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Pleasingadjectivegiving pleasure and satisfactioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Pleasurableadjectiveaffording satisfaction or pleasurecandidateMay 18, 2026

Plebeianadjectiveof or associated with the great masses of peoplecandidateMay 18, 2026

Pledgedadjectivebound by or as if by an oathcandidateMay 18, 2026

Plenaryadjectivefull in all respectscandidateMay 18, 2026

Plenteousadjectiveaffording an abundant supplycandidateMay 18, 2026

Plentifuladjectiveexisting in great number or quantitycandidateMay 18, 2026

Pleochroicadjectiveof or relating to or having pleochroismcandidateMay 18, 2026

Pleomorphicadjectiverelating to or characterized by pleomorphismcandidateMay 18, 2026

Pleonasticadjectiverepetition of same sense in different wordscandidateMay 18, 2026

Plethoricadjectiveexcessively abundantcandidateMay 18, 2026

Pleuraladjectiveof or relating to the pleura or the walls of the thoraxcandidateMay 18, 2026

Pleurocarpousadjective(of mosses) having the archegonia on short lateral branchescandidateMay 18, 2026

Pliableadjectivecapable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breakingcandidateMay 18, 2026

Pliantadjectivecapable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breakingcandidateMay 18, 2026

Ploddingadjective(of movement) slow and laboriouscandidateMay 18, 2026

Plottedadjectiveplanned in advancecandidateMay 18, 2026

Ploughedadjective(of farmland) broken and turned over with a plowcandidateMay 18, 2026

Plowedadjective(of farmland) broken and turned over with a plowcandidateMay 18, 2026

Pluckedadjectivehaving the feathers removed, as from a pelt or a fowlcandidateMay 18, 2026

Pluckyadjectivemarked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or dangercandidateMay 18, 2026

Pluggedadjective(of a coin) altered by the insertion of a plug of base metalcandidateMay 18, 2026

Plumagedadjectivehaving or covered in plumagecandidateMay 18, 2026

Plumateadjectivehaving an ornamental plume or feathery tuftcandidateMay 18, 2026

Plumbadjectiveexactly verticalcandidateMay 18, 2026

Plumbableadjectivecapable of being sounded or measured for depthcandidateMay 18, 2026

Plumbaginaceousadjectiveof or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family PlumbaginaceaecandidateMay 18, 2026

Plumbicadjectiverelating to or consisting of leadcandidateMay 18, 2026

Plumbousadjectiverelating to or consisting of leadcandidateMay 18, 2026

Plume-Tippedadjectiveof a plant tipped with a plumecandidateMay 18, 2026

Plumedadjective(of a knight's helmet) having a decorative plumecandidateMay 18, 2026

Plumelikeadjectiveresembling a plumecandidateMay 18, 2026

Plumlikeadjectiveresembling a plum fruitcandidateMay 18, 2026

Plummyadjectiveaffectedly mellow and rich, referring to a voicecandidateMay 18, 2026

Plumoseadjectivehaving an ornamental plume or feathery tuftcandidateMay 18, 2026

Plumpadjectivesufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figurecandidateMay 18, 2026

Plumpingadjectivevery largecandidateMay 18, 2026

Plumyadjectivehaving or covered with or abounding in plumescandidateMay 18, 2026

Plunderedadjectivewrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of valuecandidateMay 18, 2026

Plunderingadjectivegiven to taking by force what is desiredcandidateMay 18, 2026

Pluperfectadjectivemore than perfectcandidateMay 18, 2026

Pluraladjectivegrammatical number category referring to two or more items or unitscandidateMay 18, 2026

Pluralisticadjectiveof or relating to the philosophical doctrine of pluralismcandidateMay 18, 2026

Plusadjectiveon the positive side or higher end of a scalecandidateMay 18, 2026

Plushadjectivecharacterized by extravagance and profusioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Plush-Likeadjective(of textures) resembling plushcandidateMay 18, 2026

Plushyadjectivecharacterized by extravagance and profusioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Plutocraticadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of a plutocratcandidateMay 18, 2026

Plutocraticaladjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of a plutocratcandidateMay 18, 2026

Plutonianadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of Hades or TartaruscandidateMay 18, 2026

Plutonicadjectiveof igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth's surfacecandidateMay 18, 2026

