Adjectives That Start with P
There are plenty of P adjectives in English that we use every day. Here’s a huge list of words with definitions and usage examples!
| pachydermal | Of or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms |
| pachydermic | Of or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms |
| pachydermous | Of or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms |
| pacific | Promoting peace He graduated from the university of the pacific. |
| pacifist | Opposed to war He was a pacifist and member of the peace pledge union. |
| pacifistic | Opposed to war His reasons may be political, pacifistic or whatever. |
| packable | Capable of being packed |
| packed | Pressed together or compressed The sewer underneath was packed with the bodies of male infants. |
| padded | Softened by the addition of cushions or padding This article is padded and over reaching. |
| paederastic | Of homosexuality between a man and a boy Ibycus wrote primarily narrative verse and paederastic erotic verse. |
| paediatric | Of or relating to the medical care of children It also provides paediatric physiotherapy, and occupational therapy. |
| pagan | Not acknowledging the god of christianity and judaism and islam The sibylline oracles were primarily pagan and hardly monotheists. |
| paid | Involving gainful employment in something often done as a hobby He paid retainer immediately. |
| paid-up | Paid in advance I paid for the subscription. |
| painful | Causing misery or pain or distress Many ibajaynons suffered the painful consequences of the war. |
| painless | Not causing physical or psychological pain If done correctly, the procedure is painless. |
| painstaking | Characterized by extreme care and great effort He set about a painstaking restoration of the castle. |
| paintable | Lending itself to being painted The surface is always sanded and provides for smooth paintable face quality. |
| painted | Having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly The wall is painted. |
| painterly | Having qualities unique to the art of painting Eventually she chose batik as a painterly textile medium. |
| pakistani | Of or relating to pakistan or its people or language He went on to propound a rather complex definition of pakistani political parties. |
| palaeolithic | Of or relating to the second period of the stone age (following the eolithic) Human occupation continued after the palaeolithic. |
| palaeontological | Of or relating to paleontology A palaeontological solution to the arthropod head problem. |
| palatable | Acceptable to the taste or mind The water is potable but not palatable. |
| palatal | Relating to or lying near the palate Voiceless palatal lateral fricative. |
| palatalised | Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y’) or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch’ in `chin’ or `j’ in `gin’) The russian palatalised velar fricative is in fact co articulatory. |
| palatalized | Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y’) or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch’ in `chin’ or `j’ in `gin’) The first is palatalized while the second is neutralized. |
| palatial | Suitable for or like a palace He lives in a small apartment, rather than in the palatial bishop’s residence. |
| palatine | Of or relating to a palace On the last assignment, he negotiated for the restitution of the palatine. |
| palatoglossal | Relating to the palate and tongue It is bounded laterally on both sides by the palatoglossal arches. |
| pale | Very light colored; highly diluted with white The moon’s pale light is beaming. |
| paled | Very light colored; highly diluted with white He is 6’4 and has sightless blue eyes, pale skin, and strawberry blond hair. |
| paleoanthropological | Of or concerned with the scientific study of human fossils Paleoanthropological on site findings. |
| paleocortical | Of or relating to the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum |
| paleolithic | Of or relating to the second period of the stone age (following the eolithic) Fortunately or not, we can never go back to those artless paleolithic days. |
| paleontological | Of or relating to paleontology On the vertical axis are paleontological periods. |
| paleozoic | Of or relating to or denoting the paleozoic era It contains rocks originally from the paleozoic to the cretaceous. |
| palestinian | Of or relating to the area of palestine and its inhabitants This is not the aspiration of the palestinian people. |
| palingenetic | Of or relating to palingenesis |
| palish | Slightly pale A few palish families contain half elves, especially in the south. |
| palladian | Referring to or relating to or having the style of architecture created by andrea palladio Above the entrance is a tripartite palladian window. |
| palliative | Moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear Palliative treatment is almost always necessary. |
| pallid | Abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress This method has been used in the study of the pallid sturgeon. |
| pally | Having the relationship of friends or pals Tina is said to be pally with some stars. |
| palmar | Relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot The superficial palmar arch is more distal than the deep palmar arch. |
| palmate | Of a leaf shape; having leaflets or lobes radiating from a common point The leaves of this species are palmate. |
| palmatifid | Of a leaf shape; palmately cleft rather than lobed |
| palmlike | Resembling a palm tree |
| palmy | Very lively and profitable This was in the palmy days of the whale fishery. |
| palpable | Can be felt by palpation The pulse is exciting, the thrill of discovery palpable. |
| palpatory | Relating to or involving palpation Palpatory diagnosis of subluxation. |
| palpebrate | Having eyelids |
| palpitant | Having a slight and rapid trembling motion |
| paltry | Contemptibly small in amount The numbers of shells supplied were no less paltry. |
| panamanian | Of or relating to or characteristic of panama or its people The panamanian night monkey is arboreal and nocturnal. |
| pancreatic | Of or involving the pancreas Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. |
| pandemic | Existing everywhere For a history of the disease worldwide, see the aids pandemic. |
| pandurate | Having rounded ends and a contracted center The long and smooth lip is pandurate and widest its apex. |
| panduriform | Having rounded ends and a contracted center |
| panegyric | Formally expressing praise He was the subject of a panegyric by saint augustine of hippo. |
| panegyrical | Formally expressing praise The panegyrical tone is hardly justified. |
| paneled | Fitted or decorated with panels or wainscoting The principal interior rooms are paneled. |
| panhellenic | Of or relating to all the greeks The governing body of all sororities is the panhellenic council. |
| panic-stricken | Thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation The miscreants did not scamper nor panic. |
| panic-struck | Thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation The car was struck by the thunderbolt. |
| panicky | Thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation Mudhoji’s army became panicky and was defeated. |
| panicled | Having panicles; occurring in panicles |
| paniculate | Having a panicle Larval forms can increase in biomass and in the absence of paniculate foods. |
| panoptic | Broad in scope or content- t.g.winner No doubt he was a fact to be proud of due to his panoptic knowledge. |
| panoptical | Including everything visible in one view The revert that panoptical applied was probably a mistake. |
| panoramic | As from an altitude or distance Artfully constructed hillocks provide panoramic views of the landscaping. |
| pantalooned | Dressed in trousers |
| pantheistic | Of or relating to pantheism Reincarnation belief is a central tenet in a pantheistic worldview. |
| pantropic | Distributed throughout the tropics P. comorensis is often found on a variety of pantropic vegetation. |
| pantropical | Distributed throughout the tropics It has a pantropical distribution. |
| papal | Proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the apostles The papal inquisition operated under the direct authority of the pope. |
| paperback | Having a flexible binding The article specifies the paperback version. |
| paperbacked | Having a flexible binding |
| paperlike | Of or like paper |
| papery | Of or like paper Branches are pale barked smooth with papery cortex. |
| papillary | Of or relating to or resembling papilla Inflammatory papillary hyperplasia. |
| papillate | Resembling or covered with papillae In addition, it is the only one with papillate veins on the sepals. |
| papilliform | Shaped like a papilla In some species the sensilla are all papilliform. |
| papillose | Of or relating to or resembling papilla Surface costulate striate and minutely papillose in regular diamond pattern. |
| papist | Of or relating to or supporting romanism His estate was sequestrated in 1645 as a papist delinquent. |
| papistic | Of or relating to or supporting romanism |
| papistical | Of or relating to or supporting romanism |
| pappose | Having pappi or tufts of featherlike hairs or delicate bristles |
| papuan | Of or relating to papua or its people or language Pronouns as a preliminary diagnostic for grouping papuan languages. |
| parabolic | Having the form of a parabola The line of the centers of a parabolic hexlet is a parabola. |
| parabolical | Having the form of a parabola The animation shows an elliptical orbit of the puck on the parabolical surface. |
| paraboloidal | Having the shape of a paraboloid A paraboloidal inside visor surface coated with a metallic film may be used. |
| paradigmatic | Related as members of a substitution class Paradigmatic analysis compiles a list of the signifiers present in the text. |
| paradisaic | Relating to or befitting paradise |
| paradisaical | Relating to or befitting paradise Galador was a paradisaical planet, with very advanced technology. |
| paradisal | Relating to or befitting paradise |
| paradisiac | Relating to or befitting paradise Both are pretty arid, but at least on the coast you have a paradisiac beach. |
| paradisiacal | Relating to or befitting paradise The game is set on a paradisiacal island where teddy bears live in harmony. |
| paradoxical | Seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true The character of hana is entirely paradoxical. |
| paraguayan | Of or relating to or characteristic of paraguay or its people It was the third agent with paraguayan surname basque. |
| parallel | Being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting The handle of the fork is parallel with the axis of the earth. |
| paralytical | Relating to or of the nature of paralysis |
| paralyzed | Affected with paralysis The social democrats paralyzed the revolution. |
| paramagnetic | Of or relating to a paramagnet Acoustic paramagnetic resonance. |
| paramedical | Of or denoting a person who assists physicians and nurses or is trained physicians and nurses in their activitiesambulance drivers are paramedical personnel Lifesaving and paramedical training. |
| parametric | Of or relating to or in terms of a parameter A parametric equation of motion. |
| paramilitary | Of or relating to a group of civilians organized to function like or to assist a military unit The rank remains in use in the paramilitary police hierarchy. |
| paramount | Having superior power and influence The paramount acquisition was only the tip of the iceberg. |
| paranasal | Adjacent to the nasal cavities I vote that all 4 paranasal sinuses get equal attention. |
| paranoid | Suffering from paranoia The work ends in a paranoid and defiant mood. |
| paranormal | Seemingly outside normal sensory channels The paranormal bits are essential to the story. |
| paraphrastic | Altered by paraphrasing I am working on adding a section with a paraphrastic summary of each chapter. |
| paraplegic | Suffering complete paralysis of the lower half of the body usually resulting from damage to the spinal cord Chip is a paraplegic and is confined to a wheelchair. |
| parasitic | Relating to or caused by parasites Theileriidae is a family of parasitic protozoans in the piroplasmida order. |
| parasitical | Of or pertaining to epenthesis A whale louse is a parasitic crustacean of the family cyamidae. |
| parasiticidal | Capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms |
| parasympathetic | Of or relating to the parasympathetic nervous system Parasympathetic input uses the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. |
| parasympathomimetic | Having an effect similar to that resulting from stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system Regarding your recent edit to the parasympathomimetic article. |
| parched | Toasted or roasted slightly The bright sun parched the land. |
| pardonable | Admitting of being pardoned The sins of humankind are the frailties of free will and are pardonable. |
| parental | Designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced The size of the juveniles suggests an extended period of parental care. |
| parented | Having a parent or parents or cared for by parent surrogates They want to be parented again, this time by their fantasy birth parent. |
| parenteral | Administered by means other than through the alimentary tract (as by intramuscular or intravenous injection) It is available in oral and parenteral formulations. |
| parenthetic | Qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses I’m putting the parenthetic phrase back. |
| parenthetical | Qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses Lose the parenthetical expression. |
| parentless | Having no parent or parents or not cared for by parent surrogates Either way, i’m not big on parentless categories like this. |
| pareve | Containing no meat or milk (or their derivatives) and thus eatable with both meat and dairy dishes according to the dietary laws of judaism These are mostly either fleishig or vegetarian serving only pareve food . |
| parheliacal | Relating to or resembling a parhelion |
| parhelic | Relating to or resembling a parhelion |
| parietal | Of or relating to or associated with the parietal bones in the cranium The coronal ridge is linear and the inter parietal bone slightly developed. |
| paripinnate | Pinnate with a pair of leaflets at the apex |
| parisian | Of or relating to or characteristic of paris or its inhabitants Role within the parisian healthcare system. |
| parky | Appreciably or disagreeably cold |
| parliamentary | Relating to or having the nature of a parliament The prorogation eliminated 22 sitting days from the parliamentary schedule. |
| parlous | Fraught with danger This article is in a parlous state. |
| parochial | Narrowly restricted in outlook or scope The final shot is an exterior view of the parochial house. |
| paroicous | Having male and female reproductive organs separate in a single gametoecium |
| parotid | Relating to or located near the parotid gland Superficial parotid lymph nodes. |
| parous | Having given birth to one or more viable children So we have just you and parous who feel strongly. |
| paroxysmal | Accompanied by or of the nature of paroxysms The result is paroxysmal constriction of the bronchial airways. |
| parrotlike | Mechanically imitated or repeated without thought or understanding Knifejaws have teeth fused into a parrotlike beak in adulthood. |
| parsimonious | Excessively unwilling to spend One theory is more parsimonious than the other. |
| part-time | Involving less than the standard or customary time for an activity The agents are forced to take part time jobs to recoup the loss. |
| parthenogenetic | Not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction Many species are partially or wholly parthenogenetic. |
| parthian | Pertaining to parthia or its people or language or culture The parthian army dispersed in the tigris. |
| partial | Being or affecting only a part; not total The following familial relationship suggests partial or no consanguinity. |
| partible | Capable of being parted or divided The book was partible, so people could bring only one of the pieces. |
| participatory | Affording the opportunity for individual participation Amateur and participatory sports. |
| participial | Of or relating to or consisting of participles These verbal nouns have an active participial meaning; e.g. |
| particolored | Having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly |
| particoloured | Having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly |
| particular | Providing specific details or circumstances In particular, the text is polemical. |
| particularised | Directed toward a specific object It probably needs to be cut in the end, though, as being too particularised. |
| particularistic | Relating to particularism (exclusive interest in one group or class or sect etc.) Though similar but still it is developed in a particularistic way. |
| particularized | Directed toward a specific object This science is particularized as well in the knowing and acting subject. |
