6-Linguistics-Languages-English-Adjective

adjective English

Adjectives are about amount, personal traits, space, time, and states {adjective, English} {English, adjective}.

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appreciable

somewhat large {appreciable}.

bicameral

two parts {bicameral}.

big-ticket

high-priced {big-ticket}.

bountiful

plentiful {bountiful} {bounteous}.

capacious

having large space {capacious}.

cavernous

having large space {cavernous}.

copious

large {copious}.

cumulative additive

additive {cumulative}.

elephantine

large {elephantine}.

encyclopedic

encompassing all information types {encyclopedic}.

finite countable

countable, limited {finite}.

five-star

top ranking {five-star}.

hulking

large {hulking}.

imperceptible

too small to sense {imperceptible}.

inappreciable

negligible {inappreciable}.

incalculable

too many to count {incalculable}.

indiscernible

too small to sense {indiscernible, small}.

inestimable

too high to give value to {inestimable}.

innumerable

too many to count {innumerable}.

insubstantial

very small {insubstantial}.

macroscopic large

seeable without microscope {macroscopic}.

miniature

small {miniature}.

minuscule

small {minuscule}.

monolithic

large unified thing {monolithic}.

multitudinous

having many {multitudinous}.

myriad

having many {myriad}.

nth

item numbered n in series {nth}.

paltry

small {paltry}.

vacant

empty {vacant}.

voluminous

having large volume {voluminous}.

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absorbed

concentrating {absorbed}.

absurd

ridiculous {absurd, ridiculous}.

abstemious

abstaining {abstemious}.

acerbic

harsh {acerbic}.

adamant

unyielding {adamant}.

affluent

rich {affluent}.

aggrieved

wronged {aggrieved}.

aghast

appalled {aghast}.

agnate

related through father {agnate}.

alfresco

nude {alfresco}.

amatory

sexually loving {amatory}.

ambidextrous

able to use both hands equally {ambidextrous}.

ambivalent

undecided {ambivalent}.

ambulatory walking

walking {ambulatory, walking}.

amorous

seeking and giving sexual love {amorous}.

angular gangly

gangly {angular}.

answerable

responsible {answerable}.

anthropocentric

perceiving only from human viewpoint {anthropocentric}.

anthropomorphic

attributing human characteristics to other things {anthropomorphic}.

anticlerical

against church doctrine {anticlerical}.

apolitical

not political {apolitical}.

ardent

eager {ardent}.

ashen

lacking blood in skin {ashen}.

assertive

stating preferences strongly {assertive}.

atavistic

old-fashioned {atavistic}.

audacious

bold {audacious}.

austere

living simply {austere}.

autogenous

from same person {autogenous}.

averse

opposed {averse}.

avuncular

uncle-like {avuncular}.

beady

small {beady}.

beardless

young {beardless}.

bisexual

able to behave sexually as man or woman {bisexual}.

brassy

brash {brassy}.

bumptious

assertive {bumptious}.

burly

massive {burly}.

buxom

having large breasts {buxom}.

carnal

sensual {carnal}.

carnivorous

meat eating {carnivorous}.

celibate

not engaging in sexual intercourse {celibate}.

cerebral adjective

usually thinking {cerebral}.

cheeky

impertinent {cheeky}.

clerical clerk or clergy

about clergy or clerking {clerical}.

cocksure

certain {cocksure}.

coltish

frisky {coltish}.

come-hither

come-here {come-hither}.

communal shared

shared {communal}.

compliant

yielding {compliant}.

concerted

working together {concerted}.

congenital

being born with {congenital}.

conjugal

about marriage {conjugal}.

connubial

about marriage {connubial}.

consanguineous

related {consanguineous}.

consensual

mutually agreed {consensual}.

considerate

thoughtful {considerate}.

continent urination

able to wait for urination {continent, control}.

contrite

repentant {contrite}.

coping succeeding

succeeding {coping}.

corporeal

about body {corporeal}.

coy

shy {coy}.

crestfallen

dispirited {crestfallen}.

crusty

gruff {crusty}.

cutaneous skin

about skin {cutaneous}.

defeatist

accepting defeat {defeatist}.

demonstrative gesturing

gesturing {demonstrative, gesturing}.

despairing

having no hope {despairing}.

destitute

poor {destitute}.

desultory

directionless {desultory}.

detached

uncaring {detached}.

devil-may-care

carefree {devil-may-care}.

devotional

prayerful {devotional}.

dewy-eyed

tearful {dewy-eyed}.

diffident

timid {diffident}.

disaffected

no longer loyal {disaffected}.

disconsolate

sad and hopeless {disconsolate}.

discriminating

selective {discriminating}.

disdainful

proud {disdainful}.

disinterested

objective {disinterested}.

dispassionate

unperturbed {dispassionate}.

dispirited

disheartened {dispirited}.

disquieted

uneasiness {disquieted}.

distaff female

female {distaff, female}.

docile

passive {docile}.

doleful

sad {doleful}.

dolorous

sad {dolorous}.

dour

sad {dour}.

downbeat

depressed {downbeat}.

drab

plain or not colorful {drab}.

ducal

about dukes {ducal}.

dusky

dark {dusky}.

dyed-in-the-wool

unchanging {dyed-in-the-wool}.

earthy

natural and common {earthy}.

ebullient

happy {ebullient}.

effulgent

radiant {effulgent}.

effusive

talkative {effusive}.

elated

very happy {elated}.

elliptical roundabout

roundabout {elliptical}.

embattled

struggling {embattled}.

embittered

bitter {embittered}.

equivocal

hesitant {equivocal}.

erogenous

about sexual desire {erogenous}.

erotic

about sexual desire {erotic}.

errant

roving or immoral {errant}.

erratic

inconsistent {erratic}.

escapist

fantasizing {escapist}.

ethnic cultural

about cultures or races {ethnic}.

exacting

demanding {exacting}.

expectant

expecting {expectant}.

exuberant

lively {exuberant}.

exultant

rejoicing {exultant}.

facetious

flippant {facetious}.

fallible

possibly in error {fallible}.

familial family

about family {familial}.

feisty

aggressive {feisty}.

fervent

ardent {fervent} {fervid}.

fey

enchanted {fey}.

filial children

about children {filial}.

flamboyant

showy {flamboyant}.

flippant

joking {flippant}.

forsworn

sworn previously {forsworn}.

forward

bold {forward}.

fraternal brother

about brothers {fraternal}.

fraught

distressed {fraught}.

free-lance

working for oneself {free-lance}.

frenetic

frantic {frenetic}.

frolicsome

playful {frolicsome}.

fugitive

fleeting {fugitive}.

furtive

stealthy {furtive}.

garrulous

talkative {garrulous}.

gay

happy {gay}.

grandiloquent

pompous {grandiloquent}.

grandiose

acting grand {grandiose}.

gravid

pregnant {gravid}.

green-eyed

envious {green-eyed}.

gregarious

sociable {gregarious}.

grizzled

gray {grizzled}.

gustatory

about taste {gustatory}.

guttural

about throat {guttural}.

habitable

livable {habitable}.

haggard

gaunt {haggard}.

halting hesitating

hesitating {halting}.

hangdog

downcast {hangdog}.

hard-bitten

experienced {hard-bitten}.

hard-boiled

tough {hard-boiled}.

hedonistic pleasure

always pursuing pleasure {hedonistic}.

herbivorous

plant eating {herbivorous}.

heretical

holding unorthodox beliefs {heretical}.

heterosexual

sexually involved only with opposite sex {heterosexual}.

hirsute

hairy {hirsute}.

honorific

title {honorific}.

horny

lustful {horny}.

housebroken

able to wait to excrete outdoors {housebroken}.

hubris

pride {hubris}.

hymeneal

about weddings or marriages {hymeneal}.

hypnotic fascinating

causing sleep or fascination {hypnotic}.

idolatrous

devoted {idolatrous}.

impassioned

passionate {impassioned}.

impassive

calm {impassive}.

impecunious

poor {impecunious}.

imperious

commanding {imperious}.

impious

not pious {impious}.

implacable

unyielding {implacable}.

impolitic

not tactful {impolitic}.

impracticable

not practical {impracticable}.

improvident

careless {improvident}.

incommunicado

located where one is not able to communicate {incommunicado}.

indelicate

insensitive {indelicate}.

