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Addressedadjective(of mail) marked with a destinationcandidateMay 18, 2026

Adducentadjectiveespecially of musclescandidateMay 18, 2026

Adductingadjectiveespecially of musclescandidateMay 18, 2026

Adductiveadjectiveespecially of musclescandidateMay 18, 2026

Adenocarcinomatousadjectiveof or pertaining to adenocarcinomacandidateMay 18, 2026

Adenoidadjectiverelating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissuecandidateMay 18, 2026

Adenoidaladjectivesounding as if the nose were pinchedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Adeptadjectivehaving or showing knowledge and skill and aptitudecandidateMay 18, 2026

Adequateadjectivehaving the requisite qualities or resources to meet a taskcandidateMay 18, 2026

Adequate toadjectiveMWEhaving the requisite qualities forcandidateMay 18, 2026

Adherentadjectivesticking fastcandidateMay 18, 2026

Adhesiveadjectivetending to adherecandidateMay 18, 2026

Adiabaticadjectiveoccurring without loss or gain of heatcandidateMay 18, 2026

Adientadjectivecharacterized by acceptance or approachcandidateMay 18, 2026

Adiposeadjectivecomposed of animal fatcandidateMay 18, 2026

Adjacentadjectivenear or close to but not necessarily touchingcandidateMay 18, 2026

Adjectivaladjectiveof or relating to or functioning as an adjectivecandidateMay 18, 2026

Adjectiveadjectiverelating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of lawcandidateMay 18, 2026

Adjoinadjectiveto be in direct contact withcandidateMay 18, 2026

Adjudicativeadjectiveconcerned with adjudicatingcandidateMay 18, 2026

Adjudicatoryadjectiveconcerned with adjudicatingcandidateMay 18, 2026

Adjunctadjectiveof or relating to a person who is subordinate to anothercandidateMay 18, 2026

AdjunctiveadjectivejoiningcandidateMay 18, 2026

Adjuratoryadjectivecontaining a solemn charge or commandcandidateMay 18, 2026

Adjustableadjectivecapable of being changed so as to match or fitcandidateMay 18, 2026

Adjustedadjectivealtered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relationcandidateMay 18, 2026

Adjustiveadjectiveconducive to adjustmentcandidateMay 18, 2026

Adjuvantadjectiveenhancing the action of a medical treatmentcandidateMay 18, 2026

Administrableadjectivecapable of being administered or managedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Administrativeadjectiveof or relating to or responsible for administrationcandidateMay 18, 2026

Admirableadjectivedeserving of the highest esteem or admirationcandidateMay 18, 2026

Admiredadjectiveregarded with admirationcandidateMay 18, 2026

Admissibleadjectivedeserving to be admittedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Admissiveadjectivecharacterized by or allowing admissioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Admittableadjectivedeserving to be allowed to entercandidateMay 18, 2026

Admittibleadjectivedeserving to be allowed to entercandidateMay 18, 2026

Admonishingadjectiveexpressing reproof or reproach especially as a correctivecandidateMay 18, 2026

Admonitoryadjectiveexpressing reproof or reproach especially as a correctivecandidateMay 18, 2026

Adnateadjectiveof unlike parts or organscandidateMay 18, 2026

Adnexaladjectiveof or pertaining to adnexacandidateMay 18, 2026

Adolescentadjectiverelating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescentcandidateMay 18, 2026

Adonicadjectivehaving a rhythm consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee or a trocheecandidateMay 18, 2026

Adoptableadjectivesuitable or eligible for adoptioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Adoptedadjectiveacquired as your own by free choicecandidateMay 18, 2026

Adoptiveadjectiveacquired as your own by free choicecandidateMay 18, 2026

Adorableadjectivelovable especially in a childlike or naive waycandidateMay 18, 2026

Adoredadjectiveregarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)candidateMay 18, 2026

Adoringadjectiveextravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgentcandidateMay 18, 2026

Adornedadjectiveprovided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinctioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Adpressedadjectivepressed close to or lying flat against somethingcandidateMay 18, 2026

Adrenaladjectiveof or pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretionscandidateMay 18, 2026

