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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Provisionaryadjectiveunder terms not final or fully worked out or agreed uponcandidateMay 18, 2026
Provisoryadjectivesubject to a provisocandidateMay 18, 2026
Provocativeadjectiveserving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulatecandidateMay 18, 2026
Provokedadjectiveincited, especially deliberately, to angercandidateMay 18, 2026
Provokingadjectivecausing or tending to cause anger or resentmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
ProxadjectivecandidateMay 16, 2026
Proximaladjectivesituated nearest to point of attachment or origincandidateMay 18, 2026
Proximateadjectiveclosest in degree or order, in space or time, especially in a chain of causes and effectscandidateMay 18, 2026
Proximoadjectivein or of the next month after the presentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Prudentadjectivecareful and sensiblecandidateMay 18, 2026
Prudentialadjectivearising from or characterized by prudence especially in business matterscandidateMay 18, 2026
Prudishadjectiveexaggeratedly propercandidateMay 18, 2026
Prurientadjectivecharacterized by lustcandidateMay 18, 2026
Prussianadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of Prussia or its inhabitantscandidateMay 18, 2026
Pryingadjectiveoffensively curious or inquisitivecandidateMay 18, 2026
Pseudoadjective(often used in combination) not genuine but having the appearance ofcandidateMay 18, 2026
Pseudohermaphroditeadjectivehaving internal reproductive organs of one sex and external sexual characteristics of the other sexcandidateMay 18, 2026
Pseudohermaphroditicadjectivehaving internal reproductive organs of one sex and external sexual characteristics of the other sexcandidateMay 18, 2026
Pseudonymousadjectivebearing or identified by an assumed (often pen) namecandidateMay 18, 2026
Pseudoperipteraladjectivehaving columniation completely circling an area of the structurecandidateMay 18, 2026
Pseudoprostyleadjectivemarked by columniation having free columns in a portico only across the opening to the structurecandidateMay 18, 2026
Pseudoscientificadjectivebased on theories and methods erroneously regarded as scientificcandidateMay 18, 2026
Psychedelicadjective(of a mental state) characterized by intense and distorted perceptions and hallucinations and feelings of euphoria or sometimes despaircandidateMay 18, 2026
Psychiatricadjectiverelating to or used in or engaged in the practice of psychiatrycandidateMay 18, 2026
Psychiatricaladjectiverelating to or used in or engaged in the practice of psychiatrycandidateMay 18, 2026
Psychicadjectiveaffecting or influenced by the human mindcandidateMay 18, 2026
Psychicaladjectiveaffecting or influenced by the human mindcandidateMay 18, 2026
Psychoactiveadjectiveaffecting the mind or mood or other mental processescandidateMay 18, 2026
Psychoanalyticadjectiveof or relating to or incorporating the methods and theory of psychiatric treatment originated by Sigmund FreudcandidateMay 18, 2026
Psychoanalyticaladjectiveof or relating to or incorporating the methods and theory of psychiatric treatment originated by Sigmund FreudcandidateMay 18, 2026
Psychogeneticadjectiveof or relating to the origin and development of the mindcandidateMay 18, 2026
Psychogenicadjectivemental or emotional rather than physiological in origincandidateMay 18, 2026
Psychokineticadjectivemoving an object without apparent use of physical meanscandidateMay 18, 2026
Psycholinguisticadjectiveof or relating to the psychology of languagecandidateMay 18, 2026
Psychologicaladjectivemental or emotional as opposed to physical in naturecandidateMay 18, 2026
Psychometricadjectiveof or relating to psychometricscandidateMay 18, 2026
Psychomotoradjectiveof or relating to or characterizing mental events that have motor consequences or vice versacandidateMay 18, 2026
Psychoneuroticadjectiveaffected with emotional disordercandidateMay 18, 2026
Psychopathicadjectivesuffering from an undiagnosed mental disordercandidateMay 18, 2026
Psychopathologicadjectivesuffering from an undiagnosed mental disordercandidateMay 18, 2026
Psychopathologicaladjectivesuffering from an undiagnosed mental disordercandidateMay 18, 2026
Psychopharmacologicaladjectiveof or relating to psychopharmacologycandidateMay 18, 2026
Psychosexualadjectiveof or relating to the mental or emotional attitudes about sexualitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Psychosomaticadjectiveused of illness or symptoms resulting from neurosiscandidateMay 18, 2026
