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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Eloquentadjectiveexpressing yourself readily, clearly, effectivelycandidateMay 18, 2026
Elucidativeadjectivethat makes clearcandidateMay 18, 2026
Elusiveadjectivedifficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyzecandidateMay 18, 2026
Elvishadjectiveusually good-naturedly mischievouscandidateMay 18, 2026
Elysianadjectivebeing of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the godscandidateMay 18, 2026
Emaciatedadjectivevery thin especially from disease or hunger or coldcandidateMay 18, 2026
Emancipatedadjectivefree from traditional social restraintscandidateMay 18, 2026
Emancipativeadjectivetending to set freecandidateMay 18, 2026
Emarginateadjectivehaving a notched tipcandidateMay 18, 2026
Emasculateadjectivehaving unsuitable feminine qualitiescandidateMay 18, 2026
Emasculatedadjective(of a male animal) having the testicles removedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Embarrassedadjectivemade to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pridecandidateMay 18, 2026
Embarrassingadjectivecausing to feel shame or chagrin or vexationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Embattledadjectivehaving or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlementcandidateMay 18, 2026
Embeddedadjectiveinserted as an integral part of a surrounding wholecandidateMay 18, 2026
Embezzledadjectivetaken for your own use in violation of a trustcandidateMay 18, 2026
Emblematicadjectiveserving as a visible symbol for something abstractcandidateMay 18, 2026
Emblematicaladjectiveserving as a visible symbol for something abstractcandidateMay 18, 2026
Embodiedadjectivepossessing or existing in bodily formcandidateMay 18, 2026
Emboldenedadjectivemade bold or courageouscandidateMay 18, 2026
Embolicadjectiveof or relating to an embolism or emboluscandidateMay 18, 2026
Embonpointadjectivesufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figurecandidateMay 18, 2026
Embossedadjectiveembellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroiderycandidateMay 18, 2026
Embroiledadjectivedeeply involved especially in something complicatedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Embryologicadjectiveof an organism prior to birth or hatchingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Embryonaladjectiveof an organism prior to birth or hatchingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Embryonicadjectiveof an organism prior to birth or hatchingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Embryoticadjectivein an early stage of developmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Emendedadjectiveimproved or corrected by critical editingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Emergentadjectiveoccurring unexpectedly and requiring urgent actioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Emergingadjectivecoming into existencecandidateMay 18, 2026
Emeritusadjectivehonorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title `emeritus' as in `professor emeritus'candidateMay 18, 2026
Eminentadjectivestanding above others in quality or positioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Emmetropicadjectiveof or relating to the normal condition of the eye in which visual images are in clear focus on the retinacandidateMay 18, 2026
Emollientadjectivehaving a softening or soothing effect especially to the skincandidateMay 18, 2026
Emotionaladjectivedetermined or actuated by emotion rather than reasoncandidateMay 18, 2026
Emotionlessadjectiveunmoved by feelingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Emotiveadjectivecharacterized by emotioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Empatheticadjectiveshowing empathy or ready comprehension of others' statescandidateMay 18, 2026
Empathicadjectiveshowing empathy or ready comprehension of others' statescandidateMay 18, 2026
Emphasisedadjectivespoken with emphasiscandidateMay 18, 2026
Emphasizedadjectivespoken with emphasiscandidateMay 18, 2026
Emphaticadjectiveforceful and definite in expression or actioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Emphysematousadjectiverelating to or resembling or being emphysemacandidateMay 18, 2026
Empiricadjectivederived from experiment and observation rather than theorycandidateMay 18, 2026
Empiricaladjectivederived from experiment and observation rather than theorycandidateMay 18, 2026
Employableadjectivephysically and mentally capable of working at a regular job and availablecandidateMay 18, 2026
Employedadjectivehaving your services engaged forcandidateMay 18, 2026