| particulate | Composed of distinct particles The lid and pail constitute a package for particulate material. |
| partisan | Devoted to a cause or party The article is extremely derogatory, and the sources are partisan. |
| partitive | Relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the whole French has three articles definite, indefinite, and partitive. |
| partizan | Devoted to a cause or party I think it is the same case as with partizan. |
| parturient | Of or relating to or giving birth |
| parve | Containing no meat or milk (or their derivatives) and thus eatable with both meat and dairy dishes according to the dietary laws of judaism It says that breast milk is considered parve, but does not give a cite. |
| parvenu | Characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position Inhabitants of turku see helsinkians as presumptuous and parvenu. |
| parvenue | Characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position |
| paschal | Of or relating to passover or easter There is also a special paschal funeral for children. |
| pass | Of advancing the ball by throwing it The lines pass through the centre of the village. |
| passable | Able to be passed or traversed or crossed The dirt road may not be passable during the rainy season. |
| passant | In walking position with right foreleg raised I was the one who added the passant guardant. |
| passe | Out of fashion Also, your description of the game as a passe fad is likewise false. |
| passee | Out of fashion |
| passerine | Relating to or characteristic of the passeriform birds Shrikes are passerine birds of the family laniidae. |
| passing | Of advancing the ball by throwing it Who is the walker passing by your house |
| passionate | Having or expressing strong emotions The president is voluble and passionate. |
| passionless | Not passionate A place where cold passionless vision rules. |
| passive | Expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb He is a passive agressive windbag. |
| past | Earlier than the present time; no longer current The old shops give a glimpse of the rich aura of the past. |
| pastel | Lacking in body or vigor This is for graphite, pastel, charcoal and ink use. |
| pastelike | Resembling paste in color; pallid |
| pasteurian | Of or relating to louis pasteur or his experiments |
| pasteurised | Having been subjected to pasteurization in order to halt fermentation Pasteurised beer is beer that has been pasteurised by a heating process. |
| pasteurized | Having been subjected to pasteurization in order to halt fermentation Quality of pasteurized shell eggs. |
| pastoral | Relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle Ramerman became the pastoral administrator of the community. |
| pasty | Having the sticky properties of an adhesive The pasty is cornish if the crimp is done at a 45 degree angle or on the side. |
| pat | Having only superficial plausibility Use a paper towel to pat the scallops dry. |
| patchy | Irregular or uneven in quality, texture, etc. The cygnet is a patchy color, with brown and gray hues. |
| patellar | Near or relating to the patella or kneecap Knee jerks without simulation of the patellar tendon. |
| patelliform | Shaped like a dish or pan The shape of the thin shell is limpet like or patelliform. |
| patent | Open; affording free passage The patent is in the public domain. |
| patented | Open; affording free passage The patent was challenged by the indian government to quash the patent. |
| paternal | Relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent Afterwards, negotiations began for the division of the paternal inheritance. |
| paternalistic | Benevolent but sometimes intrusive It is too paternalistic, as you say. |
| pathetic | Deserving or inciting pity- galsworthy The text marks the beginning of a new trend of pathetic lore. |
| pathless | Lacking pathways Once the mine is reached a pathless climb can be made to the summit. |
| pathogenic | Able to cause disease Many of the chlamydia species are pathogenic. |
| pathologic | Of or relating to the practice of pathology The pathologic basis for this disease is unknown. |
| pathological | Caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition The pathological origin of sgca remains a subject of controversy. |
| patient | Enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance The patient is becoming flagging. |
| patriarchal | Relating to or characteristic of a man who is older or higher in rank This patriarchal lens needs refocusing. |
| patriarchic | Being ruled by or having descent traced through the male line |
| patricentric | Centered upon the father |
| patrician | Befitting a person of noble origin Flaccus was also a cognomen for a branch of the patrician valerii and others. |
| patrilineal | Based on or tracing descent through the male line Advocates of patrilineal descent point to and. |
| patrilinear | Based on or tracing descent through the male line Their descent system is definitely patrilinear. |
| patriotic | Inspired by love for your country It sounds too patriotic, nationalistic, and lionizing. |
| patristic | Of or relating to the writings of the early church fathers St. augustine to the end of the patristic age. |
| patristical | Of or relating to the writings of the early church fathers |
| patronised | Having patronage or clients Otherwise readers will not be informed, merely patronised. |
| patronising | Characteristic of those who treat others with condescension It’s deemed to be patronising, sanctimonious and totally objectionable. |
| patronless | Having little patronage or few clients |
| patronymic | Of or derived from a personal or family name The male names are patronymic and the female names are matronymic. |
| patterned | Having patterns (especially colorful patterns) The story is patterned after the myth of king midas. |
| pauline | Relating to paul the apostle or his doctrines Pauline was no niggard. |
| paunchy | Having a large belly Golf tournaments began to look a lot like father son events, with paunchy middle aged veterans competing against tall, muscular rookies. |
| pavlovian | Of or relating to ivan pavlov or his experiments Pavlovian contingencies and resistance to change in a multiple schedule. |
| pawky | Cunning and sly- punch |
| payable | Subject to or requiring payment especially as specified The income from the trusts was payable to any children after her death. |
| paying | Yielding a fair profit Are you the one paying the bills |
| pea-green | Of a moderate slightly yellowish-green color The pea crab lives in the mantle cavity of these hosts. |
| peaceable | Not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war The hope is to make it more peaceable. |
| peaceful | Not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war He describes them as peaceful, calm, and levelheaded. |
| peacekeeping | Of or relating to the preservation of peace between hostile groups by international military forces Australian military involvement in peacekeeping. |
| peach-colored | Having the color of a ripe peach Who’s going to look for nectarine and peach |
| peachy | Of something resembling a peach in color Thanks, and have a super peachy afternoon. |
| peaky | Having or as if having especially high-pitched spots The engine torque band is not peaky and timing it takes to hit is good. |
| peanut | Of little importance or influence or power; of minor status The peanut feed stipulation was removed in 1966. |
| pear-shaped | Having a round shape tapered at one end The eastern prickly pear grows well in many portions of the state. |
| pearlescent | Having a play of lustrous rainbow colors The kodak exas featured an exclusive pearlescent yellow paint scheme. |
| pearly | Of a white the color of pearls Pearly or iridescent, as the interior of some unios. |
| pebbly | Abounding in small stones Rocks include pebbly mudstone, conglomerate siltstone and shale. |
| peccable | Liable to sin- sir walter scott They arrive in the house of peccable, a merchant friend of godolphin’s. |
| peccant | Liable to sin- sir walter scott |
| peckish | Somewhat hungry An hour or so later we still felt peckish, so we tried another establishment. |
| pectic | Of or relating to or derived from pectin It secrets silica rich pectic membrane. |
| pectinate | Like a comb Males are dull brown and have pectinate antennae. |
| pectineal | Of or relating to the pubis The psoas minor, when present, inserts at the pectineal line of the eminence. |
| pectoral | Of or relating to the chest or thorax The pectoral fins are both rosy, and the ventral fins are both white. |
| peculiar | Characteristic of one only; distinctive or special- r.b.taney Theaspect of the galaxy are peculiar. |
| pecuniary | Relating to or involving money They claimed that yakunin had become a priest for purely pecuniary reasons. |
| pedagogic | Of or relating to pedagogy It was created to make some pedagogic point. |
| pedagogical | Of or relating to pedagogy A pedagogical approach to the desert language. |
| pedal | Of or relating to the feet People said that there was to much staccato, and the pedal change was horrible. |
| pedantic | Marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects Some of the above conversation is getting too pedantic and prescriptive. |
| pedate | Of a leaf shape; having radiating lobes, each deeply cleft or divided |
| pederastic | Of homosexuality between a man and a boy The manifestations of pederastic attraction vary. |
| pedestrian | Lacking wit or imagination The northern portion of the street is a pedestrian area. |
| pediatric | Of or relating to the medical care of children Her career goal is to become a pediatric oncologist. |
| pedigree | Having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal The persian is the most popular breed of pedigree cats in the united states. |
| pedigreed | Having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal Non pedigreed breeds can be labeled as such and listed after the others. |
| pedunculate | Having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk Flowers are zygomorphic, purple to blue purple, and short pedunculate. |
| peerless | Eminent beyond or above comparison Indeed, he was peerless in his time in terms of performance and achievement. |
| peevish | Easily irritated or annoyed Otherwise, you risk looking peevish and quarrelsome. |
| pejorative | Expressing disapproval The term ultramontane has pejorative connotations in english. |
| pelagic | Relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean Some are benthic, but most are pelagic. |
| pelecypod | Bivalve |
| pelecypodous | Bivalve |
| pellucid | Transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity In my opinion, the wine is pellucid. |
| peloponnesian | Of or relating to peloponnesus The peloponnesian war reshaped the ancient greek world. |
| peltate | Round, with the stem attached near the center of the lower surface rather than the margin (as a nasturtium leaf for example) It has an acute apex with a slightly peltate tendril insertion. |
| pelvic | Of or relating to the pelvis Pelvic fracture is a disruption of the bony structure of the pelvis. |
| pemphigous | Of or relating to or manifesting pemphigus |
| penal | Subject to punishment by law The sentences were commuted to penal servitude for life. |
| penciled | Drawn or written with a pencil The fourth chapter of the story was penciled by daerick gross. |
| pendant | Held from above A short pendant line preferably couples the hook to the anchor. |
| pendent | Held from above A golden chain with a pendent cross is used to crown them. |
| pending | Awaiting conclusion or confirmation The litigation is pending in the minnesota district court. |
| pendulous | Having branches or flower heads that bend downward The tree was distinguished by its fine, pendulous habit. |
| penetrable | Capable of being penetrated The cover further includes at least two light penetrable materials. |
| penetrating | Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions A penetrating sealant will maintain the natural look of the tile. |
| penial | Of or relating to the penis As some species in the subfamily polygirinae show a penial appendage. |
| penile | Of or relating to the penis Use of the penile plethysmograph. |
| peninsular | Of or forming or resembling a peninsula Korea is a peninsular state. |
| penitent | Feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds Likewise, some penitent lamanites defected to the nephites. |
| penitential | Showing or constituting penance They recited prayers and chanted the penitential psalms all along the route. |
| penitentiary | Showing or constituting penance He also pioneered the use of solitary confinement in the richmond penitentiary. |
| pennate | Having feathered wings In a pennate muscle, the fascicles will form an angle with its central tendon. |
| penniless | Not having enough money to pay for necessities The reporters think she is now penniless and lose interest. |
| penny-pinching | Giving or spending with reluctance The penny is among the lowest denomination of coins in circulation. |
| pensionable | Entitled to receive a pension The majority of those persons are of pensionable age. |
| pensive | Deeply or seriously thoughtful; The display produced a curious pensive mood among us. |
| pent | Closely confined And soon the rebellion was bloody pent. |
| pent-up | Characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions Emilia picks up the handkerchief. |
| pentagonal | Of or relating to or shaped like a pentagon Above are the pentagonal elements of the spherical pennant. |
| pentamerous | Divided into five parts; specifically, having each floral whorl consist of five (or a multiple of five) members It is generally pentamerous both in the calyx and the seed capsule. |
| pentangular | Of or relating to or shaped like a pentagon The tower has an unusual pentangular cross section. |
| pentasyllabic | Having or characterized by or consisting of five syllables |
| pentatonic | Relating to a pentatonic scale Music is simple and unadorned, and pentatonic. |
| pentavalent | Having a valence of five It has two pentavalent carbon atoms. |
| pentecostal | Of or relating to or characteristic of any of various pentecostal religious bodies or their members The apostolic church is not part of the oneness pentecostal movement. |
| penultimate | Next to the last Everybody dies in the penultimate episode. |
| penumbral | Of or pertaining to the region of partial shadow around an umbra It will not quite be a total penumbral lunar eclipse. |
| penurious | Not having enough money to pay for necessities Penurious defendants were obviously at a significant disadvantage. |
| peppery | Having the piquant burning taste of peppers The berries are sweet at first with a peppery aftertaste. |
| peppy | Marked by lively action She’s quite peppy and upbeat most of the time. |
| peptic | Relating to or promoting digestion Gastrointestinal system pancreatitis, cholecystitis, peptic ulcer. |
| perambulating | Strolling or walking around |
| perceivable | Capable of being perceived especially by sight or hearing There is no perceivable benefit. |
| perceptible | Capable of being perceived by the mind or senses Baize is available with and without a perceptible nap. |
| perceptive | Of or relating to perception The whole is less perceptive than its parts and more pernicious. |
| perceptual | Of or relating to the act of perceiving All of his experiments prove the theory of perceptual adaptation to be true. |
| percipient | Characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving To this day, not all of the percipient witnesses to that event have been interviewed. |
| percussive | Involving percussion or featuring percussive instruments Intrapulmonary percussive ventilator. |
| percutaneous | Through the unbroken skin; refers to medications applied directly to the skin (creams or ointments) or in time-release forms (skin patches) Etymology. of percutaneous umbilical blood sampling. |
| perdurable | Very long lasting |
| peregrine | Migratory Peregrine and choughs also nest on the cliffs. |
| peremptory | Not allowing contradiction or refusal Benson was summoned and his peremptory letter was burned in his presence. |
| perennial | Lasting three seasons or more Was he destined to achieve perennial fame, or doomed to eternal obloquy |
| perfect | Precisely accurate or exact Automat translations are usually not perfect. |
| perfected | Being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish The gym provided the perfect setting. |
| perfectible | Capable of becoming or being made perfect Hello again, and sorry for my perfectible english. |
| perfervid | Characterized by intense emotion |
| perfidious | Tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the carthaginians by the romans One must never be perfidious to his master. |
| perfoliate | Having the base united around (and apparently pierced by) the stem It has large perfoliate rhinophores which are usually pinkish. |
| perforate | Having a hole cut through Mcmoran said it will try using electric wireline through tubing guns to perforate the well. |
