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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Authoritativeadjectivehaving authority or ascendancy or influencecandidateMay 18, 2026
Authorizedadjectivesanctioned by established authoritycandidateMay 18, 2026
Autisticadjectivecharacteristic of or affected with autismcandidateMay 18, 2026
Autobiographicadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of an autobiographercandidateMay 18, 2026
Autobiographicaladjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of an autobiographercandidateMay 18, 2026
Autocatalyticadjectiverelating to or proceeding by autocatalysiscandidateMay 18, 2026
Autochthonaladjectiveoriginating where it is foundcandidateMay 18, 2026
Autochthonicadjectiveoriginating where it is foundcandidateMay 18, 2026
Autochthonousadjectiveoriginating where it is foundcandidateMay 18, 2026
Autocraticadjectiveoffensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted powercandidateMay 18, 2026
Autodidacticadjectiverelating to or having the characteristics of an autodidactcandidateMay 18, 2026
Autoeciousadjectiveof parasites especially rust fungicandidateMay 18, 2026
Autoeroticadjectivesexually satisfying yourself (as by masturbation)candidateMay 18, 2026
Autofluorescentadjectiveemitting light via self-induced fluorescencecandidateMay 18, 2026
Autogamicadjectivecharacterized by or fit for autogamycandidateMay 18, 2026
Autogamousadjectivecharacterized by or fit for autogamycandidateMay 18, 2026
Autogeneticadjectiveof or relating to autogenesiscandidateMay 18, 2026
Autogenicadjectiveoriginating within the bodycandidateMay 18, 2026
Autogenousadjectiveoriginating within the bodycandidateMay 18, 2026
Autographedadjectivebearing an autographcandidateMay 18, 2026
Autographicadjectivewritten in the author's own handwritingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Autoicousadjectivehaving male and female reproductive organs in separate clusters on the same plantcandidateMay 18, 2026
Autoimmuneadjectiveof or relating to the immune response of the body against substance normally present in the bodycandidateMay 18, 2026
Autoloadingadjective(of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuouslycandidateMay 18, 2026
Autologicaladjectiveof a word or phrase, having the characteristic it describescandidateMay 18, 2026
Autologousadjectivederived from organisms of the selfsame individualcandidateMay 18, 2026
Autolyticadjectiveof or relating to self-digestioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Automatedadjectiveoperated by automationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Automaticadjectiveresembling the unthinking functioning of a machinecandidateMay 18, 2026
Automatonlikeadjectiveresembling the unthinking functioning of a machinecandidateMay 18, 2026
Automotiveadjectivecontaining within itself the means of propulsion or movementcandidateMay 18, 2026
Autonomicadjectiverelating to or controlled by the autonomic nervous systemcandidateMay 18, 2026
Autonomousadjective(of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Autophyticadjectiveof or relating to organisms (as green plants) that can make complex organic nutritive compounds from simple inorganic sources by photosynthesiscandidateMay 18, 2026
Autoplasticadjectiveof or relating to or involved in autoplastycandidateMay 18, 2026
Autoradiographicadjectiveof or relating to or produced by autoradiographycandidateMay 18, 2026
Autosemanticadjectiveof a word or phrase meaningful in isolation, independent of contextcandidateMay 18, 2026
Autosomaladjectiveof or relating to an autosomecandidateMay 18, 2026
Autotelicadjectiveof or relating to or believing in autotelismcandidateMay 18, 2026
Autotomicadjectiveof or relating to autotomycandidateMay 18, 2026
Autotrophicadjectiveof or relating to organisms (as green plants) that can make complex organic nutritive compounds from simple inorganic sources by photosynthesiscandidateMay 18, 2026
Autotypicadjectiveof or relating to autotypycandidateMay 18, 2026
Autumn-Bloomingadjectiveof plants that bloom during the autumncandidateMay 18, 2026
Autumn-Floweringadjectiveof plants that bloom during the autumncandidateMay 18, 2026
Autumnaladjectivecharacteristic of late maturity verging on declinecandidateMay 18, 2026
Auxeticadjectiveof or relating to growth by auxesiscandidateMay 18, 2026
Auxiliaryadjectivefunctioning in a supporting capacitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Auxinicadjectiverelating to or containing auxinscandidateMay 18, 2026
