Adjectives Starting With H

Here's the list of all the 1484 Adjectives Starting With H in the English Language.

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home
1. used of your own ground
2. relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots are
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here
1. being here now
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high
1. standing above others in quality or position
2. happy and excited and energetic
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human
1. characteristic of humanity
2. relating to a person
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hot
1. characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
2. (color) bold and intense
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hard
1. not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
2. dispassionate
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half
1. consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
2. partial
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higher
1. advanced in complexity or elaboration
2. of education beyond the secondary level
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held
1. occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
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huge
1. unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
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happy
1. enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
2. marked by good fortune
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helpful
1. providing assistance or serving a useful function
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heard
1. detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
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historical
1. of or relating to the study of history
2. used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time
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hearing
1. able to perceive sound
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heavy
1. of comparatively great physical weight or density
2. unusually great in degree or quantity or number
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healthy
1. having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
2. financially secure and functioning well
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hip
1. informed about the latest trends
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hidden
1. not accessible to view
2. designed to elude detection
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holy
1. belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power
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hardcover
1. having a hard back or cover
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historic
1. belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past
2. important in history
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hairy
1. hazardous and frightening
2. having or covered with hair
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hundred
1. being ten more than ninety
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healing
1. tending to cure or restore to health
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hybrid
1. produced by crossbreeding
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hurt
1. suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle
2. damaged; used of inanimate objects or their value
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handheld
1. small and light enough to be operated while you hold it in your hands
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honest
1. without dissimulation; frank
2. worthy of being depended on
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hazardous
1. involving risk or danger
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horizontal
1. parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line
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herbal
1. of or relating to herbs
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headed
1. having a heading or caption
2. having a head of a specified kind or anything that serves as a head; often used in combination
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honey
1. of something having the color of honey
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hottest
1. characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
2. (color) bold and intense
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hourly
1. occurring every hour or payable by the hour
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handed
1. having or involving the use of hands
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handy
1. easy to reach
2. useful and convenient
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handled
1. having a usually specified type of handle
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highland
1. used of high or hilly country
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hired
1. having services engaged for a fee
2. hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers
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homeless
1. without nationality or citizenship
2. physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security
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horrible
1. provoking horror
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hungry
1. (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous
2. feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
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hydraulic
1. moved or operated or effected by liquid (water or oil)
2. of or relating to the study of hydraulics
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heated
1. made warm or hot (`het' is a dialectal variant of `heated')
2. marked by emotional heat; vehement
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humanitarian
1. of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism
2. marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare
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hypothetical
1. based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
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hollow
1. not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
2. as if echoing in a hollow space
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harmful
1. causing or capable of causing harm
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handmade
1. made by hand or a hand process
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het
1. made warm or hot (`het' is a dialectal variant of `heated')
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hardy
1. having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
2. able to survive under unfavorable weather conditions
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honored
1. having an illustrious reputation; respected
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homemade
1. made or produced in the home or by yourself
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holistic
1. emphasizing the organic or functional relation between parts and the whole
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hex
1. of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base
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harsh
1. of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
2. unpleasantly stern
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hardback
1. having a hard back or cover
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handsome
1. pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
2. given or giving freely
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humble
1. marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful
2. low or inferior in station or quality
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hostile
1. characterized by enmity or ill will
2. not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally
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heavenly
1. relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
2. of or relating to the sky
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homosexual
1. sexually attracted to members of your own sex
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hilarious
1. marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
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haunted
1. having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
2. showing emotional affliction or disquiet
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honorable
1. not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
2. worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
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hooked
1. curved down like an eagle's beak
2. addicted to a drug
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hated
1. treated with dislike or contempt
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hale
1. exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health
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haired
1. having or covered with hair
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halt
1. disabled in the feet or legs
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hep
1. informed about the latest trends
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hierarchical
1. classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers
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hazel
1. of a light brown or yellowish brown color
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humorous
1. full of or characterized by humor
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handicapped
1. having restricted mental or physical functioning as a consequence of injury or illness
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harmless
1. not causing or capable of causing harm
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honorary
1. given as an honor without the normal duties
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halfway
1. equally distant from the extremes
2. at a point midway between two extremes
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healthier
1. having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
2. financially secure and functioning well
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humane
1. pertaining to or concerned with the humanities
2. marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering
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harmonic
1. of or relating to harmony as distinct from melody and rhythm
2. of or relating to harmonics
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honourable
1. adhering to ethical and moral principles
2. worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
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heavier
1. of comparatively great physical weight or density
2. unusually great in degree or quantity or number
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heterogeneous
1. consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature
2. originating outside the body
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hopeful
1. having or manifesting hope
2. likely to turn out well in the future
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happier
1. enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
2. marked by good fortune
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heroic
1. relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity
2. very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