indigent

poor {indigent}.

indiscriminate

random {indiscriminate}.

indomitable

undefeatable {indomitable}.

inexorable

unyielding {inexorable}.

inner-directed

motivated by one's own thoughts and feelings {inner-directed}.

inscrutable

enigmatic {inscrutable}.

insensate

unconscious {insensate}.

internecine

among relatives {internecine}.

intravenous

in vein {intravenous}.

intrusive

interjected but unwanted {intrusive}.

inveterate

persisting {inveterate}.

irate

angry {irate}.

irreconcilable

unable to reach harmonious state between two parties {irreconcilable}.

irresolute

undecided {irresolute}.

itinerant

traveling {itinerant}.

jaded

desensitized {jaded}.

jaundiced

emotional {jaundiced}.

jocose

joking {jocose}.

jocular

joking {jocular}.

jocund

joking {jocund}.

jubilant

very happy {jubilant}.

juvenile young

young {juvenile}.

kid glove

handling with care {kid glove}.

labored

strained {labored}.

lachrymose

crying easily {lachrymose}.

laconic

terse {laconic}.

laggard

lagging {laggard}.

lame duck

unre-electable {lame duck}.

languid

lazy {languid}.

lascivious

lewd {lascivious}.

laureate

honored {laureate}.

leaden

heavy {leaden}.

leonine

lion-like {leonine}.

libidinous

sexually desiring {libidinous}.

livid

red in the face {livid}.

loath

unwilling {loath}.

loquacious

talkative {loquacious}.

lusty

desiring sexual activity {lusty}.

magisterial

commanding {magisterial}.

migratory

always moving {migratory}.

mimetic imitative

imitative {mimetic}.

ministerial

acting like manager {ministerial}.

moiling

working {moiling}.

monastic

monkish {monastic}.

moneyed

rich {moneyed}.

mongrel

mixed {mongrel}.

mordant sarcastic

sarcastic, trenchant {mordant}.

morganatic

about marriages between nobles and commoners in which spouse and children receive no titles {morganatic}.

moribund

dead {moribund}.

morose

sad {morose}.

musing

thinking {musing}.

natal

about birth {natal}.

nationalistic

too patriotic {nationalistic}.

nauseous

almost vomiting {nauseous}.

nihilistic

believing that values, ideas, and life are worthless {nihilistic}.

non-committal

not choosing {non-committal}.

nonplused

perplexed {nonplused}.

nubile

marriageable {nubile}.

nuptial

about weddings {nuptial}.

nutritive

giving nutrition {nutritive}.

omnificent

able to do anything {omnificent}.

orgiastic

reveling {orgiastic}.

osseous

about bones {osseous}.

otherworldly

intellectual or imaginative {otherworldly}.

partisan

supporting faction {partisan}.

passive

inactive {passive}.

paternalistic

father-like {paternalistic}.

pecuniary

about money {pecuniary}.

penitent

repentant {penitent}.

pensive

being thoughtful {pensive}.

perfunctory

doing without caring {perfunctory}.

pessimistic

believing situation will end badly {pessimistic}.

phobic

being afraid {phobic}.

piebald

being spotted {piebald}.

pious

religious {pious}.

piteous

tending to cause pity {piteous}.

pitiable

tending to cause pity {pitiable}.

pixilated

drunk or eccentric {pixilated}.

plaintive

mournful {plaintive}.

platonic

not sexual {platonic}.

plebeian

common {plebeian}.

poignant

affecting {poignant}.

preadolescent

pre-teenaged {preadolescent}.

prepossessing

impressing {prepossessing}.

presumptive

arrogant {presumptive}.

proletarian

working class {proletarian}.

prolix

wordy {prolix}.

promiscuous several

having more than one {promiscuous}.

prone

horizontal {prone}.

protectionist

protecting someone {protectionist}.

prurient

tending to arouse sexual feelings {prurient}.

pubescent

undergoing sexual maturation {pubescent}.

puckish

acting like Puck {puckish}.

purulent

containing pus {purulent}.

pyknic

short and stocky {pyknic}.

querulous

asking questions {querulous}.

quixotic

being idealistic {quixotic}.

quizzical

being puzzled {quizzical}.

rabid

being fanatical {rabid}.

raffish

being jaunty {raffish}.

rakish

being jaunty {rakish}.

ramrod

being vertically straight {ramrod}.

rapt

paying attention {rapt}.

raspy

rough {raspy}.

raucous

noisy {raucous}.

raunchy

acting sexy {raunchy}.

ravenous

hungry {ravenous}.

ravishing

being beautiful {ravishing}.

remorseless

merciless {remorseless}.

removed

objective {removed}.

repentant

regretting {repentant}.

repressed

held back {repressed}.

restive

unable to stay still {restive}.

reticent

reluctant {reticent}.

retiring

shy {retiring}.

reverential

showing reverence {reverential}.

rock-ribbed

strong {rock-ribbed}.

romantic

impractical or always dreaming of romance {romantic}.

sallow

slightly yellow {sallow}.

salvable

savable {salvable}.

sanguinary

about blood {sanguinary}.

sardonic

mocking {sardonic}.

saturnine

sardonic {saturnine}.

savory tasty

appetizing taste or smell {savory, taste}.

scathing

harsh {scathing}.

sedate

calm {sedate}.

sedentary

mostly sitting {sedentary}.

sensate

having senses {sensate}.

sensitive

perceiving even small things and being affected by them {sensitive, feeling}.

sententious

having important meaning {sententious}.

sentient

able to experience {sentient}.

sesquipedalian

using many syllables {sesquipedalian}.

sheepish

shy {sheepish}.

sinewy

strong but not massive {sinewy}.

sloe-eyed

having black eyes {sloe-eyed}.

snaggletooth

having sticking out tooth {snaggletooth}.

snub-nosed

having turned-up nose {snub-nosed}.

somnolent

sleepy {somnolent}.

soulful

having feeling {soulful}.

spare

lean {spare, lean}.

sportive

playful {sportive}.

stag alone

alone {stag, alone}.

staid

restrained {staid}.

stalwart

strong and resolute {stalwart}.

star-crossed

having bad luck {star-crossed}.

stately

dignified {stately}.

statuesque

tall and shapely {statuesque}.

stern strict

strict {stern, strict}.

stolid

unemotional {stolid}.

straitlaced

acting only morally {straitlaced}.

strapping

tall {strapping}.

strident

harsh sounding {strident}.

studied

contrived {studied}.

submissive

acting according to another's will {submissive}.

subordinate

under {subordinate}.

subservient

servile {subservient}.

subtle

able to make distinctions {subtle}.

suggestible

following other's suggestions {suggestible}.

sultry

sexy {sultry}.

supercilious

disdainful {supercilious}.

supine lying down

lying down {supine}.

supple

limber {supple}.

swarthy

dark {swarthy}.

systemic

about whole body {systemic}.

taciturn

uncommunicative {taciturn}.

tempestuous

tending to express temper {tempestuous}.

tendinous

about tendons {tendinous}.

terse

using few words {terse}.

theatrical

acting as if in theater {theatrical}.

throaty

coming from deep in throat {throaty}.

timorous

timid {timorous}.

tongue in cheek

facetious {tongue in cheek}.

tremulous

fearful {tremulous}.

tweedy

informal {tweedy}.

unbridled

free {unbridled}.

unctuous

ingratiating {unctuous}.

unilateral one side

done by only one of two parties {unilateral}.

unwitting

not intentional {unwitting}.

uxorious

always deferring to one's wife {uxorious}.

vehement

insistent {vehement}.

venerable

old {venerable}.

venial

excusable {venial}.

verbose

wordy {verbose}.

vestal

chaste {vestal}.

viable

alive {viable}.

visceral emotional

emotional {visceral}.

vociferous

talking strongly {vociferous}.

voluble

talkative {voluble}.

voluptuous

having marked sexual features {voluptuous}.

voracious

very hungry {voracious}.

waggish

humorous {waggish}.

wan

pale, sad, or weak {wan}.

wasted

no energy {wasted}.

whimsical

odd {whimsical}.

white-collar

office {white-collar}.

wide-eyed

naive {wide-eyed}.

willowy

thin and graceful {willowy}.

wily

sly {wily}.

wistful

yearning {wistful}.

wizened

old {wizened}.

wry

ironic {wry}.

