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Adjectives That Start with L

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Adjectives That Start with L, LA (129 Words)
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Adjectives That Start with L, LA (129 Words)

l-shaped	Shaped in the form of the letter l The flowers are irregularly shaped.
labeled	Bearing or marked with a label or tag After that, each year is labeled by the number of years elapsed since the epoch.
labial	Relating to or near the female labium Part of the back labial corner is missing.
labiate	Having lips or parts that resemble lips Labiate, composite and umbelliferous plants are most common.
labile	Liable to change Her ideology was somewhat labile.
labor-intensive	Requiring a large expenditure of labor but not much capital The bigger the production, the more labor intensive the oversight will be.
labored	Requiring or showing effort Gardeners labored to build the soil.
laboring	Requiring or showing effort She also labored to deny the use of these waters to southern forces.
laborious	Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort Currently, the whole process is drawn out and laborious.
laborsaving	Designed to replace or conserve human and especially manual labor
laboured	Requiring or showing effort This gave the impression of a laboured playing style.
labouring	Doing arduous or unpleasant work Hod carrying is an unskilled labouring occupation in the building industry.
laboursaving	Designed to replace or conserve human and especially manual labor
labyrinthian	Resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity
labyrinthine	Resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity I can’t follow the labyrinthine trail very well.
lacelike	Made of or resembling lace
lacerate	Having edges that are jagged from injury They would lacerate the rats.
lacerated	Having edges that are jagged from injury They then decided to lacerate, beat, and eventually drown the poor woman.
lacertilian	Of or relating to lizards
lachrymal	Of or relating to tears I could hear a lachrymal voice.
lachrymatory	Relating to or prompting tears Acrolein is a severe pulmonary irritant and lachrymatory agent.
lachrymose	Showing sorrow The plot could be lachrymose.
laciniate	Having edges irregularly and finely slashed The species in the tribe pogonieae have a characteristic laciniate lip margin.
lackadaisical	Idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way- p.g.wodehouse If you see someone being lackadaisical, call him on it.
lacking	Nonexistent For the arboriculture article is extremely lacking.
lackluster	Lacking luster or shine The article has a lackluster of updates.
lacklustre	Lacking luster or shine The remainder of the decade was lacklustre for kitchener.
laconian	Brief and to the point; effectively cut short The laconic candidate statement seems quite.
laconic	Brief and to the point; effectively cut short The laconic candidate statement seems quite.
lacrimal	Relating to or located near the organ that produces tears The lacrimal bone is relatively large.
lacrimatory	Relating to or prompting tears
lacteal	Relating to or consisting of or producing or resembling milk
lactic	Of or relating to or obtained from milk (especially sour milk or whey) Chemically it is the ether between lactic acid and glucosamine.
lactogenic	Inducing lactation
lacustrine	Of or relating to or living near lakes Alluvial and lacustrine calcareous deposits occur throughout.
lacy	Having open interstices or resembling a web This particular fern was fine and lacy and looked fetching next to hawera.
laden	Filled with a great quantity The collier boat is laden with coal.
ladened	Filled with a great quantity The word is value ladened as is any adjective.
ladylike	Befitting a woman of good breeding Models were very elegant, ladylike, and elaborately made up.
laggard	Wasting time An obvious contender for the title of a laggard is undoubtedly cyprus.
laic	Characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy The most important laic event in sicily is the carnival.
laid	Characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy A rocky butte lay in the center of the field.
laid-back	Unhurried and relaxed They are easy going, laid back, nonchalant, unexcitable and relaxed.
laid-off	Having lost your job The transatlantic cable was laid.
lamarckian	Of or relating to lamarckism Third report on a lamarckian experiment.
lambent	Softly bright or radiant Then he looked back, his eyes lambent, his heart throbbing, not alone from the rapid ascent.
lamblike	Like a lamb in meekness and gentleness
lame	Disabled in the feet or legs Add that to the pantheon of the lame.
lamellibranch	Bivalve Their shells lack a nacreous layer, and the gills are lamellibranch in form.
lamentable	Bad; unfortunate But their lamentable ignorance is no reason to change the page.
laminal	Arranged in or consisting of laminae So it is voiceless laminal sibilant retroflex fricative in standard russian.
laminar	Arranged in or consisting of laminae Here the flow is called laminar and the boundary layer is a laminar layer.
lamplit	Lighted by a lamp
lanate	Covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments
lancastrian	Of or relating to the english city of lancaster or its residents Their also won the lancastrian brigade cup for a third time.
lancelike	Shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex
lanceolate	Shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex The floral bracts are often lanceolate.
lancinate	Painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
lancinating	Painful as if caused by a sharp instrument Seriously, you’re a lancinating pain in the ass.
landed	Owning or consisting of land or real estate The falcon has landed.
landless	Owning no land Most of the people in mexico were landless.
landlocked	Surrounded entirely or almost entirely by land The canal is effectively landlocked and isolated from the river.
landlubberly	Inexperienced in seamanship
languid	Lacking spirit or liveliness Displayed at right is the color languid lavender.
languorous	Lacking spirit or liveliness Wind turbines offer the languorous emblems of the gentler energy they would prefer.
