Adjectives

annulate

adjective

shaped like a ring

anorthic

adjective

having three unequal crystal axes intersecting at oblique an...

anodic

adjective

of or at or relating to an anode

anserine

adjective

having or revealing stupidity

antennary

adjective

of or relating to antennae

antennal

adjective

of or relating to antennae

antemeridian

adjective

before noon

antenuptial

adjective

relating to events before a marriage

antepartum

adjective

occurring or existing before birth

anthelminthic

adjective

capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms

anthelmintic

adjective

capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms

antheral

adjective

capable of fertilizing female organs

anthophilous

adjective

feeding on flowers

anthropoidal

adjective

resembling apes

anthropometric

adjective

of or relating to anthropometry

anthropogenetic

adjective

of or relating to the study of the origins and development o...

anthropomorphous

adjective

suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate th...

anticipant

adjective

marked by eager anticipation

anticipative

adjective

marked by eager anticipation

antipodal

adjective

relating to the antipodes or situated at opposite sides of t...

antipodean

adjective

relating to the antipodes or situated at opposite sides of t...

anticlinal

adjective

sloping downward away from a common crest

antidromic

adjective

conducting nerve impulses in a direction opposite to normal

anticyclonic

adjective

of or relating to or characteristic of the atmosphere around...

antiknock

adjective

suppressing or eliminating engine knock in combustion engine...

antimonial

adjective

containing antimony

antimonic

adjective

relating to or derived from antimony

antimicrobial

adjective

capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-ca...

antimonious

adjective

relating to or derived from antimony

antimonopoly

adjective

of laws and regulations; designed to protect trade and comme...

antiparallel

adjective

(especially of vectors) parallel but oppositely directed

antipathetical

adjective

(usually followed by `to') strongly opposed

antiphlogistic

adjective

counteracting inflammation

antithetic

adjective

sharply contrasted in character or purpose

antitoxic

adjective

counteracting a toxin or poison

antitypic

adjective

of or relating to an antitype that represents an opposite

antonymous

adjective

of words: having opposite meanings

antrorse

adjective

bent or curved forward or upward

anuretic

adjective

of or relating to an inability to urinate

anurous

adjective

not having a tail

anuric

adjective

of or relating to an inability to urinate

aphaeretic

adjective

relating to or formed by or consisting of aphaeresis

apheretic

adjective

relating to or formed by or consisting of aphaeresis

aphoristic

adjective

containing aphorisms or maxims

apical

adjective

situated at an apex

aplanatic

adjective

free from or corrected for spherical aberration

apneic

adjective

of or relating to apnea

apnoeic

adjective

of or relating to apnea

apostolical

adjective

proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the pa...

apocarpous

adjective

(of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of carpels that...