Adjectives that start with ‘S’ are numerous. Want to make your speech Sophisticated and Splendid? Here’s our selection of words – click here and you can surely find a good one!
sabahan | Of or pertaining to sabah or its people Sabah also has its own unique sabahan slangs for many words in malay. |
sabbatarian | Pertaining to the sabbath and its observance But the strict sabbatarian doctrine spreads. |
sabbatic | Of or relating to the sabbath A google search turns up all kinds of references to the term sabbatic. |
sabbatical | Of or relating to sabbatical leave The sabbatical officers are generally trustees of the students’ union. |
sabertoothed | Having teeth that resemble sabers |
sabine | Of or relating to or characteristic of the sabines Sabine, however, refused to be drawn into the controversy. |
sable | Of a dark somewhat brownish black Another name for a shaded sable is a tri factored sable and white. |
saccadic | Of or related to the rapid movement of the eyes between points of fixation Saccadic oscillations facilitate ocular perfusion from the avian pecten. |
saccharine | Overly sweet That doesn’t mean that workers need to be saccharine sweet and never disagree. |
sacculate | Formed with or having saclike expansions Some species have a gelatinous fruiting body or a sacculate parenthesome. |
sacculated | Formed with or having saclike expansions |
sacerdotal | Associated with the priesthood or priests The reverend received the sacerdotal ordination on 15 march 1919. |
saclike | Shaped like a pouch |
sacral | Of or relating to sacred rites Other sources include a category vagal and sacral . |
sacramental | Of or relating to or involving a sacrament Related is the sacramental character of catholic doctrine. |
sacred | Worthy of religious veneration The church was sacred to the baptists. |
sacrificeable | May be deliberately sacrificed to achieve an objective |
sacrificial | Used in or connected with a sacrifice In effect, the corrosion is transferred to the sacrificial anode. |
sacrilegious | Grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred My performance is neither anti christian, sacrilegious or blasphemous. |
sacrosanct | Must be kept sacred The placement and distribution of some has never been sacrosanct. |
sad | Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness- christina rossetti She looks solemn and sad. |
sadder | Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness- christina rossetti The story is quite sad and tragic. |
sadducean | Of or relating to the sadducees Others claim there was a separate sadducean and pharisaic sanhedrin. |
sadistic | Deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from inflicting pain on another Each death is lovingly detailed to heighten the sadistic effect. |
sadomasochistic | Of or relating to sadomasochism Sadomasochistic desires, however, seem to form at a variety of ages. |
safe | Secure from risk He keeps talon to keep him safe. |
safer | Secure from risk Pyromania is simply a safe love of fire. |
safest | Financially sound It is always safe, effectual, and guarantees womens’ salvation. |
sagacious | Skillful in statecraft or management Dangis are prosperous, reputed and sagacious people. |
sage | Having wisdom that comes with age and experience Thorn is the eldest of the clan and considered a sage. |
sagittal | Located in a plane that is parallel to the central plane of the sagittal suture The sagittal suture joins together the two parietal bones of skull. |
sagittate | Like an arrow head without flaring base lobes The leaves of the species in this genus are upward pointing and sagittate. |
sagittiform | Like an arrow head without flaring base lobes |
saharan | Of or relating to or located in the sahara desert If nubia is sub saharan then sub saharan africa had civilization before europe. |
sainted | Marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint Seraphim would not be sainted and that it would damage fr. |
saintlike | Marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint No,i just said that you’re this incredibly perfect saintlike saint. |
saintly | Marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint The doctrine of saintly intercession goes back to the earliest church. |
salable | Capable of being sold; fit for sale The parcel will yield 216 condo units with net salable floor space of about 400,000 square feet. |
salacious | Suggestive of or tending to moral looseness You should leave the salacious rumors to them. |
salamandriform | Shaped like a salamander |
salaried | For which money is paid He has a salaried daily surgery. |
saleable | Capable of being sold; fit for sale Hdil’s total land reserves comprise approximately of saleable area. |
salient | Represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward) The scan is legible for the salient parts of the article. |
salientian | Relating to frogs and toads |
saliferous | Containing or yielding salt |
saline | Containing salt The waters of the river are naturally saline. |
salivary | Of or relating to saliva Minor salivary glands on the tongue secrete the amylase. |
sallow | Unhealthy looking Asians were sallow, avaricious and easily distracted. |
salmon | Of orange tinged with pink The color of this salmon is special. |
salt | Painful or bitter- shakespeare I added salt in my dish. |
salted | Painful or bitter- shakespeare What’s the difference between the salt and the powder |
saltish | Somewhat salty I guess you could remove the word ‘saltish’ from the article. |
saltlike | Resembling a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal |
salty | Containing or filled with salt This created a malodorous salty marsh similar to that at booterstown marsh. |
salubrious | Promoting health; healthful- c.b.davis Anaimalai is well known for its salubrious climate. |
salutary | Tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health This ought to be a salutary lesson for us all. |
salvadoran | Of or relating to or characteristic of el salvador or its people He decided to become a salvadoran citizen. |
salvadorean | Of or relating to or characteristic of el salvador or its people Salvadorean literature as such began in the second half of the 19th century. |
salvageable | Capable of being saved from ruin But he’s notable, and there is content there that is salvageable. |
salverform | Of or concerning a gamopetalous that has a slender tube and an abruptly expanded tip Their cup shaped, solitary, salverform flowers taper off into a narrow tube. |
salvific | Pertaining to the power of salvation or redemption At first, no messianism and salvific univocal strategy. |
same | Equal in amount or value Socialism and communism are similar but not the same. |
samoan | Of or relating to samoa or its people or language or culture It is known to the samoan people as the finale. |
sanative | Tending to cure or restore to health |
sanctimonious | Excessively or hypocritically pious It’s deemed to be patronising, sanctimonious and totally objectionable. |
sanctionative | Implying sanction or serving to sanction |
sandaled | Shod with sandals |
sandalled | Shod with sandals A sin is only if we don’t exterminate this bunch of sandalled peasant valachs. |
sandlike | Resembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in sandy areas Once opened, the sandlike chemicals can be alluring to children. |
sandpapery | Having the abrasive texture of sandpaper Some of us like the sandpapery heat, thankye verymuch. |
sandy | Of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown The sandy soil of the region is not fertile. |
sane | Marked by sound judgment It’s the only sane way of organising the project. |
sanguinary | Marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed-g.w.johnson The exchange would turn very sanguinary for us in israel. |
sanguine | Inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life Individuals with sanguine temperaments are extroverted and social. |
sanguineous | Inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life Also, genius, the word sanguine means cheerfully optimistic. |
sanious | Of or resembling or characterized by ichor or sanies |
sanitary | Free from filth and pathogens After the treatment, the liquids filter into the sanitary sewer. |
sanitised | Made sanitary You, on the other hand, want a sanitised, insipid version of the truth. |
sanitized | Made sanitary Less sanitized version here….. |
sapid | Full of flavor |
sapiens | Of or relating to or characteristic of homo sapiens Homo sapiens are a species of human. |
sapient | Acutely insightful and wise Eventually, the species becomes sapient. |
sapiential | Characterized by wisdom, especially the wisdom of god Being sapiential and clever are different. |
sapless | Destitute of sap and other vital juices; dry- norman mailer He stated, let’s not burn a forest for a sapless stub . |
saponaceous | Resembling or having the qualities of soap |
saponified | Converted into soap Oleic acid does not usually act as a surfactant unless it is saponified. |
saporous | Full of flavor |
sapphic | A meter used by sappho and named after her In any case it did not effect a cult of sapphic marie lamballe ites. |
sapphire | Of something having the color of a blue sapphire One application of synthetic sapphire is sapphire glass. |
sapphirine | Made of or resembling sapphire Sapphirine is a mineral noted for being found in the dome rock mountains. |
sappy | Abounding in sap Salon.com later described the song as a sappy duet . |
saprobic | Living in or being an environment rich in organic matter but lacking oxygen Taxa have a widespread distribution and are saprobic, on herbivore dung. |
saprophagous | Feeding on dead or decaying animal matter Some species are saprophagous or fungivorous. |
saprophytic | Feeding on dead or decaying organic matter The second principle is to promote saprophytic fungi in the environment. |
saprozoic | Feeding on dead or decaying animal matter |
sarawakian | Of or relating to sarawak or its people In fact, most est malaysian do not understand sarawakian conversation. |
sarcastic | Expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds Sami’s style of comedy is often described as sarcastic and acerbic. |
sarcoid | Of or relating to or resembling flesh Association of bovine papillomavirus with the equine sarcoid. |
sarcolemmal | Of or relating to the sarcolemma |
sarcolemmic | Of or relating to sarcolemma |
sarcolemnous | Of or relating to sarcolemma |
sarcosomal | Of or relating to sarcosomes |
sardinian | Of or relating to or characteristic of sardinia or its people or its language This was a direct continuation of the sardinian lira. |
sardonic | Disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking- frank schoenberner- irwin edman It was also full of sardonic satire on human behavior. |
sartorial | Of or relating to the sartorius muscle This is the list of types of sartorial hijab. |
sassy | Improperly forward or bold She’s sassy, cynical, prone to violence. |
satanic | Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell Treating survivors of satanic abuse. |
satellite | Surrounding and dominated by a central authority or power All of the satellite signals are modulated with the l1 carrier. |
satiable | Capable of being sated |
satiate | Supplied (especially fed) to satisfaction Perhaps a mathematical solution is inadequate to satiate my animal brain. |
satiated | Supplied (especially fed) to satisfaction This is a justification which is enough to satiate a feminist. |
satiny | Having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light Underside purplish brown with a smooth satiny lustre. |
satiric | Exposing human folly to ridicule He also wrote satiric essays and dramatic criticism. |
satirical | Exposing human folly to ridicule He provided running commentary of a satirical nature. |
satisfactory | Giving satisfaction Progression of the article was satisfactory. |
satisfiable | Capable of being sated On the contrary, non modular constraint may not be satisfiable. |
satisfied | Filled with satisfaction The calculable problems made the scientist satisfied. |
satisfying | Providing freedom from worry But having the star on the page is satisfying enough. |
saturated | Used especially of organic compounds; having all available valence bonds filled The clothes is saturated with water. |
saturnine | Showing a brooding ill humor- bruce bli The old man lives in the saturnine apartment. |
satyric | Of or relating to or having the characteristics of a satyr He also attended to satyric, marital and folklore poetry. |
satyrical | Of or relating to or having the characteristics of a satyr The original content was derived from a satyrical article on the internet. |
saucy | Improperly forward or bold He was the guy who married the saucy girl. |
saudi | Of or relating to saudi arabia or its people The terrorists impersonate members of the saudi state police. |
saurian | Of or relating to lizards It is described as being saurian in appearance. |
saute | Fried quickly in a little fat Saute onions and tomatoes in the cooking oil. |
sauteed | Fried quickly in a little fat It is good steamed, sauteed, or simmered mushrooms. |
savage | Marked by extreme and violent energy Music has charms to soothe the savage beast. |
saved | Guarded from injury or destruction Can the world be saved |
saving | Bringing about salvation or redemption from sin Greenpeace is also about saving the whales. |
savorless | Lacking taste or flavor or tang |
savory | Pleasing to the sense of taste I’m surprised the flavors listed in the article are all savory. |
savourless | Lacking taste or flavor or tang |
savoury | Morally wholesome or acceptable Great job on saving this savory delectable from an unsavory deletion |
saxatile | Growing on or living among rocks |
saxicoline | Growing on or living among rocks |
saxicolous | Growing on or living among rocks In the wild, all fascicularias are either terrestrial or saxicolous. |
saxon | Of or relating to or characteristic of the early saxons or anglo-saxons and their descendents (especially the english or lowland scots) and their language The confessor was actually the third saxon king by the name of edward. |
scabby | Covered with scabs The exanthem became rough and scabby where there was no ulceration. |
scabrous | Rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf He is not very scabrous. |
scalable | Capable of being scaled; possible to scale Good training works and is scalable. |
scalar | Of or relating to a musical scale For example, if phi is a scalar, it could be a scalar fermion with no problem. |
scaleless | Destitute of scales The body of the lumpsucker is scaleless and covered with small lumps. |
scalelike | Reduced to a small appressed thing that resembles a scale The skin of the worm tegument is heavily covered with scalelike spines. |
scalene | Of or relating to any of the scalene muscles For buttress threads, the triangle is scalene. |
scaley | Having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles Most of the fossils support a scaley tyrannosaurus. |
scalic | Of or related to a musical scale |
scalloped | Having a margin with rounded scallops Its commonly known as the ‘scalloped spreadwing’. |
scaly | Rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf It is whitish and scaly and brittle. |
scandalmongering | Typical of tabloids Not my problem this person is notable for scandalmongering. |
scandalous | Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation- thackeray It is scandalous and the prosecution has been turbid. |
scandent | Used especially of plants; having a tendency to climb Most are erect ground ferns or scandent epiphytes that start from the ground. |
scandinavian | Of or relating to scandinavia or its peoples or cultures Scandinavian classical composer and artist. |
scant | Less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so I’m shocked at the scant coverage of the five nations championship. |
scanty | Lacking in amplitude or quantity The town gets scanty rainfall during the monsoon. |
scaphoid | Shaped like a boat Scaphoid, lunar and central are distinct. |
scapose | Resembling or consisting of a scape; having a bare leafless stalk growing directly from the ground It comprises about 15 species of annual scapose herbs. |
scapular | Relating to or near the shoulder blade A number of saints have been associated with the rosary and the scapular. |
scapulohumeral | Relating to the shoulder blade and upper arm bone Helps to raise the shoulder, also involved in moving the scapulohumeral joint. |
scarce | Deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand In the depression of 1877, jobs were scarce in kamloops. |
scarcer | Deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand By spring 1862, food was scarce and some members were becoming discontented. |
scarecrowish | Resembling a scarecrow in being thin and ragged |
scared | Made afraid Are you not scared of quietus |
scarlet | Of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies The vivid scarlet of the italian miniaturists is unique. |
scarred | Blemished by injury or rough wear It will not improve the appearance of scarred skin, nor minimize the scars. |
scary | Provoking fear terror The silence at home is deafening and scary. |
scathing | Marked by harshly abusive criticism It has been scathing in its criticism of the patriot act. |
scatological | Dealing pruriently with excrement and excretory functions At this point you are either being scatological, or trolling. |
scatterbrained | Guided by whim and fancy He is also extremely selfish and sometimes scatterbrained and clueless. |
scattered | Lacking orderly continuity I scattered seeds in my garden. |
scattershot | Covering a wide range in a haphazard way Scattershot is the aggressive and argumentative leader of the technobots. |
scatty | Lost in thought; showing preoccupation Scatty is millenia old, but does not look a day over seventeen. |
scenic | Of or relating to the stage or stage scenery The scenic beauty of the place exudes romance. |
scentless | Lacking the sense of smell Its wide yellow flowers is scentless. |
sceptered | Invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter By the time secret service hit the sceptered isle, the conquest was history. |
sceptical | Marked by or given to doubt I am sceptical of the reliability of these data. |
sceptred | Invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter |
schematic | Represented in simplified or symbolic form The central focus of this schematic was the context. |
schismatic | Of or relating to or involved in or characteristic of schism Schismatic is a completely legitimate word. |
schismatical | Of or relating to or involved in or characteristic of schism All schismatical acts don’t produce a schism, but ed says there is a schism. |
schizoid | Marked by withdrawal and inability to form close relationships This is the counter disorder to schizoid challenges. |
schizophrenic | Of or relating to or characteristic of schizophrenia The schizophrenic nature of the godless communists again. |
schmaltzy | Effusively or insincerely emotional And he could be as sentimental and schmaltzy as a neil simon play. |
schmalzy | Effusively or insincerely emotional |
scholarly | Characteristic of scholars or scholarship It would be the backing of a scholarly source. |
scholastic | Of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of scholasticism It also shows the poor scholastic ability of some students. |
schoolboyish | Befitting or characteristic of a young boy The original article was very schoolboyish. |
schoolgirlish | Befitting or characteristic of a young girl |
schoolwide | Occurring or extending throughout a school This show consists of the morning announcements schoolwide. |
sciatic | Relating to or caused by or afflicted with sciatica Migration of proteins along the axons of the sciatic nerve. |
scientific | Conforming with the principles or methods used in science The scientific history of radium is beautiful. |
scintillant | Having brief brilliant points or flashes of light Colibri de scintillant, as said in the article, looks just wrong to me. |
scintillating | Marked by high spirits or excitement Scintillating scotoma is a common visual aura in migraine. |
sciolistic | Showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish |
sclerosed | Relating to or having sclerosis; hardened |
sclerotic | Relating to or having sclerosis; hardened Some fossil skeletons have preserved sclerotic rings. |
scopal | Of or relating to scope The type scopal mod phrase bears no such constraint. |
scorbutic | Of or relating to or having or resembling scurvy In his experiment he divided twelve scorbutic sailors into six groups. |
scorching | Hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface The two giant banyan trees act as a shield from scorching sun. |
scoreless | Having no points scores The game was a scoreless tie at halftime. |
scornful | Expressing extreme contempt As you know, he can also be very haughty, petty and scornful. |
scotch | Of or relating to or characteristic of scotland or its people or culture or its english dialect or gaelic language The company describe their whisky as the most distinctive of scotch whisky. |
scotomatous | Relating to scotoma |
scots | Of or relating to or characteristic of scotland or its people or culture or its english dialect or gaelic language Scart rock off the island is named from the scots for a cormorant. |
scottish | Of or relating to or characteristic of scotland or its people or culture or its english dialect or gaelic language It is insulting to both the scottish and the welsh. |
scoundrelly | Lacking principles or scruples – w.m. thackaray |