Adrenergicadjectiverelating to epinephrine (its release or action)candidateMay 18, 2026

Adrenocorticaladjectiveof or derived from the cortex of the adrenal glandscandidateMay 18, 2026

Adrenocorticotrophicadjectivestimulating or acting on the adrenal cortexcandidateMay 18, 2026

Adrenocorticotropicadjectivestimulating or acting on the adrenal cortexcandidateMay 18, 2026

Adriftadjectiveafloat on the surface of a body of watercandidateMay 18, 2026

Adroitadjectivequick or skillful or adept in action or thoughtcandidateMay 18, 2026

Adscititiousadjectiveadded or derived from something outsidecandidateMay 18, 2026

Adscriptadjectivewritten or printed immediately following another character and aligned with itcandidateMay 18, 2026

Adscriptedadjective(used of persons) bound to a tract of landcandidateMay 18, 2026

Adsorbableadjectivecapable of being adsorbed or accumulated on a surface of a solidcandidateMay 18, 2026

Adsorbateadjectivecapable of being adsorbed or accumulated on a surface of a solidcandidateMay 18, 2026

Adsorbentadjectivehaving capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surfacecandidateMay 18, 2026

Adsorptiveadjectivehaving capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surfacecandidateMay 18, 2026

Adulatoryadjectiveobsequiously complimentarycandidateMay 18, 2026

Adultadjective(of animals) fully developedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Adulterantadjectivemaking impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materialscandidateMay 18, 2026

Adulterateadjectivemixed with impuritiescandidateMay 18, 2026

Adulteratedadjectivemixed with impuritiescandidateMay 18, 2026

Adulteratingadjectivemaking impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materialscandidateMay 18, 2026

Adulterineadjectiveconceived in adulterycandidateMay 18, 2026

Adulterousadjectivenot faithful to a spouse or lovercandidateMay 18, 2026

Adumbrativeadjectiveindistinctly propheticcandidateMay 18, 2026

Adustadjectivedried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlightcandidateMay 18, 2026

Advanceadjectivesituated ahead or going beforecandidateMay 18, 2026

Advancedadjective(of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industrycandidateMay 18, 2026

Advancingadjectivemoving forwardcandidateMay 18, 2026

Advantageousadjectiveappropriate for achieving a particular endcandidateMay 18, 2026

Advectiveadjectiveof or relating to advectioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Adventitialadjectiveof or pertaining to the adventitiacandidateMay 18, 2026

Adventitiousadjectiveassociated by chance and not an integral partcandidateMay 18, 2026

Adventiveadjectivenot native and not fully establishedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Adventuresomeadjectivewilling to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprisescandidateMay 18, 2026

Adventuristicadjectiveof or pertaining to adventurismcandidateMay 18, 2026

Adventurousadjectivewilling to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprisescandidateMay 18, 2026

Adverbialadjectiveof or relating to or functioning as an adverbcandidateMay 18, 2026

Adversativeadjectiveexpressing antithesis or oppositioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Adverseadjectivecontrary to your interests or welfarecandidateMay 18, 2026

Advertentadjectivegiving attentioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Advertisedadjectivecalled to public attentioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Advisableadjectiveworthy of being recommended or suggestedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Advisedadjectivehaving the benefit of careful prior consideration or counselcandidateMay 18, 2026

Advisoryadjectivegiving consultative information or advicecandidateMay 18, 2026

Adynamicadjectivecharacterized by an absence of force or forcefulnesscandidateMay 18, 2026

Aecialadjectiveof or belonging to an aeciumcandidateMay 18, 2026

Aegeanadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of the prehistoric Aegean civilizationcandidateMay 18, 2026

Aeolianadjectiveof or pertaining to Aeolus, the Greek god of the windscandidateMay 18, 2026

Aeolotropicadjectivehaving properties with different values along different axescandidateMay 18, 2026

Aeonianadjectiveof or relating to a geological eon (longer than an era)candidateMay 18, 2026

Aeratedadjective(of a liquid) treated by having air passed or bubbled through it for purificationcandidateMay 18, 2026