Glossary · Adjectives · S
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Sublimatedadjectivepassing or having passed from the solid to the gaseous state (or vice versa) without becoming liquidcandidate
Sublimedadjectivepassing or having passed from the solid to the gaseous state (or vice versa) without becoming liquidcandidate
Sublittoraladjectiveof or relating to the region of the continental shelf (between the seashore and the edge of the continental shelf) or the marine organisms situated therecandidate
Submissiveadjectiveinclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclinationcandidate
Subordinateadjective(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentencecandidate
Subscribedadjectiveof a contract or will or other document, having a signature written at the endcandidate
Substantialadjectivehaving a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerablecandidate
Substantivaladjectiveof or relating to or having the nature or function of a substantive (i.e. a noun or noun equivalent)candidate
Substantiveadjectivedefining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are establishedcandidate
Substitutableadjective(of words) interchangeable in a given context without changing the import of the expressioncandidate
Subterraneanadjectivelying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)candidate
Subterraneousadjectivelying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)candidate
Sudaneseadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of the African Republic of the Sudan or its peoplecandidate
Sufficientadjectiveof a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundantcandidate
Suffocatingadjectivecausing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heatcandidate
Suffocativeadjectivecausing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heatcandidate