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Contumaciousadjectivewilfully obstinatecandidateMay 18, 2026

Contumeliousadjectivearrogantly insolentcandidateMay 18, 2026

Convalescentadjectivereturning to health after illness or debilitycandidateMay 18, 2026

Convenientadjectivelarge and roomy (`convenient' is archaic in this sense)candidateMay 18, 2026

Conventionaladjective(weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energycandidateMay 18, 2026

Conventionalisedadjectiveusing artistic forms and conventions to create effectscandidateMay 18, 2026

Conventionalizedadjectiveusing artistic forms and conventions to create effectscandidateMay 18, 2026

Conventualadjectiveof communal life sequestered from the world under religious vowscandidateMay 18, 2026

Convergentadjectivetending to come together from different directionscandidateMay 18, 2026

Conversantadjective(usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughlycandidateMay 18, 2026

Conversationaladjectivecharacteristic of informal spoken language or conversationcandidateMay 18, 2026

Converseadjectiveof words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the othercandidateMay 18, 2026

Convertedadjectivespiritually reborn or convertedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Convertibleadjectivecapable of being exchanged for or replaced by something of equal valuecandidateMay 18, 2026

Convexadjectivecurving or bulging outwardcandidateMay 18, 2026

Convexo-Concaveadjectiveconvex on one side and concave on the other with the convexity being greater than the concavitycandidateMay 18, 2026

Convexo-Convexadjectiveconvex on both sidescandidateMay 18, 2026

Conveyableadjectivelegally transferable to the ownership of anothercandidateMay 18, 2026

Convincedadjectivehaving a strong belief or convictioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Convincibleadjectivebeing susceptible to persuasioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Convincingadjectivecausing one to believe the truth of somethingcandidateMay 18, 2026

Convivialadjectiveoccupied with or fond of the pleasures of good companycandidateMay 18, 2026

Convoluteadjectiverolled longitudinally upon itselfcandidateMay 18, 2026

Convolutedadjectivehighly complex or intricate and occasionally deviouscandidateMay 18, 2026

Convulsiveadjectiveaffected by involuntary jerky muscular contractionscandidateMay 18, 2026

Cooccurringadjectiveoccurring or operating at the same timecandidateMay 18, 2026

Cookedadjectivehaving been prepared for eating by the application of heatcandidateMay 18, 2026

Cookie-Cutteradjectivehaving the same appearance (as if mass-produced)candidateMay 18, 2026

Cookie-Sizedadjectivehaving the approximate size of a cookiecandidateMay 18, 2026

Cooladjectivemarked by calm self-control especially in trying circumstances; originally AAVEcandidateMay 18, 2026

Cool-Whiteadjectiveof white tinged with bluecandidateMay 18, 2026

Coolheadedadjectivemarked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances)candidateMay 18, 2026

Cooperativeadjectivedone with or working with others for a common purpose or benefitcandidateMay 18, 2026

Coordinateadjectiveof equal importance, rank, or degreecandidateMay 18, 2026

Coordinatedadjectivebeing dexterous in the use of more than one set of muscle movementscandidateMay 18, 2026

Coordinatingadjectiveserving to connect two grammatical constituents of identical constructioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Coordinativeadjectiveserving to connect two grammatical constituents of identical constructioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Copaceticadjectivecompletely satisfactorycandidateMay 18, 2026

Copaseticadjectivecompletely satisfactorycandidateMay 18, 2026

Copernicanadjectiveof radical or major importancecandidateMay 18, 2026

Copeseticadjectivecompletely satisfactorycandidateMay 18, 2026

Copesetticadjectivecompletely satisfactorycandidateMay 18, 2026

Copiousadjectivelarge in number or quantity, especially of discoursecandidateMay 18, 2026

Coplanaradjectivelying in the same planecandidateMay 18, 2026

Copper ColoredadjectiveMWEof something having the color of coppercandidateMay 18, 2026

Copper-Bottomedadjectivehaving a bottom of copper or sheathed with coppercandidateMay 18, 2026

CopperyadjectivecandidateMay 16, 2026

Copticadjectiveof or relating to the Copts or their church or language or artcandidateMay 18, 2026

