Glossary · Adjectives · P
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Potboundadjectivegrown too large for its container resulting in matting or tangling of the roots, usually a potted plantcandidate
Poweredadjective(often used in combination) having or using or propelled by means of power or power of a specified kindcandidate
Praetorianadjectivecharacteristic of or similar to the corruptible soldiers in the Praetorian Guard with respect to corruption or political venalitycandidate
Pre-Christianadjectiveof or relating to or being the time before the beginning of the Christian eracandidate
Pre-Columbianadjectiveof or relating to or originating in the Americas before the arrival of Columbuscandidate
Preadolescentadjectiveof or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12candidate
Precancerousadjectiveof or relating to a growth that is not malignant but is likely to become so if not treatedcandidate
Preciousadjectiveheld in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic naturecandidate
Preciseadjective(of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truthcandidate
Preclinicaladjectiveof or relating to the early phases of a disease when accurate diagnosis is not possible because symptoms of the disease have not yet appearedcandidate
Precociousadjectivecharacterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)candidate