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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Determinedadjectivehaving been learned or found or determined especially by investigationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Determiningadjectivehaving the power or quality of decidingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Deterministicadjectivean inevitable consequence of antecedent sufficient causescandidateMay 18, 2026
Deterrentadjectivetending to detercandidateMay 18, 2026
Detersiveadjectivehaving cleansing powercandidateMay 18, 2026
Detestableadjectiveunequivocally detestablecandidateMay 18, 2026
Detestedadjectivetreated with contemptcandidateMay 18, 2026
Detonativeadjectiveexploding almost instantaneouslycandidateMay 18, 2026
Detractiveadjectivecausing to decrease in importance or valuecandidateMay 18, 2026
Detrimentaladjective(sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injurycandidateMay 18, 2026
Deucedadjectiveexpletives used informally as intensifierscandidateMay 18, 2026
Deuteranopicadjectiveinability to see the color green or to distinguish green and purplish-redcandidateMay 18, 2026
Devaluedadjectivelowered in valuecandidateMay 18, 2026
Devastatingadjectivewreaking or capable of wreaking complete destructioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Developedadjective(of real estate) made more useful and profitable as by building or laying out roadscandidateMay 18, 2026
Developingadjectiverelating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supplycandidateMay 18, 2026
Developmentaladjectiveof or relating to or constituting developmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Deviantadjectivemarkedly different from an accepted normcandidateMay 18, 2026
Deviateadjectivemarkedly different from an accepted normcandidateMay 18, 2026
Devil-May-Careadjectivemarked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputablenesscandidateMay 18, 2026
Devilishadjectiveshowing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devilcandidateMay 18, 2026
Deviousadjectiveindirect in departing from the accepted or proper waycandidateMay 18, 2026
Devoidadjectivecompletely wanting or lackingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Devotedadjective(followed by `to') dedicated exclusively to a purpose or usecandidateMay 18, 2026
Devotionaladjectiverelating to worshipcandidateMay 18, 2026
Devouringadjective(often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirouscandidateMay 18, 2026
Devoutadjectivedeeply religiouscandidateMay 18, 2026
Deweyanadjectiveof or relating to John Dewey or his philosophycandidateMay 18, 2026
Dewyadjectivewet with dewcandidateMay 18, 2026
Dewy-Eyedadjectiveexhibiting childlike simplicity and credulitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Dexteradjectiveon or starting from the wearer's rightcandidateMay 18, 2026
Dexterousadjectiveskillful in physical movementscandidateMay 18, 2026
Dextraladjectivepreferring to use right foot or hand or eyecandidateMay 18, 2026
Dextrorotaryadjectiverotating to the rightcandidateMay 18, 2026
Dextrorotatoryadjectiverotating to the rightcandidateMay 18, 2026
Dextrorsaladjectivespiraling upward from left to rightcandidateMay 18, 2026
Dextrorseadjectivespiraling upward from left to rightcandidateMay 18, 2026
Dextrousadjectiveskillful in physical movementscandidateMay 18, 2026
Diabaticadjectiveinvolving a transfer of heatcandidateMay 18, 2026
Diabeticadjectiveof or relating to or causing diabetescandidateMay 18, 2026
Diabolicadjectiveshowing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devilcandidateMay 18, 2026
Diabolicaladjectiveshowing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devilcandidateMay 18, 2026
Diachronicadjectiveused of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through timecandidateMay 18, 2026
Diacriticadjectivecapable of distinguishingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Diacriticaladjectivecapable of distinguishingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Diadromousadjective(used of fish) migratory between fresh and salt waterscandidateMay 18, 2026
Diagnosableadjectivecapable of being diagnosedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Diagnosticadjectivecharacteristic or indicative of a diseasecandidateMay 18, 2026
Diagonaladjectiveconnecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same facecandidateMay 18, 2026