scrabbly | Sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush |
scraggly | Lacking neatness or order A man with a seriously scraggly beard pulls at the bandana on his head, looks around vaguely, a pronouncement forming in his head. |
scraggy | Being very thin I looked for a circular path, but the entire area was kinda bare and scraggy. |
scrappy | Full of fighting spirit The vocab added is somewhat scrappy. |
scratchy | Causing abrasion Why does your voice go pitchy and scratchy when you are sick |
scrawny | Being very thin Every now and then, i enjoy fattening up a scrawny little stub. |
screaky | Having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge |
screechy | Having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge And gilbert gottfried always talks in this irritating, screechy kind of voice. |
screwball | Foolish; totally unsound It was also known as the screwball design. |
screwy | Not behaving normally It’s the seacoast that seems to be screwy. |
scrimpy | Deficient in amount or quality or extent |
scrimy | Dirty and disgusting- al hine |
scriptural | Written or relating to writing Moreover, one could debate the scriptural consistency of the message. |
scrivened | Copied in handwriting |
scrofulous | Having a diseased appearance resembling scrofula- farley mowat |
scrotal | Relating to or having or lying within a scrotum Gonads should be removed if scrotal placement is impossible. |
scrub | Not selectively bred Denser woodland and scrub occupies much of the rest of the site. |
scrubbed | Not selectively bred The species occurs in deciduous forests and scrub. |
scrubby | Sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush This species is found in woodland and scrubby areas. |
scruffy | Shabby and untidy- mark twain Birds’ scruffy pinions are only temporary. |
scrumptious | Extremely pleasing to the sense of taste Um pickle jelly tastes very good and scrumptious. |
scrupulous | Characterized by extreme care and great effort Second, he paid scrupulous attention to the materials he used. |
sculptural | Resembling sculpture The sculptural group and its setting. |
sculpturesque | Resembling sculpture |
scummy | Covered with scum If you neglect a pool it will get moldy and scummy and rank. |
scurfy | Rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf The centre of mature fruiting bodies is noticeably scurfy, or scaly. |
scurrilous | Expressing offensive reproach His personal and scurrilous writings involved him in many quarrels. |
scurvy | Of the most contemptible kind A lime adds to the taste and helps prevent scurvy. |
scythian | Of or relating to the ancient scythians or their culture or language The scythian social structure was much decentralized. |
seaborne | Conveyed by sea I was mainly interested in the seaborne landings and logistics. |
seafaring | Used on the high seas He was self educated while engaged in seafaring. |
seagirt | Surrounded or enclosed by the sea But probably only in seagirt states do the insects go by the name buckeye flies. |
seagoing | Used on the high seas The seagoing people of indonesia are mostly the bugis. |
sealed | Determined irrevocably Although the doors were sealed, the bunker itself was not hermetically sealed. |
seamanlike | Characteristic of or befitting a seaman; indicating competent seamanship |
seamanly | Characteristic of or befitting a seaman; indicating competent seamanship |
seamed | Having or joined by a seam or seams But at the time, the idea of blocking undiscussed reverts seamed ok… |
seamless | Perfectly consistent and coherent It also provide the seamless connectivity across the heterogeneous network. |
seamy | Showing a seam Now, i’ll be your guide to another seamy, amoral underworld. |
sear | Having lost all moisture The solenoid uses a push rod to actuate the sear in this system. |
searching | Diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation We are searching for the originals of the painting. |
seared | Having lost all moisture Another spring is provided to urge the sear toward the post. |
searing | Having lost all moisture Working in batches to avoid crowding the pan, sear the meat on all sides until well browned, about 3 minutes. |
seasick | Experiencing motion sickness The seasick incoming troops literally thought they were hallucinating. |
seasonable | In keeping with the season Paddy, wheat and seasonable vegetables are the main crops. |
seasonal | Occurring at or dependent on a particular season Rainfall was seasonal, alternating between semiarid, and mesic conditions. |
seasoned | Rendered competent through trial and experience The capybara meat is dried and salted, then shredded and seasoned. |
seaward | Coming from the sea toward the land On the seaward side were the refreshment rooms of mr h matthews. |
seaworthy | Fit for a sea voyage Both ships were still seaworthy after the incident. |
sebaceous | Containing an unusual amount of grease or oil I just spotted you’d done the same to integument and sebaceous gland too. |
sec | Moderately dry Regarding sweetness, the triple sec provides the sweetness. |
secluded | Providing privacy or seclusion Greer spring may be the most secluded and undisturbed big spring in the ozarks. |
second | Coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude The work on the second prototype’s aerodynamic body started. |
second-by-second | A part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first He then set to work to extricate a second man, who was found to be dead. |
second-year | Used of the second year in united states high school or college Cornucopia day takes place every year on the second saturday in august. |
secondary | Inferior in rank or status The book is the secondary source. |
secondhand | Previously used or owned by another One is a secondhand imported from the uk. |
secret | The next to highest level of official classification for documents Appropriation is precisely the secret of conversation. |
secretarial | Of or relating to a secretary or to a secretary’s work His secretarial career was ended by the great cultural revolution. |
secretive | Inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information The work of the submarine miner was secretive, technical and dangerous. |
secretory | Of or relating to or producing a secretion These two inputs regulate the secretory activity of the pancreas. |
sectarian | Of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects The divided clergy of chauntea is sectarian by nature. |
sectional | Consisting of or divided into sections It was the tough sectional final losses. |
sectorial | Relating to or resembling a sector The lower third premolar is sectorial. |
secular | Not concerned with or devoted to religion, They have also argued that secular humanism leads to permissiveness. |
secure | Free from fear or doubt; easy in mind The househusband helped the couple secure their new home. |
sedate | Dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises Scotland coach is having a more sedate moment as he watches from the stands at the millennium stadium. |
sedative | Tending to soothe or tranquilize The dogs collapsed from the sedative. |
sedentary | Requiring sitting or little activity The effects of this sedentary lifestyle crept up on me. |
sedgelike | Resembling rush or sedge |
sedgy | Covered with sedges (grasslike marsh plants) |
sedimentary | Resembling or containing or formed by the accumulation of sediment Sedimentology includes the study of sedimentary processes and sedimentary rocks. |
seditious | Arousing to action or rebellion If the latter, it was a seditious libel. |
seductive | Tending to entice into a desired action or state Is the rotary engine a truly seductive concept |
sedulous | Marked by care and persistent effort The man is sedulous to get what he wants. |
see-through | So thin as to transmit light You almost have to squint to see things through the grain and the mist. |
seeable | Capable of being seen; or open to easy view |
seedless | Lacking seeds This is the method used to create seedless watermelons, for instance. |
seedy | Somewhat ill or prone to illness He earned two dollars but gave it to a seedy beggar. |
seeing | Having vision, not blind Seeing it, the woman reappeared from the sprouts. |
seeming | Appearing as such but not necessarily so The image in the esterhazy article does bother me, seeming out of place. |
seemly | According with custom or propriety Poring over ip addresses just isn’t seemly. |
segmental | Having the body divided into successive metameres or segments, as in earthworms or lobsters Segmental nature of the choroidal vasculature. |
seismal | Subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration |
seismic | Subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration These are the spatiotemporal patterns of seismic and volcanic activity. |
seismologic | Of or concerned with seismology |
seismological | Of or concerned with seismology Articles covering geographic areas of seismological interest. |
select | Of superior grade Select the files you want to add. |
selected | Chosen in preference to another The conditions in the scenario is selected carefully. |
selective | Characterized by very careful or fastidious selection Admittance to the university of maryland has become highly selective. |
self | Relating to–of or by or to or from or for–the self I detest pomposity and self interest. |
self-absorbed | Absorbed in your own interests or thoughts etc He returned home on the croft, but he became mute, sullen and self absorbed. |
self-appointed | Designated or chosen by yourself We believe in self control, self discipline, humbleness and loyalty. |
self-assured | Showing poise and confidence in your own worth He assured me that he can handle this problem well. |
self-confessed | Owned up to At this moment, alex walked in and regretfully confessed the truth. |
self-confident | Showing poise and confidence in your own worth She always appears confident, and very lissom. |
self-conscious | Aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being and actions and thoughts- d.m.potter Only conscious entities can delve into the realms of the conscious. |
self-contained | In full control of your faculties The article contained the statement. |
self-deprecating | Conscious of your own shortcomings What prompted the self immolation |
self-destructive | Dangerous to yourself or your interests The second hurricane was the most destructive. |
self-employed | Working for yourself We believe in self control, self discipline, humbleness and loyalty. |
self-governing | Not controlled by outside forces The convention is the ultimate governing body of the union. |
self-imposed | Voluntarily assumed or endured Why should spoliation sanctions be imposed |
self-indulgent | Indulgent of your own appetites and desires- havelock ellis Nathan took an indulgent attitude toward the young kid. |
self-proclaimed | Proclaimed to be or described as such by oneself, without endorsement by others The emperor proclaimed that i enrich the state. |
self-reliant | Free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment The third sentence is reliant of the first two sentences. |
self-respecting | Having or showing self-esteem The current self posits ideas for a future construction of the self. |
self-righteous | Excessively or hypocritically pious This article reeks of self righteous pale academic conformism. |
self-serving | Interested only in yourself I had hated him, everything about his conniving, self serving, obsequious ways. |
self-styled | As claimed by and for yourself often without justification The current self posits ideas for a future construction of the self. |
self-sufficient | Able to provide for your own needs without help from others The amount of accountability is sufficient. |
self-supporting | Financially independent Is the programmer supporting the standard or the language |
selfish | Concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others- maria weston chapman His selfish vacuity is, of course, the point. |
selfless | Showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others Selfless love seeks the good of others. |
selfsame | Being the exact same one; not any other: I was thinking the selfsame thing. |
seljuk | Of or relating to the seljuks This period was ended by the seljuk invasion. |
sellable | Fit to be offered for sale The caterpillars burrow into the fruit, rendering it un sellable. |
semantic | Of or relating to meaning or the study of meaning The locus of the semantic congruity effect in comparitive judgments. |
semestral | Occurring every six months or during every period of six months Students pay a semestral fee to avail of this service. |
semestrial | Occurring every six months or during every period of six months |
semiabstract | Characterized by stylized but recognizable subject matter |
semiannual | Occurring or payable twice each year Shurtleff was a speaker at b’nai shalom’s semiannual conference in april 2010. |
semiaquatic | Having an aquatic early or larval form and a terrestrial adult form A flooded parcel of land 2. used for growing rice and other semiaquatic crops. |
semiarid | Somewhat arid The mountainous areas that are semiarid, but well vegetated. |
semiautobiographical | Of or relating to a work that combines autobiography and fiction The novel is a semiautobiographical refraction of capote’s alabama childhood. |
semiautomatic | Partially automatic So it’s semiautomatic or manual. |
semicentenary | Of or relating to or marking the 50th anniversary |
semicentennial | Of or relating to or marking the 50th anniversary |
semicomatose | In a state of partial coma |
semiconducting | Having characteristics of a semiconductor; that is having electrical conductivity greater than insulators but less than good conductors Chemical separation of metallic and semiconducting s nts. |
semiconductive | Having characteristics of a semiconductor; that is having electrical conductivity greater than insulators but less than good conductors The semiconductive medium is generally of the liquid, gas or gel form. |
semiconscious | Partially conscious; not completely aware of sensations The victim is semiconscious. |
semidark | Partially devoid of light or brightness |
semidetached | Attached on one side only |
semiempirical | Relying to some extent on observation or experiment Ampac is a general purpose semiempirical quantum chemistry program. |
semiformal | Moderately formal; requiring a dinner jacket Each club also has semiformal events and formal dinners and dances. |
semihard | Somewhat hard |
semiliquid | Somewhat liquid A dispenser for semiliquid materials. |
semiliterate | Able to read but not to write Semiliterate is a term used to describe people, not text. |
semilunar | Resembling the new moon in shape Blood is then pumped through the semilunar valve and into the pulmonary artery. |
semimonthly | Occurring twice a month It is published semimonthly and has a circulation of approximately 50,000. |
seminal | Pertaining to or containing or consisting of semen Both were seminal in the study of the composer and his music. |
seminiferous | Bearing or producing seed or semen Seminoma originates in the germinal epithelium of the seminiferous tubules. |
seminude | Partially clothed Lastly, scherzinger has a seminude appearance in the video. |
semiofficial | Having some official authority or sanction Most have at least three official or semiofficial functions. |
semiopaque | Partially opaque |
semiotic | Of or relating to semiotics I’m not saying that there are no historical or semiotic differences. |
semiotical | Of or relating to semiotics |
semiparasitic | Of or relating to plants that are semiparasites |
semipermanent | Relating to or extending over a relatively long time This may be one of the few pages that needs semipermanent protection. |
semipermeable | Selectively permeable The system comprises a semipermeable wall surrounding a compartment. |
semipolitical | Political in some (but not all) aspects |
semiprecious | Used of gemstones having less commercial value than precious stones There are lots of precious and semiprecious stones i prefer to them. |
semiprivate | Confined to a small number of hospital patients |
semipublic | Having some of the features of public institution The residents near the area complained for being a semipublic. |
semirigid | Having a form maintained by a rigid internal structure as well as by internal gas pressure An elevator cab is constructed of a thin, somewhat semirigid skeleton. |
semiskilled | Possessing or requiring limited skills There is an abundance of low cost, semiskilled labour. |
semisoft | Somewhat soft |
semisolid | Partly solid; having a rigidity and viscosity intermediate between a solid and a liquid Axial analyzers are used for solid or semisolid materials. |
semisweet | Having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness It has less sugar and more liquor than semisweet chocolate. |
semisynthetic | Not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially New semisynthetic cephalosporins having antibacterial activity are described. |
semite | Of or relating to or characteristic of semites He is an anti semite and a cult leader. |
semiterrestrial | Chiefly but not exclusively terrestrial |
semitic | Of or relating to or characteristic of semites A fact is neither anti semitic or pro semitic. |
semitransparent | Allowing light to pass through diffusely The slickribbon is a purple, semitransparent wormlike creature up to in length. |
semitropic | Of or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the subtropics The name honored the semitropic fruit company. |
semitropical | Of or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the subtropics The area has a semitropical, semiarid climate. |
semiweekly | Occurring twice a week During this period the program was broadcast semiweekly. |
sempiternal | Having no known beginning and presumably no end |
senecan | Of or relating to or like or in the manner of the roman seneca Cary’s drama belongs to the sub genre of the senecan revenge tragedy. |
senegalese | Of or relating to or characteristic of senegal or its people They play in the top division in senegalese football. |
senescent | Growing old I mean, everyone knows senescent people have wrinkles. |
senile | Mentally or physically infirm with age I thought the pope was getting senile. |
senior | Older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service The senior management of the school is concerned. |
sensate | Having physical sensation Skins are known to be sensate pains. |
sensational | Relating to or concerned in sensation The impact was sensational and immediate. |
sensationalistic | Typical of tabloids It’s sensationalistic journalism. |
senseless | Serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being He led the sgrm to end the senseless killing. |
sensible | Showing reason or sound judgment Glad you married the sane, sensible member of the family. |
sensitised | Having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor) The colour layers are sensitised to their corresponding colours. |
sensitising | Making susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli |
sensitive | Able to feel or perceive The dog is sensitive to tinkle. |
sensorial | Involving or derived from the senses I did an article about the different sensorial materials. |
sensorimotor | Of or relating to the sensory and motor coordination of an organism or to the controlling nerves Different components represent information from different sensorimotor channels. |
sensorineural | Of or relating to the neural process of sensation The encoded protein may play a role in obesity and sensorineural degradation. |
sensory | Of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system The gustatory system is the sensory system for taste. |
sensual | Marked by the appetites and passions of the body The party turns into a wild, sensual debauch. |
sensuous | Taking delight in beauty Imagining is sensuous, and renews human sensation. |
sentential | Of or relating to a sentence Tile reduction decision is reached by examining the whole left context and k symbols to the right of a phrase in a sentential form. |
sententious | Abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing- kathleen barnes The answer might have been sententious. |
sentient | Endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness- t.e.lawrence A shadow is an incorporeal creature of sentient darkness. |
sentimental | Effusively or insincerely emotional It’s not maudlin or sentimental, but it is excitingly inspirational. |
sepaline | Resembling or characteristic of a sepal |
sepaloid | Resembling or characteristic of a sepal |
separable | Capable of being divided or dissociated; Why the income and wealth elasticities are separable |
separate | Independent; not united or joint Adjournment and dissolution are separate things. |
separated | Separated at the joint The crystalline mass and the solution are separated. |
separatist | Having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude The war triggered the separatist movement in russia. |
separative | Indicating that the word marked is separated to a greater or lesser degree rhythmically and grammatically from the word that follows it A wrong sense of race feeds the separative sense of them and us. |
septal | Of or relating to a septum Ventricular septal defect is usually symptomless at birth. |
septate | Of or relating to a septum Septate is a morphological term used in biology in two different instances. |
septic | Containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms Septic arthritis is due to a bacterial infection to the joint. |