Empoweredadjectiveinvested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a sceptercandidateMay 18, 2026
Emptyadjectivedevoid of significance or pointcandidateMay 18, 2026
Empty-Belliedadjectiveneeding nourishmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Empty-Handedadjectivehaving acquired or gained nothingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Empty-Headedadjectivelacking seriousnesscandidateMay 18, 2026
Empurpledadjectiveexcessively elaborate or showily expressedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Empyrealadjectiveof or relating to the sky or heavenscandidateMay 18, 2026
Empyreanadjectiveof or relating to the sky or heavenscandidateMay 18, 2026
Emulousadjectivecharacterized by or arising from emulation or imitationcandidateMay 18, 2026
En DeshabilleadjectiveMWEpartly dressed in a loose or careless mannercandidateMay 18, 2026
En GardeadjectiveMWE(fencing) in a defensive stancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Enablingadjectiveproviding legal power or sanctioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Enamoredadjectivemarked by foolish or unreasoning fondnesscandidateMay 18, 2026
Enateadjectiverelated on the mother's sidecandidateMay 18, 2026
Enaticadjectiverelated on the mother's sidecandidateMay 18, 2026
Encasedadjectivecovered or protected with or as if with a casecandidateMay 18, 2026
Enceinteadjectivein an advanced stage of pregnancycandidateMay 18, 2026
Enchainedadjectivebound with chainscandidateMay 18, 2026
Enchantedadjectiveinfluenced as by charms or incantationscandidateMay 18, 2026
Enchantingadjectivecapturing interest as if by a spellcandidateMay 18, 2026
Encircledadjectiveconfined on all sidescandidateMay 18, 2026
Encirclingadjectivebeing all around the edgescandidateMay 18, 2026
Enclosedadjectiveclosed in or surrounded or included withincandidateMay 18, 2026
Encomiasticadjectiveformally expressing praisecandidateMay 18, 2026
Encompassingadjectivebroad in scope or contentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Encouragedadjectiveinspired with confidencecandidateMay 18, 2026
Encouragingadjectivegiving courage or confidence or hopecandidateMay 18, 2026
Encroachingadjectivegradually intrusive without right or permissioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Encrustedadjectivehaving a hardened crust as a coveringcandidateMay 18, 2026
Encumberedadjectiveloaded to excess or impeded by a heavy loadcandidateMay 18, 2026
Encyclicaladjectiveintended for wide distributioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Encyclopaedicadjectivebroad in scope or contentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Encyclopedicadjectivebroad in scope or contentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Encystedadjectiveenclosed in (or as if in) a cystcandidateMay 18, 2026
End-Rhymedadjectiverhymed on the terminal syllables of the versescandidateMay 18, 2026
End-Stoppedadjective(verse) having a rhetorical pause at the end of each linecandidateMay 18, 2026
End-To-Endadjectivewith the end of one object in contact lengthwise with the end of another objectcandidateMay 18, 2026
Endangeredadjectivein imminent danger of extinction, usually referring to flora or faunacandidateMay 18, 2026
Endearingadjectivelovable especially in a childlike or naive waycandidateMay 18, 2026
Endedadjectivehaving come or been brought to a conclusioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Endemicadjectiveof or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular localitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Endemicaladjectiveof or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular localitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Endergonicadjective(biochemistry) of a process accompanied by or requiring the absorption of energycandidateMay 18, 2026
Endermaticadjectiveacting by absorption through the skincandidateMay 18, 2026
Endermicadjectiveacting by absorption through the skincandidateMay 18, 2026
Endlessadjectivehaving the ends united so as to form a continuous wholecandidateMay 18, 2026
Endocentricadjectivefulfilling the grammatical role of one of its constituentscandidateMay 18, 2026
Endocrinaladjectiveof or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretionscandidateMay 18, 2026
Endocrineadjectiveof or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretionscandidateMay 18, 2026
Endodonticadjectiveof or relating to or involving or practicing endodonticscandidateMay 18, 2026
Endoergicadjective(of a nuclear reaction) occurring with absorption of energycandidateMay 18, 2026
Endogamicadjectivepertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only within the limits of a clan or tribecandidateMay 18, 2026