fanatic | (adjective) marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea | Synonyms: fanatical, overzealous, rabid |
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(noun) a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause) | Synonyms: fiend |
fanatical | (adjective) marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea | Synonyms: fanatic, overzealous, rabid |
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fanatically | (adverb) in a passionately fanatic manner | - |
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fanaticism | (noun) excessive intolerance of opposing views | Synonyms: fanatism, zealotry |
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grammatic | (adjective) of or pertaining to grammar | Synonyms: grammatical |
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grammatical | (adjective) conforming to the rules of grammar or usage accepted by native speakers | Synonyms: well-formed |
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(adjective) of or pertaining to grammar | Synonyms: grammatic |
grammatically | (adverb) in a grammatical manner | - |
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graticule | (noun) a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument | Synonyms: reticle, reticule |
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haematic | (adjective) relating to or containing or affecting blood | Synonyms: haemic, hematic, hemic |
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hematic | (adjective) relating to or containing or affecting blood | Synonyms: haematic, haemic, hemic |
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hemostatic | (adjective) tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels | Synonyms: styptic |
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hepatic | (adjective) pertaining to or affecting the liver | - |
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(noun) any of numerous small green nonvascular plants of the class Hepaticopsida growing in wet places and resembling green seaweeds or leafy mosses | Synonyms: liverwort |
hepatica | (noun) any of several plants of the genus Hepatica having three-lobed leaves and white or pinkish flowers in early spring; of moist and mossy subalpine woodland areas of north temperate regions | Synonyms: liverleaf |
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(noun) a common liverwort | Synonyms: Marchantia polymorpha |
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 | - |
(noun) a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests | Synonyms: hieratic script |
hieratical | (adjective) associated with the priesthood or priests | Synonyms: hieratic, priestly, sacerdotal |
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homeostatic | (adjective) related to or characterized by homeostasis | - |
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homeostatically | (adverb) in a homeostatic manner | - |
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homochromatic | (adjective) (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) having only one wavelength | Synonyms: monochromatic |
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hydrostatic | (adjective) relating to fluids at rest or to the pressures they exert or transmit | - |
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hydrostaticity | (noun) The condition of relating to fluids, especially to the pressure that they exert or transmit. | - |
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hydrostatics | (noun) study of the mechanical properties of fluids that are not in motion | - |
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idiomatic | (adjective) of or relating to or conforming to idiom | Synonyms: idiomatical |
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idiomatical | (adjective) of or relating to or conforming to idiom | Synonyms: idiomatic |
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idiomatically | (adverb) in an idiomatic manner | - |
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idiosyncratic | (adjective) peculiar to the individual | - |
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informatics | (noun) the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information | Synonyms: information processing, information science, IP |
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katabatic | (adjective) of an air current or wind; moving downward or down a slope because of cooling especially at night | Synonyms: catabatic |
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kinematics | (noun) the branch of mechanics concerned with motion without reference to force or mass | - |
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laticifer | (noun) a plant duct containing latex | - |
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logogrammatic | (adjective) of or relating to logograms or logographs | Synonyms: logographic |
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logogrammatically | (adverb) by means of logograms | - |
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lunatic | (adjective) insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon | Synonyms: moonstruck |
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(noun) an insane person | Synonyms: maniac |
(noun) a reckless impetuous irresponsible person | Synonyms: daredevil, harum-scarum, hothead, madcap, swashbuckler |
lymphatic | (adjective) of or relating to or produced by lymph | - |
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mathematical | (adjective) relating to or having ability to think in or work with numbers | Synonyms: numerical |
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(adjective) of or pertaining to or of the nature of mathematics | - |
(adjective) characterized by the exactness or precision of mathematics | - |
(adjective) statistically possible though highly improbable | - |
(adjective) beyond question | - |
mathematically | (adverb) with respect to mathematics | - |
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mathematician | (noun) a person skilled in mathematics | - |