septicemic | Characteristic of septicemia Plague meningitis can occur in very rare cases of septicemic plague. |
septrional | Of northern regions; from the seven stars (or seven plowing oxen) of ursa major |
septuple | Having seven units or components |
sepulchral | Gruesomely indicative of death or the dead Besides their sepulchral purpose, the tumuli also served for reconnaissance. |
sequent | In regular succession without gaps It works with variants of the sequent calculus and natural deduction. |
sequential | In regular succession without gaps It keeps the sequential routes, but does the classification thing. |
sequined | Covered with beads or jewels or sequins She is also seen in a floor length sequined black dress with her hair down. |
seraphic | Having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub Peter baptista and soon joined the seraphic order. |
seraphical | Of or relating to an angel of the first order |
serbian | Of or relating to the people or language or culture of the region of serbia I think someone has gone in and inflated the serbian population in the west. |
sere | Having lost all moisture There are different stages in this sere. |
serene | Completely clear and fine The morning after the stormy night was serene and sunny. |
serflike | Like someone in servitude |
serial | In regular succession without gaps The serial opened the tenth anniversary year of the series. |
sericeous | Covered with fine soft hairs or down It is sericeous silky throughout, giving the stem a silvery grey appearance. |
sericultural | Of or relating to sericulture |
seriocomic | Mixing the serious with the comic with comic predominating Lemon skillfully merges dozens of minute details to form a seriocomic mosaic. |
seriocomical | Mixing the serious with the comic with comic predominating |
serious | Causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm Caley was the first to make a serious effort to study the eucalyptus. |
serologic | Of or relating to serology Serologic tests for the detection of human immunodeficiency virus infection. |
serological | Of or relating to serology There is currently no serological test. |
serous | Of or producing or containing serum It contains a supply of serous fluid. |
serpentine | Resembling a serpent in form It flows in a serpentine course to the delaware. |
serrate | Notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex Each leaf consists of three obovate leaflets with serrate leaf margins. |
serrated | Notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex Others sported a serrated saw edge on the back of the blade. |
serried | Pressed together |
serrulate | Minutely serrated Leaves finely serrulate, pubescent or silky when young. |
serviceable | Ready for service or able to give long service He was quite serviceable in oakland but never lived up to the high expectations. |
servile | Submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior He is good at flattering and being servile. |
servo | Of or involving servomechanisms The reduction of the vacuum in the clutch servo takes place in two stages. |
servomechanical | Of or involving servomechanisms |
sesquipedalian | Long and ponderous; having many syllables He is a sesquipedalian, but has the intellectual depth of a chipmunk. |
sessile | Attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk The ovary is mostly sessile and has nectary glands. |
set | On the point of or strongly disposed The box set also included a special lithograph image of the band. |
setaceous | Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. |
setose | Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. The subfamily chrysomyinae is characterized by a setose stem vein on the wings. |
settled | Established in a desired position or place; not moving about She settled the problem with her husband. |
seven | Being one more than six Only seven of the eight justices of the court heard the appeal. |
seven-day | Lasting through a week The remaining seven sisters decided against coeducation. |
sevenfold | Having seven units or components Somebody needs to change this picture of avenged sevenfold… |
seventeen | Being one more than sixteen Camilla is the seventeen year old protagonist of the novel. |
seventeenth | Coming next after the sixteenth in position In his seventeenth year, he married a woman and lived a blissful conjugal life. |
seventh | Coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position The seventh contains the planet saturn. |
seventieth | The ordinal number of seventy in counting order He was burned at florence the day after sentence, in his seventieth year. |
seventy | Being ten more than sixty The grand auditorium was seventy feet from the parquet to its dome. |
severable | Capable of being divided or dissociated; Each has their own history and are entirely severable. |
several | Considered individually He was swindled several times. |
severe | Unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment- h.g.wells He is extremely severe and captious commander. |
severest | Unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment- h.g.wells It is considered more severe than dysphonia. |
sexagenarian | Being from 60 to 69 years old Yet the sexagenarian statesman showed great energy. |
sexagesimal | Of or relating to or reckoning in sixtieths The sexagesimal second enters in reams of physical units in si. |
sexist | Discriminatory on the basis of sex (usually said of men’s attitude toward women) The idea of skirts seems perverse and somewhat sexist. |
sexless | Having no sexual desire God has no physical form, and so is sexless. |
sextuple | Having six units or components A band of six singers or players. sextuple adj. |
sexual | Of or relating to or characterized by sexuality Sexual assault and rape can happen at college. |
sexy | Exciting sexual desire A current advertising campaign may claim that stinginess is sexy. |
seychellois | Of the seychelles or their people People of seychellois nationality murdered in a place other than seychelles. |
shabby | Mean and unworthy and despicable The building is a bit old and shabby. |
shadier | Of questionable taste or morality The picnic tables are located in shady sections of the park. |
shadowy | Lacking in substance- w.a.butler The outside was much more shadowy. |
shady | Filled with shade The shady side is not always opposite the noon side. |
shagged | Having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags This is why are you being shagged isn’t there. |
shaggy | Used of hair; thick and poorly groomed The archetypical shaggy dog story. |
shakable | Capable of being weakened |
shakeable | Capable of being weakened |
shakedown | Intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system She spent the remainder of 1971 on shakedown. |
shakespearean | Of or relating to william shakespeare or his works Creator added hoax pages chicane inveigle award and shakespearean math. |
shakespearian | Of or relating to william shakespeare or his works Shakespearian english does not necessarily mean more reverent. |
shaky | Not secure; beset with difficulties At the same time, the grammar is often very shaky. |
shallow | Lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center The gulf is shallow and the water rich in fish and mollusks. |
sham | Adopted in order to deceive The real sham starts in the control room. |
shamanist | Of or relating to shamanism Turanism is shamanist and racist ideology. |
shamanistic | Of or relating to shamanism Both indicate an active shamanistic tradition. |
shambolic | Disorderly or chaotic Most of the article is in an absolutely shambolic state. |
shamefaced | Extremely modest or shy- h.o.taylor The press will have a field day and wikipedia will stand shamefaced. |
shameful | Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation- thackeray All of the above are just shameful allegations. |
shameless | Feeling no shame The article says, it is shameless and full of doom and gloom. |
shaped | Shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort) The cells are rod shaped and motile. |
shapeless | Having no definite form or distinct shape Every other time, it’s a shapeless silver whisp. |
shapely | Having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape Only an obstinate tree seer would miss the shapely forest they define. |
sharp | Having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones The sharp rod is reentrant towards the box. |
sharper | Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions The sharp teeth was rarefied with stone. |
sharpest | Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions The sharp rod is reentrant towards the box. |
shattered | Ruined or disrupted The event was shattered to many people. |
shattering | Seemingly loud enough to break something; violently rattling or clattering For some of them, it was very shattering and shocking. |
shatterproof | Resistant to shattering or splintering The glazing should also be shatterproof and produce no spalls after each strike. |
shaven | Having the beard or hair cut off close to the skin Shaven heads are also common in this style. |
shavian | Of or relating to george bernard shaw or his works I’m the creator of the shavian font mentioned above. |
shed | Shed at an early stage of development The hybrid is deciduous, and the leaves are shed in autumn. |
sheepish | Like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity I have never been a sheepish type. |
sheeplike | Like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity The more we neglect the schools the more sheeplike the populace. |
sheer | So thin as to transmit light Firstly, the sheer diversity of the communities is exemplary. |
sheetlike | Resembling a sheet The level of the sewage pool on the first disposable sheetlike filter is sensed. |
shelflike | Resembling a shelf (or considered to resemble a shelf) |
shelfy | Full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals |
shellproof | Able to resist the explosive force of bombs and shells |
sheltered | Protected from danger or bad weather Only those seating in the grandstand are sheltered from the elements of nature. |
shelvy | Full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals |
shifting | Changing position or direction But the balance of power in the country is shifting. |
shiftless | Lacking or characterized by lack of ambition or initiative; lazy A businessman asks him to keep an eye on his shiftless son. |
shifty | Changing position or direction Deleting this kind of report just looks shifty. |
shimmery | Glistening tremulously Fey and poehler are dressed in shimmery sparkly gold gowns. |
shingly | Abounding in small stones Ardarroch lies on the lochside, next to small shingly beach. |
shining | Marked by exceptional merit The shell is opaque and shining. |
shinto | Relating to or characteristic of shintoism Shinto as an exemplar of development. |
shintoist | Relating to or characteristic of shintoism Religious hindu, shintoist and buddhist people are offended. |
shintoistic | Relating to or characteristic of shintoism |
shiny | Having a shiny surface or coating The stars are shiny and bright. |
shipboard | Casual or ephemeral as if taking place on board a ship Other shipboard combat systems include shields, and tractor and represser beams. |
shipshape | Of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder He is trying to be shipshape. |
shirty | Ill-tempered or annoyed Buffy you’re a dope, and a bonehead, and, and you’re shirty. |
shivering | Vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze Every part of the world is shivering just because of terrorism. |
shivery | Provoking fear terror Just plain shivery and i reported it. |
shoaly | Full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals They are there to guide us through the shoaly waters of disagreement. |
shockable | Capable of being shocked The shockable rhythms are treated with cpr and defibrillation. |
shocked | Struck with fear, dread, or consternation The redundancy of the company shocked people. |
shocking | Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation- thackeray The record of deceit is truly shocking. |
shod | Wearing footgear Lessons must be mastered and feet remain shod. |
shodden | Wearing footgear |
shoddy | Of inferior workmanship and materials The king wouldn’t execute a goldsmith on the basis of shoddy evidence. |
shoed | Wearing footgear Indeed, for example when it was shoed on the bbc there were no ad breaks. |
shoeless | Without shoes Shoeless joe has been depicted in a few films in the late 20th century. |
shona | Of or relating to or characteristic of the culture of the shonas Andreas’ work owes much to the sculpture of the shona people. |
shopsoiled | Worn or faded from being on display in a store |
shopworn | Worn or faded from being on display in a store As screenwriter, his insights about reaching the middle of one’s life are shopworn. |
shoreward | Coming from the sea toward the land The gatehouse, and the shoreward ditch are in fair repair. |
short | Deficient in retentiveness or range Sylvain died in quicksand, a short distance from the shore. |
short-lived | Lasting a very short time However their jubilation and merriment were to be short lived. |
short-run | Relating to or extending over a limited period He is short and robust. |
short-staffed | Inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc. The girls are stout and short. |
short-term | Relating to or extending over a limited period No resolution was imaginable in the short term. |
shorthand | Written in abbreviated or symbolic form Note the succinctness of the shorthand compared to the normal text. |
shortish | Somewhat short An excellent shortish article, a worthy addition to the football genre. |
shortsighted | Not given careful consideration Using it as a linguistic argument is foolish and shortsighted. |
shot | Varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles He was shot in the arm during the conflagration. |
showery | Wet by periods of rain The weather in spring and autumn is usually showery and cool. |
showy | Superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense The courtship ritual, like the plumage, is rather showy. |
shredded | Prepared by cutting The timber was shredded with a saw. |
shrewd | Used of persons The women manage the hamlets and are shrewd and intelligent. |
shrewder | Used of persons In commerce they were shrewd, yet still more assiduous and diligent. |
shrewish | Continually complaining or faultfinding From, the name of the shrewish wife of socrates. |
shrill | Of colors that are bright and gaudy He is not a parapsychologist and merely a shrill critic of the field. |
shrimpy | Of inferior size People would think that they will become small and shrimpy in the future. |
shrinkable | Capable of being shrunk The boiled rice may be frozen before wrapped in the heat shrinkable film. |
shriveled | Lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness-w.f.starkie It would be a shriveled mummy long before that. |
shrubby | Of or relating to or resembling a shrub According to water availability it may become arboreus or shrubby. |
shrunken | Lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness-w.f.starkie Earthworks suggest that it is a shrunken medieval village. |
shuddery | Provoking fear terror |
shuha | Of or pertaining to any shinto sect other than kokka shinto |
shut | Used especially of mouth or eyes Lily and richard shut and lock the rv door and huddle inside. |
shuttered | Provided with shutters or shutters as specified; often used in combination Related shuttered the property in 2005. |
shy | Wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things Scripps lived modestly, and was shy and unassuming. |
siamese | Of or relating to or characteristic of thailand or its people But the siamese staged an almost immediate recovery. |
siberian | Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f’, `s’, `z’, or `th’ in both `thin’ and `then’) The signal containing the sibilant frequencies is sent to a compressor. |
sibilant | Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f’, `s’, `z’, or `th’ in both `thin’ and `then’) So it is voiceless laminal sibilant retroflex fricative in standard russian. |
sibyllic | Resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
sibylline | Having a secret or hidden meaning- john gunther She likes to listen to sibylline stories. |
sicilian | Of or relating to or characteristic of sicily or the people of sicily The borough is twinned with the sicilian city of sutera. |
sick | Affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function I am sick of the irruption. |
sickening | Causing or able to cause nausea The degree of exploitation is sickening. |
sickish | Feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit |
sickly | Somewhat ill or prone to illness Macpherson’s wife is sickly and bedridden. |
side | Located on a side The theatre dominates the left hand side of the postcard. |
sidearm | Made with the arm moving parallel to the ground The sidearm of the flask is connected to a vacuum. |
sidelong | Inclining or directed to one side – bram stoker Please, look at your position sidelong. |
sidereal | Determined by daily motion of the stars Thus the sidereal day is shorter than the stellar day by about. |
sidesplitting | Very funny |
sideways | At an angle The canopy of the pilot’s cockpit opened sideways. |
sightless | Lacking sight The girl’s eyes are sightless and clouded, and he understands that she is blind. |
sightly | Very pleasing to the eye I’ve expanded sightly upon the concept of a confessional church. |
sigmoid | Of or relating to the sigmoid flexure in the large intestine Volvulous of sigmoid colon in a child. |
sigmoidal | Of or relating to the sigmoid flexure in the large intestine Hence the curve has a sigmoidal or s shape. |
sign | Used of the language of the deaf The suggested text should transcribe the sign. |
signal | Notably out of the ordinary I received the signal from my friend. |
signed | Used of the language of the deaf The suggested text should transcribe the sign. |
significant | Fairly large The verse of purification is the most important and significant verse. |
significative | Pointing out or revealing clearly Thus, it’s no significative the appereance of pi there. |
sikh | Of or relating to the sikhs or their religious beliefs and customs On the sikh side, there was temporary dismay and much recrimination. |
silent | Unable to speak because of hereditary deafness It was icily silent after the last change. |
siliceous | Relating to or containing or resembling silica The residue is mixed with siliceous and calcareous matereals and compacted. |
silicious | Relating to or containing or resembling silica |
silken | Having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light The larvae live in silken galleries among liverworts and soil detritus. |
silklike | Having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light |
silky | Having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light They lack the soft silky plumage of the waxwings or silky flycatchers. |
silly | Inspiring scornful pity- dashiell hammett Also, the sectioning of the campaigns is silly. |
silvan | Relating to or characteristic of wooded regions The subject of the origin of the silvan language seems to be a little confused. |
silver | Of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver Gold and silver were common themes throughout the palaces of incan emperors. |
silver-haired | Having hair the color of silver I like the little messy haired, sulky boy now. |
silverish | Of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver It has a light silverish golden body, darker on the back. |
silvern | Having the white lustrous sheen of silver |
silvery | Resembling or reminiscent of silver Juveniles are paler than the adults without the silvery cheeks. |
simian | Relating to or resembling an ape This table is based on the simian rotavirus strain sa11. |
similar | Having the same or similar characteristics It is sweet and tastes like green apples, similar in taste to pucker. |
similiar | Resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination These are the bodies with similar names and the same referent. |
simple | Exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity The photos are clear, simple, and not at all prurient. |
simpler | Apart from anything else; without additions or modifications It was easy to blow and the fingering was simple. |
simplest | Of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions Both main facades are of simple, clear design devoid of ostentation. |
simplex | Having only one part or element Hence there is no boundary simplex. |
simplistic | Characterized by extreme and often misleading simplicity The interiors of the trains are largely stark and simplistic. |
simulated | Not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article Effects simulated the hallucinatory world for the band members. |
simultaneous | Occurring or operating at the same time It’s nearly simultaneous with the ignition of the engines. |
sincere | Characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions The first two are long and sincere and lachrymose. |
sinewy | Full of sinews; especially impossible to chew Girls would love to meet sinewy guys. |
sinful | Far more than usual or expected The fatwa also stated that to accuse a muslim as infidel was a sinful act. |
singable | Suitable for singing- winthrop sargeant This is rhythmically far too broken to be easily singable. |
singaporean | Of or relating to the city of singapore Singaporean participation in international games. |
