Glossary · Adjectives · S
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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Spinyadjectivehaving or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.candidate
Spirantadjectiveof speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')candidate
Splinteryadjectiveresembling or consisting of or embedded with long slender fragments of (especially) wood having sharp pointscandidate
Splittingadjectiveresembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a treecandidate
Spoiledadjectivehaving the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attentioncandidate
Spoiltadjectivehaving the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attentioncandidate
Spongelikeadjectivelike a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressedcandidate
Spongyadjectivelike a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressedcandidate
Spray-Driedadjectivedried by bringing a sprayed substance (e.g. milk or soap) into contact with hot air and recovering it in the form of a powdercandidate