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mathematics | (noun) a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement | Synonyms: math, maths |
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melodramatic | (adjective) characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected | Synonyms: histrionic |
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(adjective) having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama | - |
melodramatically | (adverb) in an overly emotional manner | - |
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(adverb) as in a melodrama | - |
meritocratic | (adjective) relating to or characteristic of a meritocracy | - |
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metamathematics | (noun) the logical analysis of mathematical reasoning | - |
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metastatic | (adjective) relating to or affected by metastasis | - |
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monochromatic | (adjective) (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) having only one wavelength | Synonyms: homochromatic |
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(adjective) of or relating to monochromatism | - |
(adjective) having or appearing to have only one color | Synonyms: monochrome, monochromic, monochromous |
morganatic | (adjective) (of marriages) of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank; valid but with the understanding that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and offspring do not succeed to titles or property of the superior | Synonyms: left-handed |
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mydriatic | (noun) a drug that causes the pupil of the eye to dilate; used to aid eye examinations | Synonyms: mydriatic drug |
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nonenzymatic | (adjective) not relating to or produced by enzymes | - |
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numismatics | (noun) the collection and study of money (and coins in particular) | Synonyms: coin collecting, coin collection, numismatology |
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operatic | (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of opera | - |
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orthostatic | (adjective) pertaining to an upright standing posture | - |
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pancreatic | (adjective) of or involving the pancreas | - |
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paradigmatic | (adjective) of or relating to a typical example | - |
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(adjective) of or relating to a grammatical paradigm | - |
(adjective) related as members of a substitution class | - |
phlegmatic | (adjective) showing little emotion | Synonyms: phlegmatical |
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phlegmatical | (adjective) showing little emotion | Synonyms: phlegmatic |
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phlegmatically | (adverb) in a phlegmatic manner | - |
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phreatic | (adjective) of or relating to ground water | - |
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piratical | (adjective) characteristic of pirates | - |
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(adjective) characteristic of piracy | - |
piratically | (adverb) in a piratical manner | - |
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plutocratic | (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of a plutocrat | Synonyms: plutocratical |
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plutocratical | (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of a plutocrat | Synonyms: plutocratic |
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pneumatic | (adjective) of or relating to or using air (or a similar gas) | - |
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pneumatically | (adverb) in a pneumatic manner | - |
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pneumatics | (noun) the branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical properties of gases | - |
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polychromatic | (adjective) (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) composed of more than one wavelength | - |
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(adjective) having or exhibiting many colors | Synonyms: polychrome, polychromic |
pragmatic | (adjective) of or concerning the theory of pragmatism | Synonyms: pragmatical |
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(adjective) concerned with practical matters | Synonyms: matter-of-fact, pragmatical |
(adjective) guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory | Synonyms: hard-nosed, hardheaded, practical |
(noun) an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land | Synonyms: pragmatic sanction |
pragmatical | (adjective) of or concerning the theory of pragmatism | Synonyms: pragmatic |
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(adjective) concerned with practical matters | Synonyms: matter-of-fact, pragmatic |
pragmatically | (adverb) in a practical manner, as opposed to theoretically or idealistically | - |
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pragmatics | (noun) the study of language use | - |
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presocratic | (adjective) before the time of Socrates | Synonyms: pre-Socratic |
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presymptomatic | (adjective) of or relating to the early phases of a disease when accurate diagnosis is not possible because symptoms of the disease have not yet appeared | Synonyms: preclinical |
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prismatic | (adjective) of or relating to or resembling or constituting a prism | - |
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(adjective) exhibiting spectral colors formed by refraction of light through a prism | - |
problematic | (adjective) making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe | Synonyms: baffling, elusive, knotty, problematical, tough |
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(adjective) open to doubt or debate | Synonyms: debatable, problematical |
