aecial | (adjective) of or belonging to an aecium | - |
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altricial | (adjective) (of hatchlings) naked and blind and dependent on parents for food | - |
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antisocial | (adjective) shunning contact with others | - |
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(adjective) hostile to or disruptive of normal standards of social behavior | Synonyms: asocial |
apothecial | (adjective) of or relating to the apothecium of some lichens and fungi | - |
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artificial | (adjective) contrived by art rather than nature | Synonyms: unreal |
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(adjective) artificially formal | Synonyms: contrived, hokey, stilted |
(adjective) not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes | - |
asocial | (adjective) given to avoiding association with others | - |
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(adjective) hostile to or disruptive of normal standards of social behavior | Synonyms: antisocial |
beneficial | (adjective) promoting or enhancing well-being | Synonyms: good |
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bifacial | (adjective) having two faces or fronts | Synonyms: biface |
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biracial | (adjective) consisting of or combining two races | - |
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commercial | (adjective) connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises | - |
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(adjective) of or relating to commercialism | - |
(adjective) of the kind or quality used in commerce; average or inferior | Synonyms: commercial-grade |
(adjective) profit oriented | Synonyms: mercantile, mercenary, moneymaking |
(noun) a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television | Synonyms: commercial message |
crucial | (adjective) of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis | Synonyms: important |
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(adjective) of the greatest importance | Synonyms: all-important, all important, essential, of the essence |
(adjective) having crucial relevance | - |
especial | (adjective) surpassing what is common or usual or expected | Synonyms: exceptional, particular, special |
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extrajudicial | (adjective) beyond the usual course of legal proceedings; legally unwarranted | - |
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facial | (adjective) of or concerning the face | - |
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(adjective) of or pertaining to the outside surface of an object | - |
(noun) care for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams | - |
(noun) cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles | Synonyms: facial nerve, nervus facialis, seventh cranial nerve |
fiducial | (adjective) relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another) | Synonyms: fiduciary |
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(adjective) used as a fixed standard of reference for comparison or measurement | - |
(adjective) based on trust | - |
financial | (adjective) involving financial matters | Synonyms: fiscal |
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glacial | (adjective) relating to or derived from a glacier | - |
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(adjective) extremely cold | Synonyms: arctic, frigid, gelid, icy, polar |
(adjective) devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain | Synonyms: frigid, frosty, frozen, icy, wintry |
infomercial | (noun) a television commercial presented in the form of a short documentary | Synonyms: informercial |
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informercial | (noun) a television commercial presented in the form of a short documentary | Synonyms: infomercial |
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interfacial | (adjective) relating to or situated at an interface | - |
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interracial | (adjective) involving or composed of different races | Synonyms: mixed |
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(adjective) between races | - |
judicial | (adjective) relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge | Synonyms: juridic, juridical |
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(adjective) belonging or appropriate to the office of a judge | - |
(adjective) expressing careful judgment | Synonyms: discriminative |
(adjective) decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice | - |
mandibulofacial | (adjective) of or relating to the lower jaw and face | - |
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maxillofacial | (adjective) of or relating to the upper jaw and face (particularly with reference to specialized surgery of the maxilla) | - |
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multiracial | (adjective) made up of or involving or acting on behalf of various races | - |
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noncommercial | (adjective) not connected with or engaged in commercial enterprises | - |
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noncrucial | (adjective) of little importance; not decisive | - |
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(adjective) not in a state of crisis or emergency | Synonyms: noncritical |
nonfinancial | (adjective) not involving financial matters | - |
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nonracial | (adjective) not racial; having nothing to do with race or races | - |
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nonsocial | (adjective) of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies | Synonyms: nongregarious, solitary |
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official | (adjective) having official authority or sanction | - |
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(adjective) of or relating to an office | - |
(adjective) verified officially | - |
(adjective) (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution | - |
(adjective) conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline | Synonyms: prescribed |
(noun) someone who administers the rules of a game or sport | - |
(noun) a worker who holds or is invested with an office | Synonyms: functionary |
postglacial | (adjective) relating to or occurring during the time following a glacial period | - |
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precocial | (adjective) (of hatchlings) covered with down and having eyes open; capable of leaving the nest within a few days | - |
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prejudicial | (adjective) tending to favor preconceived ideas | Synonyms: prejudicious |
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(adjective) (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury | Synonyms: damaging, detrimental, prejudicious |
provincial | (adjective) characteristic of the provinces or their people | - |
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(adjective) of or associated with a province | - |
(noun) a country person | Synonyms: bucolic, peasant |
(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order | - |
racial | (adjective) of or characteristic of race or races or arising from differences among groups | - |
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(adjective) of or related to genetically distinguished groups of people | - |
sacrificial | (adjective) used in or connected with a sacrifice | - |
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semiofficial | (adjective) having some official authority or sanction | - |
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social | (adjective) living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups | - |
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(adjective) relating to human society and its members | Synonyms: societal |
(adjective) relating to or belonging to or characteristic of high society | - |
(adjective) marked by friendly companionship with others | - |
(adjective) tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind | - |
(adjective) composed of sociable people or formed for the purpose of sociability | - |
(noun) a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity | Synonyms: mixer, sociable |
spacial | (adjective) pertaining to or involving or having the nature of space | Synonyms: spatial |
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special | (adjective) for a special service or occasion | - |
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(adjective) first and most important | Synonyms: particular |
(adjective) adapted to or reserved for a particular purpose | - |
(adjective) having a specific function or scope | Synonyms: limited |
(adjective) surpassing what is common or usual or expected | Synonyms: especial, exceptional, particular |
(adjective) added to a regular schedule | Synonyms: extra |
(adjective) unique or specific to a person or thing or category | Synonyms: particular, peculiar |
(noun) a special offering (usually temporary and at a reduced price) that is featured in advertising | - |
(noun) a television production that features a particular person or work or topic | - |
(noun) a dish or meal given prominence in e.g. a restaurant | - |
superficial | (adjective) concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually | - |
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(adjective) of, affecting, or being on or near the surface | - |
(adjective) hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough | Synonyms: casual, cursory, passing, perfunctory |
(adjective) of little substance or significance | Synonyms: trivial |
(adjective) occurring on or near the surface of the skin | - |
surficial | (adjective) pertaining to or occurring on or near the earth's surface | - |
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uncial | (adjective) relating to or written in majuscule letters (which resemble modern capitals) | - |
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(noun) a style of orthography characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; found especially in Greek and Latin manuscripts of the 4th to 8th centuries | - |
uncommercial | (adjective) not conducive to commercial success | - |
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unifacial | (adjective) having but one principal or specialized surface | - |
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unofficial | (adjective) not having official authority or sanction | - |
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(adjective) not officially established | - |
unsocial | (adjective) not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions | - |
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