Diagonalizableadjectivecapable of being transformed into a diagonal matrixcandidateMay 18, 2026
Diagrammaticadjectiveshown or represented by diagramscandidateMay 18, 2026
Diagrammaticaladjectiveshown or represented by diagramscandidateMay 18, 2026
Dialectaladjectivebelonging to or characteristic of a dialectcandidateMay 18, 2026
Dialecticadjectiveof or relating to or employing dialecticcandidateMay 18, 2026
Dialecticaladjectiveof or relating to or employing dialecticcandidateMay 18, 2026
Diamagneticadjectiverelating to or exhibiting diamagnetismcandidateMay 18, 2026
Diamantineadjectiveconsisting of diamonds or resembling diamondscandidateMay 18, 2026
Diametraladjectiverelated to or along a diametercandidateMay 18, 2026
Diametricadjectivecharacterized by opposite extremescandidateMay 18, 2026
Diametricaladjectivecharacterized by opposite extremescandidateMay 18, 2026
Dianoeticadjectiveproceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuitioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Diaphanousadjectiveso thin as to transmit lightcandidateMay 18, 2026
Diaphoreticadjectiveinducing perspirationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Diaphysealadjectiverelating to the diaphysis of a bonecandidateMay 18, 2026
Diaphysialadjectiverelating to the diaphysis of a bonecandidateMay 18, 2026
Diarrhealadjectiveof or relating to diarrheacandidateMay 18, 2026
Diarrheicadjectiveof or relating to diarrheacandidateMay 18, 2026
Diarrheticadjectiveof or relating to diarrheacandidateMay 18, 2026
Diarrhoealadjectiveof or relating to diarrheacandidateMay 18, 2026
Diarrhoeicadjectiveof or relating to diarrheacandidateMay 18, 2026
Diarrhoeticadjectiveof or relating to diarrheacandidateMay 18, 2026
Diastolicadjectiveof or relating to a diastole or happening during a diastolecandidateMay 18, 2026
Diatomicadjectiveof or relating to a molecule made up of two atomscandidateMay 18, 2026
Diatonicadjectivebased on the standard major or minor scales consisting of 5 tones and 2 semitones without modulation by accidentalscandidateMay 18, 2026
Diazoadjectiverelating to or containing diazoniumcandidateMay 18, 2026
Dicarboxylicadjectivecontaining two carboxyls per moleculecandidateMay 18, 2026
Diceyadjectiveof uncertain outcomecandidateMay 18, 2026
Dichotomousadjectivedivided or dividing into two sharply distinguished parts or classificationscandidateMay 18, 2026
Dichromaticadjectiveof or relating to dichromatismcandidateMay 18, 2026
Dickensianadjectiveof or like the novels of Charles Dickens (especially with regard to poor social and economic conditions)candidateMay 18, 2026
Dickeyadjective(British informal) faultycandidateMay 18, 2026
Dickyadjective(British informal) faultycandidateMay 18, 2026
Diclinousadjectivehaving pistils and stamens in separate flowerscandidateMay 18, 2026
Dicotyledonousadjective(of a flowering plant) having two cotyledons in the seedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Dictatedadjectivedetermined or decided upon as by an authoritycandidateMay 18, 2026
Dictatorialadjectivecharacteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rulecandidateMay 18, 2026
Dictyopteranadjectiveof or relating to or belonging to the order DictyopteracandidateMay 18, 2026
Didacticadjectiveinstructive (especially excessively)candidateMay 18, 2026
Didacticaladjectiveinstructive (especially excessively)candidateMay 18, 2026
Die-Castadjectiveformed by forcing molten metal into a diecandidateMay 18, 2026
Die-Hardadjectivetradition-bound and obstinately opinionatedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Diestrousadjective(of animals that have several estrous cycles in one breeding season) in a period of sexual inactivitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Diestrualadjective(of animals that have several estrous cycles in one breeding season) in a period of sexual inactivitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Dietaryadjectiveof or relating to the dietcandidateMay 18, 2026
Dieteticadjectiveof or relating to the dietcandidateMay 18, 2026
Dieteticaladjectiveof or relating to the dietcandidateMay 18, 2026
Differentadjectiveunlike in nature or quality or form or degreecandidateMay 18, 2026
Differentiableadjectivepossessing a differential coefficient or derivativecandidateMay 18, 2026
Differentialadjectiveinvolving or containing one or more derivativescandidateMay 18, 2026
Differentiatedadjectivemade different (especially in the course of development) or shown to be differentcandidateMay 18, 2026