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anaglyptical | related to anaglyphs or anaglyphy |
anagogic | based on or exemplifying anagoge |
anagogical | based on or exemplifying anagoge |
anagrammatic | related to anagrams or containing or making an anagram |
anagrammatical | related to anagrams or containing or making an anagram |
anal | of or related to the anus |
analeptic | a medication used as a stimulant to the central nervous system |
analgesic | a medicine used to relieve pain |
analgetic | capable of relieving pain |
analog | something having the property of being analogous to something else |
analogical | expressing, composed of, or based on an analogy |
analogous | similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar |
analogue | something having the property of being analogous to something else |
analphabetic | an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet |
analytic | using or subjected to a methodology using algebra and calculus |
analytical | using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles) |
analyzable | capable of being partitioned |
analyzed | consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning |
anamnestic | of or relating to anamnesis; aiding the memory |
anamorphic | pertaining to gradual evolution from one type of organism to another |
anapaestic | (of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one |
anapestic | (of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one |
anaphasic | of or related to the stage of mitosis known as anaphase |
anaphoric | relating to anaphora |
anaphrodisiac | tending to diminish sexual desire |
anaphylactic | related to the hypersensitivity known as anaphylaxis |
anaplastic | of or relating to anaplasia |
anarchic | without law or control |
anarchical | without law or control |
anarchistic | of or related to anarchism or tending toward anarchism |
anasarcous | characterized by or affected by dropsy |
anastigmatic | pertaining to a lens or lens system free of astigmatism (able to form point images) |
anastomotic | of or relating to or exhibiting anastomosis |
anatomic | of or relating to the structure of the body |
anatomical | an expression that relates to anatomy |
anatropous | (of a plant ovule) completely inverted; turned back 180 degrees on its stalk |
ancestral | inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent |
anchoritic | characterized by ascetic solitude |
ancient | a very old person |
ancillary | furnishing added support |
andalusian | in or relating to Andalusia |
andante | a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace) |
andantino | (of tempo) moderately fast |
andean | relating to the Andes and their inhabitants |
andorran | a native or inhabitant of Andorra |
androgenetic | of or related to androgenesis |
androgenic | of or related to the male hormone androgen |
androgenous | of or related to androgenesis |
androgynous | relating to or exhibiting both female and male sex organs but with a predominantly female appearance |
ane | used of a single unit or thing; not two or more |
anecdotal | having the character of an anecdote |
anecdotic | characterized by or given to telling anecdotes |
anecdotical | characterized by or given to telling anecdotes |
anechoic | not having or producing echoes; sound-absorbent |
anemic | lacking vigor or energy |
anemographic | pertaining to the recording of wind measurements |
anemometric | pertaining to the measurement of wind speed and direction |
anemometrical | pertaining to the measurement of wind speed and direction |
anemophilous | of flowering plants (especially grasses etc) that are pollinated by the wind |
anencephalic | characterized by partial or total absence of a brain |
anencephalous | characterized by partial or total absence of a brain |
aneroid | a barometer that measures pressure without using fluids |
anesthetic | a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations |
anestric | of or relating to anestrus |
anestrous | of or relating to anestrus |
aneuploid | having a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number |
aneurismal | relating to or affected by an aneurysm |
aneurismatic | relating to or affected by an aneurysm |
aneurysmal | relating to or affected by an aneurysm |
aneurysmatic | relating to or affected by an aneurysm |
anfractuous | full of twists and turns |
angelic | marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint |
angelical | of or relating to angels |
angered | make angry |
anginal | of or related to the pain of angina pectoris |
anginose | of or related to the pain of angina pectoris |
anginous | of or related to the pain of angina pectoris |
angiocarpic | having or being fruit enclosed in a shell or husk |
angiocarpous | having or being fruit enclosed in a shell or husk |
angiomatous | of or related to or having a tumor of the kind known as an angioma |
angiospermous | of or related to or characteristic of plants that are angiosperms |
angled | move or proceed at an angle |
anglican | a Protestant who is a follower of Anglicanism |
anglophilic | characterized by Anglophilia |
anglophobic | characterized by Anglophobia |
angolan | a native or inhabitant of Angola |
angry | feeling or showing anger |
anguillan | a native or inhabitant of the island of Anguilla in the West Indies |
anguine | of or related to or resembling a snake |
anguished | suffer great pains or distress |
angular | measured by an angle or by the rate of change of an angle |
angulate | make or become angular |
anhydrous | without water; especially without water of crystallization |
anicteric | without jaundice |
anile | of or like a feeble old woman |
animal | a living organism characterized by voluntary movement |
animalistic | of or pertaining to animalism |
animate | heighten or intensify |
animated | heighten or intensify |
animating | heighten or intensify |