problematical | (adjective) making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe | Synonyms: baffling, elusive, knotty, problematic, tough |
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(adjective) open to doubt or debate | Synonyms: debatable, problematic |
problematically | (adverb) in such a way as to pose a problem | - |
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problematics | (noun) the uncertainties or difficulties inherent in a situation or plan. | - |
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prostatic | (adjective) relating to the prostate gland | Synonyms: prostate |
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psychosomatic | (adjective) used of illness or symptoms resulting from neurosis | - |
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quadratic | (adjective) involving the second and no higher power of a quantity or degree | - |
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(noun) a polynomial of the second degree | Synonyms: quadratic polynomial |
(noun) an equation in which the highest power of an unknown quantity is a square | Synonyms: quadratic equation |
quadratics | (noun) a branch of algebra dealing with quadratic equations | - |
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rheumatic | (adjective) of or pertaining to arthritis | Synonyms: arthritic, creaky, rheumatoid, rheumy |
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(noun) a person suffering with rheumatism | - |
sabbatic | (adjective) of or relating to the Sabbath | Synonyms: sabbatical |
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sabbatical | (adjective) of or relating to sabbatical leave | - |
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(adjective) of or relating to the Sabbath | Synonyms: sabbatic |
(noun) a leave usually taken every seventh year | Synonyms: sabbatical leave |
schematic | (adjective) represented in simplified or symbolic form | Synonyms: conventional, formal |
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(noun) diagram of an electrical or mechanical system | Synonyms: schematic drawing |
schematically | (adverb) in a schematic manner | - |
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schismatic | (adjective) of or relating to or involved in or characteristic of schism | Synonyms: schismatical |
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schismatical | (adjective) of or relating to or involved in or characteristic of schism | Synonyms: schismatic |
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schismatically | (adverb) in a manner that is schismatic | - |
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sciatic | (adjective) of or relating to the ischium (or the part of the hipbone containing it) | - |
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(adjective) relating to or caused by or afflicted with sciatica | - |
sciatica | (noun) neuralgia along the sciatic nerve | - |
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semiaquatic | (adjective) partially aquatic; living or growing partly on land and partly in water | Synonyms: subaquatic |
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(adjective) having an aquatic early or larval form and a terrestrial adult form | Synonyms: amphibiotic |
semiautomatic | (adjective) (of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously | Synonyms: autoloading, self-loading |
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(adjective) partially automatic | - |
(noun) a pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading and firing continuously | Synonyms: semiautomatic pistol |
somatic | (adjective) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit | Synonyms: bodily, corporal, corporeal |
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spermatic | (adjective) consisting of or resembling spermatozoa | Synonyms: spermous |
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static | (adjective) concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity | Synonyms: electrostatic |
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(adjective) not in physical motion | Synonyms: inactive, motionless, still |
(adjective) showing little if any change | Synonyms: stable, unchanging |
(noun) angry criticism | - |
(noun) a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference | Synonyms: atmospheric static, atmospherics |
statice | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Limonium of temperate salt marshes having spikes of white or mauve flowers | Synonyms: marsh rosemary, sea lavender |
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statics | (noun) the branch of mechanics concerned with forces in equilibrium | - |
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stemmatic | (adjective) of or relating to a textual stemma | - |
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stemmatics | (noun) the humanistic discipline that attempts to reconstruct the transmission of a text (especially a text in manuscript form) on the basis of relations between the various surviving manuscripts (sometimes using cladistic analysis) | Synonyms: stemmatology |
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stigmatic | (adjective) not astigmatic | Synonyms: anastigmatic |
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(adjective) pertaining to a lens or lens system free of astigmatism (able to form point images) | Synonyms: anastigmatic |
(adjective) pertaining to or resembling or having stigmata | - |
(noun) a person whose body is marked by religious stigmata (such as marks resembling the wounds of the crucified Christ) | Synonyms: stigmatist |
subaquatic | (adjective) partially aquatic; living or growing partly on land and partly in water | Synonyms: semiaquatic |
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(adjective) growing or remaining under water | Synonyms: subaqueous, submerged, submersed, underwater |
symptomatic | (adjective) relating to or according to or affecting a symptom or symptoms | - |
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(adjective) characteristic or indicative of a disease | Synonyms: diagnostic |