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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Prewaradjectiveexisting or belonging to a time before a warcandidateMay 18, 2026
Priapicadjectiveoverly concerned with masculinity and male sexualitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Price-Controlledadjectivehaving the price regulated or controlled by governmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Pricelessadjectivehaving incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worthcandidateMay 18, 2026
Priceyadjectivehaving a high pricecandidateMay 18, 2026
Pricklyadjectivehaving or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.candidateMay 18, 2026
Prickly-Leafedadjectivehaving prickly leavescandidateMay 18, 2026
Prickly-Leavedadjectivehaving prickly leavescandidateMay 18, 2026
Pricyadjectivehaving a high pricecandidateMay 18, 2026
Pridefuladjectivehaving or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthycandidateMay 18, 2026
Priestlikeadjectivebefitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthoodcandidateMay 18, 2026
Priestlyadjectivebefitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthoodcandidateMay 18, 2026
Priggishadjectiveexaggeratedly propercandidateMay 18, 2026
Primadjectiveaffectedly dainty or refinedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Primaadjectiveindicating the most important performer or rolecandidateMay 18, 2026
Prima FacieadjectiveMWEas it seems at first sightcandidateMay 18, 2026
Primaevaladjectivehaving existed from the beginningcandidateMay 18, 2026
Primaladjectivehaving existed from the beginningcandidateMay 18, 2026
Primaryadjectivenot derived from or reducible to something elsecandidateMay 18, 2026
Primeadjectiveof or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integerscandidateMay 18, 2026
Primedadjective(usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Primevaladjectivehaving existed from the beginningcandidateMay 18, 2026
Primiparousadjectiveof or relating to a woman who has given birth only oncecandidateMay 18, 2026
Primitiveadjectivelittle evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral typecandidateMay 18, 2026
Primoadjectivethe best of its kindcandidateMay 18, 2026
Primordialadjectivehaving existed from the beginningcandidateMay 18, 2026
Princelyadjectivehaving the rank of or befitting a princecandidateMay 18, 2026
Principaladjectivemost important elementcandidateMay 18, 2026
Principledadjectivebased on or manifesting objectively defined standards of rightness or moralitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Printableadjectivefit for publication because free of material that is morally or legally objectionablecandidateMay 18, 2026
Prioradjectiveearlier in timecandidateMay 18, 2026
Prismaticadjectiveexhibiting spectral colors formed by refraction of light through a prismcandidateMay 18, 2026
Prisonlikeadjectiveresembling a prisoncandidateMay 18, 2026
Prissyadjectiveexcessively fastidious and easily disgustedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Pristineadjectivecompletely free from dirt or contaminationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Privateadjectiveconfined to particular persons or groups or providing privacycandidateMay 18, 2026
Private-Enterpriseadjectivesubscribing to capitalistic competitioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Privilegedadjectivenot subject to usual rules or penaltiescandidateMay 18, 2026
Privyadjective(followed by `to') informed about something secret or not generally knowncandidateMay 18, 2026
Prix FixeadjectiveMWE(of a restaurant meal) complete but with limited choices and at a fixed pricecandidateMay 18, 2026
Prizeadjectiveof superior gradecandidateMay 18, 2026
Prizewinningadjectiveholding first place in a contestcandidateMay 18, 2026
Proadjectivein favor of an action or proposal etc.candidateMay 18, 2026
Pro BonoadjectiveMWEdone for the public good without compensationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Pro FormaadjectiveMWEas a formality onlycandidateMay 18, 2026
Pro TemadjectiveMWEfor the time beingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Pro TemporeadjectiveMWEfor the time beingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Pro-Americanadjectivesupporting the United States and its policiescandidateMay 18, 2026
Pro-Choiceadjectiveadvocating a woman's right to control her own body (especially her right to an induced abortion)candidateMay 18, 2026
Pro-Lifeadjectiveadvocating full legal protection of embryos and fetuses, especially opposing the legalization of induced abortionscandidateMay 18, 2026
Proactiveadjectivedescriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequentlycandidateMay 18, 2026
