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Aldermanicadjectiveof or relating to or like an aldermancandidateMay 18, 2026

Aldermanlyadjectiveof or relating to or like an aldermancandidateMay 18, 2026

Aleatoryadjectivedependent on chancecandidateMay 18, 2026

Alertadjectiveengaged in or accustomed to close observationcandidateMay 18, 2026

Aleuronicadjectiveof or related to aleuronecandidateMay 18, 2026

Aleutianadjectiveof or relating to the Aleut or their language or culturecandidateMay 18, 2026

Alexandrianadjectiveof or relating to Alexander the Great or his empirecandidateMay 18, 2026

Alexicadjectiveof or relating to or symptomatic of alexiacandidateMay 18, 2026

Alfrescoadjectivein the open aircandidateMay 18, 2026

Algaladjectiveof or relating to algacandidateMay 18, 2026

Algebraicadjectiveof or relating to algebracandidateMay 18, 2026

Algebraicaladjectiveof or relating to algebracandidateMay 18, 2026

Algerianadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of Algeria or its inhabitantscandidateMay 18, 2026

AlgidadjectivechillycandidateMay 18, 2026

Algoidadjectiveof or resembling algaecandidateMay 18, 2026

Algolagnicadjectiveof or relating to algolagniacandidateMay 18, 2026

Algometricadjectiveof or related to algometrycandidateMay 18, 2026

Algometricaladjectiveof or related to algometrycandidateMay 18, 2026

Algonkianadjectiveof or relating to an Algonquian tribe or its people or languagecandidateMay 18, 2026

Algonquianadjectiveof or relating to an Algonquian tribe or its people or languagecandidateMay 18, 2026

Algonquinadjectiveof or relating to an Algonquian tribe or its people or languagecandidateMay 18, 2026

Algophobicadjectivesuffering from algophobiacandidateMay 18, 2026

Algorithmicadjectiveof or relating to or having the characteristics of an algorithmcandidateMay 18, 2026

Alienadjectivebeing or from or characteristic of another place or part of the worldcandidateMay 18, 2026

Alienableadjectivetransferable to another ownercandidateMay 18, 2026

Alienatedadjectivecaused to be unlovedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Alienatingadjectivecausing hostility or loss of friendlinesscandidateMay 18, 2026

Aliformadjectivehaving or resembling wingscandidateMay 18, 2026

Alightadjectivelighted up by or as by fire or flamecandidateMay 18, 2026

Alignedadjectivebrought into agreement or cooperation on the side of a faction, party, or causecandidateMay 18, 2026

Aligningadjectivecausing to fall into line or into positioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Alikeadjectivehaving the same or similar characteristicscandidateMay 18, 2026

Alimentaladjectiveof or providing nourishmentcandidateMay 18, 2026

Alimentaryadjectiveof or providing nourishmentcandidateMay 18, 2026

Alimentativeadjectiverelated to the supply of alimentcandidateMay 18, 2026

Aliphaticadjectivehaving carbon atoms linked in open chainscandidateMay 18, 2026

Aliquotadjectivesignifying an exact divisor or factor of a quantitycandidateMay 18, 2026

Aliveadjective(often followed by `with') full of life and spiritcandidateMay 18, 2026

Alkahesticadjectiveof or pertaining to the alkahest that alchemists assumed to existcandidateMay 18, 2026

Alkalescentadjectivetending to become alkalinecandidateMay 18, 2026

Alkalicadjectiverelating to or containing an alkalicandidateMay 18, 2026

Alkalineadjectiverelating to or containing an alkalicandidateMay 18, 2026

Alkaline-Lovingadjectivethriving in a relatively alkaline environmentcandidateMay 18, 2026

Alkaloidaladjectivepertaining to or consisting of alkaloidscandidateMay 18, 2026

Alkaloticadjectivemarked by alkalosis (or a tendency toward alkalosis)candidateMay 18, 2026

Alkylicadjectiveof or related to an alkylcandidateMay 18, 2026

Alladjectivecompletely given to or absorbed bycandidateMay 18, 2026

All inadjectiveMWEvery tiredcandidateMay 18, 2026

All OveradjectiveMWEhaving come or been brought to a conclusioncandidateMay 18, 2026

All RightadjectiveMWEbeing satisfactory or in satisfactory conditioncandidateMay 18, 2026