Availableadjectiveobtainable or accessible and ready for use or servicecandidateMay 18, 2026
Avant-Gardeadjectiveradically new or originalcandidateMay 18, 2026
Avariciousadjectiveimmoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealthcandidateMay 18, 2026
Avascularadjectivewithout blood vesselscandidateMay 18, 2026
Avellanadjectivepertaining to filberts or hazelnutscandidateMay 18, 2026
Avellaneadjectivepertaining to filberts or hazelnutscandidateMay 18, 2026
Avengedadjectivefor which vengeance has been takencandidateMay 18, 2026
Averageadjectiverelating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values)candidateMay 18, 2026
Averseadjective(usually followed by `to') strongly opposedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Aversiveadjectivetending to repel or dissuadecandidateMay 18, 2026
Avertableadjectivecapable of being avoided or warded offcandidateMay 18, 2026
Avertibleadjectivecapable of being avoided or warded offcandidateMay 18, 2026
Avestanadjectiveof or pertaining to the Avesta (sacred text of Zoroastrianism)candidateMay 18, 2026
Avianadjectivepertaining to or characteristic of birdscandidateMay 18, 2026
Avidadjective(often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirouscandidateMay 18, 2026
Avifaunaladjectiveof or relating to birds of a particular region or periodcandidateMay 18, 2026
Avifaunisticadjectiveof or relating to birds of a particular region or periodcandidateMay 18, 2026
Avionicadjectiveof or relating to avionicscandidateMay 18, 2026
Avirulentadjectivenot virulentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Avitaminoticadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of avitaminosiscandidateMay 18, 2026
Avocadoadjectiveof the dull yellowish green of the meat of an avocadocandidateMay 18, 2026
Avocationaladjectiveof or involved in an avocationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Avoidableadjectivecapable of being avoided or warded offcandidateMay 18, 2026
Avowedadjectiveopenly declared as suchcandidateMay 18, 2026
Avuncularadjectiveresembling a uncle in kindness or indulgencecandidateMay 18, 2026
Awaitedadjectiveexpected hopefullycandidateMay 18, 2026
Awakeadjectivementally perceptive and responsivecandidateMay 18, 2026
Awakenedadjective(somewhat formal) having been waked upcandidateMay 18, 2026
Award-Winningadjectivehaving received awardscandidateMay 18, 2026
Awareadjective(sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perceptioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Awashadjectivecovered with watercandidateMay 18, 2026
Awayadjective(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the battercandidateMay 18, 2026
Awe-Inspiringadjectiveinspiring awe or admiration or wondercandidateMay 18, 2026
Awearyadjectivephysically and mentally fatiguedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Awedadjectivehaving or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dreadcandidateMay 18, 2026
Aweighadjective(used of an anchor) hanging clear of the bottomcandidateMay 18, 2026
Awelessadjectivedevoid of any feeling of awe or reverencecandidateMay 18, 2026
Awesomeadjectiveinspiring awe or admiration or wondercandidateMay 18, 2026
Awestrickenadjectivehaving or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dreadcandidateMay 18, 2026
Awestruckadjectivehaving or showing a feeling of mixed reverence, respect, wonder, and dreadcandidateMay 18, 2026
Awfuladjectiveinspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverencecandidateMay 18, 2026
Awheeladjectivetraveling by wheeled vehicle such as bicycle or automobile e.g.candidateMay 18, 2026
Awingadjectiveinspiring awe or admiration or wondercandidateMay 18, 2026
Awkwardadjectivelacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Awl-Shapedadjectiveshaped like an awlcandidateMay 18, 2026
Awlessadjectivedevoid of any feeling of awe or reverencecandidateMay 18, 2026
Awnedadjectivehaving awns i.e. bristlelike or hairlike appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grassescandidateMay 18, 2026
Awningedadjectivecovered with an awningcandidateMay 18, 2026
Awnlessadjectivelacking or having only very short awnscandidateMay 18, 2026
Awnyadjectivehaving awns i.e. bristlelike or hairlike appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grassescandidateMay 18, 2026
Awoladjectiveabsent without permissioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Awryadjectiveturned or twisted toward one sidecandidateMay 18, 2026