singhalese | Of or relating to the sinhalese people Or the burning of singhalese people. |
singing | Smooth and flowing In vaudeville he began singing and playing the xylophone. |
single | Used of flowers having usually only one row or whorl of petals The single album was only physically released in the uk. |
single-handed | Without help from others He handed over the money without relaxing his grimace. |
single-minded | Determined He was open minded, valorous and skilled in strategy. |
singsong | Uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting Do not say it in a singsong fashion or out of habit or as an imposition. |
singular | The single one of its kind The former is plural and the latter singular. |
sinhala | Of or relating to the sinhalese languages The majority of the population are sinhala buddhist. |
sinhalese | Of or relating to the sinhalese people They are now sinhalese words that are understood by sinhalese speakers. |
sinister | On or starting from the wearer’s left As the evidence mounts the idyllic setting gradually takes on a sinister hue. |
sinistral | Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments His visage on the castles becomes more sinister. |
sinistrorsal | Spiraling upward from right to left |
sinistrorse | Spiraling upward from right to left |
sinitic | Of or relating to the chinese people or their language or culture Any of the sinitic varieties of speech spoken by the chinese people. c. |
sinkable | Capable of being sunk |
sinless | Free from sin Ethan domblue was a pastor obsessed with having a sinless congregation. |
sintered | Formed into a mass by heat and pressure The porous body is preferably a sintered porous body. |
sinuate | Curved or curving in and out Surface ornamentation consists of weakly sinuate transverse lirae. |
sinuous | Curved or curving in and out The sections may also be curved to provide a sinuous track. |
sinusoidal | Having a succession of waves or curves Average electrical power for sinusoidal voltages. |
siouan | Of or relating to the sioux people or their language and culture There were also siouan speaking tribes to the west and southwest. |
sissified | Having unsuitable feminine qualities |
sissy | Having unsuitable feminine qualities Yeah, a combination of girl and sissy. |
sissyish | Having unsuitable feminine qualities |
sisterlike | Like or characteristic of or befitting a sister |
sisterly | Like or characteristic of or befitting a sister The most i see is sisterly affection. |
sisyphean | Of or relating to sisyphus It just seems rather sisyphean to keep pushing this issue. |
sitting | Not moving and therefore easy to attack What is the significance of the sitting |
situated | Situated in a particular spot or position It is situated at the back of a farmstead. |
six | Denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units The sport shot tournament features six games of qualifying with the top five advancing to a stepladder finals. |
six-year-old | Having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age It’s just the artist in old age indulging in fun and games. |
sixfold | Having six units or components From 1610 to 1680 the population multiplied sixfold. |
sixpenny | Of trifling worth |
sixteen | Being one more than fifteen The average workday is sixteen hours. |
sixteenth | Coming next after the fifteenth in position He was followed by the sixteenth entrant the miz. |
sixth | Coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position Sixth nerve palsy is the most common. |
sixtieth | The ordinal number of sixty in counting order The sixtieth anniversary in 1997 was a memorable year. |
sixty | Being ten more than fifty It is made of ferroconcrete with eight sixty meter wide lanes. |
sizable | Fairly large Both families owned sizable estates in the vicinity of the creek. |
size | Sized The net effect is to reduce the size of the guildford seat. |
sizeable | Large in amount or extent or degree Countries with sizeable numbers. |
sized | Having the surface treated or coated with sizing The american quarters are private, approximately person sized soundproof booths. |
sizzling | Characterized by intense emotion or interest or excitement I changed the ‘hot’ to sizzling. |
skanky | Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust I find it skanky for me to do it myself. |
skeletal | Of or relating to or forming or attached to a skeleton The facial and skeletal musculature are strongly affected by anger. |
skeptical | Denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion What is the difference of spelling between sceptical and skeptical |
sketchy | Giving only major points; lacking completeness The source was sketchy and didn’t even substantiate the claim made. |
skew | Having an oblique or slanting direction or position Instead you all attempt to skew the introduction of the subject. |
skewed | Having an oblique or slanting direction or position The decision seems to skew the article. |
skilful | Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude She is skilful at playing the piano. |
skilled | Having or showing or requiring special skill Accordingly, agoncillo was skilled in needlework. |
skillful | Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude He is skillful in the production of arms. |
skim | Used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed Do you often skim or read it thoroughly |
skimmed | Used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed Do you often skim or read it thoroughly |
skimpy | Containing little excess Admittedly, the explanation on the page is skimpy. |
skinless | Having no skin Skinless chicken is available upon request. |
skinnerian | Of or relating to b. f. skinner or his behaviorist psychology That’s a valid standpoint, assuming you are a black box skinnerian. |
skinny | Giving or spending with reluctance The skinny font is the standard one. |
skint | Lacking funds The pair achieved some notoriety by being signed to skint records in 2002. |
skintight | So tight as to cling to the skin Her jeans however, which started off skintight now have a bit of slack. |
skittish | Unpredictably excitable (especially of horses) Despite this, mihashi retains his skittish and shy personality. |
skyward | Directed toward heaven or the sky The enemy peppered the carrier with bombs and water shot skyward. |
slack | Flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide Children are exhausted and slack. |
slanderous | Harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign Maybe this will reduce the speculative and the potentialy slanderous entries. |
slapdash | Marked by great carelessness I suppose he omitted kent as too slapdash. |
slaphappy | Cheerfully irresponsible |
slapstick | Characterized by horseplay and physical action The show featured slapstick humor and pop culture references. |
slatey | Of the color of slate or granite They are mostly slatey shale and mudstone. |
slatternly | Characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women |
slaty | Of the color of slate or granite It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the slaty brush finch. |
slaughterous | Accompanied by bloodshed |
slav | Speaking a slavic language The term slav and slave are historically related. |
slaveholding | Allowing slavery Fears of a slave revolt regularly swept major slaveholding communities. |
slaveless | Where slavery was prohibited |
slavelike | Suitable for a slave or servant |
slavic | Of or relating to slavic languages Slavic alternatives names are used to prove a slavic majority. |
slavish | Blindly imitative But james was not a slavish follower of swedenborg. |
slavonic | Of or relating to slavic languages There are a bunch of slavonic first names. |
sleazy | Morally degraded- seattle weekly- The sleazy tabloid is a disreputable source of information on any subject. |
sleek | Well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed The coat is dense, but should be firm and sleek. |
sleeping | Lying with head on paws as if sleeping The baby is sleeping in the cradle. |
sleepless | Experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness- shakespeare Maybe the sleepless nights are taking their toll on my cognitive functions. |
sleepy | Ready to fall asleep I feel slothful and sleepy. |
sleepyheaded | Ready to fall asleep |
sleeved | Made with sleeves or sleeves especially as specified; often used in combination The long sleeved undershirts were red. |
sleeveless | Unproductive of success There are sleeveless, short sleeved and long sleeved leotards. |
slender | Very narrow The tree was described as having slender pendulous branches. |
slick | Made slick by e.g. ice or grease His camerawork is slick, and the music is hypnotic. |
slicked | Made smooth by applying a sticky or glossy substance He fell off the rain slicked stage and dislocated his arm. |
sliding | Being a smooth continuous motion His car was sliding on the road. |
slight | Small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a’) at least some The purchase caused slight discord amongst the community. |
slighted | Lacking substance or significance They commiserate about marissa with some slight awkwardness. |
slightest | Lacking substance or significance The effects of vertigo may be slight. |
slighting | Lacking substance or significance The engines compensated for the slight change in pressures. |
slim | Small in quantity Nixie are slim and comely and lightly scaled. |
slimed | Covered with or resembling slime Whenever the player hits the target the panelist gets slimed. |
slimmer | Being of delicate or slender build- frank norris He is the father of the famous businessman carlos slim. |
slimy | Covered with or resembling slime A slimy carrion eater which lives in the vale of pnath. |
slippered | Shod with slippers |
slippery | Causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide The stage floor was wet and slippery. |
slippy | Causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide Murray said that slippy did not become fleshed out to my liking. |
slipshod | Marked by great carelessness But that is no excuse for lazy, slipshod work |
slithery | Having a slippery surface or quality I can garauntee that this slithery, unpleasant character is indeed that. |
slivery | Resembling or consisting of or embedded with long slender fragments of (especially) wood having sharp points |
slopped | Very drunk They were uneven and slopped at various angles in a number of places. |
sloppy | Excessively or abnormally emotional Another issue raised was the sloppy handling of evidence and the alleged weapon. |
sloshed | Very drunk Imagine, a sloshed individual falling down and busting a bottle very scary. |
slothful | Disinclined to work or exertion Slodd was a slothful, off white parasite with large patagium beneath his arms. |
slouchy | Lacking stiffness in form or posture |
sloughy | Soft and watery |
slovakian | Of or relating to or characteristic of slovakia or its people or language The main setting is an old slovakian castle. |
slovenian | Of or relating to or characteristic of slovenia or its people or language Slovenian sportsman of the year. |
slovenly | Negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt The beggar is dirty and slovenly. |
slow | Indicating a time earlier than the correct time It’s normally mournful and slow. |
slow-moving | Moving slowly The robot was moving forward. |
slower | Indicating a time earlier than the correct time The slow movement is a dramatic dialogue between the soloist and the orchestra. |
slowest | Not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time He’s not a slow plodder. |
slowgoing | Not inclined to be enterprising |
slubbed | Of textiles; having a rough surface |
sluggish | Not active or brisk His scene where he cleans potatoes is sluggish and lethargic. |
slumberous | Inclined to or marked by drowsiness But lo the fated hand and heart to rend the slumberous curse apart. |
slumbery | Inclined to or marked by drowsiness |
slumbrous | Inclined to or marked by drowsiness |
slummy | Indicative of poverty They land, finding shad to be very slummy. |
slushy | Effusively or insincerely emotional This salting is done mostly when the snow is wet and slushy. |
sly | Marked by skill in deception He voice acted the sly and traitorous, wolfgang in ‘shoebox zoo’. |
small | Young, immature In a small number of variants, the banker knows the locations of the prizes. |
small-cap | Of stocks of companies with a market capitalization of less than one billion dollars A jaunty cap often accompanies the ensemble. |
small-scale | Limited in size or scope I’ve been procrastinating the implementation of scale. |
small-time | Of minor importance This time he tried to deter gulls by attracting terns small, aggressive seabirds. |
smaller | Slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope Generalization cannot take place with such a small number of samples. |
smaller-than-expected | Considered likely or probable to happen or arrive Groundbreaking is expected in the spring of 2010. |
smallest | Young, immature The number of stubs in the category on apocryphal subjects is relatively small. |
smallish | Rather small The bushshrikes are smallish passerine bird species. |
smarmy | Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; The staff was exceptionally smarmy. |
smart | Improperly forward or bold They are smart and intelligent. |
smarter | Characterized by quickness and ease in learning Maia is the brave,smart and often impulsive heroine. |
smartest | Showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness They are smart and intelligent. |
smashing | Very good The idea is smashing. |
smelly | Offensively malodorous They are also very bony and smelly. |
smiling | Smiling with happiness or optimism- lewis carroll I am smiling at him. |
smitten | Marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness Xander is smitten with her, and the two begin a relationship. |
smoggy | Clouded with a mixture of smoke and fog I agree with orderinchaos that 1966 the most smoggy day should not be listed. |
smoke-filled | Containing smoke I filled out the questionnaire. |
smoked | Dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke The smoked cheeses has a brownish border. |
smokeless | Emitting or containing little or no smoke It is a type of smokeless tobacco. |
smoking | Emitting smoke in great volume Police enforced new smoking ban. |
smoky | Tasting of smoke The bacon used is streaky, smoky bacon. |
smoldering | Showing scarcely suppressed anger- james hensel The white house is in smoldering shambles |
smooth | Smooth and unconstrained in movement The texture is smooth and sticky. |
smoothbore | Of a firearm; not having rifling or internal spiral grooves inside the barrel The smoothbore arrangement is popular for racing applications. |
smoothed | Made smooth by ironing Can the graininess of the original photo be smoothed out more |
smoothened | Made smooth by ironing As you can see some areas are deformed and smoothened. |
smoother | Without breaks between notes; smooth and connected Its nature is mellifluous and smooth. |
smudgy | Smeared with something that soils or stains; these words are often used in combination- henry roth Oh yeah black smudgy eyeliner buffy. |
smug | Marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction His immediate superior was the smug and buck toothed. |
smutty | Characterized by obscenity A bit smutty and not really fit for an encyclopaedia. |
snafu | Snarled or stalled in complete confusion He was also a founder member of snafu. |
snakelike | Resembling a serpent in form She can transform from a beautiful woman into a snakelike creature. |
snaky | Resembling a serpent in form I don’t mean to convince people to user perl over that snaky thing. |
snappish | Apt to speak irritably Chihuahuas are snappish and temperamental. |
snappy | Pleasantly cold and invigorating I was trying to be snappy and vibrant. |
snarly | Tangled in knots or snarls You’re too busy being snarly and bad tempered even to say good morning. |
snazzy | Flashily stylish But it will get more snazzy soon, i promise. |
sneak | Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed Mcclane continues to sneak through the building to detain the terrorists. |
sneaking | Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed Four mischievous girls sneak in to check out the ballroom. |
sneaky | Marked by deception The current guidelines reward the sneaky and punish the honest. |
sneering | Expressive of contempt People have accused her of sneering. |
sneezy | Inclined to sneeze Their names are sneezy, sleepy, grumpy, happy, bashful, doc,and dopey. |
snide | Expressive of contempt By the by, no more snide remarks in the edit summary, thank you. |
sniffly | Liable to sniffle That article about secretariat you linked to made me sniffly. |
sniffy | Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy Sniffy eventually left the comic strip and little no no matured into norbert. |
snobbish | Befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior Arrogant and snobbish, cal is the heir to a steel fortune in pittsburgh. |
snobby | Befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior She is described by heather as being snobby. |
snoopy | Offensively curious or inquisitive Lucy sometimes will hit the ball to snoopy. |
snooty | Overly conceited or arrogant-laurent le sage The snooty socialite became the loving wife. |
snorty | Ill-tempered or annoyed |
snotty | Overly conceited or arrogant-laurent le sage If you’re snotty to me, i’m snotty back. |
snowbound | Confined or shut in by heavy snow Yosemite sam and his black haired twin are starving in a snowbound cabin. |
snowy | Of the white color of snow Snowy conditions were reported at the time of the incident. |
snub | Unusually short Government shutdown and the snub. |
snuff | Snuff colored; of a greyish to yellowish brown Symbolism in snuff bottle decoration. |
snuffling | Liable to sniffle A loud snuffling sound precedes paddy as he lopes down the corridor, greedily hoovering up every available scent. |
snuffly | Liable to sniffle |
snug | Offering safety; well protected or concealed The sofa is snug and comfortable. |
so-called | Doubtful or suspect The enterprise crystallized in 1919, in the so called may fourth movement. |
soaked | Very drunk The rain soaked the paper. |
soapy | Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; Soapy died on the spot with a bullet to the heart. |
soaring | Ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual However at the wasserkuppe meets in the 1920s were soaring gliders. |
sober | Not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol) The building was dignified yet sober. |
sobering | Lacking brightness or color; dull He is still sober after drinking a glass of beer. |
sobersided | Completely lacking in humor or lightness of touch |
sociable | Inclined to or conducive to companionship with others Cook is charismatic and sociable, but boisterous and not afraid of authority. |
social | Tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind Social media both individuates and aggregates. |
socialised | Under group or government control He socialised with friends on the following saturday. |
socialist | Advocating or following the socialist principles He is socialist in the storyline of the game. |
socialistic | Advocating or following the socialist principles The system is thus of a very socialistic nature. |
societal | Relating to human society and its members Societal growth and urbanization. |
sociobiologic | Of or relating to sociobiology |
sociobiological | Of or relating to sociobiology These were incorporated into sociobiological theory by belsky et al in 1991. |
sociocultural | Relating to both social and cultural matters Bennion is an assistant professor of sociocultural anthropology at uvsc. |
socioeconomic | Involving social as well as economic factors Something about socioeconomic impact. |
sociolinguistic | Of or relating to sociolinguistics Traditional sociolinguistic interview. |
sociological | Of or relating to or determined by sociology Is all crime sociological, being the product of an interdict |
sociopathic | Of or relating to a sociopathic personality disorder Dissociation is not sociopathic or compulsive. |
socratic | Of or relating to socrates or to his method of teaching Gorgias was a greek sophist, pre socratic philosopher and rhetorician. |
sodden | Wet through and through; thoroughly wet That said, the production feels a little sodden, as if dampened by humidity. |
sodding | Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; I’ve washed my hands of the whole sodding mess. |
soft | Mild and pleasant Addax skin can be processed into a very luxuriant soft leather. |
soft-spoken | Having a speaking manner that is not loud or harsh She’s funny, plain spoken and active. |
softer | Using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation The ventral surface of our head is the soft stuff under the chin. |
softheaded | Foolish; totally unsound |
softhearted | Easily moved to pity or sorrow |
softish | Somewhat soft These were, and are, played with sticks which have softish round heads. |
soggy | Having the consistency of dough because of insufficient leavening or improper cooking Make sure vegetables is well cooked and not soggy. |
soigne | Polished and well-groomed; showing sophisticated elegance Luxurious fabrics, including brocades and jersey, in soigne shapes. |
soignee | Polished and well-groomed; showing sophisticated elegance |
solanaceous | Of or relating to plants of the family solanaceae (the potato family) |
solar | Relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun It is used in the manufacture of photoelectric cells and solar energy devices. |