| perforated | Having a hole cut through The wall is perforated. |
| perfunctory | As a formality only Also, the answers to the questions are pretty perfunctory and generic. |
| perianal | Around the anus This jet of water is angled to easily attain the perianal and genital area. |
| pericardiac | Located around the heart or relating to or affecting the pericardium |
| pericardial | Located around the heart or relating to or affecting the pericardium The pericardial sac is opened to view the heart. |
| perigonal | Of or relating to a perigone |
| perilous | Fraught with danger The region is perilous because of the prospect of attacks by al qaeda forces. |
| perinasal | Near the nose |
| perinatal | Occurring during the period around birth (5 months before and 1 month after) Perinatal assistants are support professionals for the childbearing year. |
| perineal | Of or relating to the perineum Recurrent toxin mediated perineal erythema. |
| periodic | Recurring or reappearing from time to time The categorization scheme at is the topic of periodic debate. |
| periodical | Happening or recurring at regular intervals The periodical found the film to be confusing and disappointing. |
| periodontal | Of or relating to or involving or practicing periodontics Gingival and periodontal pocket. |
| periodontic | Of or relating to or involving or practicing periodontics Connected facings may also be employed for periodontic splinting. |
| peripatetic | Of or relating to aristotle or his philosophy Bishop’s childhood was the peripatetic life of a military brat. |
| peripheral | Related to the key issue but not of central importance A peripheral rim fits snugly about the outer edge on one side of the wheel. |
| periphrastic | Roundabout and unnecessarily wordy However, it still sounds awkward and overly periphrastic to me. |
| peripteral | Having columns on all sides The peripteral temple was surrounded by a double file of ionic columns. |
| perirhinal | Near the nose The same ca1 cells send return projections back to perirhinal cortex. |
| perishable | Liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay Hospitals used the basement area to store perishable medicine. |
| peristylar | Having columniation completely circling an area of the structure The peristylar court is located in the north east corner of the agora. |
| perithelial | Of or relating to the tissue layer around small blood vessels |
| peritoneal | Of or relating to or affecting the peritoneum Assessment for peritoneal inflammation i. |
| peritrichous | Covered all over with uniformly distributed flagella The flagella have a peritrichous arrangement. |
| periwigged | Wearing a wig popular for men in the 17th and 18th centuries |
| perky | Characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness Is a very happy and perky person. |
| permanent | Not capable of being reversed or returned to the original condition These rehabilitative activities of jesus were permanent. |
| permeable | Allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through The membrane is permeable to water but not to sugar. |
| permeant | Spreading or spread throughout The rest would be permeant and initially dominated by former commission staff. |
| permeative | Spreading or spread throughout C. so that fluid enters the envelope only through the permeative member. |
| permissible | That may be permitted especially as according to rule The latter is permissible on wikipedia articles, the former is not. |
| permissive | Granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline The first two are permissive free software licenses. |
| permutable | Capable of changing sequence One digit primes, meaning any prime below the radix, are always permutable. |
| pernicious | Working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way The desire to make wp into a tabloid is pernicious. |
| pernickety | Characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details If it seems overly pernickety it can be changed. |
| peroneal | Of or relating to the fibula or the outer part of the leg below the knee It can be caused by damage to the peroneal nerve. |
| perpendicular | Extremely steep The planes of the bases are perpendicular to the fiber axis. |
| perpetual | Uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing Does the article propose the existence of perpetual motion machines |
| perplexed | Full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment The king is then perplexed and angered. |
| perplexing | Lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity The pronunciation of the name itself is perplexing. |
| persevering | Quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness Inspectors are extraordinarily persevering and dependable. |
| persian | Of or relating to iran or its people or language or culture Entwistle also mentions the displeasure of the persian. |
| persistent | Retained; not shed The article describes one of the first persistent contrails. |
| persnickety | Characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details I am almost strictly a user and persnickety fixer. |
| personable | Pleasant in appearance and personality He was personable and charismatic, easily winning people to his cause. |
| personal | Particular to a given individual The aspirant is to keep the individual lessons personal. |
| personalised | Made for or directed or adjusted to a particular individual I think it is better if the request is not personalised. |
| personalized | Made for or directed or adjusted to a particular individual A signature can be personalized. |
| perspicacious | Mentally acute or penetratingly discerning She is enthusiastic, perspicacious and informed, and i look forward to working with her. |
| perspicuous | Transparently clear; easily understandable- robert burton Surely we can have a more perspicuous description. |
| persuadable | Being susceptible to persuasion I’m persuadable if more work is done on it. |
| persuasible | Being susceptible to persuasion As senator, he was known for his especially persuasible personality. |
| persuasive | Intended or having the power to induce action or belief The immediately preceding argument is cogent and persuasive. |
| pert | Characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality I don’t like him because he is pert. |
| pertinacious | Stubbornly unyielding- t.s.eliot A pertinacious minority can control the opinion of a majority. |
| pertinent | Having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand The information is pertinent to the entry. |
| peruked | Wearing a wig popular for men in the 17th and 18th centuries |
| peruvian | Of or relating to or characteristic of peru or its people Most of the peruvian monkeys live in the amazon. |
| pervasive | Spreading or spread throughout The proton is the most pervasive homogeneous catalyst. |
| perverse | Marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict Sometimes the work is rewarding in a perverse sort of way. |
| perversive | Tending to corrupt or pervert |
| pervious | Admitting of passage or entrance A fleece like material may form the pervious surface. |
| pesky | Causing irritation or annoyance It also has the pesky problem of being copyrighted. |
| pessimal | Of an organism’s environment; least favorable for survival The definition of pessimal at the very least needs work. |
| pessimistic | Expecting the worst possible outcome But the scenario in bangladesh is quite pessimistic. |
| pessimum | Of an organism’s environment; least favorable for survival |
| pestiferous | Tending to corrupt or pervert Such are the five natures of the pestiferous land. |
| pestilent | Likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease- jonathan swift |
| pestilential | Likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease- jonathan swift This is the most pestilential of them. |
| pet | Preferred above all others and treated with partiality Alarmed, she takes the pet to the veterinarian. |
| petaled | Having petals A parul is a five petaled flower known for its beauty. |
| petalled | Having petals There are four petalled flowers, and plenty of other examples besides. |
| petalless | Having no petals The small, petalless flowers are on a spadix that is enclosed within a spathe. |
| petallike | Resembling a petal Each flower has five lobes with a small petallike appendage at its base. |
| petaloid | Resembling a flower petal Some authors have interpreted what appear to be petals as petaloid staminodes. |
| petalous | Having petals |
| petite | Very small Comely, petite and graceful, she was an ideal susanna to the eye. |
| petitionary | Of the nature of or expressing a petition It then argues that petitionary prayer allows creatures to exercise that power. |
| petrous | Resembling stone in hardness Incidentally, it also happens to be the only edit of petrous. |
| petticoated | Wearing or furnished with a petticoat |
| pettish | Easily irritated or annoyed |
| petty | Contemptibly narrow in outlook The merits of the fact are petty. |
| petulant | Easily irritated or annoyed Caesar is also clearly irked by the petulant and childish king. |
| phagocytic | Capable of functioning as a phagocyte Many of the bacteria’s virulence factors are anti phagocytic in nature. |
| phalangeal | Of or relating to the bones of the fingers or toes Resorption of the phalangeal tufts has also been described. |
| phallic | Relating to a phallus especially as an embodiment of generative power If the geoduck is not ‘profoundly’ phallic in shape, i’m not sure what is. |
| phantasmagoric | Characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions–j.c.powys But he was living in crazed, out of control, phantasmagoric, violent times. |
| phantasmagorical | Characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions–j.c.powys The very implications of that are phantasmagorical. |
| phantom | Something apparently sensed but having no physical reality Could this really be anticipatory electrical responses to phantom vibrations. |
| pharaonic | Of or relating to the ancient egyptian kings Infibulation is also known as pharaonic circumcision. |
| pharisaic | Excessively or hypocritically pious Pharisaic wisdom was compiled in one book of the mishna, ‘pirke avot’. |
| pharisaical | Excessively or hypocritically pious Perhaps there is some sort of a pharisaical dynamic to that word. |
| pharmaceutic | Of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists |
| pharmaceutical | Of or relating to drugs used in medical treatment Animal testing is the norm in the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries. |
| pharmacologic | Of or relating to pharmacology The purity is superior to pharmacologic grade . |
| pharmacological | Of or relating to pharmacology Phobic symptoms are often resistant to pharmacological interventions. |
| pharyngeal | Of or relating to the throat I have removed the following from the pharyngeal anatomy section. |
| phenomenal | Of or relating to a phenomenon The eyesight of the birds is phenomenal. |
| philanthropic | Generous in assistance to the poor She remains active in the philanthropic community. |
| philatelical | Of or relating to philately or of interest to philatelists |
| philharmonic | Composing or characteristic of an orchestral group Alvaro hagopian is the conductor of the montevideo philharmonic orchestra. |
| philhellene | Characterized by a love of greece and grecian things He retreated to geneva, finding support in the philhellene circle of the city. |
| philhellenic | Characterized by a love of greece and grecian things There’s enough of this philhellenic fantasy floating around on other pages. |
| philippine | Of or relating to or characteristic of the philippines or its people or customs Philippine authorities are set to repatriate three filipino fishermen rescued off vietnam late last month. |
| philistine | Smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values In the end, the philistine force is destroyed. |
| philosophic | Characterized by the attitude of a philosopher; meeting trouble with level-headed detachment Another key philosophic assumption is atomism. |
| philosophical | Of or relating to philosophy or philosophers The flag has many philosophical symbolisms. |
| phlegmatic | Showing little emotion I’m probably a bit more phlegmatic than you about the thing. |
| phlegmatical | Showing little emotion |
| phobic | Suffering from irrational fears The phobic behavior is old and has it’s roots in nationalism. |
| phocine | Of or relating to seals |
| phoenician | Of or relating to or characteristic of phoenicia or its inhabitants Phoenician culture disappeared entirely in the motherland. |
| phonemic | Of or relating to phonemes of a particular language The synthesis of phonemic and semantic information. |
| phonetic | Of or relating to the scientific study of speech sounds The international phonetic alphabet uses for the voiced alveolar sibilant. |
| phoney | Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance This is such a phoney non crime. |
| phonic | Relating to speech Left brain is in charge of the phonic language. |
| phonogramic | Of or relating to a phonogram |
| phonologic | Of or relating to phonology Being educated or not does not change your phonologic system. |
| phony | Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance Some of the quotes in that section seem rather phony. |
| phosphorescent | Emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous There is certainly no phosphorescent screen. |
| phosphoric | Containing or characteristic of phosphorus The active ingredient in coke is phosphoric acid. |
| phosphorous | Containing or characteristic of phosphorus The photocathode and the phosphorous screen define a longitudinal tube axis. |
| photic | Of or relating to or caused by light The depth of the photic zone is affected by seasonal turbidity. |
| photochemical | Of or relating to or produced by the effects of light on chemical systems Vision is initiated by a photochemical reaction of rhodopsin. |
| photoconductive | Of or relating to photoconductivity After cleaning, the photoconductive plate is available for reuse. |
| photoelectric | Of or pertaining to photoelectricity Photoelectric sensors monitor the position of the source and target. |
| photoelectrical | Of or pertaining to photoelectricity |
| photoemissive | Of or relating to photoemission The photoemissive layer at the front of the tube is somewhat volatile. |
| photogenic | Looking attractive in photographs In the semifinal, she took the miss photogenic award. |
| photographic | Relating to photography or obtained by using photography It is also the most common mount for photographic enlarger lenses. |
| photomechanical | Of or relating to or involving various methods of using photography to make plates for printing It is useful in the photomechanical production of lithographic printing plates. |
| photometric | Of or relating to photometry Such photometric observations also reveal the planet’s size. |
| photometrical | Of or relating to photometry |
| photosensitive | Sensitive to visible light These compounds are particularly useful in photosensitive compositions. |
| photovoltaic | Producing a voltage when exposed to radiant energy (especially light) Legality of photovoltaic systems. |
| phrasal | Of or relating to or functioning as a phrase The same applies to the separable phrasal verbs. |
| phreatic | Of or relating to ground water They are different from magmatic and phreatic eruptions. |
| phrenetic | Excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion |
| phrenic | Of or relating to the diaphragm The celiac artery may also give rise to the inferior phrenic arteries. |
| phrenological | Of or relating to phrenology A phrenological mapping of the brain. |
| phyletic | Of or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms Phyletic analysis of fifty characters of advanced snakes. |
| phylliform | Having the shape of a leaf |
| phyllodial | Having a phyllode |
| phylogenetic | Of or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms Bayesian phylogenetic inference. |
| physical | Involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit The child’s physical development is visible. |
| physicochemical | Relating to physical chemistry A number of examples is reported and physicochemical data are given. |
| physiologic | Of or consistent with an organism’s normal functioning A wakeful hypometabolic physiologic state. |
| physiological | Of or consistent with an organism’s normal functioning He began to examine the physiological effects of laughter in the late 1960s. |
| physiotherapeutic | Of or relating to or used in physical therapy |
| phytophagic | Feeding on plants |
| phytophagous | Feeding on plants Sawflies are a group of largely phytophagous herbivorous insects. |
| phytophilous | Feeding on plants |
| piagetian | Of or relating to or like or in the manner of jean piaget The origins of human intelligence have also been studied in piagetian terms. |
