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Peevishadjectiveeasily irritated or annoyedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Pegged-Downadjectivefastened by pegscandidateMay 18, 2026

Pejorativeadjectiveexpressing disapprovalcandidateMay 18, 2026

Pelagicadjectiverelating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open oceancandidateMay 18, 2026

PelecypodadjectivebivalvecandidateMay 18, 2026

PelecypodousadjectivebivalvecandidateMay 18, 2026

Pell-Melladjectivewith undue hurry and confusioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Pellucidadjective(of language) transparently clearcandidateMay 18, 2026

Peloponnesianadjectiveof or relating to PeloponnesuscandidateMay 18, 2026

Peltateadjective(of a leaf shape) round, with the stem attached near the center of the lower surface rather than the margin (as a nasturtium leaf for example)candidateMay 18, 2026

Pelvicadjectiveof or relating to the pelviscandidateMay 18, 2026

Pemphigousadjectiveof or relating to or manifesting pemphiguscandidateMay 18, 2026

Penaladjectiveserving as or designed to impose punishmentcandidateMay 18, 2026

Penciledadjectivedrawn or written with a pencilcandidateMay 18, 2026

Pencilledadjectivedrawn or written with a pencilcandidateMay 18, 2026

Pendantadjectiveheld from abovecandidateMay 18, 2026

Pendentadjectiveheld from abovecandidateMay 18, 2026

Pendingadjectiveawaiting conclusion or confirmationcandidateMay 18, 2026

Pendulousadjectivehaving branches or flower heads that bend downwardcandidateMay 18, 2026

Penetrableadjectiveadmitting of penetration or passage into or throughcandidateMay 18, 2026

Penetratingadjectivehaving or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctionscandidateMay 18, 2026

Penetrativeadjectivehaving or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctionscandidateMay 18, 2026

Penialadjectiveof or relating to the peniscandidateMay 18, 2026

Penicillin-Resistantadjectiveunaffected by penicillincandidateMay 18, 2026

Penileadjectiveof or relating to the peniscandidateMay 18, 2026

Peninsularadjectiveof or forming or resembling a peninsulacandidateMay 18, 2026

Penitentadjectivefeeling or expressing remorse for misdeedscandidateMay 18, 2026

Penitentialadjectiveshowing or constituting penancecandidateMay 18, 2026

Penitentiaryadjectiveused for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoerscandidateMay 18, 2026

Pennateadjectivehaving feathered wingscandidateMay 18, 2026

Pennilessadjectivenot having enough money to pay for necessitiescandidateMay 18, 2026

Penny-Pinchingadjectivegiving or spending with reluctancecandidateMay 18, 2026

Penny-Wiseadjectivethrifty in small matters onlycandidateMay 18, 2026

Pensionableadjectiveentitled to receive a pensioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Pensiveadjectivedeeply or seriously thoughtfulcandidateMay 18, 2026

Pentadjectiveclosely confinedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Pent-Upadjectivecharacterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotionscandidateMay 18, 2026

Pentagonaladjectiveof or relating to or shaped like a pentagoncandidateMay 18, 2026

Pentamerousadjectivedivided into five partscandidateMay 18, 2026

Pentangularadjectiveof or relating to or shaped like a pentagoncandidateMay 18, 2026

Pentasyllabicadjectivehaving or characterized by or consisting of five syllablescandidateMay 18, 2026

Pentatonicadjectiverelating to a pentatonic scalecandidateMay 18, 2026

Pentavalentadjectivehaving a valence of fivecandidateMay 18, 2026

Pentecostaladjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of any of various Pentecostal religious bodies or their memberscandidateMay 18, 2026

Penultimateadjectivenext to the lastcandidateMay 18, 2026

Penumbraladjectiveof or pertaining to the region of partial shadow around an umbracandidateMay 18, 2026

Penuriousadjectivenot having enough money to pay for necessitiescandidateMay 18, 2026

Peopledadjectivefurnished with peoplecandidateMay 18, 2026

Pepperyadjectivehaving the piquant burning taste of pepperscandidateMay 18, 2026

Peppyadjectivemarked by lively actioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Pepticadjectiverelating to or promoting digestioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Per CapitaadjectiveMWEper personcandidateMay 18, 2026

