able-bodied

having a strong healthy body; "an able seaman"; "every able-bodied young man served in the army" ;

abloom

bursting into flower; "flowering spring trees" ;

ablutionary

cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands; "ablutionary rituals" ;

abnormal

much greater than the normal; "abnormal profits"; "abnormal ambition" ; not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm; "abnormal powers of concentration"; "abnormal amounts of rain"; "abnormal circumstances"; "an abnormal interest in food" ; departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development; "they were heartbroken when they learned their child was abnormal"; "an abnormal personality" ;

abolishable

capable of being abolished ;

abolitionary

relating to or favoring abolition, especially abolition of slavery ;

abomasal

relating to the abomasum (the fourth compartment of the stomach of ruminants) ;

abominable

exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room" ; unequivocally detestable; "abominable treatment of prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes"; "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke ;

aboral

opposite to or away from the mouth; "the aboral surface of a starfish" ;

aboriginal

having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; "aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life" ; characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning; "native Americans"; "the aboriginal peoples of Australia" ; of or pertaining to members of the indigenous people of Australia; "an Aboriginal rite" ;

abortifacient

causing abortion ;

abortive

failing to accomplish an intended result; "an abortive revolt"; "a stillborn plot to assassinate the President" ;

aboulic

suffering from abulia; showing abnormal inability to act or make decisions ;

abounding

existing in abundance; "abounding confidence"; "whiskey galore" ;

about

on the move; "up and about"; "the whole town was astir over the incident" ;

above

appearing earlier in the same text; "flaws in the above interpretation" ;

above-mentioned

mentioned or named earlier in the same text ;

above-named

mentioned or named earlier in the same text ;

aboveboard

without concealment or deception; honest; "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs" ;

aboveground

on or above the surface of the ground; "aboveground nuclear testing"; "surface instruments for detecting oil deposits"; "surface transportation" ;

abranchial

having no gills ;

abranchiate

having no gills ;

abranchious

having no gills ;

abrasive

sharply disagreeable; rigorous; "the harsh facts of court delays"; "an abrasive character" ; causing abrasion ;

abreast

being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge; "kept abreast of the latest developments"; "constant revision keeps the book au courant"; "always au fait on the latest events"; "up on the news" ;

abridged

(used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting; "an abridged version" ;

abroach

of a cask or barrel; "the cask was set abroach" ;

abroad

in a foreign country; "markets abroad"; "overseas markets" ;

abrupt

surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner; "an abrupt reply" ; exceedingly sudden and unexpected; "came to an abrupt stop"; "an abrupt change in the weather" ; extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop" ; marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions; "abrupt prose" ;

abruptly-pinnate

of a leaf shape; pinnate with a pair of leaflets at the apex ;

abscessed

infected and filled with pus; "an abscessed tooth" ;

absent

lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professor"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence" ; not in a specified place physically or mentally ;

absentminded

lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professor"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence" ;

absolute

perfect or complete or pure; "absolute loyalty"; "absolute silence"; "absolute truth"; "absolute alcohol" ; not capable of being violated or infringed; "infrangible human rights" ; complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity" ; without conditions or limitations; "a total ban" ; not limited by law; "an absolute monarch" ; expressing finality with no implication of possible change; "an absolute guarantee to respect the nation's authority"; "inability to make a conclusive refusal" ;

absolutist

pertaining to the principle of totalitarianism ;

absolutistic

pertaining to the principle of totalitarianism ;

absolved

freed from any question of guilt; "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated" ;

absolvitory

providing absolution ;

absorbable

capable of being absorbed or taken in through the pores of a surface ;

absorbed

taken in through the pores of a surface; "the absorbed water expanded the sponge" ; giving or marked by complete attention to; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "then wrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought" ; retained without reflection; "the absorbed light intensity" ;