Copularadjectiveof or relating to a copulacandidateMay 18, 2026

Copulativeadjectivesyntactically connecting sentences or elements of a sentencecandidateMay 18, 2026

Copulatoryadjectiveof or relating to coitus or copulationcandidateMay 18, 2026

Copyrightedadjectiveof a piece of work, protected by copyrightcandidateMay 18, 2026

Coquettishadjectivelike a coquettecandidateMay 18, 2026

Coraladjectiveof a strong pink to yellowish-pink colorcandidateMay 18, 2026

Coral-Redadjectiveof red tinged with coralcandidateMay 18, 2026

Corbelledadjectivehaving a corbelcandidateMay 18, 2026

Cordateadjective(of a leaf) shaped like a heartcandidateMay 18, 2026

Cordedadjectiveof textilescandidateMay 18, 2026

Cordialadjectivediffusing warmth and friendlinesscandidateMay 18, 2026

Cordiformadjective(of a leaf) shaped like a heartcandidateMay 18, 2026

Cordlessadjectivenot having a cordcandidateMay 18, 2026

Coreferentadjectiverelated by sharing a symbolic link to a concrete object or an abstractioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Coreferentialadjectiverelating to coreferencecandidateMay 18, 2026

Coriaceousadjectiveresembling or made to resemble leathercandidateMay 18, 2026

Corinthianadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of Corinth or its inhabitantscandidateMay 18, 2026

Corkedadjective(of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tannincandidateMay 18, 2026

Corkingadjectivevery goodcandidateMay 18, 2026

Corkyadjective(of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tannincandidateMay 18, 2026

Cormoseadjectivehaving or producing cormscandidateMay 18, 2026

Cormousadjectivehaving or producing cormscandidateMay 18, 2026

Corn-Fedadjectivestrong and healthy but not sophisticatedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Cornealadjectiveof or related to the corneacandidateMay 18, 2026

Cornedadjective(used especially of meat) cured in brinecandidateMay 18, 2026

Corneousadjectivemade of horn (or of a substance resembling horn)candidateMay 18, 2026

Corneredadjectiveforced to turn and face attackerscandidateMay 18, 2026

Cornishadjectiveof or related to Cornwall or its people or the Cornish languagecandidateMay 18, 2026

Cornyadjectivedull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originalitycandidateMay 18, 2026

Coronaryadjectivesurrounding like a crown (especially of the blood vessels surrounding the heart)candidateMay 18, 2026

Coronetedadjectivebelonging to the peeragecandidateMay 18, 2026

Corporaladjectiveaffecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spiritcandidateMay 18, 2026

Corporateadjectivedone by or characteristic of individuals acting togethercandidateMay 18, 2026

Corporatistadjectiveof or relating to corporatismcandidateMay 18, 2026

Corporealadjectiveaffecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spiritcandidateMay 18, 2026

Corpulentadjectiveexcessively fatcandidateMay 18, 2026

Corpuscularadjectiveof or relating to corpusclescandidateMay 18, 2026

Correctadjectivein accord with accepted standards of usage or procedurecandidateMay 18, 2026

Correctableadjectivecapable of being returned to the original conditioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Correctedadjectivehaving something undesirable neutralizedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Correctionaladjectiveconcerned with or providing correctioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Correctiveadjectivetending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal conditioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Correlateadjectivemutually relatedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Correlatedadjectivemutually relatedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Correlationaladjectiverelating to or employing correlationcandidateMay 18, 2026

Correlativeadjectiveexpressing a reciprocal or complementary relationcandidateMay 18, 2026

Correspondentadjectivesimilar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilarcandidateMay 18, 2026

Correspondingadjectivesimilar especially in position or purposecandidateMay 18, 2026

Corrigibleadjectivecapable of being corrected or set rightcandidateMay 18, 2026

Corroborantadjectiveused of a medicine that is strengtheningcandidateMay 18, 2026

Corroborativeadjectiveserving to support or corroboratecandidateMay 18, 2026

Corroboratoryadjectiveserving to support or corroboratecandidateMay 18, 2026