Pneumaticadjectiveof or relating to or using air (or a similar gas)candidateMay 18, 2026

Pneumococcaladjectiveof or derived from or caused by bacteria of the genus pneumococcuscandidateMay 18, 2026

Pneumogastricadjectiveof or relating to or involving the lungs and stomachcandidateMay 18, 2026

Pneumonicadjectivepertaining to or characterized by or affected by pneumoniacandidateMay 18, 2026

Po-Facedadjectivehumorless and disapprovingcandidateMay 18, 2026

Poachedadjectivecooked in hot watercandidateMay 18, 2026

Pockedadjectivemarked by or as if by smallpox or acne or other eruptive skin diseasecandidateMay 18, 2026

Pocket-Sizeadjectivesmall enough to be carried in a garment pocketcandidateMay 18, 2026

Pocket-Sizedadjectivesmall enough to be carried in a garment pocketcandidateMay 18, 2026

Pocketableadjectivesmall enough to be carried in a garment pocketcandidateMay 18, 2026

Pockmarkedadjectivemarked by or as if by smallpox or acne or other eruptive skin diseasecandidateMay 18, 2026

Podgyadjectiveshort and plumpcandidateMay 18, 2026

Podlikeadjectiveresembling a podcandidateMay 18, 2026

Poeticadjectivecharacteristic of or befitting poetrycandidateMay 18, 2026

Poeticaladjectivecharacteristic of or befitting poetrycandidateMay 18, 2026

Poignantadjectivekeenly distressing to the mind or feelingscandidateMay 18, 2026

Poikilothermicadjectiveof animals except birds and mammalscandidateMay 18, 2026

Poikilothermousadjectiveof animals except birds and mammalscandidateMay 18, 2026

Point-Blankadjectivecharacterized by directness in manner or speechcandidateMay 18, 2026

Point-Of-Saleadjectiveof or relating to or being the location where something is purchasedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Pointedadjectivedirect and obvious in meaning or referencecandidateMay 18, 2026

Pointed-Toeadjectivehaving a pointed toecandidateMay 18, 2026

Pointillistadjectiveof or relating to pointillismcandidateMay 18, 2026

Pointillisticadjectiveof or relating to pointillismcandidateMay 18, 2026

Pointlessadjectivenot having a point especially a sharp pointcandidateMay 18, 2026

Pointy-Toedadjectivehaving a pointed toecandidateMay 18, 2026

Poisedadjectivemarked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for actioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Poisonousadjectivehaving the qualities or effects of a poisoncandidateMay 18, 2026

Poker-Facedadjectivedeliberately impassive in mannercandidateMay 18, 2026

Pokeyadjectivesmall and remote and insignificantcandidateMay 18, 2026

Pokyadjectivesmall and remote and insignificantcandidateMay 18, 2026

Polaradjectiveof or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic CirclescandidateMay 18, 2026

Polarographicadjectiveof or involving polarographycandidateMay 18, 2026

Pole-Handledadjectivehaving a long handlecandidateMay 18, 2026

Polemicadjectiveof or involving dispute or controversycandidateMay 18, 2026

Polemicaladjectiveof or involving dispute or controversycandidateMay 18, 2026

Polemoniaceousadjectiveof or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family PolemoniaceaecandidateMay 18, 2026

Policy-Makingadjectiveconcerned with policy, not administrationcandidateMay 18, 2026

Polishadjectiveof or relating to Poland or its people or culturecandidateMay 18, 2026

Polishedadjectiveshowing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experiencecandidateMay 18, 2026

Politeadjectiveshowing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.candidateMay 18, 2026

Politicadjectivesmoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophisticationcandidateMay 18, 2026

Politicaladjectiveof or relating to your views about social relationships involving authority or powercandidateMay 18, 2026

Politically CorrectadjectiveMWEexhibiting political correctnesscandidateMay 18, 2026

Politically IncorrectadjectiveMWEexhibiting political incorrectnesscandidateMay 18, 2026

Pollutedadjectiverendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollutioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Pollyannaishadjectivepleasantly (even unrealistically) optimisticcandidateMay 18, 2026

Poltroonadjectivecharacterized by complete cowardlinesscandidateMay 18, 2026

Polyandrousadjectivehaving more than one husband at a timecandidateMay 18, 2026