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aberrant

not normal {aberrant}.

abject

wretched {abject}.

abominable bad

very bad {abominable}.

abrasive irritating

irritating {abrasive, irritating}.

accursed

having bad luck {accursed}.

acidulous

sour {acidulous}.

acquisitive

grasping {acquisitive}.

aloof

proud {aloof}.

amoral

without moral scruples {amoral}.

anemic

weak {anemic}.

antisocial

not sociable {antisocial}.

apprehensive

anxious {apprehensive}.

arch as haughty

haughty {arch, haughty}.

arrogant

proud {arrogant}.

artless

natural {artless}.

asinine

stupid {asinine}.

asocial

not social {asocial}.

atrocious

bad {atrocious}.

bald-faced

brash {bald-faced}.

bandy-legged

bow-legged {bandy-legged}.

bantam about person

small and aggressive {bantam}.

base common

low {base, low}.

baseborn

not born to nobility {baseborn}.

bellicose

wanting to fight {bellicose}.

belligerent

aggressive {belligerent}.

benighted

ignorant {benighted}.

bestial

beast-like {bestial}.

bigoted

prejudiced {bigoted}.

bilious

irascible {bilious}.

boorish

crude {boorish}.

bovine

cow-like {bovine}.

brassbound

unchanging {brassbound}.

brazen

bold {brazen}.

brusque

blunt {brusque}.

bughouse

crazy {bughouse}.

bullheaded

stubborn {bullheaded}.

bullish

optimistic or bullying {bullish}.

bunco

fast talking {bunco} {bunko}.

caitiff

cowardly {caitiff}.

callous

unfeeling {callous}.

callow

inexperienced {callow}.

cantankerous

irritable {cantankerous}.

capricious

impulsive {capricious}.

captious

faultfinding {captious}.

catty

spiteful {catty}.

caustic critical

sharp-tongued, critical {caustic, sharp-tongued}.

cavalier uncaring

carefree or uncaring {cavalier, uncaring}.

chintzy

gaudy and cheap {chintzy}.

churlish

rude and surly {churlish}.

clannish

only interested in one's group {clannish}.

closefisted

not generous {closefisted}.

cloying

excessive {cloying}.

combative

wanting to fight {combative}.

complacent

smug {complacent}.

compulsive

impulsive {compulsive}.

contentious

argumentative {contentious}.

contumacious

rebellious {contumacious}.

corpulent

fat {corpulent}.

covetous

desirous {covetous}.

crabbed

irritable {crabbed}.

crass

coarse {crass}.

craven

cowardly {craven}.

credulous

gullible {credulous}.

crotchety

irritable {crotchety}.

culpable

responsible {culpable}.

decadent

enjoying luxuries {decadent}.

delinquent

not meeting law or requirement {delinquent}.

demoniac

devil-like {demoniac}.

demoted

put in lower-level job {demoted}.

dense

understanding only slowly {dense}.

depraved

immoral {depraved}.

derelict adjective

failing to do duty {derelict, duty}.

derisive

mocking {derisive}.

derogatory

disparaging {derogatory}.

designing

scheming {designing, scheming}.

despicable

contemptible {despicable}.

devious

tricky {devious}.

dictatorial

always ordering {dictatorial}.

dilatory

delaying {dilatory}.

diminutive

short {diminutive}.

disheveled

poorly groomed {disheveled}.

disingenuous

deceitful {disingenuous}.

dissolute

immoral {dissolute}.

divisive

creating division {divisive}.

doctrinaire

dogmatic {doctrinaire}.

dogmatic

following one theory {dogmatic}.

donnish

pedantic {donnish}.

dowdy

shabby {dowdy}.

effeminate

not manly or female-like {effeminate}.

effete

decadent {effete}.

egocentric

self-centered {egocentric}.

evasive

vague {evasive}.

excruciating

painful {excruciating}.

execrable

detestable {execrable}.

exorable

inexcusable {exorable}.

faithless

unfaithful {faithless}.

fatuous

foolish {fatuous}.

feckless

irresponsible {feckless}.

feigned

pretended {feigned}.

flatulent

pompous {flatulent}.

fractious

trouble-making {fractious}.

froward

disobedient {froward}.

gauche tactless

tactless {gauche, tactless}.

gawkish

awkward {gawkish}.

grasping greedy

greedy {grasping}.

gullible

easily fooled {gullible}.

hapless

luckless {hapless}.

hardheaded

realistic or stubborn {hardheaded}.

haughty

proud {haughty}.

heinous

wicked {heinous}.

hidebound

conservative {hidebound}.

high-hat

snobbish {high-hat}.

ignoble

dishonorable {ignoble}.

ignominious

dishonorable {ignominious}.

illiberal

not liberal {illiberal}.

immodest

not modest {immodest}.

incestuous

having sexual intercourse with closely related person {incestuous}.

incorrigible

staying bad {incorrigible, staying bad}.

indolent

lazy {indolent}.

infantile childish

childish {infantile}.

ingrate

ungrateful {ingrate}.

iniquitous

sinful {iniquitous}.

insolent

disrespectful and rude {insolent}.

insufferable

intolerable {insufferable}.

insular

small-minded or isolated {insular}.

intransigent

stubborn {intransigent}.

invidious

causing bad feelings {invidious}.

irascible

temperamental {irascible}.

ironbound

unchanging {ironbound}.

jejune

immature {jejune}.

lecherous

too sexually active {lecherous}.

licentious

immoral {licentious}.

light-fingered

thieving {light-fingered}.

listless

directionless {listless}.

maladroit

clumsy {maladroit}.

maleficent

evil acting {maleficent}.

malevolent

evil {malevolent}.

maudlin

too sentimental {maudlin}.

mawkish

too sentimental {mawkish}.

melodramatic

exaggerated {melodramatic}.

mercenary money

only for money {mercenary, money}.

mercurial

quick tempered {mercurial}.

meretricious

vulgarly attractive {meretricious}.

mincing

affected {mincing}.

monstrous

very bad {monstrous}.

mousy

timid {mousy}.

nefarious

wicked {nefarious}.

negativistic

pessimistic {negativistic}.

niggardly

miserly {niggardly}.

niggling

petty or fastidious {niggling}.

obdurate

stubborn {obdurate}.

obese

fat {obese}.

obsequious

servile {obsequious}.

obstreperous

defiant {obstreperous}.

obtrusive

forcing on others {obtrusive}.

obtuse stupid

stupid and unable to understand {obtuse}.

odious

repugnant {odious}.

officious

offering advice {officious}.

old-line

traditional or conservative {old-line}.

opinionated

holding strong opinions {opinionated}.

opportunistic

immorally or uncaringly taking advantage {opportunistic}.

overweening

overbearing {overweening}.

pallid

pale {pallid}.

parochial provincial

provincial {parochial}.

pathetic pitiful

pitiful {pathetic}.

paunchy

fat {paunchy}.

pear-shaped

having wide hips {pear-shaped}.

pedestrian

slow {pedestrian}.

perverse

persisting {perverse}.

petty unimportant

insisting on unimportant things {petty}.

petulant

being easily irritated {petulant}.

picayune

being petty {picayune}.

pigeon-toed

having turned-in feet {pigeon-toed}.

pigheaded

stubborn {pigheaded}.

pompous

pretentious {pompous}.

ponderous

heavy {ponderous}.

porcine

pig-like {porcine}.

portly

fat {portly}.

predatory plundering

plundering {predatory}.

pretentious

pretending {pretentious}.

prodigal

erring {prodigal}.

profligate

wasteful {profligate}.

provincial

narrow-mindedness {provincial}.

puerile

being childish {puerile}.

pugnacious

wanting to fight {pugnacious}.

purblind

understanding only slowly {purblind}.

puritan

being morally strict {puritan}.

pusillanimous

being coward {pusillanimous}.

rapacious

avaricious {rapacious}.

reactionary

wanting to return to previous times {reactionary}.

recalcitrant

resisting advice {recalcitrant}.

refractory obstinate

obstinate {refractory, obstinate}.

reprehensible

very bad {reprehensible}.

rude

discourteous {rude}.

sanctimonious

showily pious {sanctimonious}.

saurian

reptilian {saurian}.

scurrilous

abusive {scurrilous}.

seedy

shabby {seedy}.

self-seeking

thinking only about self {self-seeking}.