laniary	Of or relating to a pointed conical tooth
lank	Long and lean Well, lee’s hair looks lank and thinning to me.
lanky	Tall and thin He has a shy winning smile, a lanky frame and rakish hair.
lantern-jawed	Having a protruding jaw giving the face a gaunt appearance In the firefly, octopamine release leads to light production in the lantern.
lao	Of or relating to a member of the buddhist people inhabiting the mekong river in laos and thailand Lao yu is not the most dependable of men, however.
laotian	Of or relating to laos or its people The majority is of the laotian speaking people.
lap-jointed	Jointed so as to produce a flush surface Pugs are by far the largest of the lap dogs.
lapidarian	Of or relating to precious stones or the art of working with them- lord byron It is often cut as a lapidary cabochon and used as a gemstone.
lapidary	Of or relating to precious stones or the art of working with them- lord byron I’m certain it is a fraud, but it is a magnificent work of lapidary skill.
laputan	Not practical or realizable; speculative
larboard	Located on the left side of a ship or aircraft An archaic version of the term is larboard.
large	Fairly large or important in effect; influential The venturewas a large undertaking.
large-capitalization	Of stocks of companies with a market capitalization of five billion dollars or more There are large intercellular air spaces.
large-hearted	Showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity He looked like a faint hearted man.
large-scale	Constructed or drawn to a big scale The first large scale production of penicillin took place in the town.
larger	Fairly large or important in effect; influential Pelicans are large birds with large pouched bills.
largest	In an advanced stage of pregnancy Pelicans are large birds with large pouched bills.
larghetto	Less slow and broad than largo The second movement of the symphony is a larghetto funeral march in c minor.
larghissimo	As slow and broad as possible
largish	Somewhat large There is a roof balustrade and a largish, octagonal cupola.
largo	Very slow in tempo and broad in manner Largo was incorporated as a town in 1905.
larval	Relating to or typical of a larva The name refers to the helix shaped larval cases.
laryngeal	Of or relating to or situated in the larynx Laryngeal cancer may also be called cancer of the larynx or laryngeal carcinoma.
laryngopharyngeal	Of or relating to the larynx and pharynx It can also be used in diagnosing laryngopharyngeal reflux.
lascivious	Driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires Frohike had a lascivious attitude toward women.
last	Occurring at the time of death The combat boots represent the final march of the last battle.
last-ditch	Of something done as a final recourse (especially to prevent a crisis or disaster) From the top of the ramparts to the bottom of the ditch is about.
last-minute	Just before a deadline; at the last minute They respire about 30 40 times per minute.
lasting	Lasting a long time without change But at least wikipedia will bear the lasting imprint of your sentimentality.
late	Of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages Workers toiled late at night.
lateen	Rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail A lateen rigged vessel is more manouevrable than a square rigged.
latent	Not presently active In this way, the other developer material develops the latent image.
later	Coming at a subsequent time or stage The tapes lay there over the weekend, unnoticed until later in the next week.
lateral	Lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body Next to the central object, as the lateral teeth on the lingual membrane.
latest	In the current fashion or style Check the latest happenings to our redoubtable friend.
lathery	Resembling lather or covered with lather
latin	Of or relating to the ancient region of latium The ability to conduct a latin mass is not evidence of fluency in latin.
latinate	Derived from or imitative of latin Annetta is a latinate variant of the feminine given name anna.
latino	Related to a spanish-speaking people or culture Spanish, hispanic or latino is not a race.
latish	Somewhat late They look latish 19th century mock archaic, to me.
latitudinal	Of or relating to latitudes north or south Area and the latitudinal diversity gradient for terrestrial birds.
latitudinarian	Unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion) Therefore, there is little discussion of who is a latitudinarian today.
latter	Referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several) The latter was the final issue of that periodical.
latter-day	Belonging to the present or recent times The latter name has regained preeminence.
latticed	Having a pattern of fretwork or latticework It has a latticed head placed on top of a long stalk.
latticelike	Having a pattern of fretwork or latticework
latvian	Of or relating to or characteristic of latvia or its people or language Latvian has a phonetic spelling.
laudable	Worthy of high praise First, i must comment that there is a laudable insight in the sentence.
laudatory	Full of or giving praise They enjoyed the laudatory of lotus country.
laughable	Arousing or provoking laughter Indeed, the supposition is laughable.
laughing	Showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness I am flabbergasted and laughing at the same time.
laureate	Worthy of the greatest honor or distinction- james traub The was the poet laureate of sanjar .
laureled	Crowned with or as if with laurel symbolizing victory
laurelled	Crowned with or as if with laurel symbolizing victory Sarlo is a highly laurelled academic who also operates as a public intellectual.
lavender	Of a pale purple color This color may be called bright lavender or lavender bandana.
lavish	Very generous The gory special effects are lavish and effective.
law-abiding	Adhering strictly to laws and rules and customs The community is law abiding.
lawful	Conformable to or allowed by law The court decided that the operation would be lawful.
lawless	Lax in enforcing laws And these people were absolutely ruthless and lawless.
lax	Lacking in rigor or strictness The enforcement of the laws however is very lax.
laxative	Stimulating evacuation of feces It helps normalize the gut flora and is also used as a laxative.
laxity	Lacking in strength or firmness or resilience The french are the most lax in this case.
lay	Not of or from a profession Starfish lay flat on the bottom of the ocean.
lazy	Disinclined to work or exertion The generality of girls are not lazy.