sold-out | Having taken a bribe or bribes The company was liquidated and sold. |
soldierlike | Befitting a warrior |
soldierly | Befitting a warrior Looting was so widespread as to be regarded as a soldierly sport. |
sole | Not divided or shared with others This is the sole shareholder of the fund. |
soled | Having a sole or soles especially as specified; used in combination All that is required is a pair of flat soled shoes. |
soleless | Having no sole |
solemn | Dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises There was a solemn mass and the recitation of the rosary. |
solicitous | Full of anxiety and concern The directory listed does and is open and free and non solicitous. |
solid | Characterized by good substantial quality The desk should be built solid. |
solitary | Devoid of creatures He found the conditions of solitary confinement inhumane. |
solo | Composed or performed by a single voice or instrument His five solo albums are remarkable for their unpretentious authenticity. |
solomonic | Exhibiting or requiring the wisdom of solomon in making difficult decisions It is a sort of madcap solomonic approach. |
soluble | Capable of being dissolved in some solvent (usually water) Are the carcinogens in marijuana soluble in water |
solvable | Capable of being solved This is okay, the objections are solvable. |
solvent | Capable of meeting financial obligations Turpentine was used as a solvent and illuminant. |
somali | Of or relating to the african republic of somalia or its people or their language and culture They speak a dialect of the somali language referred to as ‘coastal somali’. |
somalian | Of or relating to the african republic of somalia or its people or their language and culture Anarchists arn’t opposed to capitalism, just ask a somalian. |
somatic | Affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit The new genetic material had not only entered the somatic cells. |
somatogenetic | Of or arising from physiological causes rather than being psychogenic in origin |
somatogenic | Of or arising from physiological causes rather than being psychogenic in origin |
somatosensory | Of or relating to the somatosenses Molecular and cellular limits to somatosensory specificity. |
somber | Grave or even gloomy in character The aria is introduced by a somber clarinet solo. |
sombre | Lacking brightness or color; dull There are extremes of colour from bright to sombre. |
some | Relatively many but unspecified in number Rowdy and kc are some of the few left on the track. |
sometime | Belonging to some prior time Drop me an email sometime and we’ll exchange pleasantries. |
somniferous | Sleep inducing |
somnific | Sleep inducing |
somnolent | Inclined to or marked by drowsiness All of this happens while they are in a state retarded or somnolent depression. |
sonant | Produced with vibration of the vocal cords; From, sonant, from the root verb, to ring, to sound. |
songful | Richly melodious |
songlike | Having a melody (as distinguished from recitative) |
sonic | Relating to audible sound Sonic booms startle area residents. |
sonorous | Full and loud and deep You made a beautiful, sonorous argument. |
sonsie | Having a large bosom and pleasing curves |
sonsy | Having a large bosom and pleasing curves |
soothing | Affording physical relief The color of tranquility, blue is cool, soothing and orderly. |
sophistic | Of or pertaining to sophists It’s sophistic to try to argue otherwise. |
sophistical | Plausible but misleading It is clearly dubious and sophistical information. |
sophisticated | Intellectually appealing Today the sociology and the psychology are more sophisticated. |
sophomore | Used of the second year in united states high school or college Tebow is the first sophomore in history to win the award. |
soporiferous | Sleep inducing |
soporific | Sleep inducing I hope this wasn’t soporific or vapid. |
soppy | Wet through and through; thoroughly wet I have seen many an artist get married and ruin there sound with soppy lyrics. |
sopranino | Higher in range than soprano Ochs studied trumpet briefly but concentrated on tenor and sopranino saxophones. |
soprano | Having or denoting a high range To me the three female solo voices are contralto, mezzo soprano, and soprano. |
sorbed | Taken into and retained in another substance A dentifrice in a liquid vehicle containing fumed silica with fluoride sorbed thereon giving free fluoride ions in the composition for the therapeutic treatment of teeth. |
sorbefacient | Inducing or promoting absorption |
sordid | Unethical or dishonest Read that song’s article for the sordid details. |
sore | Roused to anger- mark twain He describes the effectiveness of the treatment for his sore muscles. |
sororal | Like or characteristic of or befitting a sister Languages with words for fraternal niece which are distinct from sororal niece. |
sorrel | Of a light brownish color Sorrel soup is a soup made from water, sorrel leaves, and salt. |
sorrier | Feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone Sorry for the confusion and doubly sorry for the apparent ineptitude. |
sorrowful | Experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss- proverbs 14:13 The connubial couple did not seem sorrowful. |
sorrowing | Sorrowful through loss or deprivation Satyaki cut the head of anuvinda with a razor arrow, sorrowing the kaikeyas. |
sorry | Feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone I am sorry for the inconvenience. |
soteriological | Of or relating to soteriology They are a soteriological system describing the order of salvation. |
sotho | Of or relating to any of the group of sotho languages Boipatong means the place of hiding in the south sotho language. |
sottish | Given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol |
soughing | Characterized by soft sounds- r.p.warren |
soulful | Full of or expressing deep emotion Then tolled the soulful steeple bell. |
soulless | Lacking sensitivity or the capacity for deep feeling Soulless was moved but not the dab page. |
sound | Logically valid The music and the sound effects stunned the audience. |
soundable | Capable of being sounded or measured for depth |
sounding | In good condition; free from defect or damage or decay Conrad’s voice became the trademark sound. |
soundless | Marked by absence of sound Eloquence flowed in soundless chant from heart of master to disciple. |
soundproof | Impervious to, or not penetrable by, sound Interrogation rooms should be windowless, soundproof, dark and without toilets. |
soup-to-nuts | Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular He’s prone to pouting, and it’s driving me nuts. |
soupy | Having the consistency and appearance of soup It is served warm, and is usually of a soupy consistency. |
sour | Showing a brooding ill humor- bruce bli The grapes are sour. |
soured | Showing a brooding ill humor- bruce bli Scald milk and add sour cream. |
sourish | Tasting sour like a lemon |
soused | Very drunk Apparently not, since dutch new is raw and soused herring is not. |
south | Situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south Virus rates soar across south west. |
south-central | Being in or of a region of the united states including the states of the lower mississippi valley and east of the rio grande South swelters as north suffers. |
southbound | Moving toward the south The train is heading southbound. |
southeast | Coming from the southeast Just to the southeast of lander is patsaev. |
southeasterly | Coming from the southeast It again takes a southeasterly drift. |
southeastern | Of a region of the united states generally including alabama; georgia; florida; tennessee; south carolina; north carolina Southeastern has an excellent situation. |
southeastward | Toward the southeast The easternmost extremity of the spur extends southeastward from mt. |
southerly | From the south; used especially of wind Continue in a southerly direction. |
southern | Situated in or oriented toward the south Indiscriminate attacks and arbitrary arrests pervade southern kordofan. |
southernmost | Situated farthest south Antarctica is the southernmost continent and encompasses the south pole. |
southmost | Situated farthest south The hua county is located in the southmost part of anyang. |
southward | Moving toward the south The people moved southward. |
southwest | Coming from the southwest The camera is to the southwest of the cave. |
southwesterly | Situated in or oriented toward the southwest Summer is dominated by strong southwesterly monsoon winds. |
southwestern | Situated in or oriented toward the southwest The southwestern part of the country is rich in petroleum and natural gas. |
southwestward | Toward the southwest By this time, the storm had also begun a southwestward track. |
sovereign | Greatest in status or authority or power The power of the sovereign is absolute. |
soviet | Of or relating to or characteristic of the former soviet union or its people By the 1980s, the soviet economy was in shambles. |
sown | Sprinkled with seed Diderot thought it was about ideas freshly sown. |
sozzled | Very drunk |
spacey | Stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug Lemmon in particular would become a mentor to spacey. |
spacial | Pertaining to or involving or having the nature of space The area of interest dictates the spatial scale of a survey. |
spaciotemporal | Existing in both space and time; having both spatial extension and temporal duration |
spacious | Having ample space The houses are spacious and luxurious. |
spacy | Stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug Zap spacy quickly sprung into action, with one of their aircraft attacking it. |
spangled | Covered with beads or jewels or sequins Additionally spangled perch are present. |
spangly | Covered with beads or jewels or sequins Ian is also a very flashy dresser, wearing bright, spangly clothes and earrings. |
spanish | Of or relating to or characteristic of spain or the people of spain I am tryting to learn spanish. |
spanish-speaking | Able to communicate in spanish He speaks spanish and chinese. |
spare | Thin and fit I have some spare tires. |
sparing | Avoiding waste Ardincaple had however been sparing of the entire truth. |
sparkling | Used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide It is as it is, ever sparkling, ever steady, unmoving and unchanging. |
sparkly | Marked by high spirits or excitement New and sparkly things lead to more new and sparkly things. |
sparse | Not dense The article was sparse and overtly biased. |
spartan | Practicing great self-denial- william james The work was laborious and spartan. |
spasmodic | Affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm Cruchet is remembered for his research of spasmodic torticollis. |
spastic | Suffering from spastic paralysis The most common form of the spastic forms. |
spatial | Pertaining to or involving or having the nature of space Alternately, the spatial distribution of the sound can be examined. |
spatiotemporal | Existing in both space and time; having both spatial extension and temporal duration Geostatistics is a branch of statistics focusing on spatiotemporal datasets. |
spatulate | Having a broad rounded apex and a narrow base Leaves may be spatulate, rounded, or obtuse at the apex. |
spavined | Afflicted with a swelling of the hock-joint |
spayed | Having the ovaries removed Spayed was originally formed by legendary songwriter and guitarist cecile. |
speakable | Capable of being uttered in words or sentences I have his speakable and unspeakable book here with me. |
speaking | Capable of or involving speech or speaking They are acting and speaking rashly. |
special | For a special service or occasion The chef has his own special recipe. |
specialised | Developed or designed for a special activity or function He is specialized in statics. |
specialistic | Of or related to or characteristic of specialists And then seperate more specialistic articles about ayutthaya and so on. |
specialized | Developed or designed for a special activity or function She is specialized in pediatrics. |
specifiable | Capable of being specified A specifiable amount of game play time is originally accorded to a given player. |
specific | Relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species The specific context is the economics. |
specious | Based on pretense; deceptively pleasing Also, in what way is the argument in the fourth paragraph specious |
specked | Having a pattern of dots |
speckless | Completely neat and clean |
spectacled | Wearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglass It is sometimes known by the less appropriately name spectacled redstart. |
spectacular | Characteristic of spectacles or drama The most spectacular example of this is hard to find. |
spectral | Of or relating to a spectrum An illuminant is characterized by its relative spectral power distribution. |
spectrographic | Relating to or employing a spectrograph Pluto’s surface composition should be well known by spectrographic analysis. |
spectrometric | Of or relating to or involving spectrometry The determination is typically done by various mass spectrometric techniques. |
specular | Capable of reflecting light like a mirror So, specular gloss is proportional to the reflectance of the surface. |
speculative | Showing curiosity He was also scornful of the speculative theory of phrenology. |
speechless | Temporarily incapable of speaking At his mother’s funeral, nero was witless, speechless and rather scared. |
speedier | Accomplished rapidly and without delay Speedy machine could bridge classic and quantum computing. |
speedy | Characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed I mean to be inexorable, and thorough, not speedy. |
spellbinding | Attracting and holding interest as if by a spell Their pillow talk would have been spellbinding. |
spellbound | Having your attention fixated as though by a spell The link to the spellbound program was removed. |
spendable | Remaining after taxes Both parties save on taxes and therefore increase their spendable income. |
spendthrift | Recklessly wasteful His spendthrift habits dissipated the family fortune. |
spent | Drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted The man spent his money lavishy. |
spermatic | Consisting of or resembling spermatozoa Many species have a distinctive odor, various described as musty or spermatic. |
spermicidal | Destructive to spermatozoa The saponin of the bark has spermicidal activity against human semen. |
spermous | Consisting of or resembling spermatozoa |
spheric | Having the shape of a sphere or ball- zane grey The fruit is spheric shaped, dehiscent; containing a shiny blackish seed. |
spherical | Of or relating to spheres or resembling a sphere The fruit is oblate rather than spherical. |
sphingine | Resembling a sphinx |
spic | Completely neat and clean I think it’s important to keep the image of the project spic and span. |
spicate | Having or relating to spikes |
spick | Completely neat and clean Some names are used such as sewer rat, spick, jap, and gook. |
spicy | Having an agreeably pungent taste The paste has a savory and slightly spicy taste. |
spiderlike | Relating to or resembling a member of the class arachnida There are also spoon shaped, quill shaped, threadlike or spiderlike florets. |
spiderly | Relating to or resembling a member of the class arachnida |
spidery | Relating to or resembling a member of the class arachnida At full resolution it’s monochrome, spidery, aliased appearance is off putting. |
spiffing | Excellent or splendid Aswikipedia has an article on spiffing, this should be cross linked. |
spiffy | Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners Does it make him look strong, dapper, and spiffy |
spikelike | Resembling a spike The white flowers grow in spikelike clusters at the top of the plants. |
spiky | Having or as if having especially high-pitched spots It has a long spiky erectile crest. |
spinal | Of or relating to the spine or spinal cord During spinal shock, the bladder is flaccid and unresponsive. |
spindly | Long and lean The plant erects a spindly stem and bears sparse narrow leaves. |
spineless | Lacking spiny processes All fins are spineless and lightly pigmented in shades of brown. |
spinnable | Capable of being spun into fibres |
spinnbar | Capable of being spun into fibres |
spinose | Having spines The hind legs are covered in large, spinose scales and small, keeled scales. |
spinous | Shaped like a spine or thorn The spinous dorsal fin is placed above the pelvics. |
spiny | Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. Echidna is the spiny anteater, an australian monotreme. |
spiral | In the shape of a coil It’s found in the structure of crystals and the spiral of galaxies. |
spiraling | In the shape of a coil The waves roll in spiraling currents. |
spirant | Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f’, `s’, `z’, or `th’ in both `thin’ and `then’) Now i see you have also moved anglo frisian nasal spirant law. |
spirited | Displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness It’s nothing but venomous mean spirited swill. |
spiritless | Lacking ardor or vigor or energy George ilson was a blonde, spiritless man, anaemic and faintly handsome. |
spiritous | Containing or of the nature of alcohol |
spiritual | Resembling or characteristic of a phantom Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of the program. |
spiritualist | Of or relating to or connected with spiritualism The idea was to create a surreal spiritualist video. |
spiritualistic | Of or relating to or connected with spiritualism So it is a matter of fact that they believe in such spiritualistic phenomena. |
spirituous | Containing or of the nature of alcohol |
splanchnic | Relating to or affecting the viscera Splanchnic vasodilation is associated with all but ascites. |
splashy | Covered with patches of bright color Not a big, splashy glorified pr job just a mention. |
splattered | Covered with bright patches (often used in combination) Characteristics are splattered all over the first two paragraphs. |
splay | Turned outward in an ungainly manner Then we splay the new node x to the top of the tree. |
splayfoot | Having feet that turn outward |
splayfooted | Having feet that turn outward |
splendid | Having great beauty and splendor He always showed a splendid spirit of courage, keenness and determination. |
splendiferous | Having great beauty and splendor |
splenetic | Very irritable A front page nyt story profiles a particularly splenetic radio talk show host. |
splenic | Of or relating to the spleen Splenic irradiation has been used in the treatment. |
splinterless | Resistant to shattering or splintering |
splinterproof | Resistant to shattering or splintering |
splintery | Resembling or consisting of or embedded with long slender fragments of (especially) wood having sharp points It has a mohs hardness of 3, exhibits no cleavage and has a splintery fracture. |
split | Cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain The expulsion split the college. |
splitting | Resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree Splitting the article should alleviate the length problem. |
splotched | Marked with irregularly shaped spots or blots They are pale green splotched with brownish marks. |
spoilable | Liable to decay or spoil or become putrid However, i still do not see how any of the quotes are remotely spoilable. |
spoken | Uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination The emphatic consonants in aramaic as spoken by. |
spondaic | Of or consisting of spondees Tennyson often made use of spondaic and pyrrhic substitutions in his work. |
spongelike | Easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility Bodyboarder surfers who rides waves lying down on a spongelike board. |
spongy | Like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed Spongy bone occurs in most bones. |
spontaneous | Happening or arising without apparent external cause History of spontaneous dissection of the cervical carotid artery. |
spooky | Unpredictably excitable (especially of horses) The original material is noted for spooky downcast melodies and arrangements. |
sporadic | Recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances The defenders launched several sporadic attacks to obstruct the siege works. |
sporogenous | Producing spores or reproducing by means of spores |
sporting | Relating to or used in sports Judd trump was left sporting a hangdog look and complained. |
sportive | Relating to or interested in sports Family lepilemuridae consists solely of the sportive lemurs. |
sportsmanlike | Exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play Nick has always been a very gracious and sportsmanlike fellow. |
sporty | Appropriate for sport or engagement in a sport In three words sporty, witty, and helpful. |
spotless | Completely neat and clean The spotless one fails at his analysis. |
spotted | Having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture) Most importantly, the coat should not be broken, brindled, or spotted. |
spotty | Having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture) However, during the rest of the season, his performance was spotty at best. |
spousal | Relating to a spouse Right now we’re resting and the spousal unit is snoring during a nap. |
sprawling | Spreading out in different directions The book explores the underbelly of the sprawling city. |
sprawly | Spread out irregularly Shrubs tend to have rangy to sprawly growth habits and vicious thorns. |
spread | Prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out But the the strict sabbatarian doctrine spread. |