self-serving

acting to help oneself {self-serving}.

senescent

age-caused ability loss {senescent}.

servile

subservient {servile}.

slavish

subservient {slavish}.

slothful

lazy {slothful}.

smug

complacent {smug}.

snappish

speaking sharply {snappish}.

snide

disparaging {snide}.

sophistic

using questionable reasoning {sophistic}.

sophomoric

immature {sophomoric}.

sottish

drunk {sottish}.

spineless

coward {spineless}.

stodgy

acting only in uninteresting ways {stodgy}.

stony

emotionless {stony}.

sullen

morose {sullen}.

surly

sullen {surly}.

tacky

sticky {tacky}.

tendentious

biased {tendentious}.

testy

irritable {testy}.

torpid

slow {torpid}.

truculent

wanting to fight {truculent}.

tyrannical

acting like tyrant {tyrannical}.

unbending

unchanging {unbending}.

unconscionable

excessive {unconscionable}.

uncouth

uncivilized {uncouth}.

ungainly

awkward {ungainly}.

unkempt

not well-groomed {unkempt}.

unregenerate

stubborn {unregenerate}.

unsavory

having poor morals {unsavory}.

unstudied

natural {unstudied}.

untutored

ignorant {untutored}.

vacuous

stupid {vacuous}.

vainglory

pride {vainglory}.

vapid

not lively {vapid}.

venal

corrupt {venal}.

vindictive

wanting vengeance {vindictive}.

virulent

hostile {virulent}.

volatile

quick to anger {volatile}.

wanton

unrestrained {wanton}.

waspish

irritable {waspish}.

willful

doing whatever one wants {willful}.

withdrawn

having no emotion {withdrawn}.

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aboveboard

sincere {aboveboard}.

accomplished

skilled {accomplished}.

adept

skilled {adept}.

adroit

skilled {adroit}.

affable

accommodating {affable}.

agile

nimble {agile}.

amenable

agreeable {amenable}.

amiable

pleasant {amiable}.

amicable friendly

friendly {amicable}.

artful

skilled {artful}.

articulate adjective

well-spoken {articulate, well-spoken}.

assiduous

diligent {assiduous}.

astute

judging well {astute}.

attentive

attending {attentive}.

august

dignified {august}.

autonomous

independent {autonomous}.

beatific

bliss {beatific}.

beneficent

charitable {beneficent}.

benevolent

good-natured {benevolent}.

bilingual

knowing two languages {bilingual}.

canny

smart {canny}.

chary

careful {chary}.

chaste

modest {chaste}.

chivalrous

gallant {chivalrous}.

circumspect

careful {circumspect}.

civil polite

polite {civil}.

cognizant

knowing {cognizant}.

collected

calm {collected}.

comely

good-looking {comely}.

communicative

liking to communicate {communicative}.

companionable

sociable {companionable}.

composed

calm {composed}.

conversant

knowledgeable {conversant}.

convivial

sociable {convivial}.

cosmopolitan

sophisticated {cosmopolitan}.

courtly polite

polite {courtly}.

dapper

well-dressed {dapper}.

debonair

jaunty and charming {debonair}.

decorous

proper {decorous}.

deferential

yielding to others {deferential}.

deft

skilled {deft}.

demure

modest {demure}.

dexterous

skilled with hands {dexterous}.

diplomatic tactful

tactful {diplomatic}.

disarming

making opponent feel at ease {disarming}.

discerning

discriminating {discerning}.

discrete careful

careful {discrete}.

doughty

brave {doughty}.

droll

funny {droll}.

eclectic

interested in many different things {eclectic}.

educable

teachable {educable}.

egalitarian

supporting equality {egalitarian}.

eminent noble

noble, high {eminent}.

empathic

understanding {empathic}.

engaging

charming {engaging}.

equable

calm {equable}.

erudite

knowledgeable {erudite}.

evenhanded

just {evenhanded}.

exemplary

setting good example {exemplary}.

expansive

outgoing {expansive}.

fastidious

meticulous {fastidious}.

fetching

attractive {fetching}.

fluent

well-spoken {fluent}.

frank

plainspoken {frank}.

gallant

chivalrous {gallant}.

genteel

polite {genteel}.

guileless

sincere {guileless}.

hale

healthy {hale}.

heady

alert {heady}.

hospitable

receptive {hospitable}.

humane

compassionate {humane}.

humanitarian

improving others' lives {humanitarian}.

illustrious

celebrated {illustrious}.

impeccable

correct {impeccable}.

imperturbable

calm {imperturbable}.

indefatigable

tireless {indefatigable}.

intrepid

brave {intrepid}.

irreproachable

never immoral {irreproachable}.

jovial

happy {jovial}.

judicial careful

careful {judicial}.

judicious

careful {judicious}.

keen

eager {keen}.

laudable

praiseworthy {laudable}.

laudatory

praising {laudatory}.

learned knowledgeable

knowledgeable {learned}.

lettered

well-read {lettered}.

lily-white

pure {lily-white}.

lissome

lithe {lissome}.

literate

able to read or well-read {literate}.

lithe

graceful {lithe}.

lucid clear

clear {lucid}.

mannered

polite {mannered}.

measured

regular {measured}.

meritorious

deserving reward {meritorious}.

methodical

following method {methodical}.

meticulous

careful {meticulous}.

moxie

bravery {moxie}.

munificent

generous {munificent}.

natty

well-dressed {natty}.

percipient

perceiving well {percipient}.

personable

having good personality {personable}.

perspicacious

perceiving well {perspicacious}.

perspicuous

being perceived easily {perspicuous}.

philosophic

being objective {philosophic}.

phlegmatic

staying calm {phlegmatic}.

politic

judicious {politic}.

pragmatic

practical {pragmatic}.

prescient

having foresight {prescient}.

presentient

having foreknowledge {presentient}.

prestigious

high status {prestigious}.

progressive liberal

working for progress {progressive}.

rangy

tall {rangy}.

rational reason

reasoning well {rational}.

redoubtable

formidable {redoubtable}.

refined

cultured {refined}.

regal

royal-like {regal}.

reputable

having good reputation {reputable}.

reserved

not outgoing {reserved}.

resolute

determined {resolute}.

righteous

acting morally {righteous}.

sagacious

wise {sagacious}.

salutatory

welcoming {salutatory}.

sanguine calm

calm {sanguine, calm}.

sapient

thinking well {sapient}.

sedulous

diligent {sedulous}.

self-effacing

modest {self-effacing}.

selfless

not thinking about self {selfless}.

sensible

not acting unreasonably {sensible}.

serene

calm {serene}.

solicitous

concerned {solicitous}.

studious

often studying {studious}.

temperate moderate

moderate {temperate, disposition}.

tempered experienced

shaped by experience {tempered}.

tenacious

not giving up {tenacious}.

unaffected

natural {unaffected}.

unassuming

modest {unassuming}.

unerring

always correct {unerring}.

unimpeachable

always correct {unimpeachable}.

urbane

cultured {urbane}.

vigilant

alert {vigilant}.

virile

manly {virile}.

winning

charming {winning}.

winsome

charming {winsome}.

wiry

strong and slim {wiry}.

