Adjectives
Words that describe or modify nouns and pronouns
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stalkless
adjective
attached directly by the base; not having an intervening sta...
staminate
adjective
capable of fertilizing female organs
stannic
adjective
of or relating to or containing tin
stannous
adjective
of or relating to or containing tin
starlike
adjective
resembling a star
statant
adjective
standing on four feet
stative
adjective
(used of verbs (e.g. `be' or `own') and most participial adj...
stellate
adjective
arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center
stenographic
adjective
of or relating to or employing stenography
stenosed
adjective
abnormally constricted body canal or passage
stentorian
adjective
(used of the voice or sound) deep and resonant
stepwise
adjective
one thing at a time
stertorous
adjective
of breathing having a heavy snoring sound
stigmatic
adjective
not astigmatic
stimulative
adjective
capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychol...
stipulatory
adjective
constituted or contracted by stipulation or agreement
stochastic
adjective
being or having a random variable
stomachic
adjective
relating to or involving the stomach
stomatal
adjective
relating to or constituting plant stomata
stomatous
adjective
relating to or constituting plant stomata
stormbound
adjective
delayed or confined or cut off by a storm
straggly
adjective
spreading out in different directions or distributed irregul...
streptococcic
adjective
of or relating to or caused by streptococci
strikebound
adjective
closed or immobilized by a strike
subacid
adjective
slightly sour to the taste
subacute
adjective
less than acute; relating to a disease present in a person w...
subalpine
adjective
growing at high altitudes
subaquatic
adjective
partially aquatic; living or growing partly on land and part...
subaqueous
adjective
growing or remaining under water
subfusc
adjective
devoid of brightness or appeal
subjacent
adjective
lying nearby but lower
subjugable
adjective
susceptible to being subjugated
sublunar
adjective
of this earth
sublunary
adjective
of this earth
submersed
adjective
beneath the surface of the water
submergible
adjective
capable of being immersed in water or functioning while subm...
suboceanic
adjective
formed or situated or occurring beneath the ocean or the oce...
suborbital
adjective
situated on or below the floor of the eye socket
subocular
adjective
situated on or below the floor of the eye socket
subordinative
adjective
serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause
subscript
adjective
written or printed below and to one side of another characte...
substantival
adjective
of or relating to or having the nature or function of a subs...
subterminal
adjective
near but not precisely at an end
subtractive
adjective
constituting or involving subtraction
suffusive
adjective
spreading through
sulphuretted
adjective
treated or impregnated with sulfur
sumptuary
adjective
regulating or controlling expenditure or personal behavior
sunbaked
adjective
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
superable
adjective
capable of being surmounted or excelled
supercritical
adjective
(especially of fissionable material) able to sustain a chain...