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Annihilatedadjectivedestroyed completelycandidateMay 18, 2026

Annihilatingadjectivewreaking or capable of wreaking complete destructioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Annihilativeadjectivewreaking or capable of wreaking complete destructioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Announcedadjectivedeclared publiclycandidateMay 18, 2026

Annoyedadjectivetroubled persistently especially with petty annoyancescandidateMay 18, 2026

Annoyingadjectivecausing irritation or annoyancecandidateMay 18, 2026

Annualadjectivecompleting its life cycle within a yearcandidateMay 18, 2026

Annularadjectiveshaped like a ringcandidateMay 18, 2026

Annulateadjectiveshaped like a ringcandidateMay 18, 2026

Annulatedadjectiveshaped like a ringcandidateMay 18, 2026

Annunciatoryadjectiverelating to the act of announcing or being announcedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Anodaladjectiveof or at or relating to an anodecandidateMay 18, 2026

Anodicadjectiveof or at or relating to an anodecandidateMay 18, 2026

Anodyneadjectivecapable of relieving paincandidateMay 18, 2026

Anoestrousadjectiveof or relating to anestruscandidateMay 18, 2026

Anomalousadjectivedeviating from the general or common order or typecandidateMay 18, 2026

Anomicadjectivesocially disorientedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Anon.adjectivehaving no known name or identity or known sourcecandidateMay 18, 2026

Anonymousadjectivehaving no known name or identity or known sourcecandidateMay 18, 2026

Anoperinealadjectiverelating to the anus and surrounding perineumcandidateMay 18, 2026

Anophelineadjectiverelating to or characteristic of malaria mosquitoescandidateMay 18, 2026

Anorectaladjectivepertaining to the anus and rectum considered togethercandidateMay 18, 2026

Anorecticadjectivesuffering from anorexia nervosacandidateMay 18, 2026

Anorexicadjectivesuffering from anorexia nervosacandidateMay 18, 2026

Anorexigenicadjectivecausing loss of appetitecandidateMay 18, 2026

Anorthicadjectivehaving three unequal crystal axes intersecting at oblique anglescandidateMay 18, 2026

Anorthiticadjectivecharacteristic of anorthitecandidateMay 18, 2026

Anosmaticadjectiverelating to an impairment or loss of the sense of smellcandidateMay 18, 2026

Anosmicadjectiverelating to an impairment or loss of the sense of smellcandidateMay 18, 2026

Anotheradjectiveany of various alternativescandidateMay 18, 2026

Anoxemicadjectiverelating to or marked by abnormally little oxygen in arterial bloodcandidateMay 18, 2026

Anoxicadjectiverelating to or marked by a severe deficiency of oxygen in tissues or organscandidateMay 18, 2026

Anserineadjectivehaving or revealing stupiditycandidateMay 18, 2026

Answerableadjectivemorally or legally responsible to a higher authoritycandidateMay 18, 2026

AnsweringadjectivereplyingcandidateMay 18, 2026

Antacidadjectiveacting to neutralize acid (especially in the stomach)candidateMay 18, 2026

Antagonisticadjectiveused especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effectcandidateMay 18, 2026

Antarcticadjectiveat or near the south polecandidateMay 18, 2026

Ante MeridiemadjectiveMWEbefore nooncandidateMay 18, 2026

Antebellumadjectivebelonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil WarcandidateMay 18, 2026

Antecedentadjectivepreceding in time or ordercandidateMay 18, 2026

Antecubitaladjectiveof or relating to the region of the arm in front of the elbowcandidateMay 18, 2026

Antediluvialadjectiveof or relating to the period before the biblical floodcandidateMay 18, 2026

Antediluvianadjectiveso extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier periodcandidateMay 18, 2026

Antemeridianadjectivebefore nooncandidateMay 18, 2026

Antemortemadjectivepreceding deathcandidateMay 18, 2026

Antenataladjectiveoccurring or existing before birthcandidateMay 18, 2026

Antennaladjectiveof or relating to antennaecandidateMay 18, 2026

Antennaryadjectiveof or relating to antennaecandidateMay 18, 2026

Antenuptialadjectiverelating to events before a marriagecandidateMay 18, 2026

Antepartumadjectiveoccurring or existing before birthcandidateMay 18, 2026

Antepenultimateadjectivethird from lastcandidateMay 18, 2026

Anterioradjectiveof or near the head end or toward the front plane of a bodycandidateMay 18, 2026