| pianissimo | Chiefly a direction or description in music; very soft It ends on a series of trills that calm down to pianissimo. |
| pianistic | Skilled at or adapted for the piano The trio, filled with longing, takes on a pianistic complexity. |
| piano | Used chiefly as a direction or description in music Although the cat playing the piano was cute. |
| picaresque | Involving clever rogues or adventurers especially as in a type of fiction All his books are highly entertaining, picaresque and politically incorrect. |
| picayune | Small and of little importance; People believe that the rumor is picayune. |
| picky | Exacting especially about details I’m not picky as to the exact form. |
| pictographic | Consisting of or characterized by the use of pictographs It demonstrates, for instance, that the roro are not a pictographic system. |
| pictorial | Evoking lifelike images within the mind The images are highly pictorial. |
| pictural | Pertaining to or consisting of pictures Then, he explored new graphic and pictural fields using acrylics and color inks. |
| picturesque | Suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture The castle is located in the picturesque town of farnham. |
| piddling | Small and of little importance; I found a piddling box in the basement. |
| piebald | Having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly Brown color and piebald pattern are not desired. |
| piecemeal | One thing at a time Piecemeal isn’t the way to do this. |
| pied | Having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly His guitar is pied while his friend’s is one colored. |
| piercing | Painful as if caused by a sharp instrument The earlobe is the most common body piercing. |
| pietistic | Of or relating to pietism It’s a pietistic deobandi work, not real academic history. |
| pietistical | Excessively or hypocritically pious |
| piezoelectric | Relating to or involving piezoelectricity Piezoelectric energy harvesting. |
| piffling | Small and of little importance; I mean, really, the whole thing is piffling at best. |
| pigeon-breasted | Having a chest deformity marked by a projecting breastbone caused by infantile rickets The quote is about the pigeon and statue. |
| piggish | Resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy She has white hair and greedy piggish eyes . |
| piggy | Resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy She thinks that her piggy is very adorable. |
| pigheaded | Obstinate and stupid Stop reverting like a pigheaded idiot, and see reasons, please. |
| pilar | Of or relating to a hair You can roam the lush gardens searching out his motorboat, the pilar. |
| pilary | Covered with hairs especially fine soft ones |
| pillared | Having pillars Often the hall was pillared and the pillars adorned with intricate carvings. |
| pilose | Covered with hairs especially fine soft ones They are glabrous or very lightly pilose i.e. with fine soft hair . |
| pilosebaceous | Of or relating to a hair follicle and its sebaceous gland |
| pilotless | Lacking a pilot Pilotless drone aircraft are increasingly used for reconnaissance. |
| pilous | Covered with hairs especially fine soft ones The hair is generally straight and the pilous system well developed. |
| pimpled | Blemished by imperfections of the skin The surface is smooth, with the pimpled side facing inwards toward the blade. |
| pimply | Blemished by imperfections of the skin Like a pimply teenager, it just makes you look uglier. |
| pinchbeck | Serving as an imitation or substitute The inventor allegedly made pinchbeck jewellery clearly labelled as such. |
| pineal | Relating to the pineal body The pineal body lies just above the diencephalon. |
| pink | Of a light shade of red The flowers are white or pink, in usually pendulous racemes. |
| pinkish | Of a light shade of red I saw white swans and pink flamingo at the zoo. |
| pinnate | Featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axis Leaves pinnate and alternate on the stem. |
| pinnated | Featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axis Pinnated bitterns are almost exclusively wet season breeders. |
| pinnatifid | Cleft nearly to the midrib in broad divisions not separated into distinct leaflets The basal leaves are oblong lanceolate, smooth and pinnatifid, with few spines. |
| pinnatisect | Cleft nearly to the midrib in narrow divisions not separated into distinct leaflets The leaves are pinnatifid to pinnatisect cut with deep opposite lobing . |
| pinstriped | Having very thin stripes He repeated the same feat in 2006, wearing the black pinstriped jersey. |
| pious | Having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity After the reign of louis the pious the capitularies became long and diffuse. |
| piquant | Having an agreeably pungent taste Their flavor has been described as piquant and fresh, with a bright aroma. |
| piratical | Characteristic of piracy The eventful history of the mutiny and piratical seizure of hms bounty. |
| piscatorial | Relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing Also the everlasting piscatorial odour in the village is a testimony to this. |
| piscatory | Relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing |
| piscine | Of or relating to fish Are you interested in any piscine related facts |
| piscivorous | Feeding on fishes These fish feed on fish and crustaceans, and as adults are largely piscivorous. |
| pissed | Very drunk And that pissed me off completely. |
| pistillate | Having gynoecia, or pistils, the ovule-bearing organ of a seed plant Pistillate heads are 2 flowered and lack corolla. |
| pitch-black | Extremely dark The pitch was the largest in yugoslavia. |
| pitch-dark | Extremely dark Construction went on an almost fevered pitch. |
| pitchy | Of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal Randy jackson will be back to tell the dawgs their voices are pitchy. |
| piteous | Deserving or inciting pity- galsworthy The girl was piteous enough to make people cry. |
| pithy | Concise and full of meaning- hervey allen The prose should be pithy, avoiding jargon and platitude. |
| pitiable | Deserving or inciting pity- galsworthy It was a wretched, pitiable sight. |
| pitiful | Bad; unfortunate The grammar and composition in this article are pitiful. |
| pitiless | Without mercy or pity John, who is pitiless, was poisoned already in 1425. |
| pituitary | Of or relating to the pituitary gland By x raying the pituitary gland, the sewlling was reduced. |
| pivotal | Being of crucial importance- henry kissinger A reportedly pivotal event at the time was the defection of carol tiggs. |
| pixilated | Very drunk If you can fix the pixilated gof map or svg that tiny png emblem, great. |
| pizzicato | To be plucked with the finger The musicians play pizzicato throughout their performance. |
| placable | Easily calmed or pacified |
| placating | Intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions You do so by identifying and placating reverters. |
| placative | Intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions |
| placatory | Intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions Henceforth the ceremonial, instead of placatory and expiatory, became nuptial. |
| placeable | Capable of being recognized Both the switch and the ball are placeable in debug mode in the final game. |
| placental | Pertaining to or having or occurring by means of a placenta Eutheria are the placental mammals. |
| placid | Free from disturbance by heavy waves The man was placid even though he was shocked. |
| placoid | As the hard flattened scales of e.g. sharks Sharks are entirely covered by placoid scales. |
| plagiarised | Copied and passed off as your own If it is a statement of fact, it can’t be plagiarised. |
| plagiaristic | Copied and passed off as your own Please produce a version that is in no way plagiaristic. |
| plagioclastic | Of or relating to plagioclase |
| plaguey | Likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease- jonathan swift |
| plaguy | Causing irritation or annoyance |
| plain | Lacking patterns especially in color Alexandra was plain and unsophisticated. |
| plainspoken | Using simple and direct language Larry dever was the stereotypical border lawman eloquent but plainspoken, uncomplicated yet full of conviction. |
| plaintive | Expressing sorrow The song features a plaintive acoustic guitar part. |
| planar | Involving two dimensions Planar laser induced fluorescence. |
| planate | Having been flattened |
| plane | Having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another I have a private plane. |
| planetal | Of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets |
| planetary | Having no fixed course The sun is the planetary ruler of the zodiac sign leo. |
| plangent | Loud and resounding I could hear loud and plangent sound. |
| planktonic | Of or relating to plankton They have no planktonic larval stage. |
| planless | Aimlessly drifting The critics turn out to be speechless and planless. |
| planned | Planned in advance The schedule was meticulously planned. |
| planoconcave | Flat on one side and concave on the other |
| planoconvex | Flat on one side and convex on the other |
| planographic | Of or relating to or involving planography Zincography was a planographic printing process that used zinc plates. |
| plant-eating | Feeding on plants I like eating an octopus. |
| plantal | Of or relating to plants |
| plantar | Relating to or occurring on the undersurface of the foot Proper plantar digital nerves of medial plantar nerve. |
| plantigrade | Walking on the whole sole of the foot (as rabbits, raccoons, bears, and humans do) Humans are an example of a plantigrade species. |
| plastered | Covered with a coat of plaster The exterior is plastered and the roof is tiled. |
| plastic | Capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material) Woodforce tackles glass as plastic reinforcement. |
| platelike | As the hard flattened scales of e.g. sharks In platy structure, the units are flat and platelike. |
| platitudinal | Dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality |
| platitudinous | Dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality The speech was long and, i can now see, rather platitudinous. |
| platonic | Of or relating to or characteristic of plato or his philosophy The relationship is platonic in the film, but romantic in the book. |
| platonistic | Pertaining to or characteristic of or in accordance with platonism So don’t try to make the clifford nonsense satisfying in a platonistic sense. |
| platyrhine | Of or related to new world monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses |
| platyrhinian | Of or related to new world monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses |
| platyrrhine | Of or related to new world monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses It seems to be this can definitely be classified as a platyrrhine. |
| platyrrhinian | Of or related to new world monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses |
| platyrrhinic | Of or related to new world monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses |
| plausible | Given to or characterized by presenting specious arguments Is this a plausible mechanism for evolution of senescence |
| plausive | Expressing or manifesting praise or approval |
| playable | Capable of or suitable for being played or played on- p.h.lang The table included both playable and non playable weapons. |
| playful | Full of fun and high spirits The snover was very playful and wanted to be with someone. |
| pleasant | Having pleasing manners or behavior The evening walk is pleasant and mind relaxing. |
| pleased | Experiencing or manifesting pleasure The french were not pleased with the treaty. |
| pleasing | Giving pleasure and satisfaction The layout isn’t particularly pleasing to the eye. |
| pleasingly | Giving pleasure and satisfaction The composition is pleasing, and the angle is dramatic. |
| pleasurable | Affording satisfaction or pleasure It is therefore logical and pleasurable to be vegan. |
| plebeian | Of or associated with the great masses of people The luculli were a plebeian family. |
| plenary | Full in all respects The october plenary session of 1974 addressed the topic of christian ethics. |
| plenteous | Affording an abundant supply Assam is bestowed with vast and varied aquatic life covering spannning hectares that support plenteous fresh water fish biodiversity. |
| plentiful | Existing in great number or quantity In the second year the fern grew more vibrant and plentiful. |
| pleochroic | Of or relating to or having pleochroism It is pleochroic with o blue green and e almost colorless. |
| pleomorphic | Relating to or characterized by pleomorphism Pleomorphic gram positive, nonmotile and acid fast rods. |
| pleonastic | Repetition of same sense in different words These are only some of the possible pleonastic constructions. |
| pleural | Of or relating to the pleura or the walls of the thorax Pleurodesis is done to prevent recurrence of pneumothorax or pleural effusion. |
| pleuritic | Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out The ‘ashtabandhanam’ paste is pliable like rubber. |
| pleurocarpous | Having the archegonia on short lateral branches |
| pliable | Able to adjust readily to different conditions The stroking tool stand comprises pliable legs and suction cups. |
| pliant | Capable of being influenced or formed She is pliant and quiet. |
| plodding | Slow and laborious The chapter closes with his plodding to the outhouse and defecating. |
| ploughed | Broken and turned over with a plow It ploughed into the marshy ground, it broke, it overturned. |
| plucky | Marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited-judith crist It had a plucky boy hero and dead parents, for god’s sake. |
| plumaged | Having or covered in plumage; often used as a combining form They are brightly plumaged and with enormous colourful bills. |
| plumate | Having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft Also, without immigration, the country’s population would plumate. |
| plumb | Exactly vertical It is difficult to plumb other people’s mind. |
| plumbable | Capable of being sounded or measured for depth |
| plumbaginaceous | Of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family plumbaginaceae |
| plumbic | Relating to or consisting of lead |
| plumbous | Relating to or consisting of lead It is also known as lead chloride, lead dichloride, and plumbous chloride. |
| plumed | Having or covered with or abounding in plumes Depicted as a plumed serpent with two faces, one of life, and one of death. |
| plumelike | Resembling a plume The fruit is an achene equipped with a long plumelike style. |
| plumlike | Resembling a plum fruit |
| plummy | Very desirable The finish is long, with a fruity, plummy aftertaste with some spiciness. |
| plumose | Having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft The gills, clustered and plumose, are also orange and arranged near the anus. |
| plump | Sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure; The hindlegs are noticeably thicker than the forelegs, almost plump. |
| plumping | Sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure; To the annangs, plump women were seen as beautiful. |
| plumy | Having or covered with or abounding in plumes Flesh is extra sweet and juicy, with a plumy aftertaste. |
| pluperfect | More than perfect Many writers don’t understand the use of the pluperfect very well. |
| plural | Grammatical number category referring to two or more items or units Underline the plural form of the word. |
| plus | On the positive side or higher end of a scale Plus the etymology of the name is clear. |
| plush | Characterized by extravagance and profusion The term also encompasses plush, cloth and latex dolls. |
| plushy | Characterized by extravagance and profusion This is a plushy velour like material often used for hotel blankets. |
| plutocratic | Of or relating to or characteristic of a plutocrat Today, plutocratic women hold fabulous wealth in their own names. |
| plutocratical | Of or relating to or characteristic of a plutocrat |
| plutonian | Of or relating to or characteristic of hades or tartarus Over time, the motivations of the plutonian become clear to the reader. |
| plutonic | Of igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth’s surface; granite or diorite or gabbro To each plutonic rock its proper name. |
| pneumatic | Of or relating to or using air (or a similar gas) Eight pneumatic tires support the rear portion of the compactor. |
| pneumococcal | Of or derived from or caused by bacteria of the genus pneumococcus Pneumococcal pneumonia is more common in the very young and the very old. |
| pneumogastric | Of or relating to or involving the lungs and stomach |
| pneumonic | Pertaining to or characterized by or affected by pneumonia Pneumonic devices are breathing devices. |
| pocked | Used of paved surfaces having holes or pits The countryside became pocked with fortifications, many small and ill manned. |
| pocketable | Small enough to be carried in a garment pocket |
