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Dearly-Wonadjectiveentailing great loss or sacrificecandidateMay 18, 2026

Deathlessadjectivenever dyingcandidateMay 18, 2026

Deathlikeadjectivehaving the physical appearance of deathcandidateMay 18, 2026

Deathlyadjectivehaving the physical appearance of deathcandidateMay 18, 2026

Debasedadjectiveruined in character or qualitycandidateMay 18, 2026

Debasingadjectiveused of conductcandidateMay 18, 2026

Debatableadjectivecapable of being disprovedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Debauchedadjectiveunrestrained by convention or moralitycandidateMay 18, 2026

Debileadjectivelacking bodily or muscular strength or vitalitycandidateMay 18, 2026

Debilitatedadjectivelacking strength or vigorcandidateMay 18, 2026

Debilitatingadjectiveimpairing the strength and vitalitycandidateMay 18, 2026

Debilitativeadjectivecausing debilitationcandidateMay 18, 2026

Debonairadjectivehaving a cheerful, lively, and self-confident aircandidateMay 18, 2026

Debonaireadjectivehaving a cheerful, lively, and self-confident aircandidateMay 18, 2026

Debonedadjectivehaving had the bones removedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Debonnaireadjectivehaving a sophisticated charmcandidateMay 18, 2026

Decadentadjectivemarked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decaycandidateMay 18, 2026

Decalescentadjectiveabsorbing heat without increase in temperature when heated beyond a certain pointcandidateMay 18, 2026

Decapitatedadjectivehaving had the head cut offcandidateMay 18, 2026

Decasyllabicadjectivehaving or characterized by or consisting of ten syllablescandidateMay 18, 2026

Decayableadjectiveliable to decay or spoil or become putridcandidateMay 18, 2026

Decayedadjectivedamaged by decaycandidateMay 18, 2026

Deceasedadjectivedead, no longer livingcandidateMay 18, 2026

Deceitfuladjectivemarked by deliberate deceptiveness, especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of anothercandidateMay 18, 2026

Decentadjectiveobserving conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dresscandidateMay 18, 2026

Decentralisedadjectivewithdrawn from a center or place of concentrationcandidateMay 18, 2026

Decentralisingadjectivetending away from a central pointcandidateMay 18, 2026

Decentralizedadjectivewithdrawn from a center or place of concentrationcandidateMay 18, 2026

Decentralizingadjectivetending away from a central pointcandidateMay 18, 2026

Deceptiveadjectivecausing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is truecandidateMay 18, 2026

DecidedadjectiverecognizablecandidateMay 18, 2026

Decidingadjectivehaving the power or quality of decidingcandidateMay 18, 2026

Deciduousadjective(of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing seasoncandidateMay 18, 2026

Decimaladjectivenumbered or proceeding by tenscandidateMay 18, 2026

Decipherableadjectiveeasily decipheredcandidateMay 18, 2026

Decipheredadjectiveconverted from cryptic to intelligible languagecandidateMay 18, 2026

Decisiveadjectiveforming or having the nature of a turning point or crisiscandidateMay 18, 2026

Deckle-Edgedadjectivehaving a rough edgecandidateMay 18, 2026

Deckledadjectivehaving a rough edgecandidateMay 18, 2026

Declamatoryadjectiveostentatiously lofty in stylecandidateMay 18, 2026

Declarableadjectivethat must be declaredcandidateMay 18, 2026

Declarativeadjectiverelating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statementscandidateMay 18, 2026

Declaratoryadjectiverelating to the use of or having the nature of a declarationcandidateMay 18, 2026

Declaredadjectivemade known or openly avowedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Declassifiedadjectivehaving had security classification removedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Declivitousadjectivesloping down rather steeplycandidateMay 18, 2026

Decolleteadjective(of a garment) having a low-cut necklinecandidateMay 18, 2026

Decomposableadjectivecapable of being partitionedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Decompositionaladjectivecausing organic decaycandidateMay 18, 2026

