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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Estheticaladjectiveconcerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good tastecandidateMay 18, 2026
Estimableadjectivedeserving of respect or high regardcandidateMay 18, 2026
Estivaladjective(rare) of or occurring in summercandidateMay 18, 2026
Estonianadjectiveof or pertaining to Estonia or the people or culture of EstoniacandidateMay 18, 2026
Estrangedadjectivecaused to be unlovedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Estrangingadjectivemaking one feel out of place or alienatedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Estrogenicadjectiverelating to or caused by estrogencandidateMay 18, 2026
Estrousadjective(of lower mammals) showing or in a state of estruscandidateMay 18, 2026
Estuarialadjectiveof or relating to or found in estuariescandidateMay 18, 2026
Estuarineadjectiveof or relating to or found in estuariescandidateMay 18, 2026
Esurientadjective(often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirouscandidateMay 18, 2026
Etchedadjectivecut or impressed into a surfacecandidateMay 18, 2026
Eternaladjectivecontinuing forever or indefinitelycandidateMay 18, 2026
Etherealadjectivecharacterized by lightness and insubstantialitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Ethicaladjectiveconforming to accepted standards of social or professional behaviorcandidateMay 18, 2026
Ethiopianadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of Ethiopia or its people or languagescandidateMay 18, 2026
Ethnicadjectivedenoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of peoplecandidateMay 18, 2026
Ethnicaladjectivedenoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of peoplecandidateMay 18, 2026
Ethnocentricadjectivecentered on a specific ethnic group, usually one's owncandidateMay 18, 2026
Ethnographicadjectiveof or relating to ethnographycandidateMay 18, 2026
Ethnographicaladjectiveof or relating to ethnographycandidateMay 18, 2026
Ethnologicadjectiveof or relating to ethnologycandidateMay 18, 2026
Ethnologicaladjectiveof or relating to ethnologycandidateMay 18, 2026
Etiolateadjective(especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of lightcandidateMay 18, 2026
Etiolatedadjective(especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of lightcandidateMay 18, 2026
Etiologicadjectiveof or relating to the philosophical study of causationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Etiologicaladjectiveof or relating to the philosophical study of causationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Etymologicaladjectivebased on or belonging to etymologycandidateMay 18, 2026
Eucaryoticadjectivehaving cells with `good' or membrane-bound nucleicandidateMay 18, 2026
Eucharisticadjectiveof or relating to the sacrament of the EucharistcandidateMay 18, 2026
Euclideanadjectiverelating to geometry as developed by EuclidcandidateMay 18, 2026
Euclidianadjectiverelating to geometry as developed by EuclidcandidateMay 18, 2026
Eudaemonicadjectiveproducing happiness and well-beingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Eudemonicadjectiveproducing happiness and well-beingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Eugenicadjectivepertaining to or causing improvement in the offspring producedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Eukaryoticadjectivehaving cells with `good' or membrane-bound nucleicandidateMay 18, 2026
Eulogisticadjectiveformally expressing praisecandidateMay 18, 2026
Euphemisticadjectivesubstituting a mild term for a harsher or distasteful onecandidateMay 18, 2026
Euphonicadjectiveof or relating to or characterized by euphonycandidateMay 18, 2026
Euphonicaladjectiveof or relating to or characterized by euphonycandidateMay 18, 2026
Euphoniousadjective(of speech or dialect) pleasing in soundcandidateMay 18, 2026
Euphonousadjectivehaving a pleasant soundcandidateMay 18, 2026
Euphoriantadjectivetending to produce euphoriacandidateMay 18, 2026
Euphoricadjectiveexaggerated feeling of well-being or elationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Eupneicadjectivepassing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normallycandidateMay 18, 2026
Eupnoeicadjectivepassing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normallycandidateMay 18, 2026
Eurafricanadjectiverelating to or coming from Europe and AfricacandidateMay 18, 2026
Eurasianadjectiverelating to, or coming from, Europe and AsiacandidateMay 18, 2026
Eurasiaticadjectiverelating to, or coming from, Europe and AsiacandidateMay 18, 2026
Eurocentricadjectivefocussed on Europe and the EuropeanscandidateMay 18, 2026
Europeanadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of Europe or the people of EuropecandidateMay 18, 2026
Europocentricadjectivefocussed on Europe and the EuropeanscandidateMay 18, 2026
Eusporangiateadjective(of ferns) having sporangia that arise from a group of epidermal cellscandidateMay 18, 2026
Eutherianadjectiveof or relating to or belonging to the subclass EutheriacandidateMay 18, 2026
Eutrophicadjective(ecology) of a lake or other body of water rich in nutrients and subject to eutrophicationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Evacuantadjectivestrongly laxativecandidateMay 18, 2026
Evaluativeadjectiveexercising or involving careful evaluationscandidateMay 18, 2026
Evanescentadjectivetending to vanish like vaporcandidateMay 18, 2026
Evangelicaladjectiverelating to or being a Christian church believing in personal conversion and the inerrancy of the Bible especially the 4 GospelscandidateMay 18, 2026
Evangelisticadjectiverelating to or promoting the preaching and dissemination of the Christian gospelcandidateMay 18, 2026
Evaporableadjective(used of substances) capable of being volatilizedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Evaporatedadjectivedrawn off in the form of vaporcandidateMay 18, 2026
Evaporativeadjectiverelating to or causing or being caused by evaporationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Evasiveadjectiveavoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy firecandidateMay 18, 2026
Evenadjectivebeing level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texturecandidateMay 18, 2026
Even-Pinnateadjective(of a leaf shape) pinnate with a pair of leaflets at the apexcandidateMay 18, 2026
Even-Temperedadjectivenot easily irritatedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Even-Texturedadjectivehaving an even texturecandidateMay 18, 2026
Even-Toedadjectiveof or relating to or belonging to mammals of the order ArtiodactylacandidateMay 18, 2026
Evenhandedadjectivewithout partialitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Eventfuladjectivehaving important issues or resultscandidateMay 18, 2026
Eventualadjectiveexpected to follow in the indefinite future from causes already operatingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Ever-Changingadjectivemarked by continuous change or effective actioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Ever-Presentadjectivebeing always presentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Evergreenadjective(of plants and shrubs) bearing foliage throughout the yearcandidateMay 18, 2026
Everlastingadjectivecontinuing forever or indefinitelycandidateMay 18, 2026
Everyadjective(used of count nouns) each and all of the members of a group considered singly and without exceptioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Every LastadjectiveMWE(used as intensive) everycandidateMay 18, 2026
Everydayadjectiveappropriate for ordinary or routine occasionscandidateMay 18, 2026
Evidencedadjectivesupported by evidencecandidateMay 18, 2026
Evidentadjectiveclearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Evidentialadjectiveserving as or based on evidencecandidateMay 18, 2026
Evidentiaryadjectivepertaining to or constituting evidencecandidateMay 18, 2026
Eviladjectivehaving or exerting a malignant influencecandidateMay 18, 2026
Evil-Lookingadjectivehaving an evil appearancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Evil-Mindedadjectivehaving evil thoughts or intentionscandidateMay 18, 2026
Eviscerateadjectivehaving been disembowelledcandidateMay 18, 2026
Evitableadjectivecapable of being avoided or warded offcandidateMay 18, 2026
Evocativeadjectiveserving to bring to mindcandidateMay 18, 2026
Evokedadjectivecalled forth from a latent or potential state by stimulationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Evolutionaryadjectiveof or relating to or produced by evolutioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Exadjectiveout of fashioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Ex GratiaadjectiveMWEas a favorcandidateMay 18, 2026
Ex OfficioadjectiveMWEby virtue of an office or positioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Ex Post FactoadjectiveMWEaffecting things pastcandidateMay 18, 2026
Ex VivoadjectiveMWEin an artificial environment outside the living organismcandidateMay 18, 2026
Ex-Directoryadjective(of telephone numbers) not listed in the telephone directorycandidateMay 18, 2026
Exacerbatingadjectivemaking worsecandidateMay 18, 2026
Exactadjective(of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truthcandidateMay 18, 2026
Exactingadjectivehaving complicated nutritional requirementscandidateMay 18, 2026