Adjectives That Start with LE (94 Words)

leaded	Having thin strips of lead between the lines of type Leaded fuel damages the catalytic converter.
leaden	Made heavy or weighted down with weariness Despite his leaden appearance, he often advanced down the pitch to spin bowling.
leading	Indicating the most important performer or role Is he truly a leading epistemologist
leadless	Not treated with lead A carrier socket for leadless chip integrated circuit devices.
leafless	Having no leaves The tree is leafless for up to 4 or 5 months of the year.
leaflike	Resembling a leaf The staminate flowers have large, woolly leaflike bracts.
leafy	Having or covered with leaves The estate is particularly leafy.
leakproof	Not subject to leaks The old dry cell is not leakproof.
leaky	Permitting the unwanted passage of fluids or gases The building had a leaky ceiling.
leal	Faithful and true- harry lauder Following the murder of pardo leal he took the chair of the up.
lean	Containing little excess Lean towards the first set as the next column has the anatomical locations.
leaner	Not profitable or prosperous Wakeful governments of the most competitive nations in the world have all embraced lean.
leaning	Departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal The additional space from above helps to the leaning of the head.
learned	Having or showing profound knowledge She has just learned purl.
least	The superlative of `little’ that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the’; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree Am i the only who thinks that this is a little slanderous to say the least
leathered	Resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable It featured a leathered metal body and glass lenses.
leatherlike	Resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable
leathery	Resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable The leathery blade is ovate to lanceolate.
leaved	Having leaves or leaves as specified; often used in combination Seedlings are small and hollow leaved.
lebanese	Given to excessive indulgence in sexual activity He is notorious for his lecherous behavior and for committing several rapes.
lecherous	Given to excessive indulgence in sexual activity But it seems to her that he has become a lecherous teenager.
lee	Towards the side away from the wind Lee was allowed to ascend to the chairmanship unobstructed.
leechlike	Of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another Reference is also made to the leechlike appearence of the early embryo.
leery	Openly distrustful and unwilling to confide I’m leery of the apocryphal story near the bottom though.
leeward	On the side away from the wind Leeward islands are warmer and drier.
left	Of or belonging to the political or intellectual left The left hand is considered unclean in india.
left-hand	Intended for the left hand The back of the left hand and the left arm were swollen and purplish.
left-handed	Of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank; valid but with the understanding that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and offspring do not succeed to titles or property of the superior The same gig is included on the dvd ‘heavy, left handed and candid’.
left-of-center	Of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually The focus of an ellipse is increasingly off center with increasing ellipticity.
left-wing	Believing in or supporting tenets of the political left At this period ewer was a well known writer in left wing publications.
leftish	Tending toward the political left That was the coalition of liberal, leftish and mild national parties or groups.
leftist	Believing in or supporting tenets of the political left It was a scathing critique of the leftist establishment of the era.
leftmost	Farthest to the left At the leftmost is the bus stop for route 1.
leftover	Not used up The deletion of the pages themselves is simply leftover cleanup.
legal	Having legal efficacy or force In 1782, virginia passed a law making manumission legal by the slave owner.
legato	Without breaks between notes; smooth and connected Legato then rips a portal in the air and disappears with altz.
legendary	Celebrated in fable or legend Merlin’s lechery is legendary in some tales.
legged	Having legs of a specified kind or number An ‘arachnid’ is a member of a class of joint legged invertebrate animals.
leggy	Having long legs In the leggy brochure it states that her nickname is the new blonde.
legible	Capable of being read or deciphered Other than these blemishes, the document is intact and legible.
legion	Amounting to a large indefinite number A snippet of the song plays in the movie legion.
legislative	Of or relating to or created by legislation The parliament of ghana is the legislative body of the ghanaian government.
legitimate	In accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles The block is legitimate given the circumstances.
legless	Not having legs The egg hatches into a white legless larva.
leglike	Resembling or functioning like a leg
leguminous	Relating to or consisting of legumes I am not sure you can find these lipids in leguminous plants.
leibnitzian	Of or relating to gottfried wilhelm leibniz or to his mathematics or philosophy
leibnizian	Of or relating to gottfried wilhelm leibniz or to his mathematics or philosophy Spaniard and leibnizian, you don’t need to know more.
leisurely	Not hurried or forced He often took leisurely hikes through the valley, exploring the woods.
lemonlike	Tasting sour like a lemon
lemony	Tasting sour like a lemon The flavor is mildly tart but intensely lemony.
lendable	Available for lending I normalize the model and factor out lendable and borrower as base types.
lengthways	Running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing Table split lengthways by bank of flowers.
lengthwise	Running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing These boards are often bent lengthwise.
lengthy	Relatively long in duration; tediously protracted Or, there is the lengthy explaination of the gambit system.
lenient	Characterized by tolerance and mercy In the case of friends, we should be especially lenient.
lenitive	Moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
lenten	Of or relating to or suitable for lent The next year’s lenten season rolled around.
lentic	Of or relating to or living in still waters (as lakes or ponds) The perlodidae are generally lotic and lentic erosional.