sprigged | Decorated with designs of sprigs |
sprightly | Full of spirit and vitality He is wily, sprightly, and willing to have fun at the expense of others. |
springless | Lacking in elasticity or vitality Every bump in our springless train was extremely painful. |
springlike | Resembling a spring or the action of a spring He had springlike reflexes, precise passing and an inexhaustible pair of lungs. |
springy | Elastic; rebounds readily The clamp member is fabricated of springy material. |
spruce | Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners More common species in the area are alder and spruce. |
spry | Moving quickly and lightly The baby is spry and adorable. |
spumy | Emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation |
spur-of-the-moment | In response to an unforeseen need He was brave and courageous but acted on the spur of the moment. |
spurious | Intended to deceive Please don’t add this back in, it’s spurious and unsubstantial. |
squab | Short and fat There is also repetition, for instance of the fact that squab meat is tender. |
squabby | Short and fat |
squalid | Morally degraded- seattle weekly- Their room is squalid and dirty. |
squally | Characterized by brief periods of violent wind or rain The area experienced squally weather but was otherwise unaffected. |
squamulose | Covered with tiny scales Crustose, leprose and squamulose varieties are more tolerant of poor air. |
square | Providing abundant nourishment The seats may follow the same staggered square shape of the parapet wall. |
squared | Having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle The hexagon is fitting inside the square. |
squarish | Somewhat square in appearance or form The bark also features raised squarish plates of bark. |
squashy | Soft and watery I’ll see what i can do about the squashy ness. |
squat | Having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground How does this particular scenario fit into the milieu of the squat toilet |
squatty | Short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature I get the feeling teenagers developing on 2g earth would turn out very squatty. |
squawky | Like the cackles or squawks a hen makes especially after laying an egg |
squeaking | Having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge Kayo wakes up hears digsours, squeaking outside the house. |
squeaky | Having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge Misinformation from squeaky serbian propaganda machine. |
squeamish | Excessively fastidious and easily disgusted It might perhaps be considered among the least squeamish of creatures. |
squeezable | Capable of being easily compressed The edges of the squeezable parts have blades that do the actual cutting. |
squiffy | Very drunk Should do more but my wording is often squiffy and wrong. |
squiggly | Wavy and twisting Or sometimes a squiggly thunderbolt symbol, if you have one. |
squinched | Having eyes half closed in order to see better But it’s just a remarkable case of keeping the eyes squinched shut. |
squint | Directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy- elizabeth bowen When he’s trying to be sneaky, he’s got the sly squint of a thief on the prowl. |
squinting | Directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy- elizabeth bowen Thus, when the patient purses their lips, the ipsilateral eye will squint. |
squinty | Characterized by squinting This has nothing to do with squinty stretchy eyes. |
squishy | Easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility They’re so squishy, chewy, and delicious. |
stabilised | Made stable or firm This stabilised the french left flank. |
stabilising | Causing to become stable Stabilising with vacuum tubes difficult and even more inefficient. |
stable | Resistant to change of position or condition With footsteps firm and stable, seek adroit movement. |
staccato | Marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply A more staccato sound can be produced by changing the velocity of the stroke. |
stacked | Arranged in a stack The consonant above the stacked consonant is the final of the previous vowel. |
stagey | Having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality The film comes off as amateurish and stagy. |
stagflationary | Characteristic of or promoting stagflation |
staggering | So surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm The amount of references is staggering. |
stagnant | Not growing or changing; without force or vitality We experienced a more peaceful but stagnant matriarchy. |
stagy | Having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality Lincoln himself often feels too conservative, stagy and safe. |
staid | Characterized by dignity and propriety Homunculus, i appreciate the staid assessment. |
stainable | Capable of being stained (especially of cells and cell parts) Karyotin is the reticular, usually stainable, material of the cell nucleus.. |
stained | Marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter Fine stained glass windows accentuate the grace of the interior. |
stainless | Free from blemishes Corrugated stainless steel tubing. |
stale | Lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age He found some stale corn flakes in the pantry. |
stalemated | At a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions But he stalemated the other player. |
stalinist | Of or relating to joseph stalin or his times If you are not a stalinist, then what is a stalinist. |
stalkless | Attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk The leaves are long and stalkless. |
stalwart | Dependable He is the son of political stalwart ganesh man singh. |
staminate | Capable of fertilizing female organs Flowers lacking a gynoecium are called staminate flowers. |
stand-alone | Capable of operating independently He began to stand alone in a meadow and doze during the summer. |
stand-by | Ready for emergency use They are training the body during standby in the gym. |
stand-up | Requiring a standing position He is noted for the circuitous and surreal nature of his stand up comedy. |
standard | Conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind Especially polychromy and vegetal decor became standard. |
standby | Ready for emergency use The article says that the standby mode was never used. |
standing | Executed in or initiated from a standing position She is standing on the raised floor. |
standoffish | Lacking cordiality; unfriendly Carl lee is surprised and standoffish. |
standpat | Old-fashioned and out of date |
stannic | Of or relating to or containing tin |
stannous | Of or relating to or containing tin Stannous ethylhexanoate can be used here as the antioxidant organometallic. |
staphylococcal | Of or relating to the staphylococcus bacteria His stay at the hospital was prolonged due to a staphylococcal infection. |
staple | Necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities Millets, the staple food of the people, was the main agricultural produce. |
star | Indicating the most important performer or role Rams are the star sign of aries. |
starboard | Located on the right side of a ship or aircraft By now the starboard engine was burning furiously. |
starchless | Lacking starch |
starchlike | Resembling starch This is a very nutritious sweet starchlike substance. |
starchy | Rigidly formal Acrylamide also occurs in many cooked starchy foods. |
staring | Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; I love the mariner sitting on the edge staring passively at the smoke. |
stark | Devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment The new domicile is stark and minimalist, and much more threatening. |
starkers | Stark naked Starkers has two bars, two dance floors and a chill out area. |
starless | Not starry; having no stars or starlike objects The night is starless, with a darkness so enveloping that it seems to possess palpability. |
starlike | Resembling a star In fact it arose as a starlike example of the more general regular polygon. |
starlit | Lighted only by stars Because god made the starlit sky. |
starred | Indicating the most important performer or role Mizar is the second star in from the end of the handle of the big dipper. |
starring | Indicating the most important performer or role The asterisk represents the kleene star operation. |
starry | Abounding with or resembling stars He was not a starry eyed idealist. |
starry-eyed | Unrealistically or naively optimistic The ingenue stereotypically has the fawn eyed innocence of a child. |
starting | Bulging or protruding as with fear The show was the starting point of satiric comedy in colombia. |
startled | Excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement He was rather startled by the effect of his jocose insinuation. |
startling | So remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm Then, with startling suddenness, the course of the war turned. |
starving | Suffering from lack of food According to the television program both the oryx and kamuniak were starving. |
statant | Standing on four feet Stags ‘statant guardant’ are said to be ‘at gaze’. |
state-controlled | Subscribing to the socialistic doctrine of ownership by the people collectively The americans controlled the area during the conflict. |
state-of-the-art | The highest level of development at a particular time (especially the present time) The art of the gupta is considered as the pinnacle of indian buddhist art. |
state-supported | Supported and operated by the government of a state He supported the annexation of the philippines. |
stated | Declared as fact; explicitly stated It is explicitly stated in the bible. |
stateless | Without nationality or citizenship A communist society would be stateless. |
stately | Impressive in appearance Christmas was a smidge busy here at stately unction manor. |
statesmanlike | Marked by the qualities of or befitting a statesman-v.l.parrington Regardless, becoming dead was probably amin’s most statesmanlike act. |
statesmanly | Marked by the qualities of or befitting a statesman-v.l.parrington |
statewide | Occurring or extending throughout a state The fire was covered by the press statewide. |
static | Concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity Slowly the empire grows static and decadent. |
stationary | Not capable of being moved Stationary means unmoving, stopped, without any movement whatsoever. |
statistical | Of or relating to statistics He performed the most of the statistical analysis. |
stative | And most participial adjectives) expressing existence or a state rather than an action This is the opposite of a stative verb. |
statuary | Of or relating to or suitable for statues The statue was mounted in the capitol’s statuary hall. |
statuesque | Of size and dignity suggestive of a statue He is a one eyed war veteran and she a statuesque chestnut haired supernal beauty. |
statute | Enacted by a legislative body It was the first modification of the occupation statute. |
statutory | Relating to or created by statutes It is beyond the ambit of statutory protection of title. |
staunch | Firm and dependable especially in loyalty Enlist the help of a staunch defender of the cruft. |
staunchest | Firm and dependable especially in loyalty Political power was held by the staunch puritanical fellow believers. |
stay-at-home | Relating to or being where one lives or where one’s roots are Catcalls and stares follow her home to an empty house. |
steadfast | Marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable He remains a steadfast member of the fantastic four. |
steadied | Not subject to change or variation especially in behavior His props are steady and firm. |
steadier | Securely in position; not shaky Bushmaster was grateful for the unity and the steady employment. |
steady | Securely in position; not shaky His props are steady and firm. |
steadying | Securely in position; not shaky The lower part of his body was steady and agile. |
stealthy | Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed This is large, brown and stealthy. |
steamed | Cooked in steam Then the dyed carpet is steamed to activate the reducing agent. |
steamy | Feeling great sexual desire The steamy waters are part of a lava formation. |
stearic | Of or relating to or composed of fat Dimer acid usually contains predominantly a dimer of stearic acid. |
steely | Resembling steel as in hardness One well connected insider described her as radiating a steely charisma. |
steep | Greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation The steep terrain of the hill contributed to the odd design. |
steeper | Of a slope; set at a high angle The arch of the bridge is moderately steep. |
steepest | Of a slope; set at a high angle The other passageway leads back to the opening of the cave with in steep slope. |
steepish | Somewhat steep |
steerable | Capable of being steered or directed Nothing in here about steerable wheels. |
stellar | Indicating the most important performer or role The body was based on the hyundai stellar. |
stellate | Arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center This indumentum is a mixture of simple and stellate hairs. |
stemless | Not having a stem The plant is nearly stemless and measures two to four centimeters in diameter. |
stemmatic | Of or relating to a textual stemma |
stenosed | Abnormally constricted body canal or passage |
stenotic | Abnormally constricted body canal or passage Blue areas represent the diastolic pressure gradient due to the stenotic valve. |
stentorian | Used of the voice |
stepwise | One thing at a time A stepwise model system for limb regeneration. |
stereo | Designating sound transmission from two sources through two channels Not all microphone plugs that appear to be stereo are actually stereo. |
stereophonic | Designating sound transmission from two sources through two channels In the 1960s the cinema was equipped with cinemascope and stereophonic sound. |
stereoscopic | Of or relating to stereoscopy Color and stereoscopic photography. |
stereotyped | Lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality In her acting career, she was often stereotyped as the girl next door. |
stereotypic | Lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality This book kills any remnants of stereotypic or ideologic views surrounding. |
stereotypical | Lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality She is the stereotypical competitive woman. |
sterile | Incapable of reproducing The sterile pollen is located in the anthers. |
sterilised | Made infertile Yazoo is a ‘sterilised’ milk drink made with skimmed and whole milk. |
sterling | Highest in quality The uk usese sterling, not dollars. |
stern | Severe and unremitting in making demands Her expression in the picture is stern. |
sternal | Of or relating to or near the sternum The sternal angle is a palpable clinical landmark. |
sternutative | Causing sneezing |
sternutatory | Causing sneezing |
steroidal | Of or relating to steroid hormones or their effects Alclofenac is a non steroidal anti inflammatory drug. |
stertorous | Of breathing having a heavy snoring sound |
stickier | Having the sticky properties of an adhesive In nigeria, the fufu is white and sticky. |
sticky | Hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment The texture is smooth, not sticky. |
stiff | Powerful Most of the plant is pubescent, the hairs appearing stiff. |
stiffer | Not moving or operating freely The filly’s hair is very stiff. |
stiffest | Not moving or operating freely Most of the plant is pubescent, the hairs appearing stiff. |
stifling | Characterized by oppressive heat and humidity The lack of a sense of humor here is stifling my creativity. |
stigmatic | Pertaining to or resembling or having stigmata The pollinia are attached to an adhesive glandular disc at the stigmatic angle. |
still | Not in physical motion Female night elves are lithe and curvaceous, yet still muscular and strong. |
stillborn | Failing to accomplish an intended result His wife died in childbirth, the child stillborn. |
stilly | Still or calm I’m stilly very new to this stuff. |
stilted | Artificially formal Yet isn’t that a little hidebound and stilted |
stimulant | That stimulates In addition, the stimulant free version of the product was discontinued. |
stimulating | Making lively and cheerful Being stimulated by the stimulating rays, the phosphor emits detectable light. |
stimulative | Capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent |
stingier | Unwilling to spend Administrators are a bit stingy with the protects, though. |
stingless | Without a sting Insects raised here include tiny, stingless parasitoid wasps and ladybugs. |
stingy | Deficient in amount or quality or extent Antonio is lavish and used to steal his stingy brother’s money. |
stinking | Offensively malodorous This whole thing is stinking more all the time. |
stinky | Very bad The article, however, is stinky, and needs to be fixed. |
stinting | Avoiding waste The purpose of stinting differs from people to people. |
stipendiary | For which money is paid The case was heard by a stipendiary magistrate. |
stippled | Having a pattern of dots The infected erythrocyte becomes enlarged and stippled. |
stipulatory | Constituted or contracted by stipulation or agreement |
stirring | Capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement The flight is rapid and stirring. |
stochastic | Being or having a random variable Stochastic dominance is a form of stochastic ordering. |
stock | Routine According to you, i am a stock swindler. |
stocked | Regularly and widely used or sold In the case of stock certificates, face value is the par value of the stock. |
stockinged | Wearing stockings |
stocky | Having a short and solid form or stature A thickset, stocky, short legged horse. |
stodgy | Heavy and starchy and hard to digest I don’t like working it stodgy places, i like working in fun places. |
stoic | Seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive In the next two books the stoic school is discussed. |
stoical | Seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive Henry suffers all this in stoical silence. |
stoichiometric | Of or relating to stoichiometry C. with a substantial stoichiometric excess of an aminoplast curative. |
stolid | Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited- nordhoff & hall He is usually stolid about other people. |
stoloniferous | Producing stolons The stems are corm like or stoloniferous. |
stomachal | Relating to or involving the stomach |
stomachic | Relating to or involving the stomach Leaves well known as stomachic, emmenagogue, and resolvent. |
stomatal | Relating to or constituting plant stomata Inferring stomatal behavior from gas exchange. |
stomatous | Relating to or constituting plant stomata |
stone | Of any of various dull tannish or grey colors The stone is marketable and valuable. |
stoned | Of any of various dull tannish or grey colors The preservation of the stone is remarkable. |
stoneless | Having the stone removed In prerow you will find fine sandy, stoneless beaches and a beautiful landscape. |
stonelike | Resembling stone in hardness He was taken aback when his shovel struck a stonelike formation. |
stony | Abounding in rocks or stones The road is stony and inconvenient. |
stonyhearted | Devoid of feeling for others |
stoppable | Capable of being stopped This issue doesn’t seem stoppable. |
stoppered | Having a stopper in the opening Stand in well stoppered bottle eight days in dark, cool place. |
storeyed | Having stories as indicated It is three storeyed with four storey towers. |
storied | Having an illustrious past A storied school is definitely notable. |
stormbound | Delayed or confined or cut off by a storm |
stormproof | Protected against or able to withstand storms |
stormy | Characterized by violent emotions or behavior Stormy weather was the initial suggestion of the disaster main cause. |
stout | Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships The body is stout and the head is slightly distinct from the neck. |
stouthearted | Used especially of persons The heroes are stouthearted. |
stovepiped | Of or relating to data stored in separate databases |
straggling | Spreading out in different directions Hence, there will be a small variation in the range, known as ‘straggling’. |
straggly | Spreading out in different directions Belle appeared dirty and straggly with rain rot patches on her back. |
straight | Rigidly conventional or old-fashioned Get your facts straight, you tightwad. |
straightarrow | Conventionally moral and upright |
straightaway | Performed with little or no delay Amzed it was not put up there straightaway. |
straighter | Characterized by honesty and fairness Propodeal declivity almost straight in profile. |
straightforward | Without evasion or compromise It doesn’t have a straightforward pithiness. |
straightlaced | Exaggeratedly proper As a result, her friends often playfully tease her for being straightlaced. |
strained | Lacking spontaneity; not natural Relations between india and china stayed strained until the end of the decade. |
strait | Narrow Across the strait of malacca to the west lies the island of sumatra. |
strait-laced | Exaggeratedly proper The island of pantelleria lies in the middle of the strait. |
straitlaced | Exaggeratedly proper The hubbards are very straitlaced, the buells off the wall and fun loving. |
strange | Relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world The matter is vexing and even strange. |
strapless | Having no straps Stays could be strapless or use shoulder straps. |
straplike | Long and narrow like a strap The splenius capitis a broad, straplike muscle in the back of the neck. |