Probabilisticadjectiveof or relating to the Roman Catholic philosophy of probabilismcandidateMay 18, 2026
Probableadjectivelikely but not certain to be or become true or realcandidateMay 18, 2026
Probationaryadjectiveunder terms not final or fully worked out or agreed uponcandidateMay 18, 2026
Probativeadjectivetending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade you of the truth of an allegationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Probatoryadjectivetending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade you of the truth of an allegationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Probingadjectivediligent and thorough in inquiry or investigationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Problematicadjectivemaking great mental demandscandidateMay 18, 2026
Problematicaladjectivemaking great mental demandscandidateMay 18, 2026
Procaryoticadjectivehaving cells that lack membrane-bound nucleicandidateMay 18, 2026
Proceduraladjectiverelating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of lawcandidateMay 18, 2026
Processedadjectiveprepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special processcandidateMay 18, 2026
Processionaladjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of a processioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Proclaimedadjectivedeclared publiclycandidateMay 18, 2026
Proconsularadjectiveof or relating to or typical of a proconsulcandidateMay 18, 2026
Procreativeadjectiveproducing new life or offspringcandidateMay 18, 2026
Procrusteanadjectiveof or relating to the mythical giant Procrustes or the mode of torture practiced by himcandidateMay 18, 2026
Procumbentadjectivehaving stems that trail along the ground without putting down rootscandidateMay 18, 2026
Procurableadjectivecapable of being obtainedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Prodigaladjectiverecklessly wastefulcandidateMay 18, 2026
Prodigiousadjectiveso great in size or force or extent as to elicit awecandidateMay 18, 2026
Prodromaladjectivesymptomatic of the onset of an attack or a diseasecandidateMay 18, 2026
Prodromicadjectivesymptomatic of the onset of an attack or a diseasecandidateMay 18, 2026
Productiveadjectiveproducing or capable of producing, especially abundantlycandidateMay 18, 2026
Profanatoryadjectiveprofaning or tending to desecratecandidateMay 18, 2026
Profaneadjectivegrossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacredcandidateMay 18, 2026
Profanedadjectivetreated irreverently or sacrilegiouslycandidateMay 18, 2026
Professedadjectiveclaimed with intent to deceivecandidateMay 18, 2026
Professionaladjectiveengaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihoodcandidateMay 18, 2026
Professorialadjectiverelating to or characteristic of professorscandidateMay 18, 2026
Proficientadjectiveof or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skillcandidateMay 18, 2026
Profit-Maximisingadjectivemaking the profit as great as possiblecandidateMay 18, 2026
Profit-Maximizingadjectivemaking the profit as great as possiblecandidateMay 18, 2026
Profitableadjectiveyielding material gain or profitcandidateMay 18, 2026
Profitlessadjectivewithout profit or rewardcandidateMay 18, 2026
Profligateadjectiveunrestrained by convention or moralitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Profoundadjectivefar-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of somethingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Profoundly DeafadjectiveMWEtotally deafcandidateMay 18, 2026
Profuseadjectiveproduced or growing in extreme abundancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Progestationaladjectiveof or relating to progesterone (or to a drug with effects like those of progesterone)candidateMay 18, 2026
Prognathicadjectivehaving a projecting lower jawcandidateMay 18, 2026
Prognathousadjectivehaving a projecting lower jawcandidateMay 18, 2026
Prognosticadjectiveof or relating to predictioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Prognosticativeadjectiveof or relating to predictioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Progressiveadjective(of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative positioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Prohibitedadjectiveexcluded from use or mentioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Prohibitiveadjectivetending to discourage (especially of prices)candidateMay 18, 2026
Prohibitoryadjectivetending to discourage (especially of prices)candidateMay 18, 2026
Proinflammatoryadjectivetending to cause inflammationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Projectedadjectiveextending out above or beyond a surface or boundarycandidateMay 18, 2026