Glossary · Adjectives · P
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Papposeadjective(of plants such as dandelions and thistles) having pappi or tufts of featherlike hairs or delicate bristlescandidate
Paramedicaladjectiveof or denoting a person who assists physicians and nurses or is trained physicians and nurses in their activitiescandidate
Paramilitaryadjectiveof or relating to a group of civilians organized to function like or to assist a military unitcandidate
Paraplegicadjectivesuffering complete paralysis of the lower half of the body usually resulting from damage to the spinal cordcandidate
Parasympathomimeticadjectivehaving an effect similar to that resulting from stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous systemcandidate
Parentaladjectivedesignating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are producedcandidate
Parenteraladjectiveadministered by means other than through the alimentary tract (as by intramuscular or intravenous injection)candidate
Pareveadjectivecontaining no meat or milk (or their derivatives) and thus eatable with both meat and dairy dishes according to the dietary laws of Judaismcandidate
Parliamentaryadjectivehaving the supreme legislative power resting with a body of cabinet ministers chosen from and responsible to the legislature or parliamentcandidate
Paroicousadjectivehaving male and female reproductive organs separate in a single gametoeciumcandidate
Partedadjectivehaving a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobescandidate
Parthenogeneticadjective(of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproductioncandidate
Particularisticadjectiverelating to exclusive interest in one group, class, or sect, for examplecandidate
Partitiveadjective(Romance languages) relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the wholecandidate
Parveadjectivecontaining no meat or milk (or their derivatives) and thus eatable with both meat and dairy dishes according to the dietary laws of Judaismcandidate
Parvenuadjectivecharacteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new positioncandidate
Parvenueadjectivecharacteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new positioncandidate