiemal |
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| hibernating | (adjective) in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation | Synonyms: dormant, torpid |
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| hick | (adjective) awkwardly simple and provincial | Synonyms: bumpkinly, rustic, unsophisticated |
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| hidden | (adjective) difficult to find | Synonyms: obscure |
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| (adjective) not accessible to view | Synonyms: concealed, out of sight |
| (adjective) designed to elude detection | Synonyms: secret |
| hidebound | (adjective) stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded | Synonyms: traditionalist |
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| hideous | (adjective) grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror | Synonyms: horrid, horrific, outrageous |
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| (adjective) so extremely ugly as to be terrifying | Synonyms: repulsive |
| hidrotic | (adjective) of or relating to sweat | - |
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| hiemal | (adjective) characteristic of or relating to winter | Synonyms: brumal, hibernal |
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| hierarchal | (adjective) classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers | Synonyms: hierarchic, hierarchical |
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| hierarchic | (adjective) classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers | Synonyms: hierarchal, hierarchical |
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| hierarchical | (adjective) classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers | Synonyms: hierarchal, hierarchic |
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| hieratic | (adjective) written or belonging to a cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing | - |
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| (adjective) associated with the priesthood or priests | Synonyms: hieratical, priestly, sacerdotal |
| (adjective) adhering to fixed types or methods; highly restrained and formal | - |
| hieratical | (adjective) associated with the priesthood or priests | Synonyms: hieratic, priestly, sacerdotal |
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| hieroglyphic | (adjective) written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbols | Synonyms: hieroglyphical |
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| (adjective) resembling hieroglyphic writing | Synonyms: hieroglyphical |
| hieroglyphical | (adjective) written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbols | Synonyms: hieroglyphic |
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| (adjective) resembling hieroglyphic writing | Synonyms: hieroglyphic |
| hifalutin | (adjective) affectedly genteel; to carry an air of affected importance; to be snobbish and haughty | Synonyms: grandiose, highfalutin, highfaluting, hoity-toity, la-di-da |
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| high | (adjective) (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high') | - |
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| (adjective) greater than normal in quantity or amount | - |
| (adjective) used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency | Synonyms: high-pitched |
| (adjective) happy and excited and energetic | Synonyms: in high spirits |
| (adjective) slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana) | Synonyms: mellow |
| (adjective) (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted | Synonyms: gamey, gamy |
| (adjective) standing above others in quality or position | Synonyms: eminent |
| highborn | (adjective) belonging to the peerage | Synonyms: coroneted, titled |
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| highbrow | (adjective) highly cultured or educated | Synonyms: highbrowed |
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| highbrowed | (adjective) highly cultured or educated | Synonyms: highbrow |
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| higher | (adjective) of education beyond the secondary level | - |
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| (adjective) advanced in complexity or elaboration | - |
| highfalutin | (adjective) affectedly genteel; to carry an air of affected importance; to be snobbish and haughty | Synonyms: grandiose, hifalutin, highfaluting, hoity-toity, la-di-da |
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| highfaluting | (adjective) affectedly genteel; to carry an air of affected importance; to be snobbish and haughty | Synonyms: grandiose, hifalutin, highfalutin, hoity-toity, la-di-da |
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| highflying | (adjective) moving upward or along at a considerable height | - |
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| (adjective) extravagant or ambitious or extreme in aims or opinions | - |
| highland | (adjective) used of high or hilly country | Synonyms: upland |
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| hilar | (adjective) of or relating to or located near a hilum | - |
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| hilarious | (adjective) marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter | Synonyms: screaming, uproarious |
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| hilly | (adjective) having hills and crags | Synonyms: cragged, craggy, mountainous |
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| hind | (adjective) located at or near the back of an animal | Synonyms: back, hinder |
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| hinder | (adjective) located at or near the back of an animal | Synonyms: back, hind |
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| hindering | (adjective) preventing movement | Synonyms: clogging, impeding, obstructive |
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| hindermost | (adjective) located farthest to the rear | Synonyms: backmost, hindmost, rearmost |
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| hindmost | (adjective) located farthest to the rear | Synonyms: backmost, hindermost, rearmost |
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| hip | (adjective) informed about the latest trends | Synonyms: hep, hip to |