lenticular	Convex on both sides; shaped like a lentil A lenticular screen is used as a diffuser in the microscope.
lentiform	Convex on both sides; shaped like a lentil
lentiginose	Relating to or covered with or resembling freckles
lentiginous	Relating to or covered with or resembling freckles Acral lentiginous melanoma is a kind of lentiginous skin cancer skin melanoma.
lentissimo	Very slow
lento	Slow Lento disappeared virtually unnoticed, with only a few independent releases.
leonardesque	In the manner of leonardo da vinci
leonine	Of or characteristic of or resembling a lion She buried her face in his leonine hair.
lepidote	Rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
leprose	Rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf Crustose, leprose and squamulose varieties are more tolerant of poor air.
leprous	Relating to or resembling or having leprosy Giraldus is a leprous mole who becomes one of ysabelle’s traveling companions.
leptorhine	Having a long narrow nose
leptorrhine	Having a long narrow nose
leptorrhinian	Having a long narrow nose
leptorrhinic	Having a long narrow nose
leptosporangiate	Having each sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell Cyatheaceae are leptosporangiate ferns, the most familiar group of monilophytes.
lesbian	Of or relating to or characterized by homosexual relations between woman It’s not just lesbian, but frustratedly lesbian.
less	Lower in quality The least credible of the premises is less credible than the conclusion alone.
lesser	Of less size or importance Gastric ulcers are most often localized on the lesser curvature of the stomach.
lethal	Of an instrument of certain death The poison is only irritating and not lethal.
lethargic	Deficient in alertness or activity His scene where he cleans potatoes is sluggish and lethargic.
lettered	Highly educated; having extensive information or understanding The bookcases are made of dark oak with carved and lettered gables.
levantine	Of or relating to the levant or its inhabitants This denial is of course galling to levantine arabs.
level	Being on a precise horizontal plane Even the bloodthirsty texans have never reached that level.
level-headed	Exercising or showing good judgment The aristocrat level is not considered the highest level.
levelheaded	Exercising or showing good judgment They seem levelheaded and intelligent.
levitical	Of or relating to the book of leviticus in the bible According to levitical laws, jacob was required to produce offspring for eli.
levorotary	Rotating to the left Really the levorotary form is responsible for the analgetic effect.
levorotatory	Rotating to the left The fructose is also referred to as levulose because it is levorotatory.
lewd	Driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires He made lewd comments to her and tried to rape her.
lexical	Of or relating to words There are lexical, morphological and syntactical semantics.
lexicalised	Expressed by a word To lexicalised constituency grammar formalisms.
lexicalized	Expressed by a word A grammar of this form will be said to be ‘lexicalized’.
lexicographical	Of or relating to lexicography Nope, not in a lexicographical fashion anyway.
lexicostatistic	Pertaining to statistical methods used in studying the relations between languages To the first class belong lexicostatistic models of language change.

Adjectives That Start with LI (125 Words)

liable	At risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant The only person liable is the person making the threats.
libellous	Harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign In my opinion, the blog page is libellous.
libelous	Harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign It is untrue to the source and possibly libelous.
liberal	Tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition He is the member of the liberal party.
liberian	Of or relating to liberia or its people Poetry is a prominent canon of liberian literature.
libertine	Unrestrained by convention or morality Libertine men and scarlet women
libidinal	Belonging to the libido Kernberg defines normal narcissism as the libidinal investment of the self.
libidinous	Driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires He seems to be rather childish, lazy and libidinous.
libyan	Of or relating to libya or its people Libyan mfa has no website at all.
licentious	Lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained In the general sense, it means not to be licentious.
licit	Authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law But, there are divergent views on whether it is licit to do so.
lidded	Having a lid It has heavily lidded eyes that are well protected.
lidless	Not having or covered with a lid or lids Their heads are wide, and their eyes are lidless.
liechtensteiner	Of or relating to liechtenstein or its inhabitants The passport may also serve as proof of liechtensteiner citizenship.
liege	Owing or owed feudal allegiance and service It was also the biggest garrison town near the border with liege.
lienal	Of or relating to the spleen
life-giving	Giving or having the power to give life and spirit- louis bromfield The giving of dreams is called the ‘bestowal’.
life-size	Being of the same size as an original Life insurance as a function of the life annuity.
life-threatening	Causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm His only argument was to get threatening and officious.
lifeless	Deprived of life; no longer living The school is gloomy, and dark, and lifeless.
lifelike	Free from artificiality In the movies, gunfighting looks lifelike, but it’s not real.
lifelong	Continuing through life The lifelong aspect of the disease is briefly stated in the intro.
lifesize	Being of the same size as an original Exhibits a lifesize reconstruction of his workshop in paris.
light	Loose and large-grained in consistency The light power of the used projectors is 6 kilowatts.
light-armed	Armed with light equipment and weapons The colonists armed themselves, and the attack was averted.
light-fingered	Having nimble fingers literally or figuratively; especially for stealing or picking pockets- harry hansen The adipose ridge is light brown.
light-footed	Having a light and springy step The fleet footed heisman trophy winner has the town uproarious, shrieking and frenzied.
light-handed	Having a metaphorically delicate touch- new yorker I am the light and the giver of light.
