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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Effeteadjectivemarked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decaycandidateMay 18, 2026
Efficaciousadjectiveproducing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effectcandidateMay 18, 2026
Efficientadjectivebeing effective without wasting time or effort or expensecandidateMay 18, 2026
Efflorescentadjectivebursting into flowercandidateMay 18, 2026
Effluentadjectivethat is flowing outwardcandidateMay 18, 2026
Effortfuladjectiverequiring great physical effortcandidateMay 18, 2026
Effortlessadjectiverequiring or apparently requiring no effortcandidateMay 18, 2026
Effulgentadjectiveradiating or as if radiating lightcandidateMay 18, 2026
Effusiveadjectiveuttered with unrestrained enthusiasmcandidateMay 18, 2026
Egalitarianadjectivefavoring social equalitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Egg-Filledadjectivefull of eggscandidateMay 18, 2026
Egg-Producingadjectivecapable of producing eggs and bearing offspringcandidateMay 18, 2026
Egg-Shapedadjectiverounded like an eggcandidateMay 18, 2026
Egocentricadjectivelimited to or caring only about yourself and your own needscandidateMay 18, 2026
Egoisticadjectivelimited to or caring only about yourself and your own needscandidateMay 18, 2026
Egoisticaladjectivelimited to or caring only about yourself and your own needscandidateMay 18, 2026
Egotisticadjectivecharacteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Egotisticaladjectivecharacteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Egregiousadjectiveconspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensiblecandidateMay 18, 2026
Egyptianadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of Egypt or its people or their languagecandidateMay 18, 2026
Eideticadjectiveof visual imagery of almost photographic accuracycandidateMay 18, 2026
Eightadjectivebeing one more than sevencandidateMay 18, 2026
Eight-Dayadjectivelasting for eight dayscandidateMay 18, 2026
Eight-Memberedadjectiveof a chemical compound having a ring with eight memberscandidateMay 18, 2026
Eight-Sidedadjectivehaving eight sidescandidateMay 18, 2026
Eighteenadjectivebeing one more than seventeencandidateMay 18, 2026
Eighteenthadjectivecoming next after the seventeenth in positioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Eightfoldadjectivehaving eight units or componentscandidateMay 18, 2026
Eighthadjectivecoming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in positioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Eightiethadjectivethe ordinal number of eighty in counting ordercandidateMay 18, 2026
Eightpennyadjectiveused of nail sizecandidateMay 18, 2026
Eightyadjectivebeing ten more than seventycandidateMay 18, 2026
Eighty-Eightadjectivebeing eight more than eightycandidateMay 18, 2026
Eighty-Fifthadjectivethe ordinal number of eighty-five in counting ordercandidateMay 18, 2026
Eighty-Fiveadjectivebeing five more than eightycandidateMay 18, 2026
Eighty-Fouradjectivebeing four more than eightycandidateMay 18, 2026
Eighty-Nineadjectivebeing nine more than eightycandidateMay 18, 2026
Eighty-Oneadjectivebeing one more than eightycandidateMay 18, 2026
Eighty-Sevenadjectivebeing seven more than eightycandidateMay 18, 2026
Eighty-Sixadjectivebeing six more than eightycandidateMay 18, 2026
Eighty-Threeadjectivebeing three more than eightycandidateMay 18, 2026
Eighty-Twoadjectivebeing two more than eightycandidateMay 18, 2026
Einsteinianadjectiveof or relating to Albert Einstein or his theoriescandidateMay 18, 2026
Elaborateadjectivedeveloped or executed with care and in minute detailcandidateMay 18, 2026
Elaboratedadjectivedeveloped or executed with care and in minute detailcandidateMay 18, 2026
Elapsedadjective(of time) having passed or slipped bycandidateMay 18, 2026
Elasticadjectivecapable of resuming original shape after stretching or compressioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Elasticisedadjectivemade with strands or inserts of elasticcandidateMay 18, 2026
Elasticizedadjectivemade with strands or inserts of elasticcandidateMay 18, 2026
Elatedadjectivefull of high-spirited delightcandidateMay 18, 2026
Elatingadjectivemaking lively and joyfulcandidateMay 18, 2026
Elderadjectiveused of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his soncandidateMay 18, 2026
