Adjectives

Words that describe or modify nouns and pronouns

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archesporial

adjective

of or relating to the cells in a sporangium that give rise t...

archegonial

adjective

of or relating to an archegonium

archiepiscopal

adjective

of or associated with an archbishop

architectonic

adjective

of or pertaining to construction or architecture

arciform

adjective

forming or resembling an arch

arcuate

adjective

forming or resembling an arch

arenaceous

adjective

resembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in...

argentine

adjective

of or relating to or characteristic of Argentina or its peop...

argillaceous

adjective

resembling or containing clay

argentiferous

adjective

containing or yielding silver

arillate

adjective

(of some seeds) having a fleshy and usually brightly colored...

ariose

adjective

having a melody (as distinguished from recitative)

arithmetical

adjective

relating to or involving arithmetic

aroid

adjective

relating to a plant of the family Araceae

arthropodal

adjective

of or relating to invertebrates of the phylum Arthropoda

arthrosporic

adjective

of or relating to arthrospores

articular

adjective

relating to or affecting the joints of the body

arthrosporous

adjective

of or relating to arthrospores

articulative

adjective

of or relating to articulation

articulatory

adjective

of or relating to articulation

artiodactylous

adjective

of or relating to or belonging to mammals of the order Artio...

ascendible

adjective

capable of being ascended

ascensive

adjective

tending or directed upward

ascendable

adjective

capable of being ascended

ascetical

adjective

pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practic...

ascertainable

adjective

capable of being ascertained or found out

ascocarpous

adjective

of or relating to ascocarps

asclepiadaceous

adjective

of or relating to plants of the milkweed family

ascosporic

adjective

of or relating to ascospores

aspectual

adjective

of or belonging to an aspect (as an aspect of the verb)

assailable

adjective

not defended or capable of being defended

assentient

adjective

expressing agreement or consent

assessable

adjective

capable of being assessed especially for the purpose of taxa...

assiduous

adjective

marked by care and persistent effort

assignable

adjective

legally transferable to the ownership of another

assimilative

adjective

capable of taking (gas, light, or liquids) into a solution

assimilable

adjective

able to be absorbed and incorporated into body tissues

assimilatory

adjective

capable of taking (gas, light, or liquids) into a solution

assistive

adjective

giving assistance

associational

adjective

of or relating to associations or associationism

associable

adjective

capable of being associated

assonant

adjective

having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occu...

assuasive

adjective

freeing from fear and anxiety

assumptive

adjective

excessively forward

assurgent

adjective

growing or extending upward

asthenic

adjective

lacking energy or vitality

astonied

adjective

filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or...

astragalar

adjective

of or relating to the anklebone

astronautical

adjective

of or belonging to astronauts or the science of astronautics

astronautic

adjective

of or belonging to astronauts or the science of astronautics