light-headed	Weak and likely to lose consciousness The indochina problem headed the agenda.
light-hearted	Carefree and happy and lighthearted The soldier was not faint hearted.
light-minded	Showing inappropriate levity He’s the personification of the sanginary warlike bloody minded personality.
lighted	Less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so The day breaks and floods the scene with cheerful light.
lighter	Very thin and insubstantial The rest of the day saw only light fighting and the exchange of mortar fire.
lightheaded	Lacking seriousness; given to frivolity Pre syncope is most often described as lightheaded or feeling faint.
lighthearted	Carefree and happy and lighthearted They state that they use the term in a lighthearted way.
lightless	Giving no light
lightproof	Not penetrable by light I think the reason why i can’t see outside through this window is because it is lightproof.
lightsome	Moving easily and quickly; nimble
lightweight	Weighing relatively little compared with another item or object of similar use This laptop is fast and lightweight.
ligneous	Consisting of or containing lignin or xylem The combination of extract and ligneous adsorbent is dried by freeze drying.
likable	Easy to like; agreeable Others described him as likable but difficult .
like	Having the same or similar characteristics It is sweet and tastes like green apples, similar in taste to pucker.
like-minded	Of the same turn of mind The independently minded should read the complete discussion.
likeable	Evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings Changed picture to a more likeable.
liked	Conforming in every respect With taken 2 opening this weekend, we’d like to posit that liam neeson might be america’s new favorite action hero.
likelier	Has a good chance of being the case or of coming about Parking plan is likely to rankle residents.
likely	Within the realm of credibility The result would be less likely to antagonize, and more likely to persuade.
lilac	Of a pale purple color Four petaled and a pink to lilac colour.
liliaceous	Of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family liliaceae
lilliputian	Tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of lilliput This is a lilliputian country that none knows.
lily-livered	Easily frightened Lily and grandpa appeared in the comics without controversy.
limacine	Of or resembling a slug
limacoid	Of or resembling a slug I put limacoid clade in limacoid with a redirect from limacoid clade.
limbed	Having or as if having limbs, especially limbs of a specified kind (usually used in combination) These strong limbed and noble youths are the flowers of the sauvira chivalry.
limber	Capable of moving or bending freely Limber holes perforate the wall of the box at the floor of each chamber.
limbic	Of or relating to or forming a limbus Lateralized temporal limbic dysfunction and psychopathology.
limbless	Having no limbs There are no known limbless species of mammal or bird.
limited	Not excessive Is he limited to the transcendent
limiting	Restricting the scope or freedom of action They are limiting the powers of the autocrat.
limitless	Seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent The number of assets the player can own is limitless.
limnological	Of or relating to limnology Limnological mixed layer formation.
limp	Not firm He made fun of gay men, imitating limp wrists and a lisp.
limpid	Transparently clear; easily understandable- robert burton The eyes are dark, but limpid.
limping	Not firm Saute until onions are limp, stirring constantly.
lincolnesque	Of or relating to or in the manner of abraham lincoln
lincolnian	Of or relating to or in the manner of abraham lincoln
lineal	Arranged in a line It’s a matter of lineal succession, in the form of an official fork.
linear	Long and narrow The linear model becomes less maintainable.
lined	Having a lining or a liner; often used in combination The seven conspirators lined the route.
linelike	Resembling a line
lingual	Pertaining to or resembling or lying near the tongue First incisor with lingual and dorsal enamel ringlets.
linguistic	Of or relating to the scientific study of language A smart linguistic taxonomist does the same.
lingulate	Shaped like a tongue
linked	Connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks The conservationist is linked on wikipedia.
linnaean	Of or relating to linnaeus or to the system of taxonomic classification that linnaeus proposed This definition is basically similar to the linnaean system.
linnean	Of or relating to linnaeus or to the system of taxonomic classification that linnaeus proposed I understand your problem with linnean nomenclature well.
lionhearted	Extraordinarily courageous Lionhearted is also fine with me.
lipless	Without a lip or lips The alien looks green with black eyes and a lipless mouth.
liplike	Having lips or parts that resemble lips
lipophilic	Having an affinity for lipids Generally, lipophilic substances might accumulate in human tissue.
lipotropic	Having an affinity for lipids Betaine hydrochloride is a powerful lipotropic and increases gastric acid.
lipped	Having a lip or lips- john keats The flower is lipped at the mouth.
liquefiable	Capable of being liquefied
liquescent	Becoming liquid
liquid	Changed from a solid to a liquid state As the water sprays, the liquid is pumped out of the tank.
liquifiable	Capable of being liquefied
liquified	Reduced to liquid form by heating The liquified light hydrocarbons are separated by distillation.
lissom	Moving and bending with ease She always appear confident, and very lissom.
lissome	Moving and bending with ease She always appears confident, and very lissom.
listed	On a list Actors are listed in the theatrical poster.
listless	Lacking zest or vivacity He appears listless and unmotivated in the monster court.
lit	Provided with artificial light The burner is lit with fire.
lite	Having relatively few calories They are durable, very lite and cheap.
literal	Being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something- g.k.chesterton The metaphor comes from the literal context of hunting.
literary	Of or relating to or characteristic of literature Lewis is the founder and editor of the literary journal ‘bronx biannual’.
