30+ Adjectives Starting with Z: Words with Definitions and Examples

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Adjectives That Start with ZA (6 Words)

zaftig	Healthily plump and vigorous. Beyonce is more zaftig than you’d think.
zairean	Of or relating to or characteristic of zaire or its people
zairese	Of or relating to or characteristic of zaire or its people
zambian	Like a clown I prefer the crazy, strange, zany and sometimes bad ass kind.
zany	Ludicrous, foolish The characters range from reasonably sane to zany and screwball.
zapotec	Of or relating to the language or culture of the zapotec people They are easily recognizable in their traditional zapotec clothing.

zealous	Marked by active interest and enthusiasm Atkinson was a zealous exponent of mesmerism.
zero	Indicating an initial point or origin The velocity of the object is then zero.
zeroth	Preceding even the first The zeroth rectification is the original form.
zesty	Having an agreeably pungent taste Local lime is a zesty success.
zigzag	Having short sharp turns or angles An example is the zigzag design found in many blankets.
zillion	Very large indeterminate number There are a zillion sources for exercise tests.
zionist	Relating to or characteristic of zionism Early recognition of the zionist movement.
zippy	Marked by lively action Zippy is hard enough to understand.

zoftig	Healthily plump and vigorous – robt.a.hamilton;
zoic	Pertaining to animals or animal life or action
zolaesque	In the manner of emile zola
zonal	Relating to or of the nature of a zone Jumla is a zonal headquarters of the karnali zone.
zonary	Relating to or of the nature of a zone
zoological	Of or relating to animals or animal groups It is one of the largest and oldest zoological parks in the country.
zoonotic	Of or relating to or constituting zoonosis New zoonotic diseases continue to emerge.
zoophagous	Carnivorous
zoroastrian	Of or pertaining to zoroaster or the religion he founded You are not of zoroastrian or parsi background.

zygodactyl	Having the first and fourth toes directed backward the second and third forward Bt , birds do not have to have zygodactyl feet to manipulate things.
zygomatic	Of or relating to the cheek region of the face The zygomatic arches are weak at the front.
zygomorphic	Capable of division into symmetrical halves by only one longitudinal plane passing through the axis The relatively large flowers were zygomorphic.
zygomorphous	Capable of division into symmetrical halves by only one longitudinal plane passing through the axis
zygotic	Of or relating to a zygote Zygotic transcription starts at the two, four, or eight cell stage.
zymoid	Resembling an enzyme
zymolytic	Of or relating to or causing fermentation
zymotic	Relating to or caused by infection

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