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Dispensedadjectivedistributed or weighted out in carefully determined portionscandidateMay 18, 2026

Dispersedadjectivedistributed or spread over a considerable extentcandidateMay 18, 2026

Dispersiveadjectivespreading by diffusioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Dispiritedadjectivefilled with melancholy and despondencycandidateMay 18, 2026

Dispiritingadjectivedestructive of morale and self-reliancecandidateMay 18, 2026

Displeasedadjectivenot pleasedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Displeasingadjectivecausing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualitiescandidateMay 18, 2026

Disposableadjectivefree or available for use or dispositioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Disposedadjective(usually followed by `to') naturally disposed towardcandidateMay 18, 2026

Dispossessedadjectivephysically or spiritually homeless or deprived of securitycandidateMay 18, 2026

Disproportionaladjectiveout of proportioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Disproportionateadjectivenot proportionatecandidateMay 18, 2026

Disputableadjectivecapable of being disprovedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Disputatiousadjectiveinclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suitscandidateMay 18, 2026

Disputativeadjectiveinclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suitscandidateMay 18, 2026

Disputedadjectivesubject to disagreement and debatecandidateMay 18, 2026

Disqualifiedadjectivebarred from competition for violation of rulescandidateMay 18, 2026

Disqualifyingadjectivedepriving of legal rightcandidateMay 18, 2026

Disquietedadjectiveafflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or griefcandidateMay 18, 2026

Disquietingadjectivecausing mental discomfortcandidateMay 18, 2026

Disregardedadjectivenot noticed inadvertentlycandidateMay 18, 2026

Disreputableadjectivelacking respectability in character or behavior or appearancecandidateMay 18, 2026

Disrespectfuladjectiveneither feeling nor showing respectcandidateMay 18, 2026

Disruptedadjectivemarked by breaks or gapscandidateMay 18, 2026

Disruptiveadjectivecharacterized by unrest or disorder or insubordinationcandidateMay 18, 2026

Dissatisfactoryadjectivenot up to expectationscandidateMay 18, 2026

Dissatisfiedadjectivein a state of sulky dissatisfactioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Dissectedadjectivehaving one or more incisions reaching nearly to the midribcandidateMay 18, 2026

Disseminativeadjectivespreading by diffusioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Dissentientadjective(of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of EnglandcandidateMay 18, 2026

Dissentingadjectivedisagreeing, especially with a majoritycandidateMay 18, 2026

Dissentiousadjectivedissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)candidateMay 18, 2026

Dissidentadjectivecharacterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standardscandidateMay 18, 2026

Dissilientadjectivebursting open with force, as do some ripe seed vesselscandidateMay 18, 2026

Dissimilaradjectivemarked by dissimilaritycandidateMay 18, 2026

Dissimulativeadjectiveconcealing under a false appearance with the intent to deceivecandidateMay 18, 2026

Dissipatedadjectivepreoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chancecandidateMay 18, 2026

Dissociableadjectivecapable of being divided or dissociatedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Dissociativeadjectivetending to produce dissociationcandidateMay 18, 2026

Dissolubleadjectivecapable of dissolvingcandidateMay 18, 2026

Dissoluteadjectiveunrestrained by convention or moralitycandidateMay 18, 2026

Dissolvableadjectivecapable of dissolvingcandidateMay 18, 2026

Dissolvedadjective(of solid matter) reduced to a liquid formcandidateMay 18, 2026

Dissonantadjectivecharacterized by musical dissonancecandidateMay 18, 2026

Dissuasiveadjectivedeterring from actioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Distaffadjectivecharacteristic of or peculiar to a womancandidateMay 18, 2026

Distaladjectivesituated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bonecandidateMay 18, 2026

Distantadjectiveseparated in space or coming from or going to a distancecandidateMay 18, 2026

Distastefuladjectivenot pleasing in odor or tastecandidateMay 18, 2026

Distensibleadjectivecapable of being distendedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Distinctadjectiveclearly or sharply defined to the mindcandidateMay 18, 2026