| pockmarked | Marked by or as if by smallpox or acne or other eruptive skin disease The badge was stained with blood and pockmarked by buckshot. |
| podgy | Short and plump Podgy and i will huddle around the unlit fire to keep warm. |
| podlike | Resembling a pod The fruit is a flat podlike silique less than a centimeter long. |
| poetic | Of or relating to poetry It reflects his aptness of writing poetic drama. |
| poetical | Characteristic of or befitting poetry Selected poetical and prose works. |
| poetically | Of or relating to poets His letters are poetic. |
| poignant | Arousing affect It’s soft at the centre, poignant and deadpan funny. |
| poikilothermic | Of animals except birds and mammals; having body temperature that varies with the environment This makes them homeothermic when active, and poikilothermic when at rest. |
| poikilothermous | Of animals except birds and mammals; having body temperature that varies with the environment |
| point-blank | Close enough to go straight to the target The paper is blank. |
| pointed | Direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant Note the pointed shape of the arches. |
| pointillist | Of or relating to pointillism You leave that in there pointillist. |
| pointillistic | Of or relating to pointillism It’s not just pointillistic music. |
| pointless | Serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being This pointless, artless article wouldn’t be one of them. |
| poised | In full control of your faculties Us poised to veer off fiscal cliff as house postpones budget vote. |
| poisonous | Not safe to eat The plant is poisonous. |
| pokey | Small and remote and insignificant It provides keen insight for beginners and pokey veterans as well. |
| poky | Wasting time My own knowledge is very poky. |
| polar | Having a pair of equal and opposite charges The curves are defined by the polar equation. |
| polarographic | Of or involving polarography A polarographic cell for measuring partial pressure of oxygen in a fluid in which the detector electrode and the reference electrode are immersed in an electrolyte at least partially absorbed in a rigid insulating material. |
| polemic | Of or involving dispute or controversy The question and answer are polemic and of doubtful accuracy. |
| polemical | Of or involving dispute or controversy At the moment, the article just reproduces the polemical content. |
| polemoniaceous | Of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family polemoniaceae |
| policy-making | Concerned with policy, not administration The men deadened the policy. |
| polish | Of or relating to poland or its people or culture He used polish to clean the kitchen. |
| polished | Showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience The surface of the coating is polished. |
| polite | Showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc. The girl has a polite bearing. |
| politic | Smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication She is very politic when making decisions. |
| political | Involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians- daniel goleman Political consequences were inconsiderable. |
| polluted | Rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution The territory of the zone is polluted unevenly. |
| pollyannaish | Pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic |
| poltroon | Characterized by complete cowardliness |
| polyandrous | Having more than one husband at a time For example, polyandrous forms of marriage are the norm. |
| polyatomic | Of or relating to a molecule made up of more than two atoms This was the first polyatomic molecule to be so detected. |
| polychromatic | Composed of more than one wavelength A test sample is held by a holder and is illuminated by polychromatic light. |
| polychrome | Having or exhibiting many colors The presbytery and the crypts contain 12th century polychrome mosaics. |
| polychromic | Having or exhibiting many colors The station is noted for its fine iron, glass, and polychromic brickwork. |
| polycrystalline | Composed of aggregates of crystals A layer of polycrystalline silicon is formed thereover. |
| polydactyl | Of or relating to a person (or other vertebrate) having more than the normal number of digits Perhaps using the term polydactyl. |
| polydactylous | Of or relating to a person (or other vertebrate) having more than the normal number of digits |
| polyestrous | Having more than one period of estrus per year Lions do not mate at any specific time of year, and the females are polyestrous. |
| polygenic | Of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes A general model of combined polygenic and cultural inheritance. |
| polyglot | Having a command of or composed in many languages It better describes the scope of this polyglot dictionary of dialects. |
| polygynous | Having more than one wife at a time The ‘harem’ does not refer to a sanctuary for the wives of a polygynous person. |
| polymeric | Of or relating to or consisting of a polymer C. to obtain an amorphous polymeric film. |
| polymorphemic | Consisting of two or more morphemes |
| polymorphic | Relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population The tree is perennial and highly polymorphic. |
| polymorphous | Having or occurring in several distinct forms Every single work is polymorphous. |
| polynesian | Of or relating to polynesia or its people or culture An overweight, super morbidly obese polynesian cross dresser. |
| polynomial | Having the character of a polynomial Consider the problem of factoring the polynomial. |
| polyoestrous | Having more than one period of estrus per year |
| polyoicous | Having several forms of gametoecia on the same plant |
| polypetalous | Having a corolla composed of many separated or distinct petals |
| polyphase | Of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle The concept of the polyphase matrix allows matrix decomposition. |
| polyploid | Of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes Polyploid lizards are also quite common and parthenogenetic. |
| polysemantic | Of words; having many meanings |
| polysemous | Of words; having many meanings The meanings of a polysemous word. for example, |
| polysyllabic | Having or characterized by words of more than three syllables No need to be more polysyllabic than necessary. |
| polysynthetic | Forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning Bireflectance is white to brownish, and has twinning polysynthetic, universal. |
| polytonal | Using more than one key or tonality simultaneously From 1919, pijper’s music can be described as polytonal. |
| polyunsaturated | Having many unsaturated bonds Catalpic acid is a conjugated polyunsaturated fatty acid. |
| polyvalent | Having more than one valence, or having a valence of 3 or higher A recording sheet for pressure sensitive copying paper is produced by coating on a support a coating composition containing a water soluble polyvalent metal salt and then a coating composition containing an alkali metal salt or an ammonium salt of an aromatic carboxylic acid. |
| pomaded | Groomed with pomade Recently, heavily gelled or pomaded spiked hair has become a common stereotype. |
| pompous | Characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display Gassman’s overbearing and pompous recitation was also perfect for the role. |
| ponderable | Capable of being weighed or considered- james jeans What made you so ponderable |
| ponderous | Slow and laborious because of weight The size of the article is ponderous already. |
| pontifical | Puffed up with vanity- newsweek The current undersecretary of the pontifical council is flaminia giovanelli. |
| poor | Having little money or few possessions She befriends the poor man. |
| poor-spirited | Lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful The king also has a daughter, the beautiful and spirited leonida. |
| poorer | Lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances The rich embittered the poor. |
| poorest | Not sufficient to meet a need She befriends the poor man. |
| poorly | Somewhat ill or prone to illness The incidence of rupture is poorly defined. |
| pop | New and of general appeal (especially among young people) She is in the pop band. |
| popeyed | With eyes or mouth open in surprise |
| popish | Of or relating to or supporting romanism The decade culminated in the popish plot and the exclusion crisis. |
| popliteal | Of or relating to the area behind the knee joint Also, it may arise from the oblique popliteal ligament. |
| popular | New and of general appeal (especially among young people) She’s popular despite her malevolence. |
| populous | Densely populated It is the most populous district in the province. |
| porcine | Repellently fat The man bought porcine stuffed animal for gift. |
| poriferous | Full of pores or vessels or holes |
| pornographic | Designed to arouse lust Pentalties against pornographic involvement. |
| porose | Forming a continuous series of pores |
| porous | Full of pores or vessels or holes The semi porous cake is cooled and found to be friable. |
| porphyritic | Consisting of porphyry or containing large crystals in a fine groundmass of minerals Porphyritic now refers to a texture of igneous rocks. |
| port | Located on the left side of a ship or aircraft Tobruk was a port with strategical importance. |
| portable | Easily or conveniently transported The lifesaver bottle is a portable water purification device. |
| portentous | Of momentous or ominous significance- herman melville Take a collection of stories, connect them through portentous themes and watch it all spin. |
| porticoed | Marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure In front of the basilica was a porticoed atrium. |
| portly | Euphemisms for `fat’ He was portly and had a large appetite. |
| portuguese | Of or relating to or characteristic of portugal or the people of portugal or their language Homesickness can’t be translated as nostalgia in portuguese. |
| posh | Elegant and fashionable- julia child And he’s really posh, not fake posh like colin. |
| positionable | Capable of being positioned A seat proportioned to accommodate a child is positionable within the frame. |
| positional | Of or relating to or determined by position Both parameters are positional and optional. |
| positive | Persuaded of; very sure No real positive consequences emerged of his subjection. |
| positivistic | Of or relating to positivism I have to ask, this isn’t some positivistic allophone inventory, is it |
| possessive | Serving to express or indicate possession I always thought that the possessive had to have the apostrophe. |
| possible | Capable of happening or existing It is absolutely with all possible swiftness. |
| postal | Of or relating to the system for delivering mail He can barely remember his postal code. |
| postbiblical | Subsequent to biblical times |
| postdiluvian | Existing or occurring after noah’s flood |
| postdoctoral | Of or relating to study or research that is done after work for the doctoral degree has been completed Graduate and early postdoctoral education. |
| posted | Publicly announced The australian born bombshell posted the sultry snapshot. |
| posterior | Located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure The interstice has similar tubercle on posterior declivity. |
| postexilic | Of or relating to the period in jewish history after 539 bc (after the babylonian captivity) Jaddua was a the son of jonathan and a high priest during the postexilic period. |
| postganglionic | Beyond or distal to a ganglion (referring especially to the unmyelinated fibers that originate from cells in autonomic ganglia) They contain unmyelinated postganglionic sympathetic fibers. |
| postglacial | Relating to or occurring during the time following a glacial period The canal utilizes a postglacial depression and numerous valleys. |
| postgraduate | Of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor’s degree The postgraduate programme was started in 1978. |
| posthumous | Occurring or coming into existence after a person’s death Maria, the posthumous child was born during the summer of 1192. |
| postictal | Pertaining to the period following a seizure or convulsion The seizure ends with a period of unconsciousness the postictal state . |
| postindustrial | Of or relating to a society or economy marked by a lessened importance of manufacturing and an increase of services, information, and research Postindustrial, extreme right movements know where to find the eb, too. |
| postmenopausal | Subsequent to menopause It is used in the prevention of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. |
| postmeridian | After noon |
| postmillennial | Of or relating to the period following the millennium |
| postmodern | Of or relating to postmodernism Constructed in the postmodern style is mostly of steel. |
| postmodernist | Of or relating to postmodernism Most of the notable architecture in dallas is modernist and postmodernist. |
| postmortal | Occurring or done after death Some graves show evidence of postmortal manipulations of the bones. |
| postmortem | Occurring or done after death Postmortem examinations on the victims showed signs of foul play. |
| postnatal | Occurring immediately after birth Prenatal and postnatal cellularity of the human corneal endothelium. |
| postnuptial | Relating to events after a marriage There may be many reasons to obtain a postnuptial agreement. |
| postoperative | Happening or done after a surgical operation Prediction of regrets in postoperative transsexuals. |
| postpaid | Used especially of mail; paid in advance Zong provides a set of five prepaid and postpaid packages. |
| postpartum | Occurring immediately after birth Postpartum psychosis is the most severe form of postpartum psychiatric illness. |
| postpositive | Placed after another word In both languages, single nouns use a postpositive definite article. |
| postprandial | Following a meal (especially dinner) A more precise term for this condition is idiopathic postprandial syndrome. |
| postulational | Of or relating to or derived from axioms- s.s.stevens |
| postural | Of or relating to or involving posture Postural control and sensory integration in cervical dystonia. |
| postwar | Belonging to the period after a war The end of the war is the same as the postwar period. |
| potable | Suitable for drinking The water is potable but not palatable. |
| potbellied | Having a large belly But akhnenaten also had that weird flat forehead potbellied thing going. |
| potbound | Grown too large for its container resulting in matting or tangling of the roots They are very tolerant of underpotting and seem to bloom best when potbound. |
| potent | Having great influence The quadrille is a potent symbol of french antillean culture. |
| potential | Expected to become or be; in prospect The potential for gaming the system is immense. |
| potholed | Used of paved surfaces having holes or pits Normally done while on heavily potholed roads. |
| potty | Marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness The slough is a strange creature and used to be a potty. |
| pouched | Having a pouch Pouched rats are a group of african rodents in the subfamily cricetomyinae. |
| pouchlike | Shaped like a pouch It is club shaped with a pouchlike lower lip and a narrow, hooked upper lip. |
| powdery | As if dulled in color with a sprinkling of powder Powdery mildew and verticillium wilt can also cause trouble. |
| powerful | Strong enough to knock down or overwhelm He was the most powerful gladiator. |
| powerless | Lacking power Hence the sovereign was practically powerless in the temple affairs. |
| practicable | Capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are The best practicable solution was offered by the firm. |
| practical | Guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory Casuistry takes a relentlessly practical approach to morality. |
| practiced | Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude I’ve practiced playing piano. |
| praetorial | Of or relating to a roman praetor The edict was a statement of praetorial policy or decision. |
| praetorian | Characteristic of or similar to the corruptible soldiers in the praetorian guard with respect to corruption or political venality Marcellus was martyred with a sword by the deputy praetorian prefect. |
| pragmatic | Guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory Inquiry in the pragmatic paradigm. |
| pragmatical | Of or concerning the theory of pragmatism A pragmatical person, a busybody. |
| praiseful | Full of or giving praise I find it more damning than praiseful in its overall thrust. |
| praiseworthy | Worthy of high praise The book as a whole is praiseworthy. |
| praising | Full of or giving praise The review was in initially praising. |
| prakritic | Of or relating to prakrit |
| prandial | Of or relating to a meal Or am i affected by a post prandial port. |
| prankish | Naughtily or annoyingly playful I was in a little prankish mood earlier and created this account for such acts. |
| prayerful | Disposed to pray or appearing to pray To know the miracle of prayerful peace. |