Anterogradeadjectiveof amnesiacandidateMay 18, 2026

Anthelminthicadjectivecapable of expelling or destroying parasitic wormscandidateMay 18, 2026

Anthelminticadjectivecapable of expelling or destroying parasitic wormscandidateMay 18, 2026

Antheraladjectivecapable of fertilizing female organscandidateMay 18, 2026

Antheridialadjectiverelating to or characterized by an antheridiumcandidateMay 18, 2026

Anthophagousadjectivefeeding on flowerscandidateMay 18, 2026

Anthophilousadjectivefeeding on flowerscandidateMay 18, 2026

Anthraciticadjectiverelating to or resembling anthracite coalcandidateMay 18, 2026

Anthropicadjectiverelating to mankind or the period of mankind's existencecandidateMay 18, 2026

Anthropicaladjectiverelating to mankind or the period of mankind's existencecandidateMay 18, 2026

Anthropocentricadjectivehuman-centeredcandidateMay 18, 2026

Anthropogeneticadjectiveof or relating to the study of the origins and development of human beingscandidateMay 18, 2026

Anthropogenicadjectiveof or relating to the study of the origins and development of human beingscandidateMay 18, 2026

Anthropoidadjectiveresembling human beingscandidateMay 18, 2026

Anthropoidaladjectiveresembling apescandidateMay 18, 2026

Anthropologicaladjectiveof or concerned with the science of anthropologycandidateMay 18, 2026

Anthropometricadjectiveof or relating to anthropometrycandidateMay 18, 2026

Anthropometricaladjectiveof or relating to anthropometrycandidateMay 18, 2026

Anthropomorphicadjectivesuggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate thingscandidateMay 18, 2026

Anthropomorphousadjectivesuggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate thingscandidateMay 18, 2026

Anthropophagousadjectiveof or relating to eaters of human fleshcandidateMay 18, 2026

Antiadjectivenot in favor of (an action or proposal etc.)candidateMay 18, 2026

Anti-Americanadjectiveopposed to the United States and its policiescandidateMay 18, 2026

Anti-Intellectualadjectivesmug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural valuescandidateMay 18, 2026

Anti-Semiteadjectivediscriminatory especially on the basis of race or religioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Anti-Semiticadjectiverelating to or characterized by anti-SemitismcandidateMay 18, 2026

Antiadrenergicadjectiverelating to blocking or reducing adrenergic effects in the bodycandidateMay 18, 2026

Antiaircraftadjectivedesigned for defense from a surface position against air attackcandidateMay 18, 2026

Antiapartheidadjectiveopposing the policy of apartheid in South AfricacandidateMay 18, 2026

Antiauthoritarianadjectiveopposed to authoritarianismcandidateMay 18, 2026

Antibacterialadjectivedestroying bacteria or inhibiting their growthcandidateMay 18, 2026

Antibioticadjectiveof or relating to antibiotic drugscandidateMay 18, 2026

Antiblackadjectivediscriminatory especially on the basis of race or religioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Anticadjectiveludicrously oddcandidateMay 18, 2026

Anticanceradjectiveused in the treatment of cancercandidateMay 18, 2026

Anticholinergicadjectiveinhibiting or blocking the action of acetylcholine at a receptor sitecandidateMay 18, 2026

Anticipantadjectivemarked by eager anticipationcandidateMay 18, 2026

Anticipatedadjectiveexpected hopefullycandidateMay 18, 2026

Anticipativeadjectivemarked by eager anticipationcandidateMay 18, 2026

Anticipatoryadjectivein anticipationcandidateMay 18, 2026

Anticlimacticadjectiveof or relating to a sudden change from an impressive to a ludicrous stylecandidateMay 18, 2026

Anticlimacticaladjectiveof or relating to a sudden change from an impressive to a ludicrous stylecandidateMay 18, 2026

Anticlinaladjectivesloping downward away from a common crestcandidateMay 18, 2026

Anticlockwiseadjectivein the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clockcandidateMay 18, 2026

Anticoagulativeadjectiveof or relating to an anticoagulantcandidateMay 18, 2026

Anticyclonicadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of the atmosphere around a high pressure centercandidateMay 18, 2026

Antidotaladjectivecounteracting the effects of a poisoncandidateMay 18, 2026