Psychotherapeuticadjectiveof or relating to or practicing psychotherapycandidateMay 18, 2026
Psychoticadjectivecharacteristic of or suffering from psychosiscandidateMay 18, 2026
Psychotropicadjectiveaffecting the mind or mood or other mental processescandidateMay 18, 2026
Pteridologicaladjectiveof or relating to the study of fernscandidateMay 18, 2026
Ptolemaicadjectiveof or relating to the geocentric Ptolemaic systemcandidateMay 18, 2026
Pubertaladjectiveof or related to pubertycandidateMay 18, 2026
Puberulentadjectivecovered with fine soft hairs or downcandidateMay 18, 2026
Pubescentadjectiveof animals, especially human beings, having arrived at the onset of puberty, the age at which sex glands become functional, but not yet fully maturecandidateMay 18, 2026
Pubicadjectiverelating or near the pubiscandidateMay 18, 2026
Publicadjectiveaffecting the people or community as a wholecandidateMay 18, 2026
Public-Spiritedadjectiveshowing unselfish interest in the public welfarecandidateMay 18, 2026
Publicisedadjectivemade knowncandidateMay 18, 2026
Publicizedadjectivemade knowncandidateMay 18, 2026
Publishableadjectivesuitable for publicationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Publishedadjectiveprepared and printed for distribution and salecandidateMay 18, 2026
Puckaadjectiveabsolutely first class and genuinecandidateMay 18, 2026
Puckishadjectivenaughtily or annoyingly playfulcandidateMay 18, 2026
Puddingheadedadjectivestupid and confusedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Pudendaladjectiveof or relating to or near the pudendumcandidateMay 18, 2026
Pudgyadjectiveshort and plumpcandidateMay 18, 2026
Puerileadjectivedisplaying or suggesting a lack of maturitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Puerperaladjectiverelating to or connected with or occurring at the time of childbirth or shortly following, or to the woman who has just given birthcandidateMay 18, 2026
Puffadjectivegathered for protruding fullnesscandidateMay 18, 2026
Puffedadjectivegathered for protruding fullnesscandidateMay 18, 2026
Puffyadjectiveabnormally distended especially by fluids or gascandidateMay 18, 2026
Pug-Facedadjectivehaving the flat wrinkled face of a pug dogcandidateMay 18, 2026
Pug-Noseadjectivehaving a blunt nosecandidateMay 18, 2026
Pug-Nosedadjectivehaving a blunt nosecandidateMay 18, 2026
Pugilisticadjectiveof or relating to pugilism or pugilistscandidateMay 18, 2026
Pugnaciousadjectiveready and able to resort to force or violencecandidateMay 18, 2026
PuissantadjectivepowerfulcandidateMay 18, 2026
Pukkaadjectiveabsolutely first class and genuinecandidateMay 18, 2026
Pulchritudinousadjectivean extremely beautiful personcandidateMay 18, 2026
Pulmonaryadjectiverelating to or affecting the lungscandidateMay 18, 2026
Pulmonicadjectiverelating to or affecting the lungscandidateMay 18, 2026
Pulpyadjectivelike a pulp or overripecandidateMay 18, 2026
Pulselessadjectiveappearing deadcandidateMay 18, 2026
Pulverisedadjectiveconsisting of fine particlescandidateMay 18, 2026
Pulverizedadjectiveconsisting of fine particlescandidateMay 18, 2026
Pumpedadjectivetense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenalinecandidateMay 18, 2026
Pumped-Upadjectivetense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenalinecandidateMay 18, 2026
Pumpkin-Shapedadjectivehaving the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diametercandidateMay 18, 2026
Punch-Drunkadjectivedazed from or as if from repeated blowscandidateMay 18, 2026
Punctiliousadjectivemarked by precise accordance with detailscandidateMay 18, 2026
Punctualadjectiveacting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Puncturableadjectivecapable of being puncturedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Puncturedadjectivehaving a hole cut throughcandidateMay 18, 2026
Puncturelessadjectivebeing without punctures or incapable of being puncturedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Pungentadjectivecapable of woundingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Punicadjectivetending to betraycandidateMay 18, 2026
Punishableadjectiveliable to or deserving punishmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Punishedadjectivesubjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)candidateMay 18, 2026
Punishingadjectivecharacterized by effort to the point of exhaustioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Punitiveadjectiveinflicting punishmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Punitoryadjectiveinflicting punishmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Punkadjectiveof very poor qualitycandidateMay 18, 2026