| pre-emptive | Designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence Pre fermentation cold maceration is sometimes carried out. |
| pre-existing | Existing previously or before something Cold pre fermentation maceration is sometimes carried out. |
| preachy | Inclined to or marked by tedious moralization Just look at the insultingly preachy title. |
| preadolescent | Of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12 He was known as the smart preadolescent young man of the evans family. |
| preanal | Situated in front of the anus Males with enlarged preanal and femoral scales, but without pores. |
| precancerous | Of or relating to a growth that is not malignant but is likely to become so if not treated It is sometimes described as precancerous.. |
| precarious | Not secure; beset with difficulties The state of the hieromonk was precarious. |
| precast | Of structural members especially of concrete; cast into form before being transported to the site of installation Flexicore is a type of precast, prestressed concrete floor slab. |
| precative | Expressing entreaty or supplication |
| precatory | Expressing entreaty or supplication Precatory, sure, but worth a shot. |
| precautional | Taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure |
| precautionary | Taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure Precautionary procedures at the fill station. |
| precedent | Preceding in time, order, or significance The policy is muddy, and the precedent is unclear. |
| precedented | Having or supported or justified by a precedent That’s acceptable and is precedented. |
| precedential | Having precedence (especially because of longer service) In this case, we use the precedential law used by the editors for a long time. |
| preceding | Of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office The immediately preceding argument is cogent and persuasive. |
| precious | Of high worth or cost The inlaid floors of the hall contain precious woods. |
| precipitant | Done with very great haste and without due deliberation- shakespeare- arthur geddes She is trying to calm down her precipitant temper. |
| precipitate | Done with very great haste and without due deliberation- shakespeare- arthur geddes The precipitate then is recovered from the solution.another is treated with potassium fluoride to precipitate aluminum and titrated to determine acid. |
| precipitating | Done with very great haste and without due deliberation- shakespeare- arthur geddes The precipitate then is recovered from the solution.another is treated with potassium fluoride to precipitate aluminum and titrated to determine acid. |
| precipitous | Done with very great haste and without due deliberation- shakespeare- arthur geddes After decades of precipitous decline, the downtown area shows signs of renewal. |
| precise | Characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct She is a precise, unprejudiced and sensitive observer. |
| preclinical | Of or relating to the early phases of a disease when accurate diagnosis is not possible because symptoms of the disease have not yet appeared Targeted microbubbles are under preclinical development. |
| preclusive | Made impossible It may be prudent to consider the variance in preclusive effect of decisions from different fora. |
| precocial | Covered with down and having eyes open; capable of leaving the nest within a few days The chicks covered in black down, precocial and nidifugous. |
| precocious | Characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude) He was precocious and was already a teacher in 1462. |
| precognitive | Foreseeing the future Her power is precognitive and its quite powerful. |
| preconceived | Formed beforehand; especially without evidence or through prejudice You are using preconceived circular arguments. |
| preconcerted | Previously arranged or agreed on |
| preconditioned | Having already been put into a suitable condition The preconditioned conjugate gradient method. |
| precooked | Cooked partially or completely beforehand The ration is supplemented with precooked or freeze dried rice. |
| precooled | Cooled in advance The bulbs may be precooled and forced for cut flowers. |
| precordial | In front of the heart; involving the precordium The precordial leads aren’t even properly placed. |
| precursory | Warning of future misfortune This was a precursory form of the first law of thermodynamics. |
| predaceous | Living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain- peter s. prescott The predaceous larvae grow under bark or in leaf litter. |
| predacious | Hunting and killing other animals for food Most larvae of this subfamily are predacious. |
| predatory | Living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey The other main predatory threat is the puma like fossa. |
| predestinarian | Of or relating to predestination; holding the doctrine of predestination |
| predestinate | Established or prearranged unalterably |
| predestined | Established or prearranged unalterably The relatives predestined them to get married. |
| predicative | Of adjectives; relating to or occurring within the predicate of a sentence A syntactic analysis of the sentence is then done to verify that these plain words correspond to a predicative structure. |
| predictable | Capable of being foretold The placement of stress is predictable. |
| predictive | Of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions We are now testing the predictive part of the analysis. |
| predigested | Artificially partially digested as by enzymatic action |
| predominant | Having superior power and influence The mangrove is the predominant form of vegetation. |
| predominate | Having superior power and influence Italians predominate in the capital, curitiba and in the coast. |
| preeminent | Greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement Krashen is the preeminent scholar in the field of language acquisition. |
| preemptive | Designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence That would make the war preemptive. |
| preexistent | Existing previously or before something Nothing here seems to justify a preexistent sassanid use of term. |
| preexisting | Existing previously or before something Preexisting heart insufficiency can be worsened. |
| prefab | Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere See british post war temporary prefab houses. |
| prefaded | Having been given a faded (weathered) appearance by artificial means |
| prefatorial | Serving as an introduction or preface |
| prefatory | Serving as an introduction or preface Cavendish also includes a prefatory letter to natural philosophers. |
| prefectural | Of or relating to a prefecture They also pillaged the prefectural treasury. |
| preferable | More desirable than another In this case, the remake is the preferable source. |
| preferent | Preferred above all others and treated with partiality |
| preferential | Manifesting partiality The preferential attachment process does not incorporate the taking away part. |
| preferred | Preferred above all others and treated with partiality He preferred the arcadia of the countryside. |
| prefigurative | Indistinctly prophetic Perspectives on prefigurative politics. |
| prefrontal | Anterior to a frontal structure These features are instantiated in the prefrontal cortex. |
| pregnant | Rich in significance or implication Quite obviously, testubes can’t be pregnant or gestate. |
| prehensile | Having a keen intellect- a.t.quiller-couch Among the most notable changes was a prehensile tongue. |
| prehistoric | Belonging to or existing in times before recorded history The novel concerns the prehistoric adventures of tharn. |
| prehistorical | Belonging to or existing in times before recorded history Archeological evidence in coastal areas show prehistorical settlements. |
| prejudiced | Emanating from a person’s emotions and prejudices Those are the product of your prejudiced mind. |
| prejudicial | Causing harm or injury The article also describes the term as prejudicial and pejorative. |
| prejudicious | Tending to favor preconceived ideas |
| prelapsarian | Of or relating to the time before the fall of adam and eve Vibrant hues for prelapsarian innocence; bleached tones for the budding adult. |
| preliminary | Denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important; designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding I was able to triangulate a preliminary search area. |
| preliterate | Not yet having acquired the ability to read and write This seems to assert that the use of the runic alphabet was preliterate. |
| premarital | Relating to events before a marriage Premarital negotiations lasted almost a year and a half. |
| premature | Uncommonly early or before the expected time The message was premature and we see the results today. |
| premedical | Preceding and preparing for the study of medicine Phi delta epsilon has medical and premedical chapters all over the world. |
| premeditated | Characterized by deliberate purpose and some degree of planning Other sources claim that the attack was premeditated. |
| premenopausal | Prior to menopause It is a disorder of premenopausal age. |
| premenstrual | Of or relating to or occurring during the period just before menstruation Vitamin b6 has long been publicized as a cure for premenstrual syndrome pms . |
| premier | Preceding all others in time The is one of the premier quizzing bodies in pune. |
| premiere | Preceding all others in time She came to the premiere of the film. |
| premium | Having or reflecting superior quality or value The insured must pay the insurer the premium each term. |
| premonitory | Warning of future misfortune They can sometimes be a premonitory sign of parkinsons disease. |
| prenatal | Occurring or existing before birth Prenatal alcohol exposure is the cause of fetal alcohol syndrome. |
| prenominal | Of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify Group numbers with prenominal unit nouns but not with other prenominal nouns. |
| prenuptial | Relating to events before a marriage There are several ways that a prenuptial agreement can be attacked in court. |
| preoccupied | Having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something The boy seems to be preoccupied with romance. |
| preoperative | Happening or done before and in preparation for a surgical operation Patients undergoing anesthesia usually undergo preoperative evaluation. |
| prepackaged | Prepared and wrapped beforehand and ready for sale Prepackaged meals may come with a disposable plastic spork. |
| prepacked | Prepared and wrapped beforehand and ready for sale The bearings are prepacked with a lubricant. |
| prepaid | Used especially of mail; paid in advance History of the prepaid mobile phone. |
| preparative | Preceding and preparing for something The preparative technique involves reacting indomethacin with tropic acid. |
| preparatory | Preceding and preparing for something The school is split into the preparatory school and the senior school. |
| prepared | Equipped or prepared with necessary intellectual resources The emolument was not yet prepared. |
| preponderant | Having superior power and influence There were some pretty preponderant themes to go around. |
| preponderating | Having superior power and influence |
| prepositional | Of or relating to or formed with a preposition We observed that these long content word runs generally originate from the prepositional phrase and subject complement positions, providing a linguistic basis for a dense neighbourhood of long runs of content words signalling a semantic locus of the writing. |
| prepossessing | Creating a favorable impression |
| preposterous | Incongruous;inviting ridicule The whole situation is preposterous. |
| preprandial | Preceding a meal (especially dinner) Postprandial means after eating a meal while preprandial is before a meal. |
| prepubertal | At the age immediately before puberty; often marked by accelerated growth Pedophilia is a sexual act or desire oriented at prepubertal boys or girls. |
| prepubescent | At the age immediately before puberty; often marked by accelerated growth Prepubescent girls and boys are affected equally. |
| prepupal | Of an inactive stage in the development of some insects, between the larval and the pupal stages Prepupal larvae take on a pinkish cast. |
| prerecorded | Recorded at one time for transmission later Alkivar’s edit directly claims that the prerecorded sequences are vocal. |
| prerequisite | Required as a prior condition or course of study Ordination to the priesthood is a prerequisite to preside in the church. |
| presbyopic | Able to see distant objects clearly |
| prescient | Perceiving the significance of events before they occur-r.h.rovere Clearly, i was very prescient at the time |
| prescribed | Formally laid down or imposed The doctors correctly prescribed medication to relieve the spasm. |
| prescription | Available only with a doctor’s written prescription Legislation may require the pharmacist sign the prescription. |
| prescriptive | Pertaining to giving directives or rules The problem lies with the prescriptive criteria in my opinion. |
| present | Temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration Malaria is present in the country. |
| present-day | Belonging to the present time The position has continued uninterrupted to the present day. |
| presentable | Fit to be seen And according to the presentable facts, it is. |
| presentational | Of or relating to a presentation (especially in psychology or philosophy) Borders are presentational elements. |
| preservable | Capable of being preserved There is therefore not preservable material in this article. |
| preservative | Tending or having the power to preserve The solvent also acts as a preservative. |
| preserved | Prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use Some texts in the demotic are also preserved. |
| preset | Set in advance One display on the preset input station displays the preset distance. |
| presidential | Relating to a president or presidency It was scarcely mentioned in the presidential campaigns. |
| presocratic | Before the time of socrates According to the article, he was a presocratic greek philosopher. |
| pressed | Compacted by ironing I’m hard pressed to seethe notability of either. |
| pressing | Compelling immediate action What can we do about the pressing situation |
| pressor | Increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure A pressor response to exercise has been suggested as a mechanism. |
| prestigious | Exerting influence by reason of high status or prestige It is one of the prestigious trains of the southern railway. |
| prestissimo | As fast as possible A crescendo leads to the ‘prestissimo’ coda of the movement and of the piece. |
| presto | Very fast Towards the end the tempo is increased to presto. |
| presumable | Capable of being inferred on slight grounds What would you do to make it presumable |
| presumptive | Having a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance Edmund was actually the heir presumptive to the throne. |
| presumptuous | Excessively forward The statement seems presumptuous. |
| presymptomatic | Of or relating to the early phases of a disease when accurate diagnosis is not possible because symptoms of the disease have not yet appeared It is also known as ‘presymptomatic testing’. |
| preteen | Of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12 Preadolescence and preteen marked at center left. |
| pretend | Imagined as in a play But let’s not pretend it’s the end of the world. |
| pretended | Adopted in order to deceive His behavior was pretended. |
| pretentious | Tawdry or vulgar He holds a pretentious attitude. |
| preternatural | Existing outside of or not in accordance with nature-aldous huxley I believe this word ‘preternatural’ is somewhat ambiguous. |
| pretorial | Of or relating to a roman praetor |
| pretorian | Characteristic of or similar to the corruptible soldiers in the praetorian guard with respect to corruption or political venality |
| prettier | Unexpectedly bad It is pretty much the definition of diligence. |
| pretty | Unexpectedly bad It is pretty much the definition of diligence. |
| prevailing | Most frequent or common This is the prevailing perception of the campus culture. |
| prevalent | Most frequent or common The problem is prevalent throughout the paragraph. |
| prevenient | In anticipation They see the ceremony additionally as a celebration of god’s prevenient grace. |
| preventable | Capable of being prevented- a.l.guerard This type of goitre is easily preventable. |
| preventative | Tending to prevent or hinder Blocking is supposed to be preventative, not to punish. |
| preventive | Preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease It was the organization’s first preventive action. |
| previous | Just preceding something else in time or order I found the previous sentence uninformative. |
| prewar | Existing or belonging to a time before a war It also doesn’t say it was prewar material. |