Perambulatingadjectivestrolling or walking aroundcandidateMay 18, 2026

Perceivableadjectivecapable of being perceived especially by sight or hearingcandidateMay 18, 2026

Perceivedadjectivedetected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cuescandidateMay 18, 2026

Perceptibleadjectiveeasily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mindcandidateMay 18, 2026

Perceptiveadjectivehaving the ability to perceive or understandcandidateMay 18, 2026

Perceptualadjectiveof or relating to the act of perceivingcandidateMay 18, 2026

Percipientadjectivecharacterized by ease and quickness in perceivingcandidateMay 18, 2026

Percussiveadjectiveinvolving percussion or featuring percussive instrumentscandidateMay 18, 2026

Percutaneousadjectivethrough the unbroken skincandidateMay 18, 2026

Perdurableadjectivevery long lastingcandidateMay 18, 2026

PeregrineadjectivemigratorycandidateMay 18, 2026

Peremptoryadjectiveoffensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted powercandidateMay 18, 2026

Perennialadjectivelasting an indefinitely long timecandidateMay 18, 2026

Perfectadjectivebeing complete of its kind and without defect or blemishcandidateMay 18, 2026

Perfectedadjective(of plans, ideas, etc.) perfectly formedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Perfectibleadjectivecapable of becoming or being made perfectcandidateMay 18, 2026

Perfervidadjectivecharacterized by intense emotioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Perfidiousadjectivetending to betraycandidateMay 18, 2026

Perfoliateadjective(of a leaf) having the base united around (and apparently pierced by) the stemcandidateMay 18, 2026

Perforateadjectivehaving a hole cut throughcandidateMay 18, 2026

Perforatedadjectivehaving a number or series of holescandidateMay 18, 2026

Perfumedadjectivefilled or impregnated with perfumecandidateMay 18, 2026

Perfunctoryadjectivehasty and without attention to detailcandidateMay 18, 2026

Perianaladjectivearound the anuscandidateMay 18, 2026

Pericardiacadjectivelocated around the heart or relating to or affecting the pericardiumcandidateMay 18, 2026

Pericardialadjectivelocated around the heart or relating to or affecting the pericardiumcandidateMay 18, 2026

Perigonaladjectiveof or relating to a perigonecandidateMay 18, 2026

Perilousadjectivefraught with dangercandidateMay 18, 2026

Perinasaladjectivenear the nosecandidateMay 18, 2026

Perinataladjectiveoccurring during the period around birth (5 months before and 1 month after)candidateMay 18, 2026

Perinealadjectiveof or relating to the perineumcandidateMay 18, 2026

Periodicadjectivehappening or recurring at regular intervalscandidateMay 18, 2026

Periodicaladjectivehappening or recurring at regular intervalscandidateMay 18, 2026

Periodontaladjectiveof or relating to or involving or practicing periodonticscandidateMay 18, 2026

Periodonticadjectiveof or relating to or involving or practicing periodonticscandidateMay 18, 2026

Peripateticadjectiveof or relating to Aristotle or his philosophycandidateMay 18, 2026

Peripheraladjectiverelated to the key issue but not of central importancecandidateMay 18, 2026

Periphrasticadjectiveroundabout and unnecessarily wordycandidateMay 18, 2026

Peripteraladjectivehaving columns on all sidescandidateMay 18, 2026

Perirhinaladjectivenear the nosecandidateMay 18, 2026

Perishableadjectiveliable to perishcandidateMay 18, 2026

Peristylaradjectivehaving columniation completely circling an area of the structurecandidateMay 18, 2026

Perithelialadjectiveof or relating to the tissue layer around small blood vesselscandidateMay 18, 2026

Peritonealadjectiveof or relating to or affecting the peritoneumcandidateMay 18, 2026

Peritrichousadjectivecovered all over with uniformly distributed flagellacandidateMay 18, 2026

Periwiggedadjectivewearing a wig popular for men in the 17th and 18th centuriescandidateMay 18, 2026

Perked UpadjectiveMWEmade or become more cheerful or livelycandidateMay 18, 2026

Perkyadjectivecharacterized by liveliness and lightheartednesscandidateMay 18, 2026