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abreast

alongside {abreast}.

acentric

off-center {acentric}.

adjacent

beside {adjacent}.

adjoining

touching {adjoining}.

alpine

mountain {alpine}.

ambient

surrounding {ambient}.

amorphous shape

any-shaped {amorphous}.

annular

ring-like {annular}.

anterior in front

in front {anterior}.

aquiline

curved {aquiline}.

ascendant

going up {ascendant}.

astral star

about stars {astral}.

asymmetric unsymmetrical

not symmetrical {asymmetric}.

axial adjective

on axis {axial}.

beveled

angled {beveled}.

bipartite

having two parts {bipartite}.

bulbous

bulb-shaped {bulbous}.

buoyant

floating {buoyant}.

cattycorner

diagonal from {cattycorner}.

celestial

about sky {celestial}.

circuitous

going around {circuitous}.

coaxial axis

having same axis {coaxial}.

collinear

on same line {collinear}.

commodious

having large interior {commodious}.

conterminous

having same end {conterminous}.

contiguous

touching {contiguous}.

cosmic universal

universal {cosmic}.

coterminous

having same end {coterminous}.

crescent curved

curved {crescent}.

diametric

about diameter {diametric}.

discontinuous

having gaps or angles {discontinuous}.

elevated high

high {elevated, high}.

elysian

heavenly {elysian}.

equidistant

having same distance from two other things {equidistant}.

extraterrestrial

not on Earth {extraterrestrial}.

fluted

grooved {fluted}.

foliate flower

having flower shapes {foliate}.

fusiform cigar-shaped

cigar-shaped {fusiform}.

gatefold

having folded pages {gatefold}.

helical

screw-shaped {helical}.

hyperborean polar

polar {hyperborean}.

inlaid

inset {inlaid}.

isometric measure

equal measure in all dimensions {isometric}.

isotonic

having equal tension in all dimensions {isotonic}.

lateral sideways

sideways, to side {lateral, sideways}.

manifold as many

many {manifold, many}.

meristic

segmented {meristic}.

misshapen

misshaped {misshapen}.

nether

low {nether}.

oblate ovoid

flattened at poles {oblate}.

oblique

not direct {oblique, not direct}.

oblong

having width greater than height {oblong}.

oriental

eastern {oriental}.

orotund

round {orotund}.

ovate

oval in three dimensions {ovate}.

ovoid

oval in three dimensions {ovoid}.

penult

next-to-last {penult, next-to-last} {penultimate}.

planar flat

flat {planar}.

plexiform

being overlapping network {plexiform}.

precipitous

steep {precipitous}.

protean

changing shape {protean}.

pyriform

pear-shaped {pyriform}.

rotund

round {rotund}.

serial sequential

sequential {serial}.

serpentine winding

winding {serpentine, winding}.

serrate

toothed {serrate}.

serried

crowded {serried}.

singular special

special {singular}.

sinuous

winding {sinuous}.

stellate star

star-shaped {stellate}.

subjacent

underneath {subjacent}.

subterranean

underground {subterranean}.

toroid

torus {toroid}.

tortuous

winding {tortuous}.

trackless

having no markings {trackless}.

transverse across

across {transverse}.

tripartite

having three parts {tripartite}.

tubular

tube-like {tubular}.

ubiquitous

everywhere {ubiquitous}.

ulterior

outside the known {ulterior}.

vallate

having raised edges around lower area {vallate}.

variform

having various shapes {variform}.

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abysmal

profound {abysmal}.

academic impractical

not practical {academic}.

admissible

acceptable {admissible}.

advantageous

giving advantage {advantageous}.

aesthetic

about beauty or art {aesthetic}.

allegorical

symbolic {allegorical}.

ambiguous both

having two meanings {ambiguous, both}.

analogous

similar {analogous, similar}.

ancillary

added {ancillary}.

anomalous abnormal

abnormal {anomalous}.

anonymous

having no named author {anonymous}.

antithetical

opposite {antithetical}.

apocryphal

not authentic {apocryphal}.

appellate

about appeals {appellate}.

applicable

applying {applicable}.

apposite

appropriate {apposite}.

apropos

appropriate {apropos}.

apt

fitting {apt, state}.

arbitrary

capricious {arbitrary}.

arcane

esoteric {arcane}.

arduous

difficult {arduous}.

arrant

complete {arrant}.

arresting

interesting {arresting}.

attributive

adjective {attributive}.

atypical untypical

not typical {atypical}.

auspicious

favorable {auspicious}.

authoritative

from authority {authoritative}.

auxiliary supplementary

supplementary {auxiliary}.

avid

eager {avid}.

avowed

vouched for {avowed}.

backdoor

behind back {backdoor}.

backstairs

behind scenes {backstairs}.

bated

held {bated}.

benign adjective

not harmful {benign}.

bipartisan

about two parties {bipartisan}.

biting

sharp {biting}.

bittersweet

happy and sad {bittersweet}.

blithe

carefree {blithe}.

blue chip

highest rank {blue chip}.

blue ribbon

first quality {blue ribbon}.

blue-collar

laborer {blue-collar}.

bread-and-butter

basic {bread-and-butter}.

bucolic

pastoral {bucolic, pastoral}.

canonical orthodox

orthodox {canonical}.

categorical adjective

absolute {categorical}.

cathartic

purgative {cathartic}.

catholic

general {catholic}.

charitable

generous {charitable}.

chimerical

imaginary {chimerical}.

chivalric

about chivalry {chivalric}.

circumstantial

indirect or associative {circumstantial}.

civic

about citizenship {civic}.

clandestine

secret {clandestine}.

clarion

clear and alerting {clarion}.

classic traditional

traditional and high quality {classic} {classical}.

climactic

about climax {climactic}.

cloak-and-dagger

secret {cloak-and-dagger}.

coequal

equal {coequal}.

cogent

coherent {cogent}.

coherent logical

logical and connected {coherent}.

cohesive

sticking together {cohesive}.

colloquial

about informal expression {colloquial}.

combinative combining

combining {combinative}.

combinatorial combining

about combining {combinatorial}.

commemorative

remembering {commemorative}.

commensurable

measurable in same way {commensurable}.

commensurate

corresponding {commensurate}.

communicable

transferable {communicable}.

compatible

working together well {compatible}.

composite mixed

mixed {composite}.

comprehensible

understandable {comprehensible}.

comprehensive

including everything {comprehensive}.

conceptual ideas

about ideas {conceptual}.

concise

brief {concise}.

confluent

coming together {confluent}.

congruous

harmonious {congruous}.

conjectural

about conjecture {conjectural}.

considered

thought out {considered}.

constitutive essential

essential {constitutive}.

consubstantial

having same substance {consubstantial}.

consummate

perfect and complete {consummate}.

corporate

about corporation {corporate}.

covert secret

secret {covert}.

credible

believable {credible} {creditable}.

cryptic

coded {cryptic}.

cutting sharp

sharp {cutting}.

deathless

timeless {deathless}.

declamatory declaiming

about declaiming {declamatory}.

definitive authoritative

complete and authoritative {definitive}.

defunct

no longer existing {defunct}.

delectable

tasting good {delectable}.

demonstrable

provable {demonstrable}.

discursive discourse

about discourse {discursive}.

disparate

dissimilar {disparate}.

dissociable

separable {dissociable}.

divergent separate

starting from same place but going in different directions {divergent}.

divers

having variety {divers} {diverse}.

dormant

resting {dormant}.

ecumenical

universal {ecumenical}.

efficacious

effective {efficacious}.

ejaculatory

exclaiming {ejaculatory}.

elastic flexible

flexible {elastic}.

elective

not required {elective}.

elemental

basic {elemental}.

emblematic symbolic

symbolic {emblematic}.

embryonic beginning

beginning {embryonic}.

empirical observable

observable {empirical}.

endemic

about place or group {endemic}.

endogenous

within {endogenous}.

engrossing

interesting {engrossing}.

enigmatic

puzzling {enigmatic}.

epic important

important {epic}.

equitable

fair {equitable}.

equivalent equal

equal {equivalent, equal}.

erstwhile

former {erstwhile}.

esoteric

understandable only by few {esoteric}.

especial

special {especial}.

ethereal

delicate {ethereal}.

evocative

evoking {evocative}.

exceptionable

unusually good {exceptionable}.

excrescent

growing abnormally {excrescent}.

excursive

digressive {excursive}.

exhaustive

complete {exhaustive}.

exigent

urgent {exigent}.

exogenous

outside body {exogenous}.

exorbitant

too high {exorbitant}.

exotic strange

strange {exotic}.

expedient

ignored principles in reaching goal {expedient}.

expeditious

efficient {expeditious}.

expendable

discardable {expendable}.

explanatory explain

explaining {explanatory}.

explicable

explainable {explicable}.

explicatory

about explication {explicatory}.

explicit specific

specific {explicit}.

expository exposition

about exposition {expository}.

expressive

meaningful {expressive}.

expurgatory

about removing obscenity or controversy {expurgatory}.

extemporaneous

spontaneous {extemporaneous}.

extensible

extendible {extensible}.

extenuating

excusable {extenuating}.

extracurricular

outside curriculum, such as sports and clubs {extracurricular}.

extralegal

outside law {extralegal}.

extraneous inessential

inessential {extraneous}.

extrinsic

from outside {extrinsic}.

extrusive

pushed through {extrusive}.

facile

easy {facile}.

factitious

artificial {factitious}.

fancy-free

carefree {fancy-free}.

farcical

about farce {farcical}.