literate	Versed in literature; dealing with literature I am literate but not savvy to the electronic generation.
lithe	Moving and bending with ease She was a dark eyed beauty, lithe and winsome.
lithesome	Moving and bending with ease
lithic	Of or containing lithium The lithic assemblages relate to the early acheulian culture.
lithomantic	Of or relating to lithomancy
lithophytic	Of or relating to lithophytes These are epiphytic or lithophytic orchids.
lithuanian	Of or relating to or characteristic of lithuania or its people or language Further expansionist goals of ivan iii clashed with the lithuanian interests.
litigious	Of or relating to litigation He fills his material with copyright traps, and is litigious about it.
little	Low in stature; not tall I think it’s overrated a little bit in difficulty.
little-known	Unknown to most people Little is known about the bionomy or specificity of ambrosia fungi.
littler	Lowercase I was just being a little pert with the website bit.
littoral	Of or relating to a coastal or shore region The park is part of the georgian bay littoral biosphere reserve.
liturgical	Of or relating to or in accord with liturgy Solemnities of the liturgical year.
livable	Fit or suitable to live in or with Computer probes show that conditions on avaron are hostile but livable.
live	Exerting force or containing energy Crabs live under the sea.
liveable	Fit or suitable to live in or with It’s liveable with in all honesty.
liveborn	Showing signs of life after birth; not stillborn Neither condition ever results in a liveborn infant.
lived	Capable of erupting Theatre is conventionally used to describe the milieu of live performance.
livelier	Quick and energetic He had a lively and veracious imagination.
liveliest	Elastic; rebounds readily Lively brushwork reveals strong oriental and arabic influences.
livelong	Constituting the full extent or duration Constructed in 1988 in memory of all veterans of livelong and district.
lively	Full of zest or vigor The book details the rustic lifestyle in a lively manner.
liver	Having a reddish-brown color Iron is stored in the liver, the pancreas and the heart.
liver-colored	Having a reddish-brown color Porcine liver was transplanted to a dog.
liveried	Wearing livery All are re liveried in either yarra trams or all over advertising livery.
liverish	Suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress Ampthill was short, liverish, and stout from early manhood.
liverpudlian	Of or relating to liverpool or its people Liverpudlian composer anubiss wrote a song inspired by the story.
livery	Suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress It even featured the same livery.
livid	Imparting a deathlike luminosity- e.a.poe Livid, coloquinte calls on the kingdom of vegetables to depose fridolin.
living	Still in active use Commonly shandala, she is an 18 year old altruist living an idyllic life.

Adjectives That Start with LO (108 Words)

loaded	Having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value The substance agitate the water and the beans loaded in the baskets.
loath	Unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom I loath the neoconservatives, but the old piece was an anti semitic diatribe.
loathly	Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust Though the woman looked old and ugly she was not loathly inside.
loathsome	Causing or able to cause nausea It mentions the loathsome affair.
lobar	Of or relating to or affecting a lobe He was pronounced dead of lobar pneumonia and quickly buried.
lobate	Having or resembling a lobe or lobes The peristome is lobate and has a distinct neck.
lobated	Having or resembling a lobe or lobes
lobed	Having deeply indented margins but with lobes not entirely separate from each other The leaves are pinnately lobed and spiny.
lobeliaceous	Belonging to the family lobeliaceae
lobular	Of or relating to or resembling a lobule The hole in the member may also be reshaped into a lobular form.
local	Of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood The local amusement community opposed the city.
localised	Confined or restricted to a particular location Maxis localized the game for sale in the united states.
localized	Made local or oriented locally Gastric ulcers are most often localized on the lesser curvature of the stomach.
located	Situated in a particular spot or position The top half of the staircase is located inside the building.
loco	Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular That sounds pretty loco to me, ese.
locomotive	Of or relating to locomotion The higher the number, the more powerful the locomotive.
locomotor	Of or relating to locomotion Locomotor recovery after unilateral hindlimb deafferentation in cats.
lofty	Of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style- oliver franks Be serene and lofty.
logarithmic	Of or relating to or using logarithms A power law is never logarithmic.
loggerheaded	Stupid
logical	Marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts I think it is coherent, logical and backed by irreproachable references.
logistic	Of or relating to logistics Administration and logistic support.
logistical	Of or relating to logistics It’s making the collation of a binding consensus a logistical nightmare.
logogrammatic	Of or relating to logograms or logographs
logographic	Of or relating to logograms or logographs English is partially logographic, but we still call it an alphabet.
logy	Stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion) If anything not there, please suggest me a new logy.
lone	Lacking companions or companionship The lone sentence in the lead is an oddity.
lone,	Lacking companions or companionship He proved himself as the lone herpetologist of pakistan.
lonely	Lacking companions or companionship This is the fear of being lonely.
lonesome	Marked by dejection from being alone This was exciting to the lonesome loser.
long	Good at remembering The long length is undo weight compared to the rest of the article.
long-armed	Having relatively long arms The armed forces consist of peacetime and wartime component.
long-distance	Covering a long distance They heard the sirens in the distance.
long-life	Treated to stay fresh longer than usual Life insurance as a function of the life annuity.
long-lived	Existing for a long time This seems to be the last gasp of an amazingly long lived and protean virus.