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| hiplength | (adjective) extending to or just over the hips | Synonyms: hip-length |
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| hipless | (adjective) having or seeming to have no hips | - |
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| hipped | (adjective) having hips; or having hips as specified (usually in combination) | - |
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| (adjective) (of a roof) sloping on all sides | - |
| hircine | (adjective) of or pertaining to or suggestive of a goat (especially in strong odor) | - |
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| hired | (adjective) hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers | Synonyms: chartered, leased |
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| (adjective) having services engaged for a fee | - |
| hirsute | (adjective) having or covered with hair | Synonyms: haired, hairy |
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| hispid | (adjective) (of animals or plants) having stiff coarse hairs or bristles | - |
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| histologic | (adjective) of or relating to histology | Synonyms: histological |
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| histological | (adjective) of or relating to histology | Synonyms: histologic |
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| historic | (adjective) important in history | - |
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| (adjective) belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past | Synonyms: historical |
| historical | (adjective) used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time | Synonyms: diachronic |
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| (adjective) of or relating to the study of history | - |
| (adjective) belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past | Synonyms: historic |
| (adjective) having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendary | - |
| historied | (adjective) having an illustrious past | Synonyms: celebrated, storied |
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| histrionic | (adjective) characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected | Synonyms: melodramatic |
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| hitless | (adjective) (of a batter) without a hit | - |
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| (adjective) having no points scores | Synonyms: goalless, pointless, scoreless |
| hoar | (adjective) showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair | Synonyms: gray-haired, gray-headed, gray, grey-haired, grey-headed, grey, grizzly, hoary, white-haired |
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| hoarse | (adjective) deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion | Synonyms: gruff, husky |
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| hoary | (adjective) covered with fine whitish hairs or down | Synonyms: canescent |
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| (adjective) ancient | Synonyms: rusty |
| (adjective) showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair | Synonyms: gray-haired, gray-headed, gray, grey-haired, grey-headed, grey, grizzly, hoar, white-haired |
| hobnailed | (adjective) marked by the wearing of heavy boots studded with hobnails | - |
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| hogged | (adjective) (of a ship) so weakened as to sag at each end | Synonyms: broken-backed |
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| hoggish | (adjective) resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy | Synonyms: piggish, piggy, porcine, swinish |
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| hokey | (adjective) artificially formal | Synonyms: artificial, contrived, stilted |
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| (adjective) effusively or insincerely emotional | Synonyms: bathetic, drippy, kitschy, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, sappy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, slushy, soppy, soupy |
| holey | (adjective) allowing passage in and out | Synonyms: porous |
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| holistic | (adjective) emphasizing the organic or functional relation between parts and the whole | - |
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| hollow | (adjective) not solid; having a space or gap or cavity | - |
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| (adjective) lacking in substance or character | - |
| (adjective) devoid of significance or force | Synonyms: empty, vacuous |
| (adjective) as if echoing in a hollow space | - |
| holographic | (adjective) written entirely in one's own hand | Synonyms: holographical |
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| (adjective) of or relating to holography or holograms | - |
| (adjective) written wholly in the handwriting of the signer | - |
| holographical | (adjective) written entirely in one's own hand | Synonyms: holographic |
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| holometabolic | (adjective) (of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosis | Synonyms: holometabolous |
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| holometabolous | (adjective) (of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosis | Synonyms: holometabolic |
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| holophytic | (adjective) obtaining nourishment as green plants do | - |
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| holozoic | (adjective) obtaining nourishment as animals do by ingesting complex organic matter | - |
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| holy | (adjective) belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power | - |
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| home | (adjective) used of your own ground | - |
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| (adjective) relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots are | - |
| (adjective) inside the country | Synonyms: interior, internal, national |
| homebound | (adjective) confined usually by illness | Synonyms: housebound, shut-in |
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