Adjectives

kyphotic

adjective

characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality...

labiate

adjective

having lips or parts that resemble lips

labile

adjective

(chemistry, physics, biology) readily undergoing change or b...

laborsaving

adjective

designed to replace or conserve human and especially manual...

labyrinthian

adjective

resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity

lacertilian

adjective

of or relating to lizards

lachrymatory

adjective

relating to or prompting tears

laciniate

adjective

having edges irregularly and finely slashed

lacklustre

adjective

lacking brilliance or vitality

lacrimal

adjective

of or relating to tears

lacrimatory

adjective

relating to or prompting tears

laic

adjective

characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy

lambent

adjective

softly bright or radiant

lamblike

adjective

like a lamb in meekness and gentleness

lamellibranch

adjective

bivalve

laminar

adjective

arranged in or consisting of laminae

lanate

adjective

covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments

lanceolate

adjective

(of a leaf shape) shaped like a lance head; narrow and taper...

lancinate

adjective

painful as if caused by a sharp instrument

lancinating

adjective

painful as if caused by a sharp instrument

landlubberly

adjective

inexperienced in seamanship

laniary

adjective

of or relating to a pointed conical tooth

laputan

adjective

not practical or realizable; speculative

lateen

adjective

rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail

lathery

adjective

resembling lather or covered with lather

latish

adjective

somewhat late

latitudinarian

adjective

unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religi...

laudatory

adjective

full of or giving praise

leftish

adjective

tending toward the political left

leftmost

adjective

farthest to the left

leibnitzian

adjective

of or relating to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz or to his mathem...

leibnizian

adjective

of or relating to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz or to his mathem...

leisured

adjective

free from duties or responsibilities

lendable

adjective

available for lending

lenitive

adjective

moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear

lentic

adjective

of or relating to or living in still waters (as lakes or pon...

lentiginose

adjective

relating to or covered with or resembling freckles

lentiginous

adjective

relating to or covered with or resembling freckles

lentissimo

adjective

(of tempo) very slow

lepidote

adjective

rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf

leprose

adjective

rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf

leptorrhine

adjective

having a long narrow nose

levorotary

adjective

rotating to the left

levorotatory

adjective

rotating to the left

lexicographic

adjective

of or relating to lexicography

licit

adjective

authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law

lienal

adjective

of or relating to the spleen

lightless

adjective

without illumination

lightproof

adjective

not penetrable by light

ligneous

adjective

consisting of or containing lignin or xylem