long-range	Suitable for or reaching long distances Capacious internal fuel tanks provided long range.
long-suffering	Patiently bearing continual wrongs or trouble Some people are suffering from somnambulism.
long-term	Relating to or extending over a relatively long time The plentiful sources attest to the long term notability.
long-winded	Using or containing too many words The head is long and lance shaped and the fangs exceptionally long.
longanimous	Showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment
longhand	Having words written out in full by hand And it doesn’t make much sense longhand either.
longish	Somewhat long Adding the years makes it longish.
longitudinal	Running lengthwise One compression and one rarefaction make up one longitudinal wave.
longsighted	Capable of seeing to a great distance
longstanding	Having existed for a long time Rbc has a longstanding commitment to environmental sustainability.
longtime	Of long duration Hazard of being a longtime trekker.
look-alike	Resembling closely This inescapable equation applies to the policyholder and the company alike.
loony	Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular This loony should be in a straitjacket and not in front of a microphone.
loopy	Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular Organization then a bit loopy, still, but clear.
loose	Not carefully arranged in a package It’s too flabby and loose at the moment.
looseleaf	Being or having leaves that can be easily removed or rearranged A page lifting device for use with looseleaf binders containing binding rings.
looser	Not literal Is the power jack in the laptop loose
lopsided	Turned or twisted toward one side- g.k.chesterton The article about the film was a bit lopsided.
loquacious	Full of trivial conversation It is an inarticulate and loquacious sentence.
lordless	Having no lord or master
lordly	Of or befitting a lord It is unknown how he was related to the lordly family.
lordotic	Having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses) This curve is described as a ‘lordotic curve’.
lossless	Characterized by or causing no dissipation of energy This is a lossless scope reduction method.
lossy	Characterized by or causing dissipation of energy Esoteric lossy transmission line.
lost	Unable to function; without help Later that night, tina returned to the gallery to retrieve the lost earring.
loth	Unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom I was loath to fix it as i prefer not to touch the remarks of others.
lotic	Of or relating to or living in actively moving water Black flies depend on lotic habitats to bring food to them.
louche	Of questionable taste or morality It makes no sense for a woman of high principles to fall for a louche man. 3.
loud	Characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity The loud noise of the bomb disconcerted the audience.
loud-mouthed	Given to loud offensive talk When drunk, he was known to be loud mouthed and quarrelsome.
loud-voiced	Having an unusually loud voice In the movie ‘finding nemo’, he voiced sheldon the seahorse.
louder	Used chiefly as a direction or description in music A clamor is any loud and continued noise.
loudest	Used chiefly as a direction or description in music The loud noise increased their fearfulness.
lousy	Vile; despicable Of course, the lousy spacing with the default font is also distracting.
loutish	Ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance Bodgies were well known for their often loutish behavior.
louvered	Supplied with louvers for ventilation A security device for louvered windows has been disclosed.
lovable	Having characteristics that attract love or affection Oh my god, this is so lovable.
loveable	Having characteristics that attract love or affection He is not a lovable rapscallion.
loveless	Without love The song pushed loveless into the top rung of country singers.
loveliest	Lovable especially in a childlike or naive way She stared me with her limpid lovely eyes.
lovelorn	Unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love She spurns the lovelorn.
lovely	Appealing to the emotions as well as the eye The considerateness of the mother was very lovely.
loverlike	Like or in the manner of a lover
loverly	Like or in the manner of a lover If you can do so, that would be loverly.
lovesick	Languishing because of love There is also a cover out by the band lovesick radio.
lovesome	Having or displaying warmth or affection
loving	Feeling or showing love and affection May i commend misanthropy to your loving attention
low	Very low in volume The low action facilitates the tapping technique.
low-budget	Made on or suited to a limited budget Sequestration is an undiscerning and blunt budget tool.
low-cost	That you have the financial means for I assume the cost is what the corsair would cost today in modern times.
low-density	Having low relative density or specific gravity Consequently, the electron density determines the response of the density tool.
low-grade	Of inferior quality Accompanies promotion to the grade of cadet airman.
low-interest	Charging a relatively small percentage of the amount borrowed The effective interest is compared with the stated interest of the investment.
low-key	Restrained in style or quality Perhaps the key to him is egotism.
low-level	At a low level in rank or importance The highest level of the hierarchy is the process level.
low-lying	Having a small elevation above the ground or horizon or sea level Pathological lying is not a kind of factitious disorder.
low-necked	Having a low-cut neckline The collar of the blouse is round necked.
low-pressure	Not forceful Therefore the pressure of the gas is low.
low-priced	That you have the financial means for The numbers were low and ineffective.
low-spirited	Filled with melancholy and despondency It’s nothing but venomous mean spirited swill.
lowborn	Of humble birth or origins
lowbred	Lacking in refinement or grace
lowbrow	Characteristic of a person who is not cultivated or does not have intellectual tastes Lowbrow is also commonly referred to as pop surrealism.
lowbrowed	Characteristic of a person who is not cultivated or does not have intellectual tastes
lower-than-expected	Considered likely or probable to happen or arrive Groundbreaking is expected in the spring of 2010.
lowercase	Relating to small (not capitalized) letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositor’s type case And it’s lowercase on the cover.
lowering	Darkened by clouds This has resulted in the lowering of the water table.
lowermost	Farthest down The lowermost register is correctly labelled.
lowest	Used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency The fluorocarbons have low heats of vaporization.
lowland	Of relatively low or level country The lowland is named after its major rivers, the kuma and the terek.
lowly	Inferior in rank or status I am referring to both the great and the lowly.
lowset	Lower than average A lowset cabin contained the wheel house, chart room and a sickbay.
loyal	Steadfast in allegiance or duty She is fanatically loyal to him.