Distinctiveadjectiveof a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thingcandidateMay 18, 2026

Distinguishableadjectivecapable of being perceived as different or distinctcandidateMay 18, 2026

Distinguishedadjective(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputationcandidateMay 18, 2026

Distortableadjectivecapable of having the meaning altered or twistedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Distortedadjectivehaving an intended meaning altered or misrepresentedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Distractedadjectivehaving the attention diverted especially because of anxietycandidateMay 18, 2026

Distraitadjectivehaving the attention diverted especially because of anxietycandidateMay 18, 2026

Distraughtadjectivedeeply agitated especially from emotioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Distressedadjectiveafflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or griefcandidateMay 18, 2026

Distressfuladjectivecausing distress or worry or anxietycandidateMay 18, 2026

Distressingadjectivecausing distress or worry or anxietycandidateMay 18, 2026

Distributedadjectivespread out or scattered about or divided upcandidateMay 18, 2026

Distributionaladjectiveof or relating to spatial distributioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Distributiveadjectiveserving to distribute or allot or dispersecandidateMay 18, 2026

Distrustfuladjectivehaving or showing distrustcandidateMay 18, 2026

Disturbedadjectiveemotionally unstable and having difficulty coping with personal relationshipscandidateMay 18, 2026

Disturbingadjectivecausing distress or worry or anxietycandidateMay 18, 2026

Disunitedadjectivehaving been dividedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Disusedadjectiveno longer in usecandidateMay 18, 2026

Disyllabicadjectivehaving or characterized by or consisting of two syllablescandidateMay 18, 2026

Dithyrambicadjectiveof or in the manner of a dithyrambcandidateMay 18, 2026

Diurnaladjectiveof or belonging to or active during the daycandidateMay 18, 2026

Divalentadjectivehaving a valence of two or having two valencescandidateMay 18, 2026

Divergentadjectivetending to move apart in different directionscandidateMay 18, 2026

Divergingadjectivetending to move apart in different directionscandidateMay 18, 2026

Diversadjectivemany and differentcandidateMay 18, 2026

Diverseadjectivedistinctly dissimilar or unlikecandidateMay 18, 2026

Diversifiedadjectivehaving variety of character or form or componentscandidateMay 18, 2026

Diversionaryadjective(of tactics e.g.) likely or designed to confuse or deceivecandidateMay 18, 2026

Divertedadjectivepleasantly occupiedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Divertingadjectiveproviding enjoymentcandidateMay 18, 2026

Dividableadjectivecan be divided usually without leaving a remaindercandidateMay 18, 2026

Dividedadjectivehaving a median strip or island between lanes of traffic moving in opposite directionscandidateMay 18, 2026

Divided UpadjectiveMWEdistributed in portions (often equal) on the basis of a plan or purposecandidateMay 18, 2026

Divinatoryadjectivebased primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidencecandidateMay 18, 2026

Divineadjectivebeing of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the godscandidateMay 18, 2026

Divisibleadjectivecapable of being or liable to be divided or separatedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Divisionaladjectiveconstituting a division or an aliquot part of the basic monetary unitcandidateMay 18, 2026

Divisiveadjectivedissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)candidateMay 18, 2026

Divorcedadjectiveof someone whose marriage has been legally dissolvedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Dizygoticadjectivederived from two separately fertilized eggscandidateMay 18, 2026

Dizygousadjectivederived from two separately fertilized eggscandidateMay 18, 2026

Dizzyadjectivehaving or causing a whirling sensationcandidateMay 18, 2026

Djiboutianadjectiveof or relating to Djibouti or its people or culturecandidateMay 18, 2026

Do-It-Yourselfadjectivedone by yourselfcandidateMay 18, 2026

Do-Nothingadjectivecharacterized by inability or unwillingness to work toward a goal or assume responsibilitycandidateMay 18, 2026

Do-Or-Dieadjectivedesperately determinedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Doableadjectivecapable of existing or taking place or proving truecandidateMay 18, 2026

Docileadjectivewilling to be taught or led or supervised or directedcandidateMay 18, 2026