strategic | Relating to or concerned with strategy At sapient, mok consults with strategic planning on a regular basis. |
strategical | Relating to or concerned with strategy It is granted that strategical surprise will be impossible to attain. |
stratified | Socially hierarchical German colonialism did little to alter the existing stratified social system. |
stravinskian | Of or relating to or like or in the manner of stravinsky |
stravinskyan | Of or relating to or like or in the manner of stravinsky |
straw | Of a pale yellow color like straw; straw-colored The lower portion of the straw is horizontally disposed. |
stray | Having no home or having wandered away from home Why did it stray from the original place |
straying | Not close together in time Heber’s head had been slightly grazed by a stray pellet. |
streaky | Marked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorations Pretty, petite with streaky brownish blonde hair. |
streamlined | Designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow He streamlined the accounting procedures of the archdiocese. |
streetwise | Having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment Their music was sharper and more streetwise. |
strenuous | Characterized by or performed with much energy or force I doubt all the objections are of the strenuous variety. |
strep | Of or relating to or caused by streptococci And this is not strep directly attacking the heart valves. |
streptococcal | Of or relating to or caused by streptococci Rheumatic fever is one consequence of streptococcal pharyngitis. |
streptococcic | Of or relating to or caused by streptococci |
stressed | Suffering severe physical strain or distress He stressed the importance of reducing illiteracy. |
stressful | Extremely irritating to the nerves Childbirth is stressful for the infant. |
stretch | Having an elongated seating area I too feel the need for a stretch and yawn. |
stretchable | Capable of being easily stretched and resuming former size or shape Each rod has a lock washer attached to one end of a stretchable strap. |
stretched | Extended or spread over a wide area or distance The boy stretched his arms. |
stretchy | Capable of being easily stretched and resuming former size or shape The explanation seems a little bit stretchy. |
striate | Marked with stria or striations Surface delicately striate spirally. |
strict | Characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint But the strict sabbatarian doctrine spreads. |
stricter | Stringently enforced However, the committee’s strict insistence on nonviolence is rare. |
strictest | Characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint Strict liability offenses disregard the intent of the defendant. |
strident | Conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry The noise is strident. |
strikebound | Closed or immobilized by a strike |
striking | Having a quality that thrusts itself into attention The pertinence for the current swine flu outbreak is striking. |
stringent | Demanding strict attention to rules and procedures After recognition, the stringent rules of the fourth class year are relaxed. |
stringy | Full of sinews; especially impossible to chew The stringy backpacker will certainly scurry across it. |
striped | Marked or decorated with stripes Is he the one with the striped t shirts |
stripped-down | Having only essential or minimal features He stripped his clothes. |
stripy | Marked or decorated with stripes She wears a red skirt with straps and stripy top too. |
strong | Having or wielding force or authority The circumstantial evidence is strong. |
strong-arm | Impelled by physical force especially against resistance The rough wall abraded his arm. |
strong-willed | Having a determined will The germicide is so strong. |
stronger | Not faint or feeble The strong desire for adminship and power is worrisome. |
stronger-than-expected | Considered likely or probable to happen or arrive Is he expected to manumit him |
strongest | Having a strong physiological or chemical effect, The leaves have strong astringent properties. |
stroppy | Obstreperous I sought permission from her some time ago and she was her usual stroppy self. |
structural | Concerned with systematic structure in a particular field of study This is the interrelationship between structural and functional factors. |
struggling | Engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity At the start of the season mclaren were struggling for pace. |
strung | That is on a string Crow climbed a rope strung to the battlements of the castle. |
stubbled | Having a short growth of beard Early football games were played on a stubbled wheat field. |
stubbly | Having a short growth of beard At the moment the article is stubbly. |
stubborn | Tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield She is headstrong and sometimes stubborn. |
stubby | Short and blunt An area can simultaneously be not so stubby and totally stubby. |
stuck | Baffled Is the seller stuck with the repair |
studded | Dotted or adorned with or as with studs or nailheads; usually used in combination The upper leaves are often studded with knobby glands. |
studied | Produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation- v.l.parrington He studied solfege and accordion. |
studious | Characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading He was quiet and studious, witty and humorous, sincere and kind. |
stuffed | Filled with something The specification of the patent describes a stuffed pad. |
stuffy | Excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull The room is stuffy and needs fresh air. |
stumpy | Short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature Dog with stumpy tail used in australia for herding cattle. |
stunning | Strikingly beautiful or attractive The quality of this artwork is stunning. |
stunted | Inferior in size or quality Many trees are stunted because of the short growing season and severe climate. |
stupendous | So great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe In the medieval church, paschal candles often reached a stupendous size. |
stupid | In a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock He is gangly and always has something stupid to say. |
stupidest | Lacking intelligence Stupid avoidance of caffeine has me sipping decaf tea. |
stuporous | Stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion) Men were becoming stuporous in the heat. |
sturdy | Not making concessions He is a man of principle, incorruptible and sturdy. |
stygian | Hellish- milton I checked and saw that it is actually stygian. |
styleless | Lacking in style or elegance |
stylised | Using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous On the left side, a stylised cross. |
stylish | Having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress Two stylish cars are in the garage. |
stylistic | Of or relating to style (especially in the use of language) Humor and irreverence are its stylistic trademarks. |
stylized | Using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous The style of the robe seems to be more stylized and haphazard. |
styptic | Tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels Styptic is still a demo band, and can’t be on a list of notable nis rock acts. |
suasible | Being susceptible to persuasion |
suave | Having a sophisticated charm She enlists the help of gunn, someone suave enough for the job. |
sub-saharan | Of or relating to or situated in the region south of the sahara desert There are four sub sects of ramanandis, and all of the sub sects are celibate. |
subacid | Slightly sour to the taste Smooth and pleasant in manner. subacid adj. |
subacute | Less than acute; relating to a disease present in a person with no symptoms of it Subacute combined degeneration of spinal cord. |
subalpine | Growing at high altitudes Below the tree line are subalpine and montane grasslands and shrublands. |
subaltern | Inferior in rank or status Before the first world war, he spent many years in as a gunner subaltern. |
subaquatic | Partially aquatic; living or growing partly on land and partly in water It is a terrestrial or affixed subaquatic species. |
subaqueous | Growing or remaining under water A bottom supported vessel from which subaqueous operations may be performed. |
subarctic | Of or relating to latitudes just south of the arctic circle To the far north are the subarctic woodland and northern boreal forest. |
subartesian | Rising naturally in a well to a height appreciably above that of the surrounding water table but not flowing out of the well |
subatomic | Of or relating to constituents of the atom or forces within the atom Atoms are made of subatomic particles. |
subclavian | Situated beneath the clavicle On the right side, it crosses the first part of the subclavian artery. |
subclinical | Relating to the stage in the development of a disease before the symptoms are observed This is also true of subclinical brucellosis. |
subconscious | Just below the level of consciousness Hebbian engrams are not of the subconscious nature. |
subcortical | Of or relating to or being or involving nerve centers below the cerebral cortex It consists in a huge neuronal telencephalic subcortical mass. |
subcutaneous | Relating to or located below the epidermis The lateral surface is convex and subcutaneous. |
subduable | Susceptible to being subjugated |
subdued | Lacking in light; not bright or harsh The hijacker killed the pilot before he was subdued. |
subdural | Below the dura mater but above the arachnoid membrane of the meninges There is slight risk of subdural puncture in pigs. |
subfusc | Devoid of brightness or appeal Persons in holy orders may wear clerical dress instead of ‘subfusc’. |
subgross | Too small to be visible to the naked eye |
subhuman | Less than human or not worthy of a human being They are subhuman scum, just like you. |
subjacent | Lying nearby but lower A plug valve for controlling discharge of a fluid tank has an upper surface continuously subjected to the weight and pressure of the tank’s contents. pressure applied to this upper surface is transmitted through the valve to assist sealing with a member subjacent to the valve’s plug. |
subject | Likely to be affected by something The subject matter is practically the same. |
subjective | Of a mental act performed entirely within the mind The signs of misogyny are unfounded and subjective. |
subjugable | Susceptible to being subjugated |
subjunctive | Relating to a mood of verbs These are the infinitive, the imperative and the subjunctive. |
sublimate | Made pure It consisted of gold and corrosive sublimate. |
sublimated | Made pure It is about how to sublimate the psychic function. |
sublime | Inspiring awe- m.s.dworkin- hamilton basso The cases were sublime and incidental. |
sublimed | Passing or having passed from the solid to the gaseous state (or vice versa) without becoming liquid A gas generator producing usable power from a solid reactant which is sublimed as required to produce vapors and the vapors are chemically reacted to release stored energy and convert same to useful work. |
subliminal | Below the threshold of conscious perception What happened to the subliminal messages controversy |
sublingual | Beneath the tongue Being beneath the threshold of consciousness. sublingual adj. |
subliterary | Not written as or intended to be literature |
sublittoral | Of or relating to the region of the continental shelf (between the seashore and the edge of the continental shelf) or the marine organisms situated there It occur primarily in the sublittoral zone, where it forms extensive meadows. |
sublunar | Situated between the earth and the moon The deity has delegated to the stars the governance of the sublunar world. |
sublunary | Situated between the earth and the moon Physical explanations in the sublunary realm revolved around tendencies. |
submarine | Beneath the surface of the sea The submarine sank within seven minutes after the second salvo. |
submergible | Capable of being immersed in water or functioning while submerged The structure of the dry dock allows it to be used also as a submergible barge. |
submersed | Beneath the surface of the water It lives in submersed in freshwater such as rivers and lakes. |
submersible | Capable of being immersed in water or functioning while submerged The dazer laser is fully water proof and submersible up to 20 meters in depth. |
submissive | Inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination He is the submissive and weak one of the two. |
subnormal | Below normal or average Every quasinormal operator is a subnormal operator. |
subocean | Formed or situated or occurring beneath the ocean or the ocean bed |
suboceanic | Formed or situated or occurring beneath the ocean or the ocean bed |
subocular | Situated on or below the floor of the eye socket The nasal scale has a postnarial groove; the subocular scale row is complete. |
suborbital | Situated on or below the floor of the eye socket Suborbital bar absent or indistinct. |
subordinate | Lower in rank or importance The knights were nominally subordinate to the pope and the emperor. |
subordinated | Lower in rank or importance Both the state and the church were subordinate to this autocracy. |
subordinating | Subject or submissive to authority or the control of another It is subordinate to the federal ministry of the interior. |
subordinative | Serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause |
subscript | Written or printed below and to one side of another character The iota subscript was employed from the 13th century onwards. |
subsequent | Following in time or order The conical mouth facilitates subsequent insertion of the bolt. |
subservient | Abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant- s.h.adams In addition, the capitalist class were subservient to european capital. |
subsidiary | Functioning in a supporting capacity The fund is managed by the uk subsidiary of fidelity investments. |
subsidised | Having partial financial support from public funds Farming is heavily regulated and heavily subsidised. |
subsonic | Less than that of sound in a designated medium At subsonic speeds, the airflow constricts the exhaust to a convergent shape. |
substandard | Falling short of some prescribed norm The article is still substandard. |
substantial | Having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary- shakespeare The combustible gas contains a substantial proportion of methane. |
substantiative | Serving to support or corroborate This article does not offer any substantiative addition towikipedia. |
substantival | Having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable He ended the war with the substantive rank of captain. |
substantive | Defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established We instead need substantive coverage of the actual subject of the article. |
substitutable | Interchangeable in a given context without changing the import of the expression The verb substitutable ds’s choose one of possibly several word senses of the corresponding verb except when they are metaphoric. |
substitute | Serving or used in place of another She is a substitute teacher. |
subsurface | Beneath the surface Biological activity in the deep subsurface and the origin of heavy oil. |
subterminal | Near but not precisely at an end Fore and hind wings with subterminal and terminal pale lines. |
subterranean | Lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)- bertrand russell Ishar deela was the ruler of the subterranean world, deeli malkhi. |
subterraneous | Being or operating under the surface of the earth Nymphs live subterraneous, feeding on roots. |
subtle | Difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze Rather, he relied on unerring accuracy and subtle seam movement. |
subtler | Working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way I think the subtle difference is in the function. |
subtractive | Constituting or involving subtraction These are essential to ‘subtractive’ synthesis. |
subtropic | Of or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the subtropics |
subtropical | Of or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the subtropics They are found predominantly in semiarid subtropical habitats. |
suburban | Relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs The electorate covered a suburban part of the city of auckland. |
suburbanised | Surrounded by many suburbs Being heavily farmed, the area did not become suburbanised until the late 1950s. |
suburbanized | Surrounded by many suburbs The area is now being suburbanized with several new estates under construction. |
subversive | In opposition to a civil authority or government That indicates something subversive. |
successful | Having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome All successful newspapers are ceaselessly bellicose. |
successive | In regular succession without gaps The successive sentence has the same reference. |
succinct | Briefly giving the gist of something The plot section should be terse, succinct, to the point. |
succinic | Of or relating to or obtained from amber Doxacurium is a symmetrical molecule because it is a diester of succinic acid. |
succulent | Full of juice The leaves are succulent and spoon shaped. |
such | Of so extreme a degree or extent He is such a moron. |
suchlike | Of the same kind I’m a bit busy with work and suchlike. |
suctorial | Adapted for sucking or clinging by suction Benthic marine enoplans are suctorial feeders and prey mainly on crustaceans. |
sudanese | Of or relating to or characteristic of the african republic of the sudan or its people New sudanese terrorist alliance. |
sudden | Happening without warning or in a short space of time The demise of the line was sudden. |
sudorific | Inducing perspiration It was used as a diuretic and sudorific. |
sudsy | Resembling lather or covered with lather Sudsy sam always orders beer in a stein. |
suety | Like or full of suet |
sufferable | Capable of being borne though unpleasant Also, some folks that call it the district are very sufferable. |
suffering | Troubled by pain or loss They are suffering from severe pain. |
sufficient | Of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant The evidence is sufficient enough for this to be confidently called a hoax. |
suffocative | Causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat |
suffrutescent | Of a plant; having a woody base that does not die down each year |
suffusive | Spreading through |
sufi | Of or relating to the sufis or to sufism The description sufi is a level attained. |
sugarless | Not containing sugar Most dentists recommend sugarless gum for people who chew gum. |
sugary | Containing sugar Songs are catchy but lightweight, even sugary. |
suggestible | Susceptible or responsive to suggestion The president is suggestible from politicians. |
suggestive | Pointing out or revealing clearly His choice of secular texts tended towards the irreverent and suggestive. |
suicidal | Dangerous to yourself or your interests For instance, suicidal or homicidal ideation. |
suitable | Worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse The analyst decides whether the patient is suitable for psychoanalysis. |
sulcate | Having deep narrow furrows or grooves The peripery of the last whorl is sulcate and the base is smooth. |
sulfuretted | Treated or impregnated with sulfur |
sulfuric | Of or relating to or containing sulfur The sulfur dioxide is converted to sulfuric acid. |
sulfurized | Treated or impregnated with sulfur A method of preparing the sulfurized fatty compounds is also disclosed. |
sulfurous | Of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur They have a strange chemically, sulfurous smell that is not appetizing. |
sulky | Depressingly dark I like the little messy haired, sulky boy now. |
sullen | Showing a brooding ill humor- bruce bli Amy is elated, but bright is sullen and distant about the situation. |
sulphuretted | Treated or impregnated with sulfur |
sulphuric | Of or relating to or containing sulfur Bread baked in this manner has a slightly sulphuric taste. |
sulphurous | Harsh or corrosive in tone The crude oil given up by these wells was sulphurous and of low quality. |
sultry | Sexually exciting or gratifying Josephine is a sultry character who is presented as a headstrong woman. |
sumatran | Of or relating to the island of sumatra or its inhabitants Bornean and sumatran clearly do breed with each other. |
sumerian | Of or relating to ancient sumer or its inhabitants She is the mightiest deity of the sumerian pantheon, surpassing an the sky god. |
summary | Briefly giving the gist of something It is a brief summary of puerto rican military servitude in the united states military. |
summational | Of or relating to a summation or produced by summation |
summative | Of or relating to a summation or produced by summation They’re generally summative, not specific. |
summery | Belonging to or characteristic of or occurring in summer That summery is the position the editor takes. |
sumptuary | Regulating or controlling expenditure or personal behavior The new system is sumptuary unlike the previous one. |
sumptuous | Rich and superior in quality His sumptuous mansion was plundered during the plague by thieves. |
sun-drenched | Covered with sunlight It’s like the page is drenched in blood. |
sunbaked | Baked or hardened by exposure to sunlight; not burned |
sunburned | Suffering from overexposure to direct sunlight An image of a sunburned tree trunk would be better. |
sunburnt | Suffering from overexposure to direct sunlight I got sunburnt a few years ago too and my arms peeled like that. |