Decompoundadjectiveof a compound leafcandidateMay 18, 2026

Deconsecratedadjectivedivested of consecrationcandidateMay 18, 2026

Deconstructionistadjectiveof or concerned with the philosophical theory of literature known as deconstructionismcandidateMay 18, 2026

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

Decorativeadjectiveserving an esthetic rather than a useful purposecandidateMay 18, 2026

Decorousadjectivecharacterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conductcandidateMay 18, 2026

Decreasedadjectivemade less in size or amount or degreecandidateMay 18, 2026

Decreasingadjectivebecoming less or smallercandidateMay 18, 2026

Decreasing MonotonicadjectiveMWEconsistently decreasingcandidateMay 18, 2026

Decreedadjectivefixed or established especially by order or commandcandidateMay 18, 2026

Decrepitadjectivelacking bodily or muscular strength or vitalitycandidateMay 18, 2026

Decrescendoadjectivegradually decreasing in volumecandidateMay 18, 2026

Decumbentadjectivelying downcandidateMay 18, 2026

Decurvedadjectivebent down or curved downwardcandidateMay 18, 2026

Decussateadjectivecrossed or intersected in the form of an XcandidateMay 18, 2026

Dedicatedadjectivesolemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purposecandidateMay 18, 2026

Dedifferentiatedadjectivehaving experienced or undergone dedifferentiation or the loss of specialization in form or functioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Deducibleadjectivecapable of being deducedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Deductibleadjectiveacceptable as a deduction, especially as a tax deductioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Deductiveadjectiveinvolving inferences from general principlescandidateMay 18, 2026

Deepadjectivehaving great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a centercandidateMay 18, 2026

Deep in ThoughtadjectiveMWEdeeply absorbed in thoughtcandidateMay 18, 2026

Deep-Chestedadjectivethick in the chestcandidateMay 18, 2026

Deep-Eyedadjectivecharacteristic of the bony face of a cadavercandidateMay 18, 2026

Deep-Friedadjectivecooked by frying in fatcandidateMay 18, 2026

Deep-Laidadjectivesecretly and carefully plannedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Deep-Lobedadjectivehaving deep bilateral lobescandidateMay 18, 2026

Deep-Minedadjectiveof coal, as contrasted with coal obtained from a strip minecandidateMay 18, 2026

Deep-Pinkadjectiveof a deep shade of pinkcandidateMay 18, 2026

Deep-Rootedadjective(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rootedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Deep-Seaadjectiveof or taking place in the deeper parts of the seacandidateMay 18, 2026

Deep-Seatedadjective(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rootedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Deep-Setadjectivehaving a sunken areacandidateMay 18, 2026

Deep-Wateradjectiveof or carried on in waters of great depthcandidateMay 18, 2026

Deep-Yellowadjectiveof something having the color of a pumpkincandidateMay 18, 2026

Deepeningadjectiveaccumulating and becoming more intensecandidateMay 18, 2026

Defamatoryadjective(used of statements) harmful and often untruecandidateMay 18, 2026

Defeasibleadjectivecapable of being annulled or voided or terminatedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Defeatedadjectivedisappointingly unsuccessfulcandidateMay 18, 2026

Defectiveadjectivemarkedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behaviorcandidateMay 18, 2026

Defencelessadjectivelacking weapons for self-defensecandidateMay 18, 2026

Defendableadjectivecapable of being defendedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Defendingadjectiveattempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoringcandidateMay 18, 2026

Defenselessadjectivehaving no protecting or concealing covercandidateMay 18, 2026

Defensibleadjectivecapable of being defendedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Defensiveadjectiveintended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attackcandidateMay 18, 2026

Deferentadjectiveshowing deferencecandidateMay 18, 2026

DeferentialadjectivecandidateMay 17, 2026

Defervescentadjectiveof or relating to the reduction of a fevercandidateMay 18, 2026

Defiantadjectiveboldly resisting authority or an opposing forcecandidateMay 18, 2026

Deficientadjectiveof a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirementcandidateMay 18, 2026