fatalistic

resigned to fate {fatalistic}.

feasible

doable {feasible}.

fecund

productive {fecund}.

federal national

about united states, national {federal}.

felicitous

apt and flowing {felicitous}.

fell

falling {fell}.

fertile

able to produce {fertile}.

festive

celebratory {festive}.

fictitious

imaginary {fictitious}.

fictive

imaginary {fictive}.

fiscal money

about money {fiscal}.

fixed

constant {fixed}.

florid

flowery {florid}.

forensic

about debates or legal proceedings {forensic}.

forgettable

insignificant {forgettable}.

formalistic

being formal {formalistic}.

formative developing

developing {formative, developing}.

fortuitous

lucky {fortuitous}.

freestanding

unsupported {freestanding}.

full-dress

with costumes {full-dress}.

fulsome

excessive {fulsome}.

funerary

about funerals {funerary}.

funereal

sad {funereal}.

generic

general {generic}.

germane

apt {germane}.

germinal

in early development {germinal}.

gilt-edged

highest quality {gilt-edged}.

gospel

absolute {gospel}.

graphic pictured

explicitly pictured {graphic}.

gubernatorial

about governors {gubernatorial}.

hairline

narrow {hairline}.

hallowed

sacred {hallowed}.

harmonious

pleasant {harmonious}.

heterodox

unorthodox {heterodox}.

heteronomous

not autonomous {heteronomous}.

holistic

about whole {holistic}.

hortatory

about exhortation {hortatory} {hortative}.

hypothetical

possible {hypothetical}.

idiopathic

having unknown cause {idiopathic}.

immaculate

pure or clean {immaculate}.

impacted

unable to come out {impacted}.

impalpable

not understandable {impalpable}.

impassable

having no path through {impassable}.

impenetrable

unable to enter {impenetrable}.

imperforate

making hole {imperforate}.

impermeable

unable to enter {impermeable}.

impervious

unaffected {impervious}.

implausible

not likely {implausible}.

implicit assumed

assumed {implicit}.

inalienable

inherent {inalienable}.

incandescent bright

bright {incandescent}.

incarnate

embodied {incarnate}.

inchoate early

early {inchoate}.

incipient

about to happen {incipient}.

incommutable

unchangeable {incommutable}.

incongruous

inconsistent or disparate {incongruous}.

incontrovertible

proven {incontrovertible}.

indefeasible

not voidable {indefeasible}.

indeterminate

not determined {indeterminate}.

indicative pointing

indicating, pointing {indicative, indicating}.

indigenous

native {indigenous}.

indubitable

not doubtable {indubitable}.

ineffable

indescribable {ineffable}.

ineluctable

inevitable {ineluctable}.

inextricable

stuck {inextricable}.

infectious

easily transferred {infectious}.

inflammatory

inciting {inflammatory}.

ingenious

clever {ingenious}.

ingrained

habitual {ingrained}.

inherent

intrinsic {inherent}.

inimitable

impossible to imitate {inimitable}.

innocuous

harmless {innocuous}.

inordinate

too much {inordinate}.

intelligible

understandable {intelligible}.

interdenominational

shared by sects {interdenominational}.

interdisciplinary

involving several subjects {interdisciplinary}.

interlocutory

about trial decree {interlocutory}.

intramural

among groups within institution {intramural}.

intrinsic essential

essential {intrinsic}.

inviolable

unassailable {inviolable}.

inviolate

not assailed {inviolate}.

irradicable

not erasable {irradicable}.

irrevocable

not voidable and unchangeable {irrevocable}.

keynote

most important {keynote}.

latent potential

potential {latent}.

liberal

generous {liberal}.

lineal

direct ancestry {lineal}.

literal word

word-for-word {literal}.

literary

about literature {literary}.

liturgical ritual

about ritual or liturgy {liturgical}.

lucrative

making money {lucrative}.

mandatory

required {mandatory}.

marginal unimportant

unimportant {marginal}.

martial military

military {martial}.

materialistic

concerned only about things {materialistic}.

meet

proper {meet}.

mellifluous

flowing smoothly {mellifluous}.

menial

about servants {menial}.

mensurable

measurable {mensurable}.

modish

stylish {modish}.

modular component

having components {modular}.

monosyllablic

having one syllable {monosyllablic}.

moot

having no significance to argument {moot}.

mundane

ordinary {mundane}.

mutable

changeable {mutable}.

nascent

emerging {nascent}.

nebulous

formless {nebulous}.

neoteric

recent {neoteric}.

nominal name

named but not existing {nominal}.

nomological

about universal laws {nomological}.

nondescript

having no special features {nondescript}.

normative

about standard or custom {normative}.

notable

worthy {notable}.

noted

well-known {noted}.

objective impersonal

being impersonal {objective}.

obligatory

required {obligatory}.

occidental

western {occidental}.

operational working

working {operational}.

opportune

favorable {opportune}.

optimal best

best {optimal}.

opulent

luxurious {opulent}.

ornate

highly decorated {ornate}.

orthodox

having traditional or received beliefs {orthodox}.

ostensible

seeming {ostensible}.

overt

public {overt}.

pacific

peaceful {pacific}.

palliative

symptom relieving {palliative}.

palpable

perceivable {palpable}.

papal

about pope {papal}.

paranormal

parapsychological {paranormal}.

pardonable

excusable {pardonable}.

passing

moderately {passing}.

pastoral bucolic

bucolic {pastoral, bucolic}.

patent obvious

obvious {patent, obvious}.

patristic

about early Christian churches {patristic}.

peerless

highest {peerless}.

pegged

categorized {pegged}.

peremptory

acting to stop another's action {peremptory}.

periphrastic

using circumlocutions {periphrastic}.

perquisite

right or gratuity {perquisite}.

pictorial picture

using pictures {pictorial}.

picturesque

looking like nice picture {picturesque}.

piquant provoking

provoking emotion {piquant, provoking}.

pithy

short and expressive {pithy}.

pivotal

determining {pivotal}.

placid

calm {placid}.

plastic changeable

changeable {plastic, changeable}.

plausible

likely {plausible}.

pliable

easily changed {pliable}.

pliant

adaptable {pliant}.

polysyllabic

having more than one syllable {polysyllabic}.

polytechnic

including several technical subjects {polytechnic}.

potent

strong {potent}.

practicable

feasible {practicable}.

precarious

unstable {precarious}.

precious

valuable {precious}.

preeminent

first {preeminent}.

premonitory

signaling danger in the future {premonitory}.

preponderant

greater {preponderant}.

prescriptive

restrictive {prescriptive}.

presidial

about garrison {presidial}.

preternatural

supernatural {preternatural}.

prevalent

widespread {prevalent}.

primary first

main or first {primary}.

pristine

pure and clean {pristine}.

professed

expressed {professed}.

profound

deeply insightful {profound}.

prominent

of high position {prominent}.

pronounced

marked {pronounced}.

propitious

favorable {propitious}.

proportionate

of correct proportions {proportionate}.

proprietary

owned or about proprietor {proprietary}.

prosaic

unimaginative {prosaic}.

proverbial

traditional {proverbial}.

provident

providing for the future {provident}.

providential

about divine providence {providential}.

provisional

temporary {provisional} {provisory}.

putative

supposed {putative}.

quantitative measured

measured or counted {quantitative}.

racy

risqué {racy}.

rarefied

high {rarefied}.

recrudescent

reappear {recrudescent}.

recumbent

reclining {recumbent}.

red-carpet

first-class {red-carpet}.

red-letter

especially happy {red-letter}.

redolent

smelling {redolent}.

redundant

repeated {redundant}.

refulgent

shining {refulgent}.

relative

not absolute {relative}.

remunerative

making money {remunerative}.

renascent

reappearing {renascent}.

replete

filled {replete}.

requisite

required {requisite}.

resonant

echoing {resonant}.

resplendent

shining {resplendent}.

restrictive

limiting {restrictive}.

resurgent

rising again {resurgent}.

ribald

vulgarly funny {ribald}.

rife

full {rife}.

rifling

handling quickly {rifling through things}.

rigorous

difficult {rigorous}.

riotous

funny {riotous}.

risible

laughable {risible}.

roseate

cheerful {roseate}.

round robin

Players play all other players {round robin}.

round table conference

conference with several speakers {round table}.

routine

easy {routine}.

