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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Permanentadjectivecontinuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or placecandidateMay 18, 2026
Permanent-Pressadjectiveused of fabrics that do not require ironingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Permeableadjectiveallowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse throughcandidateMay 18, 2026
Permeantadjectivespreading or spread throughoutcandidateMay 18, 2026
Permeatingadjectivespreading or spread throughoutcandidateMay 18, 2026
Permeativeadjectivespreading or spread throughoutcandidateMay 18, 2026
Permedadjectivestyled with permanent wavescandidateMay 18, 2026
Permissibleadjectivethat may be permitted especially as according to rulecandidateMay 18, 2026
Permissiveadjectivegranting or inclined or able to grant permissioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Permutableadjectivecapable of changing sequencecandidateMay 18, 2026
Perniciousadjectiveworking or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious waycandidateMay 18, 2026
Pernicketyadjectivecharacterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial detailscandidateMay 18, 2026
Peronealadjectiveof or relating to the fibula or the outer part of the leg below the kneecandidateMay 18, 2026
Perpendicularadjectiveat right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base linecandidateMay 18, 2026
Perpetualadjectiveuninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Perplexedadjectivefull of difficulty or confusion or bewildermentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Perplexingadjectivelacking clarity of meaningcandidateMay 18, 2026
Perseveringadjectivequietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactnesscandidateMay 18, 2026
Persianadjectiveof or relating to Iran or its people or language or culturecandidateMay 18, 2026
Persistentadjectivecontinually recurring to the mindcandidateMay 18, 2026
Persistingadjectiverelentless and indefatigable in pursuit or as if in pursuitcandidateMay 18, 2026
Persnicketyadjectivecharacterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial detailscandidateMay 18, 2026
Person-To-Personadjectiveinvolving direct communication or contact between persons or partiescandidateMay 18, 2026
Personableadjective(of persons) pleasant in appearance and personalitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Personaladjectiveconcerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personalitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Personalisedadjectivemade for or directed or adjusted to a particular individualcandidateMay 18, 2026
Personalizedadjectivepointedly referring to or concerning a person's individual personality or intimate affairs especially offensivelycandidateMay 18, 2026
Perspicaciousadjectivementally acute or penetratingly discerningcandidateMay 18, 2026
Perspicuousadjective(of language) transparently clearcandidateMay 18, 2026
Persuadableadjectivebeing susceptible to persuasioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Persuasibleadjectivebeing susceptible to persuasioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Persuasiveadjectiveintended or having the power to induce action or beliefcandidateMay 18, 2026
Pertadjectivecharacterized by a lightly pert and exuberant qualitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Pertinaciousadjectivestubbornly unyieldingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Pertinentadjectivehaving precise or logical relevance to the matter at handcandidateMay 18, 2026
Perturbedadjectivethrown into a state of agitated confusioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Perturbingadjectivecausing distress or worry or anxietycandidateMay 18, 2026
Perukedadjectivewearing a wig popular for men in the 17th and 18th centuriescandidateMay 18, 2026
Peruvianadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of Peru or its peoplecandidateMay 18, 2026
Pervasiveadjectivespreading or spread throughoutcandidateMay 18, 2026
Perverseadjectivedeviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or goodcandidateMay 18, 2026
Perversiveadjectivetending to corrupt or pervertcandidateMay 18, 2026
Pervertedadjective(used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastescandidateMay 18, 2026
Perviousadjectiveadmitting of passage or entrancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Peskyadjectivecausing irritation or annoyancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Pessimaladjectiveof an organism's environmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Pessimisticadjectiveexpecting the worst possible outcomecandidateMay 18, 2026