| priapic | Overly concerned with masculinity and male sexuality You did not see the point of the priapic example. |
| priceless | Having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth It’s priceless, incalculable in value. |
| pricey | Having a high price They can be tiered from cheap to pricey. |
| prickly | Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. Kashino is unsociable, straightforward, and can be prickly at times. |
| pricy | Having a high price It was a bit pricy but no regrets though. |
| prideful | Joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success He is prideful of his status as a soldier. |
| priestlike | Befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood |
| priestly | Associated with the priesthood or priests The brahmins were the priestly caste of the aryan peoples. |
| priggish | Exaggeratedly proper She is priggish. |
| prim | Exaggeratedly proper It is difficult to work with people who are prim. |
| prima | Indicating the most important performer or role The ballet launched the career of prima ballerina juliette price. |
| prima donna | Indicating the most important performer or role Everyone wants to visit the prima restaurant in the city. |
| primaeval | Having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state Strange primeval creatures roam the woods. |
| primal | Having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state The section is not about the primal life. |
| primary | Of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary The primary side effect is hypoglycemia. |
| prime | Used of the first or originating agent Rumour says he was a prime philanderer. |
| primed | Of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers Israeli prime minister praised the move with incrediblepromptitude. |
| primeval | Having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state Dinosaurs fossils are primeval. |
| primiparous | Of or relating to a woman who has given birth only once Known risk factors are age over 30, primiparous and late delivery. |
| primitive | Little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type The olenillina are one of the most primitive tribes. |
| primo | The best of its kind Primo lost this match after a distraction from carlito. |
| primordial | Having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state It also represents a primordial black hole of israeli social injustice. |
| princely | Rich and superior in quality His generosity was on a princely scale. |
| principal | Most important element The parents remonstrated to the school principal. |
| principled | Based on or manifesting objectively defined standards of rightness or morality A principled exception of the coordinate structure constraint. |
| printable | Fit for publication because free of material that is morally or legally objectionable They affect the article’s printable version. |
| prior | Earlier in time It is possible that the front light was moved back prior to deactivation. |
| prismatic | Of or relating to or resembling or constituting a prism Truncated square prismatic honeycomb. |
| prisonlike | Resembling a prison |
| prissy | Excessively fastidious and easily disgusted A prissy scientist named dr. quad was also called in. |
| pristine | Completely free from dirt or contamination The east side of the wilderness contains the uniquely pristine peoples canyon. |
| private | Concerning one person exclusively I have a private plane. |
| privileged | Not subject to usual rules or penalties The contents of mediation are privileged. |
| privy | Hidden from general view or use Only matthew is privy to the angelic visitation. |
| prize | Of superior grade Black was ineligible for the prize. |
| prized | Of superior grade The prize was adjudicated by the president. |
| prizewinning | Holding first place in a contest You’re on to something nobel prizewinning either way. |
| pro | In favor of (an action or proposal etc.) Pro israel groups sue usaid to scuttle palestinian aid. |
| pro-choice | Advocating a woman’s right to control her own body (especially her right to an induced abortion) I am pro of this debate. |
| pro-life | Advocating full legal protection of embryos and fetuses (especially opposing the legalization of induced abortions) The con argument is the negation of a pro. |
| proactive | Controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens But we need to be proactive to do this. |
| probabilistic | Of or relating to or based on probability Probabilistic induction remains the methodology of choice. |
| probable | Apparently destined The probable cause was malnutrition. |
| probative | Tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade you of the truth of an allegation But the address is not probative. |
| probatory | Tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade you of the truth of an allegation The probatory value of that link is ‘zero’. |
| probing | Diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation The detectives are probing the current case. |
| problematic | Making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe The construction of the tunnel was problematic. |
| problematical | Making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe Its venom is not problematical for humans. |
| procaryotic | Having cells that lack membrane-bound nuclei |
| procedural | Of or relating to procedure These are the facts and procedural history of the case. |
| processional | Of or relating to or characteristic of a procession Behind this is a golden processional cross. |
| proconsular | Of or relating to or typical of a proconsul Any exercise of proconsular imperium in any other province was illegal. |
| procreative | Producing new life or offspring They dissociate the sexual act from the procreative act. |
| procrustean | Of or relating to the mythical giant procrustes or the mode of torture practiced by him There are still a few pov issues, eg the ‘procrustean bed’ thing. |
| procumbent | Having stems that trail along the ground without putting down roots The upper incisors are procumbent and heavily pigmented with orange. |
| procurable | Capable of being obtained No bedstead or mattress was procurable. |
| prodigal | Recklessly wasteful Bull schitt, the prodigal son, left home to travel the world. |
| prodigious | Far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree His prodigious talent stems from his lack of certain areas of the brain. |
| prodromal | Symptomatic of the onset of an attack or a disease I have no problem with prodromal. |
| prodromic | Symptomatic of the onset of an attack or a disease |
| productive | Producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly) Fecund is another word for ‘fertile, fruitful, productive’. |
| profanatory | Profaning or tending to desecrate |
| profane | Characterized by profanity or cursing Otto barely discusses the profane in the holy. |
| profaned | Grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred Despite being the youngest of his friends he is consistently the most profane. |
| professional | Of or relating to or suitable as a profession Professional welders were hired for the teaser. |
| professorial | Relating to or characteristic of professors Desperate for income, perlman tried to obtain a professorial position. |
| proficient | Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude The polearm is the dragoon’s most proficient weapon. |
| profitable | Yielding material gain or profit Agronomists study sustainable ways to make soils more productive and profitable. |
| profitless | Without profit or reward- d.d.eisenhower- shakespeare He supports a profitless wage system. |
| profligate | Unrestrained by convention or morality Like his brother, he was profligate with the great family wealth. |
| profound | Deep and complete The game was a profound embarrassment for the lakers. |
| profuse | Produced or growing in extreme abundance The atlanta suffered profuse leaking. |
| progestational | Of or relating to progesterone (or to a drug with effects like those of progesterone) This may also include the use of progestational agents in combination therapy. |
| prognathic | Having a projecting lower jaw |
| prognathous | Having a projecting lower jaw The skull lacks supraorbital tori and can be considered somewhat prognathous. |
| prognostic | Of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions Prognosis and prognostic indicator in mds. |
| prognosticative | Of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions |
| progressive | Involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position The russian futurists were both progressive and optimistic. |
| prohibitive | Tending to discourage (especially of prices) In 1822, the prohibitive point was lowered to 70s. |
| prohibitory | Tending to discourage (especially of prices) For the second time in a span of three months, prohibitory orders have been clamped in the capital city. |
| proinflammatory | Tending to cause inflammation This results in no proinflammatory gene expression or release. |
| projectile | Impelling or impelled forward The assembly is held together by wrapping the projectile. |
| prokaryotic | Having cells that lack membrane-bound nuclei Ef tu is one of the prokaryotic elongation factors. |
| prolate | Rounded like an egg The grains are prolate, striate, and tricolpate. |
| proletarian | Belonging to or characteristic of the proletariat Overall, the election result was disappointing for the proletarian parties. |
| prolific | Bearing in abundance especially offspring The show was the creation of prolific television producer norman lear. |
| prolix | Tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length The text is needlessly prolix. |
| prolonged | Drawn out or made longer spatially Therefore, shooting of the film was prolonged. |
| prolusory | Of or relating to or having the character of a prolusion |
| prominent | Having a quality that thrusts itself into attention They were a prominent local recusant catholic family. |
| promiscuous | Casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior She’s promiscuous. |
| promising | Full or promise The new start was not promising for the british. |
| promissory | Relating to or having the character of a promise For more information, see promissory estoppel and proprietary estoppel below. |
| promotional | Of or relating to serving as publicity It is the first promotional shot of the band. |
| promotive | Tending to further or encourage They are both of informative kind, not promotive. |
| prompt | Performed with little or no delay The underscore is the standard odt prompt. |
| prone | Having a tendency (to); often used in combination The weapon is fired from the prone position. |
| pronged | Resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches That calls for a two pronged response. |
| prongy | Resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches |
| pronominal | Relating to pronouns There are three series of pronominal prefixes in onondaga. |
| pronounceable | Capable of being uttered or pronounced Since an acronym is a word, it must be pronounceable. |
| pronounced | Strongly marked; easily noticeable The man is pronounced of his decision. |
| proof | Able to withstand The legal burden of proof differs depending upon the repudiation reason. |
| proofed | Able to withstand The proof is simple and instructive. |
| propaedeutic | Preceding and preparing for something |
| propagandistic | Of or relating to or characterized by propaganda Firefoxmyths is a propagandistic site that’s, inclusively, violates copyrights. |
| propagative | Characterized by propagation or relating to propagation It refers to its persistent and propagative character. |
| propellant | Tending to or capable of propelling The main concern is the propellant. |
| propellent | Tending to or capable of propelling This is why 5.56 can be loaded with more propellent. |
| proper | Having all the qualities typical of the thing specified Proper velocity is sometimes referred to as celerity. |
| propertied | Owning land or securities as a principal source of revenue The poorest of the propertied men of the city comprised the fifth class. |
| propertyless | Of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers- g.b.shaw Every space not taken up by an atom is a propertyless, limitless void. |
| prophetic | Foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention New testament uses the prophetic tradition. |
| prophetical | Foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention It is derived from the javanese joyoboyo’s prophetical epic poem. |
| prophylactic | Warding off- victor schultze This is a timeline of the development of prophylactic human vaccines. |
| propitiative | Intended to reconcile or appease |
| propitiatory | Having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation He was further encouraged to take liberties by the propitiatory offer. |
| propitious | Presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success It is a paradise, propitious for national and international tourism. |
| proportionable | Proportionate |
| proportional | Having a constant ratio So the force is proportional to the mass of the object. |
| proportionate | Being in due proportion The length of exposed fence is proportionate to pool capacity. |
| proprietary | Protected by trademark or patent or copyright; made or produced or distributed by one having exclusive rights The proprietary software is safe to use. |
| proprioceptive | Of or relating to proprioception Origins of proprioceptive information. |
| propulsive | Tending to or capable of propelling It goes from dark and deep to bright and propulsive. |
| prosaic | Not challenging; dull and lacking excitement The writing in the prologue is surprisingly prosaic. |
| prospective | Of or concerned with or related to the future The decision greatly disappointed the prospective indonesian hosts. |
| prosperous | In fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich The german considered the area of sunda prosperous. |
| prospicient | Planning prudently for the future |
| prostate | Relating to the prostate gland Prostate cancer treatment effectiveness. |
| prostatic | Relating to the prostate gland They open onto the prostatic sinus. |
| prosthetic | Relating to or serving as a prosthesis Later, he was fitted with a prosthetic. |
| prosthodontic | Of or relating to prosthodontics |
| prostrate | Stretched out and lying at full length along the ground A prostrate weeping form is in cultivation. |
| prostyle | Marked by columniation having free columns in a portico only across the opening to the structure It shows the central, two story section with the prostyle, hexastyle portico. |
| protanopic | Inability to see the color red or to distinguish red and bluish-green Very few people have been found who have one normal eye and one protanopic eye. |
| protean | Taking on different forms One thing that should be emphasized is castaneda’s protean nature. |
| protecting | Shielding (or designed to shield) against harm or discomfort The men are out protecting the country. |
| protective | Intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind The protective effect is highly dependent on the ratios. |
| proteinaceous | Relating to or of the nature of protein The cirrus may or may not be covered in proteinaceous spines. |
| proteolytic | Of or relating to proteolysis Fluorescein isothiocyanate labeled casein assay for proteolytic enzymes. |
| proterozoic | Formed in the later of two divisions of the precambrian era The majority of carbonatites are proterozoic or phanerozoic in age. |
| protestant | Protesting None of the protestant countries even attempted toleration. |
| proto | Indicating the first or earliest or original That area was speaking proto romanian. |
| protogeometric | Characteristic of the earliest phase of geometric art especially in greece |
| prototypal | Representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned |
| prototypic | Representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned The barbet is a prototypic water dog, with a long, woolly and curly coat. |
| prototypical | Representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned To serve as a prototypical example. |
| protozoal | Of or relating to the protozoa I just got through dealing with this issue on a few protozoal diseases. |
| protozoan | Of or relating to the protozoa His life’s study was of the protozoan group paramecium. |
| protozoic | Of or relating to the protozoa |
| protozoological | Concerning the branch of zoology that studies protozoans |
| protracted | Relatively long in duration; tediously protracted The negotiations proved arduous and protracted. |
| protractible | Able to be extended |
| protractile | Able to be extended The mouth is also usually not truly protractile. |
| protrusible | Capable of being thrust forward, as the tongue The jaws are very slender, elongate, and protrusible. |
| protrusile | Capable of being thrust forward, as the tongue |
| protrusive | Thrusting outward |
