6-Linguistics-Languages-English-Adjective-State-Physical State

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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