All-Aroundadjectivemany-sidedcandidateMay 18, 2026

All-Devouringadjective(of animals) both plant-eating and flesh-eatingcandidateMay 18, 2026

All-Embracingadjectivebroad in scope or contentcandidateMay 18, 2026

All-Encompassingadjectivebroad in scope or contentcandidateMay 18, 2026

All-FiredadjectiveextremecandidateMay 18, 2026

All-Importantadjectiveof the greatest importancecandidateMay 18, 2026

All-Inclusiveadjectivebroad in scope or contentcandidateMay 18, 2026

All-Knowingadjectiveinfinitely wisecandidateMay 18, 2026

All-Mainsadjectiveused of a radio receiver that is adaptable to all voltagescandidateMay 18, 2026

All-Metaladjectiveconsisting completely of metalcandidateMay 18, 2026

All-Nightadjectivelasting, open, or operating through the whole nightcandidateMay 18, 2026

All-Or-Noneadjectiveoccurring completely or not occurring at allcandidateMay 18, 2026

All-Or-Nothingadjectiveoccurring completely or not occurring at allcandidateMay 18, 2026

All-Outadjectiveusing all available resourcescandidateMay 18, 2026

All-Powerfuladjectivehaving unlimited powercandidateMay 18, 2026

All-Purposeadjectivenot limited in use or functioncandidateMay 18, 2026

All-Roundadjectivemany-sidedcandidateMay 18, 2026

All-Timeadjectiveunsurpassed in some respect up to the presentcandidateMay 18, 2026

All-Victoriousadjectivenever having lostcandidateMay 18, 2026

All-Weatheradjectiveusable or operative or practiced in all kinds of weathercandidateMay 18, 2026

Allantoicadjectiverelating to or characterized by an allantoiscandidateMay 18, 2026

Allantoidadjectiveshaped like a sausagecandidateMay 18, 2026

Allargandoadjectivegradually decreasing in tempo and broadening in mannercandidateMay 18, 2026

Allegedadjectivedeclared but not provedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Allegiantadjectivesteadfast in devotion (especially to your lawful monarch or government)candidateMay 18, 2026

Allegoricadjectiveused in or characteristic of or containing allegorycandidateMay 18, 2026

Allegoricaladjectiveused in or characteristic of or containing allegorycandidateMay 18, 2026

Allegrettoadjective(of tempo) faster than allegrocandidateMay 18, 2026

Allegroadjective(of tempo) fastcandidateMay 18, 2026

Allelicadjectiveof or relating to allelescandidateMay 18, 2026

Allelomorphicadjectiveof or relating to allelescandidateMay 18, 2026

Allergenicadjectiverelating to or having the effect of an allergencandidateMay 18, 2026

Allergicadjectivehaving an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility, especially to a specific factorcandidateMay 18, 2026

Alleviatedadjective(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bearcandidateMay 18, 2026

Alleviativeadjectivemoderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bearcandidateMay 18, 2026

Alleviatoryadjectivemoderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bearcandidateMay 18, 2026

Alliaceousadjectiveof or pertaining to the botanical genus AlliumcandidateMay 18, 2026

Alliedadjectiverelated by common characteristics or ancestrycandidateMay 18, 2026

Alligatoredadjectiveof paint or varnishcandidateMay 18, 2026

Alliterativeadjectivehaving the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllablecandidateMay 18, 2026

Allocableadjectivecapable of being distributedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Allocatableadjectivecapable of being distributedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Allochronicadjective(of taxa) occurring in different geologic timescandidateMay 18, 2026

Allochthonousadjectiveof rocks, deposits, etc.candidateMay 18, 2026

Allogamousadjectiverelating to cross-fertilization in plantscandidateMay 18, 2026

Allogeneicadjectivedenoting or relating to cells or tissues from individuals belonging to the same species but genetically dissimilar (and hence immunologically incompatible)candidateMay 18, 2026

Allographicadjectiveof or relating to an allographcandidateMay 18, 2026

Allomerousadjectivepertaining to allomerismcandidateMay 18, 2026

Allometricadjectiverelating to or marked by allometrycandidateMay 18, 2026

Allomorphicadjectivepertaining to allomorphscandidateMay 18, 2026