rump

low quality {rump}.

rustic

simple {rustic}.

sabbatical

leave of absence for study {sabbatical}.

sacrosanct

sacred {sacrosanct}.

safe-conduct

document granting passage through region {safe-conduct}.

salient

sticking out {salient}.

salubrious

healthful {salubrious}.

salutary

beneficial {salutary}.

schematic

diagrammatic {schematic}.

scholastic

about school {scholastic}.

seasonable

appropriate for season {seasonable}.

sectarian

about sects {sectarian}.

secular

not religious {secular}.

seemly

proper {seemly}.

semblance

similar to {semblance}.

seminal

seed-like {seminal}.

semiotic symbol

about signs and symbols {semiotic}.

seriocomic

comedy with serious aspects {seriocomic}.

serviceable

usable {serviceable}.

simon-pure

very pure {simon-pure}.

societal

about society {societal}.

solvent money

not bankrupt {solvent, about money}.

soporific

sleep-inducing {soporific}.

sound solid

having all parts working well {sound, functioning}.

spasmodic

irregular {spasmodic}.

spectral ghost

about ghosts {spectral}.

splendiferous

splendid {splendiferous}.

sporadic

irregular {sporadic}.

stentorian

loud {stentorian}.

stilted

overly formal {stilted}.

storied

famous {storied}.

strategic positioning

placing in good position for next event {strategic}.

stringent

severe {stringent}.

stygian

about hell {stygian}.

sublunary

Earthly {sublunary}.

substantive substantial

substantial {substantive, substantial}.

succinct

brief and expressive {succinct}.

suggestive

suggesting sexual things {suggestive}.

summary quick

quick {summary}.

superable

able to be overcome {superable}.

surreptitious

secret {surreptitious}.

surrogate substitute

substitute {surrogate, substitute}.

synoptic

abstract {synoptic}.

syntactic

about syntax {syntactic}.

tabular

in table {tabular}.

tacit unspoken

unspoken implication {tacit}.

tactical

done to gain immediate goal {tactical}.

tangible

substantial {tangible}.

tantamount

equivalent to {tantamount}.

telegraphic

much compressed or shortened {telegraphic}.

telling

forceful {telling}.

tenable

possibly correct {tenable}.

tentative

in uncertain state {tentative}.

tenuous

thin {tenuous}.

textbook rule-based

following rules {textbook, rule-based}.

theocentric

god-centered {theocentric}.

thumbnail

brief {thumbnail}.

titular

nominal {titular}.

toothsome

delicious {toothsome}.

top drawer

high quality {top drawer}.

topical

local {topical}.

tractable

easy to manipulate {tractable}.

trenchant

incisive {trenchant}.

tutelary

about tutoring {tutelary}.

unceremonious

with no politeness {unceremonious}.

uncharted

unknown or unexplored {uncharted}.

unfrequented

not visited {unfrequented}.

unicameral

having one legislative assembly {unicameral}.

unparalleled

unequaled {unparalleled}.

unvarnished

appearing as it is {unvarnished}.

uplifting

lifting spirit {uplifting}.

vantage

view {vantage}.

vatic

about prophesy {vatic}.

verbal wordy

using words {verbal}.

vintage

high quality {vintage}.

violable

breachable {violable}.

votive

fulfilling vow {votive}.

weighty

being important {weighty}.

wondrous

wonderful {wondrous}.

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abstruse

hard to understand {abstruse}.

acrid

caustic {acrid}.

adverse unfavorable

unfavorable {adverse}.

amiss

wrong {amiss}.

apocalyptic

predicting disaster {apocalyptic}.

backhanded

insulting {backhanded}.

baleful

ominous {baleful}.

banal

trite {banal}.

barbarous

brutal {barbarous}.

barefaced

brash {barefaced}.

barren

unproductive {barren}.

blasted

wasted {blasted}.

bogus

fake {bogus}.

bootless

useless {bootless}.

clamorous

loud and noisy {clamorous}.

colorless

uninteresting {colorless}.

cosmetic

only for appearance {cosmetic}.

dank

cold and wet {dank}.

deleterious

harmful {deleterious}.

desolate

uninhabited {desolate}.

detrimental

harmful {detrimental}.

dilapidated

worn out or not repaired {dilapidated}.

dire

grave {dire}.

disjointed

unconnected {disjointed}.

disproportionate

larger in number or size {disproportionate}.

draconian

harsh {draconian}.

egregious

notably bad {egregious}.

elegaic

mournful {elegaic}.

erroneous

wrong {erroneous}.

factious

divisive {factious}.

fallacious

false {fallacious}.

fetid

foul-smelling {fetid}.

flagging

weakening {flagging}.

forbidding

ominous {forbidding}.

frigid

cold {frigid}.

frivolous

unimportant and extra {frivolous}.

galling

irritating {galling}.

gamy

smelling like dead game {gamy}.

garish

gaudy {garish}.

ghastly

horrible {ghastly}.

gratuitous

extra and inapt {gratuitous}.

grievous

significant {grievous}.

ill-starred

bad luck {ill-starred}.

immaterial

not important {immaterial}.

inane

silly {inane}.

inimical

hostile {inimical}.

insidious

subtly harmful {insidious}.

insipid

bland {insipid}.

intractable

not resolvable {intractable}.

inviable

unmaintainable {inviable}.

jerry-built

poorly built {jerry-built}.

kaput

dead {kaput}.

laborious

requiring hard work {laborious}.

labyrinthine

complex {labyrinthine}.

libelous

damaging to reputation {libelous}.

loathsome

disgusting {loathsome}.

ludicrous

laughable {ludicrous}.

lugubrious

mournful {lugubrious}.

lurid

sensational {lurid}.

maddening

frustrating {maddening}.

malignant evil

evil and spreading {malignant}.

malodorous

foul-smelling {malodorous}.

mephitic

foul-smelling {mephitic}.

minatory

threatening {minatory}.

morbid

gruesome or about disease {morbid}.

mordacious

biting {mordacious}.

musty

having moldy smell {musty}.

noisome

noisy {noisome}.

nonviable

non-maintainable {nonviable}.

noxious

damaging {noxious}.

objectionable

offensive {objectionable}.

ominous

threatening {ominous}.

onerous

burdensome {onerous}.

otiose

lazy or useless {otiose}.

overblown

excessive {overblown}.

pandemic

widespread epidemic {pandemic}.

parlous

dangerous {parlous}.

pejorative

disparaging {pejorative}.

pernicious destructive

destructive {pernicious}.

petrified unchanging

unchanging, or scared {petrified}.

prohibitive

too high {prohibitive}.

punitive punishing

punishing {punitive}.

putrid

decayed {putrid}.

questionable

dubious {questionable}.

rampant

unstopped {rampant}.

rank

foul-smelling {rank, bad smelling}.

ratty

shabby {ratty}.

recondite

hard to understand {recondite}.

remiss

negligent {remiss}.

repellent

repulsive {repellent}.

repugnant

offensive {repugnant}.

repulsive

offensive {repulsive}.

saccharine

pleasant but dull {saccharine}.

salacious

lewd {salacious}.

seamy

sordid {seamy}.

sere

withered {sere}.

sham fake

fake {sham, fake}.

sinister

ominous {sinister}.

sodden

wet {sodden}.

sordid

immoral or wretched {sordid}.

specious seeming

only seeming to be true {specious}.

spurious

false {spurious}.

squalid

sordid {squalid}.

stark

utter {stark}.

sterile

unproductive {sterile, unproductive}.

superficial inessential

not essential {superficial}.

superfluous

unneeded {superfluous}.

tangential indirect

not about main thing, indirect {tangential}.

tedious

boring {tedious}.

tepid

lukewarm {tepid}.

trite

common {trite}.

turgid

having too much {turgid}.

untenable

not possible {untenable}.

untoward

unfavorable {untoward}.

unwieldy

Size or shape can make things difficult to manipulate {unwieldy}.

unwonted

unusual {unwonted}.

venomous

hateful {venomous}.

vexatious

annoying {vexatious}.