sundried | Dried naturally by the sun |
sundry | Consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds The participants there participate for varying and sundry reasons. |
sunken | Having a sunken area A sunken bathtub is mounted in the housing and extends from the top thereof. |
sunless | Filled or abounding with clouds Bronzers are a temporary sunless tanning or bronzing option. |
sunnier | Bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer Honshu has balmy, sunny autumns and springs. |
sunny | Bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer The weather was sunny all day. |
sunrise | Of an industry or technology; new and developing The sunrise is the only indian project in the selection. |
sunset | Providing for termination It has a tranquil setting to watch the sunset. |
sunstruck | Lighted by sunlight- wallace stegner |
suntanned | Having a tan color from exposure to the sun He is a suntanned man with a white moustache and shrewd smile. |
super | Of the highest quality Why do you think it is super good |
superable | Capable of being surmounted or excelled |
superannuated | Old; no longer valid or fashionable Is he a superannuated footballer |
superb | Of surpassing excellence The improvements to the article are superb and professional. |
supercharged | Fraught with great emotion The supercharged variant is known as the xkr. |
supercilious | Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy But there is no need to be supercilious. |
supercritical | Able to sustain a chain reaction in such a manner that the rate of reaction increases Supercritical fluid chromatography. |
supererogatory | More than is needed, desired, or required In other words these miracles are supererogatory acts. |
superfatted | Containing extra unsaponified fat The invention is particularly applicable to the production of superfatted bars. |
superficial | Of, affecting, or being on or near the surface He has disdained superficial or meretricious effects. |
superfine | Of extremely fine size or texture All walls were found to have beautiful plastering with superfine lime mortar. |
superfluous | Serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being Is the image genuinely superfluous to the article |
superhuman | Above or beyond the human or demanding more than human power or endurance Gage reinhart has the superhuman power of flight. |
superincumbent | Lying or resting on and exerting pressure on something else |
superior | Having an orbit farther from the sun than the earth’s orbit These are of an excellent workmanship superior to that of the frieze. |
superjacent | Lying immediately above or on something else The store means has a corresponding set of superjacent discs. |
superlative | Highest in quality The comparative and the superlative form are formed analytically. |
superlunar | Situated beyond the moon or its orbit around the earth |
superlunary | Situated beyond the moon or its orbit around the earth |
supernal | Being or coming from on high He is a one eyed war veteran, she a statuesque chestnut haired supernal beauty. |
supernatant | Of a liquid; floating on the surface above a sediment or precipitate C. produces a precipitate and supernatant solution. |
supernatural | Not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material The sixth sense uses the supernatural for reassurance. |
supernaturalist | Not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material As supernatural works, we see the malevolent dreams. |
supernaturalistic | Of or relating to supernaturalism It also provides for a supernaturalistic understanding of religion and theology. |
supernormal | Beyond the range of the normal or scientifically explainable Jane has supernormal recuperative powers. |
supernumerary | More than is needed, desired, or required He was appointed supernumerary in engineering. |
superordinate | Of higher rank or status or value They are the first of the superordinate issues, in fact. |
superpatriotic | Fanatically patriotic |
superposable | Coinciding exactly when superimposed The mirror image of each enantiomer is superposable on the other enantiomer. |
supersaturated | Being more concentrated than normally possible and therefore not in equilibrium Carbonated water is a supersaturated solution of carbon dioxide gas in water. |
superscript | Written or printed above and to one side of another character A citation is not the little superscript hyperlink. |
supersensitised | Having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor) |
supersensitive | Having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor) The highbrow is likely to be superficial, overtrained, supersensitive. |
supersensitized | Having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor) |
supersonic | Having frequencies above those of audible sound This can lead to supersonic fracture. |
superstitious | Showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance We have retained the superstitious beliefs of our animistic ancestors. |
supervisory | Of or limited to or involving supervision He shall exercise the supervisory authority of the state over the region. |
supine | Lying face upward Street lugers ride stretchers in the supine position. |
supperless | Without supper |
supple | Moving and bending with ease I did some copyediting and tried to make the prose more supple. |
supplemental | Added to complete or make up a deficiency Tenet called the supplemental appropriation a lifesaver. |
supplementary | Added to complete or make up a deficiency It is donatus’s authorship of the supplementary material. |
suppliant | Humbly entreating But, goddess thou thy suppliant son attend. |
supplicant | Humbly entreating He presents himself as a polite supplicant, but he will not learn. |
supplicatory | Humbly entreating |
supportable | Capable of being borne though unpleasant Only a dictionary definition was supportable. |
supporting | Furnishing support and encouragement None of the prerequisites include supporting abortion. |
supportive | Furnishing support or assistance Most contenders for the nomination were supportive of the effort. |
supposable | Capable of being inferred on slight grounds But in my humble mind it is the more supposable information. |
supposed | Required or under orders They were not supposed to disport. |
suppositional | Based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence Anyway, all this argument is purely suppositional. |
suppositious | Based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence |
supposititious | Based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence |
suppurative | Relating to or characterized by suppuration The term suppurative arthritis is a near synonym for septic arthritis. |
supranational | Transcending established national boundaries or spheres of interest There was no global or supranational media coverage. |
supranormal | Beyond the range of the normal or scientifically explainable |
supraocular | Located or occurring above the eye socket Between the supraocular and internasal, only a single canthal scale is present. |
supraorbital | Located or occurring above the eye socket The roof of the braincase is marked by supraorbital shelves. |
suprasegmental | Pertaining to a feature of speech that extends over more than a single speech sound A better model of speech timing could provide evidence as to what is actually being perceived when the timing patterns of an utterance are parsed to provide the perceptual cues to segmental and suprasegmental structures. |
supreme | Greatest in status or authority or power The supreme commander refused to ratify the capitulation. |
surd | Produced without vibration of the vocal cords |
sure | Certain not to fail Make sure you finish the johnnycake. |
sure-fire | Certain to be successful Explosions precede fire. |
surefooted | Not liable to stumble or fall It is known to be very hardy, friendly, adaptable and surefooted pony. |
surest | Having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured She sure has lots of spunk. |
surface | On the surface Phytoplankton rapidly use any nutrients in the surface water. |
surficial | Pertaining to or occurring on or near the earth’s surface May portray bedrock or surficial units, or both. |
surgical | Performed with great precision The treatment is surgical decompression. |
surly | Inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace A surly boy tells the detective that the detective is unskilled. |
surmisable | Capable of being inferred on slight grounds |
surmountable | Capable of being surmounted or overcome Disease is theoretically surmountable via technology. |
surpassing | Exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence Her beauty is surpassing. |
surpliced | Wearing a surplice He was the first to introduce a surpliced choir into a city church. |
surplus | More than is needed, desired, or required Decoration is surplus to requirements by the very definition of the word. |
surprised | Taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment The people on the road were surprised. |
surprising | Causing surprise or wonder or amazement The result of the voting was surprising. |
surreal | Resembling a dream Furbybrain is a great fan of the surreal and the random. |
surrealistic | Characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions–j.c.powys His behaviour could also be surrealistic. |
surreptitious | Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed The connotations of the words suggest something surreptitious and undercover. |
surrogate | Providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties Is the chambered pomegranate also a surrogate for the poppy’s narcotic capsule |
surrounded | Confined on all sides The rest of the area is surrounded by the argolic gulf. |
surrounding | Closely encircling Specifically the controversy surrounding the cancellation. |
susceptible | Yielding readily to or capable of He was susceptible to the supernatural. |
suspect | Not as expected I suspect the writer is a prankster. |
suspected | Not as expected I suspect some record of company’s foolery here. |
suspensive | Undecided or characterized by indecisiveness However, suspensive veto is not described in the article. |
suspicious | Not as expected Nazi sympathizers and suspicious characters were treated gingerly. |
sustainable | Capable of being sustained In the concept of green museums, the word green means sustainable. |
sustained | Continuous The fission reaction was sustained for hundreds of thousands of years. |
sustentacular | Serving to sustain or support Another type of sustentacular cell is found in the olfactory epithelium. |
susurrant | Making a low continuous indistinct sound |
susurrous | Characterized by soft sounds- r.p.warren |
svelte | Showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience Jessica simpson unveils her svelte frame. |
swagger | Very chic It came to epitomize the sound, the sexiness, and swagger of the band itself. |
swaggering | Very chic There’s a danger and a swagger there. |
swampy | Soft and watery The story is set primarily in the swampy southern town of wet moon. |
swank | Imposingly fashionable and elegant Swank eventually signed onto the project as the lead. |
swanky | Imposingly fashionable and elegant Once it had a swanky it company pic. |
swart | Naturally having skin of a dark color Also peter swart played in the one day match, but not the first class match. |
swarthy | Naturally having skin of a dark color Also as with arabs, jews also commonly are portrayed as swarthy and hirsute. |
swashbuckling | Flamboyantly adventurous Light or no armor, swashbuckling, and courtly intrigue are the rule of the day. |
swayback | Having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses) She has terrible swayback, so it gets confusing. |
swaybacked | Having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses) Doozy of a swaybacked horse in a pasture i go by on my way to work. |
swazi | Of or relating to or characteristic of swaziland or its people or their language Every swazi may take part in the public parts of the incwala. |
swedish | Of or relating to or characteristic of sweden or its people or culture or language The primary instrument of swedish folk music is the fiddle. |
sweeping | Taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination Suddenly a police dragnet was sweeping the streets for suspicious characters. |
sweet | Having a high residual sugar content The sweet sayings were cloying. |
sweetest | With sweetening added The chips are crispy and have a sweet taste. |
sweetheart | Privileged treatment of a favored person or corporation (sometimes unethically) He is a real sweetheart with very pitchy voice. |
sweetish | Somewhat sweet The waters taste distinctly sweetish. |
swell | Very good I’ve managed to swell the page to an ungodly size. |
swelled | Very good As peevish and anal retentive pedants go, though, i am pretty swell. |
sweltering | Excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness I need a pop because i am sweltering. |
sweltry | Excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness |
sweptback | Used of hair Fixed vertical fin in sweptback upper and lower sections. |
sweptwing | Having sweptback wings |
swift | Moving very fast The vandalism will be swift and merciless. |
swiftest | Moving very fast Thanks for the swift response to the comments. |
swimming | Applied to a fish depicted horizontally The man raked the bottom of the swimming pool. |
swingeing | Severe; punishingly bad This is such a swingeing statement, it seems highly biased. |
swinging | Characterized by a buoyant rhythm The last image of the film is the great bell, swinging silently. |
swingy | Characterized by a buoyant rhythm Completely with you on the mood swingy low blood sugar thing. |
swinish | Resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy Perhaps they might create an article about swinish aviation. |
swish | Elegant and fashionable- julia child And on the swish i swing it back up. |
swishy | Resembling a sustained `sh’ or soft whistle Open your eyes,mom,and look atyour own swishy son. |
swiss | Of or relating to switzerland or its people or culture With zwingli he represented the swiss at the marburg colloquy. |
swollen | Characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance The liver is also usually friable and swollen. |
swooning | Weak and likely to lose consciousness But there was no swooning in that superheated room. |
swordlike | Shaped like a sword blade |
sybaritic | Displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses; If you mean sybaritic, then yes, it is the correct page. |
sycophantic | Attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery This is a really sycophantic article. |
syllabic | Of or relating to syllables The script, however, is syllabic and not alphabetic. |
syllabled | Pronounced in syllables Mixed seven and four syllabled lines. |
syllogistic | Of or relating to or consisting of syllogism For traditional syllogistic logic, see the list of topics in logic. |
sylvan | Relating to or characteristic of wooded regions Sylvan lake has no broadcast television stations in the vicinity of the town. |
symbiotic | Used of organisms (especially of different species) living together but not necessarily in a relation beneficial to each The relationship in that case is entirely parasitic, not symbiotic. |
symbolic | Relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols The color scheme of the veil was symbolic. |
symbolical | Serving as a visible symbol for something abstract It basically states that in burton’s book the predictions were symbolical. |
symmetric | Having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts In any symmetric game there exists a symmetric equilibrium. |
symmetrical | Having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts It is considered a symmetrical and not isochronous gait. |
sympathetic | Evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings Fortunately, the public is sympathetic and forgives the girls. |
sympathomimetic | Relating to epinephrine (its release or action) Like other sympathomimetic amines, amphetamine can induce transient mydriasis. |
sympatric | Occurring in the same or overlapping geographical areas Sympatric speciation can make the same claim. |
sympetalous | Having a corolla composed of partially or wholly fused petals forming a corolla shaped like a tube or funnel A new and distinct african violet plant characterized by its vigorous growth habit and profuse production of dark blue flowers of excellent substance and of single to semi double form. the flower corolla is rotate and sympetalous and the flower has an excellent keeping quality. |
symphonic | Harmonious in sound Maria breon is the vocalist of the symphonic power metal band holyhell. |
symphonious | Harmonious in sound Characterized by a harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds. symphonious adj. |
symptomatic | Relating to or according to or affecting a symptom or symptoms If the mother becomes symptomatic, it is usually in the third trimester. |
symptomless | Having no symptoms of illness or disease Ventricular septal defect is usually symptomless at birth. |
synaesthetic | Relating to or experiencing synesthesia; involving more than one sense |
synaptic | Of or involving synapses The contents then diffuse across the synapse to the post synaptic terminal. |
syncarpous | Consisting of united carpels The degree of connation fusion in a syncarpous gynoecium can vary. |
syncategorematic | Of a term that cannot stand as the subject or (especially) the predicate of a proposition but must be used in conjunction with other terms Under this definition it would be non syncategorematic or categorematic. |
synchronal | Occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase- jour.a.m.a. |
synchronic | Concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents Synchronic linguistics no longer redirects here. |
synchronous | Occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase- jour.a.m.a. In synchronous dram, the interval is specified in clock cycles. |
synclinal | Sloping downward toward each other to create a trough The western half of the basin occupies a trough of synclinal structure. |
syncopated | Stressing a normally weak beat Sequential writing and syncopated rhythms are characteristic of his music. |
syncretic | Of or characterized by syncretism Matrixism is a syncretic or ecumenical religion. |
syncretical | Relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflections |
syncretistic | Of or characterized by syncretism Others are more eclectic and syncretistic. |
syncretistical | Relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflections |
syndetic | Connected by a conjunction |
synecdochic | Using the name of a part for that of the whole or the whole for the part; or the special for the general or the general for the special; or the material for the thing made of it |
synecdochical | Using the name of a part for that of the whole or the whole for the part; or the special for the general or the general for the special; or the material for the thing made of it |
synergetic | Working together; used especially of groups, as subsidiaries of a corporation, cooperating for an enhanced effect This synergetic formulation of chemicals is water based and non flammable. |
synergistic | Of or relating to the theological doctrine of synergism The coating and inhibitor produce a synergistic effect. |
synesthetic | Relating to or experiencing synesthesia; involving more than one sense There also may be synesthetic experiences. |
synoecious | Having male and female reproductive organs mixed in the same gametoecium |
synoicous | Having male and female reproductive organs mixed in the same gametoecium |
synonymous | Meaning the same or nearly the same The house became synonymous with political cronyism. |
synoptic | Presenting or taking the same point of view; used especially with regard to the first three gospels of the new testament Helmut koester has done considerable work in the past on the synoptic problem. |
synoptical | Presenting or taking the same point of view; used especially with regard to the first three gospels of the new testament A synoptical study of the greenland flora. |
synovial | Relating to or secreting synovia It readily penetrates into the synovial fluid. |
synsemantic | Of a word or phrase meaningful only when it occurs in the company of other words |
syntactical | Of or relating to or conforming to the rules of syntax Precis was an example of the application of syntactical devises in indexing. |
syntagmatic | Related as members of a syntagma Adding a link to syntagmatic structure. |
synthetic | Systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words Amylocaine was the first synthetic local anesthetic. |
synthetical | Involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis- You guys are making a lot of synthetical crap as you go along the way. |
syrian | Of or relating to or characteristic of syria or its people or culture For the greeks, the donkey was associated with the syrian god of wine, dionysus. |
syrupy | Having a relatively high resistance to flow Albanians enjoy very sweet and rich desserts made with nuts and syrupy sauces. |
systematic | Characterized by order and planning Calvin was the first true systematic theologian of the reformation. |
systemic | Affecting an entire system Part of the problem is the systemic bias of the internet. |
systolic | Of or relating to a systole or happening during a systole An easily heard systolic, crescendo decrescendo i.e. |
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