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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Qabalisticadjectivehaving a secret or hidden meaningcandidateMay 18, 2026
Qatariadjectiveof or concerning Qatar or its inhabitantscandidateMay 18, 2026
QuackadjectivecandidateMay 16, 2026
Quadrangularadjectiveof or relating to or shaped like a quadranglecandidateMay 18, 2026
Quadraphonicadjectiveof or relating to quadraphonycandidateMay 18, 2026
Quadrasonicadjectiveof or relating to quadraphonycandidateMay 18, 2026
Quadrateadjectivehaving four sides and four anglescandidateMay 18, 2026
Quadraticadjectiveof or relating to or resembling a squarecandidateMay 18, 2026
Quadrilateraladjectivehaving four sidescandidateMay 18, 2026
Quadrillionthadjectivethe ordinal number of one quadrillion in counting ordercandidateMay 18, 2026
Quadripartiteadjectiveinvolving four partiescandidateMay 18, 2026
Quadriphonicadjectiveof or relating to quadraphonycandidateMay 18, 2026
Quadrisonicadjectiveof or relating to quadraphonycandidateMay 18, 2026
Quadrupedadjectivehaving four feetcandidateMay 18, 2026
Quadrupedaladjectivehaving four feetcandidateMay 18, 2026
Quadrupleadjectivehaving four units or componentscandidateMay 18, 2026
Quadruplexadjectivehaving four units or componentscandidateMay 18, 2026
Quadruplicateadjectivehaving four units or componentscandidateMay 18, 2026
Quaggyadjectiveof soil, soft and waterycandidateMay 18, 2026
Quaintadjectiveattractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)candidateMay 18, 2026
Qualifiedadjectiveholding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skillcandidateMay 18, 2026
Qualitativeadjectiverelating to or involving comparisons based on qualitiescandidateMay 18, 2026
Qualityadjectiveof high social statuscandidateMay 18, 2026
Quantaladjectiveof or relating to a quantum or capable of existing in only one of two statescandidateMay 18, 2026
Quantifiableadjectivecapable of being quantifiedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Quantitativeadjectiveof verse, having a metric system based on relative duration of syllablescandidateMay 18, 2026
Quantizedadjectiveof or relating to a quantum or capable of existing in only one of two statescandidateMay 18, 2026
Quarantinedadjectiveunder forced isolation especially for health reasonscandidateMay 18, 2026
Quarrelsomeadjectivegiven to quarrelingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Quartanadjectiveoccurring every fourth daycandidateMay 18, 2026
Quarterlyadjectiveof or relating to or consisting of a quartercandidateMay 18, 2026
Quartzoseadjectiverelating to or made of quartzcandidateMay 18, 2026
Quasiadjectivehaving some resemblancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Quasi-Religiousadjectiveresembling something that is religiouscandidateMay 18, 2026
Quasi-Royaladjectivehaving the power but not the rank or title of a kingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Quaternaryadjectivecoming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitudecandidateMay 18, 2026
Quaternateadjectiveconsisting of or especially arranged in sets of fourcandidateMay 18, 2026
Quaveringadjective(of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fearcandidateMay 18, 2026
Queasyadjectivefraught with or showing anxietycandidateMay 18, 2026
Quebecoisadjectiveof or relating to Quebec, especially to the French speaking inhabitants or their culturecandidateMay 18, 2026
Quechuanadjectiveof or relating to the Quechua people or their languagecandidateMay 18, 2026
Queen-Sizeadjective(used especially of beds) not as large as king-sizecandidateMay 18, 2026
Queenlikeadjectivehaving the rank of or resembling or befitting a queencandidateMay 18, 2026
Queenlyadjectivehaving the rank of or resembling or befitting a queencandidateMay 18, 2026
Queeradjectivebeyond or deviating from the usual or expectedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Quelledadjectivesubdued or overcomecandidateMay 18, 2026
Quenchedadjectiveto relieve or satisfy with liquidcandidateMay 18, 2026
Quenchlessadjectiveimpossible to quenchcandidateMay 18, 2026
Querulousadjectivehabitually complainingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Questionableadjectivesubject to questioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Questioningadjectiveperplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)candidateMay 18, 2026
Quickadjectiveapprehending and responding with speed and sensitivitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Quick-Changeadjectiveadept at changing from one thing to another especially changing costumescandidateMay 18, 2026
Quick-Earedadjectivehaving keen hearingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Quick-Frozenadjectiveof food, preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional valuecandidateMay 18, 2026
Quick-Sightedadjectivekeenly perceptive or alertcandidateMay 18, 2026
Quick-Temperedadjectivequickly aroused to angercandidateMay 18, 2026
Quick-Wittedadjectivementally nimble and resourcefulcandidateMay 18, 2026
Quicksetadjectivegrown from cuttings planted directly in the groundcandidateMay 18, 2026
Quicksilveradjectiveliable to sudden unpredictable changecandidateMay 18, 2026
Quiescentadjectivemarked by a state of tranquil reposecandidateMay 18, 2026
Quietadjectiveof the sun characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sunspots e.g.candidateMay 18, 2026
Quiltedadjectivemade of layers of fabric held together by patterned stitchingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Quincentenaryadjectiveof or relating to a 500th anniversarycandidateMay 18, 2026
Quincentennialadjectiveof or relating to a 500th anniversarycandidateMay 18, 2026
Quinquefoliateadjectiveof a leaf shape, having five leafletscandidateMay 18, 2026
Quintessentialadjectiverepresenting the perfect example of a class or qualitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Quintillionthadjectivethe ordinal number of one quintillion in counting ordercandidateMay 18, 2026
Quintupleadjectivehaving five units or componentscandidateMay 18, 2026
Quirkyadjectivesomething strange or odd, but in an endearing waycandidateMay 18, 2026
Quitsadjectiveon equal terms by payment or requitalcandidateMay 18, 2026
Quixoticadjectivenot sensible about practical matterscandidateMay 18, 2026
Quizzicaladjectiveperplexed, as if being expected to know something that you do not knowcandidateMay 18, 2026
Quondamadjectivebelonging to some prior timecandidateMay 18, 2026
Quotableadjectiveable or fit to be repeated or quotedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Quotidianadjectivefound in the ordinary course of eventscandidateMay 18, 2026
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