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acoustic sound

about sound {acoustic}.

aeolian

about wind {aeolian}.

agrarian farming

about farming {agrarian}.

airy

light {airy}.

amphibious

using water or land {amphibious}.

aquatic

about water {aquatic}.

aqueous water

about water {aqueous}.

arable

farmable {arable}.

audible

hearable {audible}.

aural

about hearing {aural}.

auricular

about hearing {auricular}.

avian bird

about birds {avian}.

botanical

about plants {botanical}.

brackish

somewhat salty {brackish}.

brushed

slightly roughened {brushed}.

chthonic

about or under earth {chthonic}.

clammy

damp {clammy}.

clinical precise

precise {clinical}.

coeval

at same time {coeval}.

combustible

flammable {combustible}.

culinary

about cooking {culinary}.

cutaway

cross-section {cutaway}.

dappled

spotted {dappled}.

decimal ten

about ten {decimal}.

diaphanous

translucently thin {diaphanous}.

dietetic

about dieting {dietetic}.

diffuse spread

spread out {diffuse}.

dog-eared

turned down {dog-eared}.

ductile

stretchable {ductile}.

dulcet

sweet sounding {dulcet}.

edible

eatable {edible}.

empyrean

about sky or heaven {empyrean}.

equine

about horses {equine}.

eschatological

about death or end of world {eschatological}.

excretory

about excretion {excretory}.

fallow

not planted {fallow}.

favonian

about west wind {favonian}.

fenestrated

having windows {fenestrated}.

flaccid

limp {flaccid}.

flammable

able to catch fire {flammable}.

flocculent

flaky {flocculent}.

fulgent

shining {fulgent}.

gelatinous

like gel {gelatinous}.

gelid

like gel {gelid}.

gnarled

knotted {gnarled}.

gossamer

delicate and thin {gossamer}.

hairspring

easily triggered {hairspring}.

halcyon

calm {halcyon}.

hermetic sealed

sealed {hermetic}.

heterogeneous mixed

mixed {heterogeneous}.

heterologous

same shaped or located but with different functions {heterologous}.

high-tension

high voltage {high-tension}.

hoary

old or white {hoary}.

homologous same

having same structure and function {homologous}.

hydroelectric

electric and generated by falling water {hydroelectric}.

hypersonic

traveling faster than sound speed {hypersonic}.

iridescent

lustrous and many-colored {iridescent}.

labile changeable

changeable {labile}.

landlocked

having no port {landlocked}.

lilting

song-like {lilting}.

limpid

transparent {limpid}.

lingual tongue

about tongue or speaking {lingual}.

liquescent

liquid {liquescent}.

luminescent

producing light {luminescent}.

luminous

giving light {luminous}.

lush

verdant {lush}.

lustrous

shiny {lustrous}.

luxuriant

verdant {luxuriant}.

lyrical

song-like {lyrical}.

malleable

changeable {malleable}.

marine ocean

about seas {marine}.

maritime sea

about sea and ships {maritime}.

marmoreal

marble-like {marmoreal}.

matutinal

morning {matutinal}.

mealy

granular {mealy}.

mechanistic machine

machine-like {mechanistic}.

mensal

about table {mensal}.

monaural

having one speaker or ear {monaural}.

monochrome

having one color {monochrome}.

motley

having several parts or colors {motley}.

multifarious

having many parts {multifarious}.

mute

emitting no sound {mute}.

natant

in water {natant}.

nautical

about ships and navigation {nautical}.

navigable

usable by boats {navigable}.

nodular

having nodes {nodular}.

palatable

having no bad taste {palatable}.

palatial

palace-like {palatial}.

palatine

about palace or royal powers {palatine}.

parti-colored

having different colored parts {parti-colored}.

particulate

having particles {particulate}.

pellucid

clear {pellucid}.

peripatetic walking

walking {peripatetic}.

permeable

pervadable {permeable}.

pervious

permeable {pervious}.

phallic shape

about penis or penis shape {phallic}.

pharmaceutical

about medicines {pharmaceutical, medicine}.

philharmonic

symphony orchestra {philharmonic}.

phonic

about sound {phonic}.

photic

about light {photic}.

pied patchy

piebald or patchy {pied, patchy}.

piercing shrill

shrill {piercing}.

piscatorial

about fish {piscatorial}.

pneumatic

about gases {pneumatic}.

polled

clipped {polled}.

polychrome

having several colors {polychrome}.

porous

having pores {porous}.

potable

safe to drink {potable}.

prophylactic

preventing {prophylactic}.

pungent

sharp tasting or smelling {pungent}.

quiescent

inactive {quiescent}.

radiant

glowing {radiant}.

reticular network

network-like {reticular}.

rotary rotation

about rotation {rotary}.

rural country

country {rural}.

sacerdotal

about priests {sacerdotal}.

saline

salty {saline}.

saponaceous

soapy {saponaceous}.

sartorial

about tailoring {sartorial}.

scabrous

rough {scabrous}.

seismic

about earthquakes {seismic}.

sepulchral

about tombs {sepulchral}.

sheer

transparent and thin {sheer}.

spinous

spiny {spinous}.

static still

not moving, or noise {static}.

striated

marked with parallel lines {striated}.

submersible

submergible {submersible}.

succulent

juicy {succulent}.

sylvan

about forests {sylvan}.

synthetic

machine made {synthetic, machine made}.

tart sour

sour {tart, sour}.

tenebrous

dark {tenebrous}.

terpsichorean

about dancing {terpsichorean}.

tertiary third

third {tertiary}.

thalassic

about sea {thalassic}.

thrice

three times {thrice}.

tonsorial

about barbering {tonsorial}.

tropic

tropical {tropic}.

tumescent

swelling {tumescent}.

turbid

having suspended particles {turbid}, like dirty water.

turbulent turmoil

having turmoil {turbulent}.

unalloyed

pure {unalloyed}.

ursine

about bears {ursine}.

variegated

many-colored {variegated}.

vegetal

about vegetation {vegetal}.

vehicular

about vehicles {vehicular}.

verdant

green {verdant}.

vernal spring

about spring {vernal}.

vigesimal

about number 20 {vigesimal}.

vinaceous

having vines {vinaceous} {vinous}.

viscid

dense and sticky {viscid}.

viscous

resisting flow {viscous}.

vulpine

about foxes {vulpine}.

weathered

worn {weathered}.

wrought hammered

hammered into shape {wrought}.

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aestival

in summer {aestival} {estival}.

ancestral

belonging to ancestors {ancestral}.

ante-bellum

before war {ante-bellum}.

antediluvian

before flood {antediluvian}.

antic

ancient {antic}.

antiquated

out-of-date {antiquated}.

archaic

old and unused {archaic}.

arrhythmic

irregular {arrhythmic}.

asynchronous

not at same time {asynchronous}.

biannual

every two years {biannual}.

bicentennial

two centuries later {bicentennial}.

centennial

one century later {centennial} {centenary}.

concomitant time

at same time {concomitant}.

concurrent time

at same time {concurrent}.

consequent

as result {consequent, result} {consequential}.

contemporaneous

at same time {contemporaneous}.

contemporary

at same time {contemporary}.

cursory

quick {cursory}.

diachronic

over time {diachronic} over time.

ephemeral

only short time {ephemeral}.

evanescent

transitory {evanescent}.

extant

existing {extant}.

feudal

in Middle Ages {feudal}.

fleeting

transitory {fleeting}.

glacial

slow {glacial}.

immemorial

forever {immemorial}.

imminent

soon after {imminent}.

immutable

unchanging {immutable}.

impending

soon after {impending}.

incessant

unceasing {incessant}.

interminable

unending {interminable}.

intermittent

at irregular times {intermittent}.

posthumous

after death {posthumous}.

postprandial

after meal {postprandial}.

prefatory

before {prefatory}.

primal first

first {primal}.

primeval

in early times {primeval}.

primordial

in early times {primordial}.

procrustean

changing {procrustean}.

retral

moving backward {retral}.

retroactive in time

applying at previous time {retroactive}.

retrograde backward

moving backward {retrograde}.

revolving

spinning on or around axis {revolving}.

rotatory

rotating {rotatory}.

sesquicentennial

150 years after {sesquicentennial}.

successive

repeatedly after {successive}.

superannuated

obsolete or retired {superannuated}.

synchronic

at same time {synchronic}.

synchronous

at same time {synchronous}.

temporal time

being about time {temporal}.

time-lapse

over time {time-lapse}.

timeless

always having same value {timeless}.

transient passing

passing through or away {transient, passing}.

transitory

short time {transitory}.

valedictory

farewell {valedictory}.

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