Adjectives That Start with LU (43 Words)

lubberly	Clumsy and unskilled
lubricious	Characterized by lust Such an idea would be lubricious.
lucent	Softly bright or radiant The company was acquired by alcatel lucent in 2006.
lucid	Transparently clear; easily understandable- robert burton It’s very accessible and lucid for the ignorant.
lucifugal	Light-avoiding
lucifugous	Light-avoiding
luckier	Occurring by chance Rather happy go lucky, they seemingly take every twist and turn in stride.
luckiest	Occurring by chance She is a happy go lucky person.
lucky	Presaging or likely to bring good luck Rather happy go lucky, they seemingly take every twist and turn in stride.
lucrative	Producing a sizeable profit The most lucrative trade with the english involved indian slaves.
luculent	Transparently clear; easily understandable- robert burton
lucullan	Characterized by extravagance and profusion
ludicrous	Broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce That is the sort of ludicrous arguments he peddles every time.
lugubrious	Excessively mournful As usual your lugubrious posts defy rational thought and logic.
lukewarm	Feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm After the full broadcast, the album received lukewarm reviews.
lumbar	Of or relating to or near the part of the back between the ribs and the hipbones The lumbar fascia is a anatomic fascia that covers the lumbar region.
lumbosacral	Of or relating to or near the small of the back and the back part of the pelvis between the hips The lumbosacral joint is a joint of the body.
luminescent	Emitting light not caused by heat They are often brightly coloured, and may be iridescent or even luminescent.
luminous	Softly bright or radiant It is one of the largest and most luminous stars known in the milky way.
lumpen	Mentally sluggish Eschewing citations in favour of asking the street lumpen
lumpish	Mentally sluggish
lumpy	Like or containing small sticky lumps It’s kind of lumpy and confusing.
lunar	Of or relating to or associated with the moon Russian officials are increasingly talking about lunar exploration.
lunate	Resembling the new moon in shape It always has two lunate vascular bundles.
lunatic	Insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon This part of the story shows the lunatic within him.
lunisolar	Relating to or attributed to the moon and the sun or their mutual relations Another kind of lunisolar calendar.
lupine	Of or relating to or characteristic of wolves There was something wild and lupine about him.
lurid	Ghastly pale The details get more elaborate and lurid with each retelling.
luscious	Having strong sexual appeal The tree lined streets offer views of oklahoma and luscious woodlands.
lush	Characterized by extravagance and profusion The rest of the island vegetation is lush and varied.
lusitanian	Of or relating to or characteristic of the region of lusitania or its people or language He has generally been thought of as a lusitanian god.
lusterless	Lacking brilliance or vitality The blade is a deep, lusterless black that seems to absorb ambient light.
lustful	Vigorously passionate Potter also provided the ribald voice of the lustful narrator.
lustreless	Lacking brilliance or vitality The diamond further was characterized as a rudely faceted, lustreless mass.
lustrous	Made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow The finished dish is lustrous, tender, fleshy and savory.
lusty	Endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health By all accounts their marriage was devoted, satisfying, and lusty.
luteal	Of or relating to the corpus luteum The issue of a luteal phase defect is complex.
lutheran	Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of the protestant church adhering to the views of luther He is editor of the family counselor in the monthly lutheran witness.
luxe	Elegant and sumptuous A luxe motor is a dutch type barge, built for the first time in the early 1920s.
luxembourgian	Relating to or characteristic of luxembourg The mayor of garnich is the mayor of the luxembourgian commune of garnich.
luxemburger	Of or relating to the capital city of luxemburg I have found an editor who is a luxemburger and asked him to comment.
luxuriant	Marked by complexity and richness of detail He brought curving roads and luxuriant landscaping.
luxurious	Displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses; Alexander was known for his ostentatious and luxurious lifestyle.

Adjectives That Start with LY (11 Words)

lymphatic	Of or relating to or produced by lymph Lymphomas begin in the lymphatic system.
lymphocytic	Of or relating to lymphocytes Signaling lymphocytic activation molecule.
lymphoid	Resembling lymph or lymphatic tissues They are derived from common lymphoid progenitors.
lynx-eyed	Having very keen vision In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.
lyonnaise	Cooked with onions The school of lyonnaise cooking is closed.
lyophilised	Used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum
lyophilized	Used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum The protein is prepared in a lyophilized 1 microgram dose.
lyrate	Having curvature suggestive of a lyre
lyric	Relating to or being musical drama. The content of the article is the lyric for the song.
lyrical	Suitable for or suggestive of singing. The discussion of ‘hard-edged’ and ‘lyrical abstraction’ is digressive.
lysogenic	Capable of producing or undergoing lysis. If the latter is followed, the lysogenic state is established and maintained.