Elderlyadjectiveadvanced in yearscandidateMay 18, 2026
Eldestadjectivefirst in order of birthcandidateMay 18, 2026
Eldritchadjectivesuggesting the operation of supernatural influencescandidateMay 18, 2026
Electadjectiveelected but not yet installed in officecandidateMay 18, 2026
Electedadjectivesubject to popular electioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Electiveadjectivesubject to popular electioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Electoraladjectiverelating to or composed of electorscandidateMay 18, 2026
Electricadjectiveusing or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Electricaladjectiveusing or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Electrifyingadjectivecausing a surge of emotion or excitementcandidateMay 18, 2026
Electrocardiographicadjectiveof or relating to an electrocardiographcandidateMay 18, 2026
Electrochemicaladjectiveof or involving electrochemistrycandidateMay 18, 2026
Electroencephalographicadjectiveof or relating to an electroencephalographcandidateMay 18, 2026
Electrolyticadjectiveof or concerned with or produced by electrolysiscandidateMay 18, 2026
Electromagneticadjectivepertaining to or exhibiting magnetism produced by electric charge in motioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Electromechanicaladjectiveof or relating to or involving an electrically operated mechanical devicecandidateMay 18, 2026
Electromotiveadjectiveconcerned with or producing electric currentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Electron MicroscopicadjectiveMWEof or relating to or involving an electron microscopecandidateMay 18, 2026
Electronegativeadjectivehaving a negative chargecandidateMay 18, 2026
Electroneutraladjectivehaving no net electric chargecandidateMay 18, 2026
Electronicadjectiveof or concerned with electronscandidateMay 18, 2026
Electrophoreticadjectiveof or relating to electrophoresiscandidateMay 18, 2026
Electropositiveadjectivehaving a positive chargecandidateMay 18, 2026
Electrostaticadjectiveconcerned with or producing or caused by static electricitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Eleemosynaryadjectiverelated to charitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Elegantadjectivedisplaying effortless beauty and simplicity in movement or executioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Elegiacadjectiveresembling or characteristic of or appropriate to an elegycandidateMay 18, 2026
Elementaladjectiverelating to severe atmospheric conditionscandidateMay 18, 2026
Elementaryadjectiveof or pertaining to or characteristic of elementary school or elementary educationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Elephantineadjectiveof great masscandidateMay 18, 2026
Elevatedadjectiveof high moral or intellectual valuecandidateMay 18, 2026
Elevenadjectivebeing one more than tencandidateMay 18, 2026
Eleven-Sidedadjectivehaving eleven sidescandidateMay 18, 2026
Eleventhadjectivecoming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in positioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Elfinadjectivesuggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldlinesscandidateMay 18, 2026
Elfishadjectiveusually good-naturedly mischievouscandidateMay 18, 2026
Elflikeadjectivesmall and delicatecandidateMay 18, 2026
Elicitedadjectivecalled forth from a latent or potential state by stimulationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Eligibleadjectivequalified for or allowed or worthy of being chosencandidateMay 18, 2026
Eliteadjectiveselected as the bestcandidateMay 18, 2026
Elizabethanadjectiveof or relating to Elizabeth I of England or to the age in which she ruled as queencandidateMay 18, 2026
Ellipsoidadjectivehaving the nature or shape of an ellipsoidcandidateMay 18, 2026
Ellipsoidaladjectivehaving the nature or shape of an ellipsoidcandidateMay 18, 2026
Ellipticadjectivecharacterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elementscandidateMay 18, 2026
Ellipticaladjectivecharacterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elementscandidateMay 18, 2026
Elocutionaryadjective(used of style of speaking) overly embellishedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Elongateadjectivehaving notably more length than widthcandidateMay 18, 2026
Elongatedadjectivehaving notably more length than widthcandidateMay 18, 2026