Pessimumadjectiveof an organism's environmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Pesteredadjectivetroubled persistently especially with petty annoyancescandidateMay 18, 2026
Pesteringadjectivecausing irritation or annoyancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Pestiferousadjectivelikely to spread and cause an epidemic diseasecandidateMay 18, 2026
Pestilentadjectivelikely to spread and cause an epidemic diseasecandidateMay 18, 2026
Pestilentialadjectivelikely to spread and cause an epidemic diseasecandidateMay 18, 2026
Petadjectivepreferred above all others and treated with partialitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Petaledadjective(of flowers) having petalscandidateMay 18, 2026
Petalledadjective(of flowers) having petalscandidateMay 18, 2026
Petallessadjectivehaving no petalscandidateMay 18, 2026
Petallikeadjectiveresembling a petalcandidateMay 18, 2026
Petaloidadjectiveresembling a flower petalcandidateMay 18, 2026
Petalousadjective(of flowers) having petalscandidateMay 18, 2026
Petiteadjectivevery smallcandidateMay 18, 2026
Petitionaryadjectiveof the nature of or expressing a petitioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Petrifyingadjectiveparalyzing with terrorcandidateMay 18, 2026
Petrousadjective(of bone especially the temporal bone) resembling stone in hardnesscandidateMay 18, 2026
Petticoatedadjectivewearing or furnished with a petticoatcandidateMay 18, 2026
Pettishadjectiveeasily irritated or annoyedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Pettyadjective(informal) small and of little importancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Petulantadjectiveeasily irritated or annoyedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Phagocyticadjectivecapable of functioning as a phagocytecandidateMay 18, 2026
Phalangealadjectiveof or relating to the bones of the fingers or toescandidateMay 18, 2026
Phallicadjectiverelating to a phallus especially as an embodiment of generative powercandidateMay 18, 2026
Phantasmagoricadjectivecharacterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositionscandidateMay 18, 2026
Phantasmagoricaladjectivecharacterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositionscandidateMay 18, 2026
Phantasmaladjectiveresembling or characteristic of a phantomcandidateMay 18, 2026
Phantomadjectivesomething apparently sensed but having no physical realitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Pharaonicadjectiveof or relating to the ancient Egyptian kingscandidateMay 18, 2026
Pharisaicadjectiveexcessively or hypocritically piouscandidateMay 18, 2026
Pharisaicaladjectiveexcessively or hypocritically piouscandidateMay 18, 2026
Pharmaceuticadjectiveof or relating to pharmacy or pharmacistscandidateMay 18, 2026
Pharmaceuticaladjectiveof or relating to drugs used in medical treatmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Pharmacologicadjectiveof or relating to pharmacologycandidateMay 18, 2026
Pharmacologicaladjectiveof or relating to pharmacologycandidateMay 18, 2026
Pharyngealadjectiveof or relating to the throatcandidateMay 18, 2026
Phenomenaladjectiveexceedingly or unbelievably greatcandidateMay 18, 2026
Phenotypicadjectiveof or relating to or constituting a phenotypecandidateMay 18, 2026
Phenotypicaladjectiveof or relating to or constituting a phenotypecandidateMay 18, 2026
Philanthropicadjectiveof or relating to or characterized by philanthropycandidateMay 18, 2026
Philatelicadjectiveof or relating to philately or of interest to philatelistscandidateMay 18, 2026
Philatelicaladjectiveof or relating to philately or of interest to philatelistscandidateMay 18, 2026
Philharmonicadjectivecomposing or characteristic of an orchestral groupcandidateMay 18, 2026
Philhelleneadjectivecharacterized by a love of Greece and Grecian thingscandidateMay 18, 2026
Philhellenicadjectivecharacterized by a love of Greece and Grecian thingscandidateMay 18, 2026
Philippineadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customscandidateMay 18, 2026
Philistineadjectivesmug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural valuescandidateMay 18, 2026
Philologicaladjectiveof or relating to or dealing with philologycandidateMay 18, 2026
Philosophicadjectivecharacterized by the attitude of a philosophercandidateMay 18, 2026
Philosophicaladjectivecharacterized by the attitude of a philosophercandidateMay 18, 2026
Phlegmaticadjectiveshowing little emotioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Phlegmaticaladjectiveshowing little emotioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Phlegmyadjectivecharacterized by phlegmcandidateMay 18, 2026