| protuberant | Curving outward As spawning season approaches, the fish acquire a humpback and protuberant jaw. |
| proud | Feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride He is a proud hypochondriac with a loving son. |
| proudest | Having or displaying great dignity or nobility I’m not proud of this merge, but i disbursed the content as evenly as possible. |
| proustian | Of or relating to or in the manner of marcel proust |
| provable | Capable of being demonstrated or proved- walter bagehot It is not provable that a customer inserts a card. |
| proven | Established beyond doubt The use of the quote was proven wrong. |
| proven/al | Established beyond doubt The use of the quote was proven wrong. |
| provencal | Of or relating to provence or its people or their culture It is a fortified provencal village rich in history. |
| proverbial | Of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb You’ve hit the proverbial nail on its proverbial head. |
| provident | Providing carefully for the future I imagine the provident mind of staberius foresaw this. |
| providential | Resulting from divine providence Abraham was profoundly uplifted by these two providential encounters. |
| provincial | Of or associated with a province The provincial capital is the city of the same name. |
| provisional | Under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon Taipei is indeed the provisional capital of the roc. |
| provisionary | Under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon Those are provisionary, pre re analysis designations. |
| provisory | Subject to a proviso I laid out a provisory draft before my perma ban. |
| provocative | Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy- anthony trollope The film was fairly controversial and provocative. |
| prox | In or of the next month after the present L3 bombs simply have more prox, and thus do more damage on indirect hits. |
| proximal | Situated nearest to point of attachment or origin In other words, the absorption in the proximal tubule is isosmotic. |
| proximate | Closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects These are all proximate causes of morbidity in the host. |
| proximo | In or of the next month after the present However, a straight position is assumed when describing the proximo distal axis. |
| prudent | Careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment I promise to be prudent, wise and sagacious. |
| prudential | Arising from or characterized by prudence especially in business matters The children are likely to be less prudential. |
| prudish | Exaggeratedly proper The british translators were too prudish to publish them. |
| prurient | Characterized by lust I’m sure you can find the prurient details somewhere. |
| prussian | Of or relating to or characteristic of prussia or its inhabitants Prussian blue and copper vitriol. |
| pseudo | Not genuine but having the appearance of An avulsion fracture is sometimes called a pseudo jones fracture. |
| pseudohermaphrodite | Having internal reproductive organs of one sex and external sexual characteristics of the other sex Jabalia has a higher than average rate of male pseudohermaphrodite births. |
| pseudohermaphroditic | Having internal reproductive organs of one sex and external sexual characteristics of the other sex |
| pseudonymous | Bearing or identified by an assumed (often pen) name Pseudonymous bosch is the narrator of the story. |
| pseudoperipteral | Having columniation completely circling an area of the structure Hexastyle pseudoperipteral roman temple on high podium reached by steps. |
| pseudoprostyle | Marked by columniation having free columns in a portico only across the opening to the structure |
| pseudoscientific | Based on theories and methods erroneously regarded as scientific Non significant pseudoscientific rot. |
| psychedelic | Producing distorted sensory perceptions and feelings or altered states of awareness or sometimes states resembling psychosis He subsequently favoured psychedelic material to the displeasure of the crowd. |
| psychiatric | Relating to or used in or engaged in the practice of psychiatry The hospital is the only publicly operated psychiatric hospital in the state. |
| psychiatrical | Relating to or used in or engaged in the practice of psychiatry |
| psychic | Affecting or influenced by the human mind A young lady with the psychic ability of clairvoyance. |
| psychical | Outside the sphere of physical science She is a researcher and educator on the subject of psychical phenomena. |
| psychoactive | Affecting the mind or mood or other mental processes They’re technically psychoactive. |
| psychogenetic | Of or relating to the psychological cause of a disorder |
| psychogenic | Of or relating to the psychological cause of a disorder It is also known as psychogenic urinary retention. |
| psychokinetic | Moving an object without apparent use of physical means He has psychokinetic powers and can teleport. |
| psycholinguistic | Of or relating to the psychology of language We then use the left right centering algorithm to see if two psycholinguistic claims on cf list ranking will actually improve pronoun resolution accuracy. |
| psychological | Mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature The first explored the psychological and social functions of dress. |
| psychometric | Of or relating to psychometrics Psychometric testing and evaluation. |
| psychomotor | Of or relating to or characterizing mental events that have motor consequences or vice versa Psychomotor retardation is a sign that occurs in depression. |
| psychoneurotic | Affected with emotional disorder Psychoneurotic theories posit repressed needs as the source of stuttering. |
| psychopathic | Suffering from an undiagnosed mental disorder We don’t know that the killer was psychopathic. |
| psychopathologic | Suffering from an undiagnosed mental disorder |
| psychopathological | Suffering from an undiagnosed mental disorder It’s the psychopathological side ofwikipedia. |
| psychopharmacological | Of or relating to psychopharmacology Little is known about the psychopharmacological effects of isoproscaline. |
| psychosexual | Of or relating to the mental or emotional attitudes about sexuality The concept fits his theory of psychosexual development. |
| psychosomatic | Used of illness or symptoms resulting from neurosis And psychosomatic illness is not a differential. |
| psychotic | Characteristic of or suffering from psychosis The vandalism here is rampant, almost to the point of psychotic. |
| psychotropic | Affecting the mind or mood or other mental processes Sildenafil for psychotropic induced sexual dysfunction. |
| pteridological | Of or relating to the study of ferns |
| ptolemaic | Of or relating to the geocentric ptolemaic system Ptolemaic is the adjective formed from the name ptolemy. |
| puberulent | Covered with fine soft hairs or down The flower bracts are broadly ovate in shape with puberulent hairs and shiny. |
| pubescent | Having arrived at the onset of puberty (the age at which sex glands become functional) but not yet fully mature Clearly, the older of these boys are pubescent. |
| pubic | Relating or near the pubis It is sometimes referred to as pubic topiary . |
| public | Not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole The general public is never outraged when people denounce racism or racialism. |
| public-spirited | Showing unselfish interest in the public welfare Bella, his second wife, is a free spirited hedonist. |
| publicised | Made known; especially made widely known Organising efforts are not widely publicised. |
| publishable | Suitable for publication A blog is not a publishable source. |
| pucka | Absolutely first class and genuine Patches of few pucka cemented houses seem to protrude out of the clay houses. |
| puckish | Naughtily or annoyingly playful He is a hulking giant with a puckish personality. |
| puddingheaded | Stupid and confused- isaac sterne |
| pudendal | Of or relating to or near the pudendum The pudendal nerve controls the muscles of the bowels and bladder. |
| pudgy | Short and plump Patrick, a pudgy boy, took the dollar. |
| puerile | Of or characteristic of a child The writing sounds puerile to my ears. |
| puerperal | Relating to or connected with or occurring at the time of childbirth or shortly following, or to the woman who has just given birth Historical mortality rates of puerperal fever. |
| puff | Gathered for protruding fullness A small puff can be inhaled as a method of gauging the strength of the heroin. |
| puffed | Gathered for protruding fullness Puff daddy created the concept of the album’s intro. |
| puffy | Abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas Meanwhile puffy nipples are appreciated worldwide. |
| pug-faced | Having the flat wrinkled face of a pug dog Equipoise faced stronger fields, too. |
| pugilistic | Of or relating to pugilism or pugilists The star has maintained a more pugilistic pose since diana’s death. |
| pugnacious | Tough and callous by virtue of experience Two pugnacious lions of the battle field. |
| puissant | Powerful The people had puissant voice. |
| pukka | Absolutely first class and genuine A pukka may be elaborately decorated in contrast to a kachcha . semi pukka. |
| pulchritudinous | Used of persons only; having great physical beauty |
| pulmonary | Relating to or affecting the lungs The cause of death was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. |
| pulmonic | Relating to or affecting the lungs Pulmonic regurgitation is seldom clinically significant. |
| pulpy | Like a pulp or overripe; not having stiffness Roots are thick, massive, and pulpy. |
| pulseless | Appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse Much work has been devoted to development of low pulse or pulseless pumps. |
| pulverised | Consisting of fine particles The coal fed into the boilers was pulverised by a babcock and ilcox pulveriser. |
| punctilious | Marked by precise accordance with details I assure you not all of us are punctilious copy editors. |
| punctual | Acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed Is it punctual and prompt |
| puncturable | Capable of being punctured A fluid port of the container is closed by a puncturable seal. |
| punctureless | Being without punctures or incapable of being punctured |
| pungent | Strong and sharp The dorsal and pectoral fin spines are strong and pungent. |
| punic | Tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the carthaginians by the romans The battle of the metaurus was the decisive battle of the second punic war. |
| punishable | Liable to or deserving punishment And treason was punishable by death. |
| punitive | Inflicting punishment Punitive measures will be given to the criminals. |
| punitory | Inflicting punishment I just think that this block was much too punitory in nature. |
| punk | Of very poor quality; flimsy They adopted the trappings of punk. |
| puny | Inferior in strength or significance Still, the bird is pretty puny. |
| pupal | Of the insects in the chrysalis (cocoon) or post larval stage The pupal period lasts seven days. |
| pupillary | Of or relating to the pupil of the eye This is known as the pupillary reflex. |
| puppyish | Characteristic of a puppy |
| puppylike | Characteristic of a puppy |
| puranic | Of or relating to the purana Puranic cosmography divides our earth into seven concentric islands, viz. |
| purblind | Having greatly reduced vision |
| purchasable | Available for purchase This is a purchasable guitar in the video game. |
| pure | Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; Pure white is to relieve anxiety and feelings of uneasiness. |
| pureblood | Having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal Making the pureblood opinion the dominant opinion. |
| pureblooded | Having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal The native folk of ull are more or less pureblooded baklunish. |
| purebred | Bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain The pretentions of purebred dog promoters are bad enough. |
| purest | In a state of sexual virginity It is usually made of silk and white symbolising the pure heart of the giver. |
| purgative | Strongly laxative She believed that punishment after death was purgative, not punitive. |
| purgatorial | Serving to purge or rid of sin |
| puritanic | Morally rigorous and strict |
| puritanical | Morally rigorous and strict She lives in a puritanical society. |
| purple | Excessively elaborate or showily expressed The mix of red, black, blue, and purple was disconcerting. |
| purplish | Of a color intermediate between red and blue By the late ’70s, canvas often gave way to boxy plywood structures, encrusted with dark, purplish monochromes flecked with brighter underlying shades. |
| purposeful | Serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goal The statement must also be purposeful and relevant to the article. |
| purposeless | Serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being Further negotiations on such terms would be purposeless. |
| purposive | Having a purpose Humans are purposive producers. |
| purse-proud | Proud or arrogant because of your wealth (especially in the absence of other distinction) The police search her purse and find the real ring. |
| pursuant | In conformance to or agreement with I just dropped by pursuant to the rfc. |
| pursy | Breathing laboriously or convulsively |
| purulent | Containing pus Purulent sputum is that containing, or consisting of, pus. |
| pushful | Marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative |
| pushy | Marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative The man was getting quite pushy. |
| pusillanimous | Lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful You’re so pusillanimous and coward. |
| pussy | Containing pus Only if you’re a nanny state pussy. |
| pustulate | Blemished by imperfections of the skin |
| put-up | Planned secretly The girl put her thumb up. |
| putative | Purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds Both tests failed to confirm the existence of the putative code. |
| putdownable | Poorly written and not entertaining |
| putrefacient | Causing or promoting bacterial putrefaction |
| putrefactive | Causing or promoting bacterial putrefaction |
| putrefiable | Liable to decay or spoil or become putrid |
| putrescent | Becoming putrid She knows how to handle putrescent leftovers. |
| putrescible | Liable to decay or spoil or become putrid Material that is subject to putrefaction is called putrescible. |
| putrid | In an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor- somerset maugham There was a horrible, putrid smell in the air. |
| puzzled | Filled with bewilderment I’m puzzled by your prolix comment in the edit summary. |
| puzzling | Not clear to the understanding This was the puzzling thing about the table. |
| pyaemic | Of or relating to pyemia |
| pycnotic | Of or relating to or exhibiting pyknosis |
| pyemic | Of or relating to pyemia |
| pyknic | Having a squat and fleshy build |
| pyknotic | Of or relating to or exhibiting pyknosis. The gill may have thickened lamellae, and the liver may have pyknotic nuclei. |
| pyloric | Relating to or near the pylorus. It is used to treat hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. |
| pyogenic | Producing pus. A pyogenic liver abscess is a type of liver abscess caused by bacteria. |
| pyramidal | Resembling a pyramid. Square pyramidal molecular geometry. |
| pyramidic | Resembling a pyramid |
| pyramidical | Resembling a pyramid. It is a pyramidical mountain with a height of about 4,660 m. |
| pyrectic | Having or causing fever |
| pyretic | Causing fever. The product has anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic activities. |
| pyrochemical | Of or relating to or produced by chemical reactions at high temperatures |
| pyroelectric | Relating to or exhibiting pyroelectricity. The pyroelectric effect is also present in both bone and tendon. |
| pyroelectrical | Relating to or exhibiting pyroelectricity |
| pyrogallic | Of or relating to pyrogallol |
| pyrogenetic | Produced by or producing fever |
| pyrogenic | Produced under conditions involving intense heat. This material is non toxic, non hemolytic, and non pyrogenic. |
| pyrogenous | Produced under conditions involving intense heat |
| pyrographic | Of or relating to or produced by pyrography |
| pyroligneous | Of a substance produced by the effect of heat on wood, especially by destructive distillation |
| pyrolignic | Of a substance produced by the effect of heat on wood, especially by destructive distillation |
| pyrolytic | Resulting from pyrolysis Pyrolytic graphite is a preferred grid material. |
| pyrotechnic | Of or relating to the craft of making fireworks His approach was prolix, pyrotechnic, dramatic and joyous. |
| pyrrhic | Of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans) If ever there was a ‘pyrrhic’ victory for Ramesses, this would be it. |
| Pythagorean | Of or relating to Pythagoras or his geometry The proof relies on the Pythagorean theorem. |
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