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homogeneous
1. all of the same or similar kind or nature
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helpless
1. lacking in or deprived of strength or power
2. unable to function; without help
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husky
1. muscular and heavily built
2. deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
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hardened
1. made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
2. protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)
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hepatic
1. pertaining to or affecting the liver
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haunting
1. continually recurring to the mind
2. having a deeply disquieting or disturbing effect
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homeopathic
1. of or relating to the practice of homeopathy
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hopeless
1. of a person unable to do something skillfully
2. certain to fail
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horticultural
1. of or relating to the cultivation of plants
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hinder
1. located at or near the back of an animal
2. located at or near the back of an animal
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hormonal
1. of or relating to or caused by hormones
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healed
1. freed from illness or injury
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hereditary
1. occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
2. inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
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heterosexual
1. sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex
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hotter
1. characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
2. (color) bold and intense
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hearty
1. showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
2. providing abundant nourishment
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heuristic
1. of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation
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hind
1. located at or near the back of an animal
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hunted
1. reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
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humid
1. containing or characterized by a great deal of water vapor
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hammered
1. shaped or worked with a hammer and often showing hammer marks
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horrific
1. grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
2. causing fear or dread or terror
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hypnotic
1. of or relating to hypnosis
2. attracting and holding interest as if by a spell
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handwritten
1. written by hand
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heartfelt
1. sincerely earnest
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hydroxy
1. being or containing a hydroxyl group
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hefty
1. (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
2. of considerable weight and size
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hairless
1. having no hair or fur
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hectic
1. marked by intense agitation or emotion
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homologous
1. having the same evolutionary origin but not necessarily the same function
2. corresponding or similar in position or structure or function or characteristics; especially derived from an organism of the same species
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hexadecimal
1. of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base
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horned
1. having a horn or horns or hornlike parts or horns of a particular kind
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harmonious
1. musically pleasing
2. exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities
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homegrown
1. grown or originating in a particular place
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hateful
1. evoking or deserving hatred
2. characterized by malice
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hurried
1. moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
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holographic
1. of or relating to holography or holograms
2. written entirely in one's own hand
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howling
1. extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
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habitual
1. commonly used or practiced; usual
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hideous
1. grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
2. so extremely ugly as to be terrifying
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humanist
1. of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism
2. of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion
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hyperbolic
1. of or relating to a hyperbola
2. enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness
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haggard
1. showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
2. very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
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hysterical
1. characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria
2. marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion
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hydroelectric
1. of or relating to or used in the production of electricity by waterpower
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healthiest
1. having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
2. financially secure and functioning well
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helical
1. in the shape of a coil
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hesitant
1. lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
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hasty
1. excessively quick
2. done with very great haste and without due deliberation
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happiest
1. enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
2. marked by good fortune
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hydrophobic
1. lacking affinity for water; tending to repel and not absorb water; tending not to dissolve in or mix with or be wetted by water
2. abnormally afraid of water
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heathen
1. not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam
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harassed
1. troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
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heaviest
1. of comparatively great physical weight or density
2. unusually great in degree or quantity or number
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humiliating
1. causing awareness of your shortcomings
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horrified
1. stricken with horror
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hygienic
1. tending to promote or preserve health
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hazy
1. filled or abounding with fog or mist
2. indistinct or hazy in outline
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hexagonal
1. having six sides or divided into hexagons
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hearsay
1. heard through another rather than directly
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horrid
1. exceedingly bad
2. grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
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harmonized
1. involving or characterized by harmony
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hematopoietic
1. pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells
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hatched
1. emerged from an egg
2. shaded by means of fine parallel or crossed lines
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hypocritical
1. professing feelings or virtues one does not have
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humanistic
1. of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion
2. of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism
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histological
1. of or relating to histology
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horrendous
1. causing fear or dread or terror
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hilly
1. having hills and crags
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healthful
1. conducive to good health of body or mind
2. free from filth and pathogens
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humiliated
1. subdued or brought low in condition or status
2. made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride
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hypertensive
1. having abnormally high blood pressure
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horrifying
1. provoking horror
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halting
1. disabled in the feet or legs
2. fragmentary or halting from emotional strain
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hirsute
1. having or covered with hair
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herbaceous
1. characteristic of a nonwoody herb or plant part
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heartless
1. devoid of courage or enthusiasm
2. lacking in feeling or pity or warmth
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halcyon
1. idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity
2. marked by peace and prosperity
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heartbreaking
1. causing or marked by grief or anguish
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heady
1. marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters
2. extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic
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hydrostatic
1. relating to fluids at rest or to the pressures they exert or transmit
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hapless
1. deserving or inciting pity
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headless
1. not using intelligence
2. not having a head or formed without a head
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homespun
1. of textiles; having a rough surface
2. characteristic of country life
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hospitable
1. having an open mind
2. favorable to life and growth
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hydrodynamic
1. of or relating to hydrodynamics
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harrowing
1. extremely painful
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heartwarming
1. causing gladness and pleasure
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hemorrhagic
1. of or relating to a hemorrhage
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hardworking
1. characterized by hard work and perseverance
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hallowed
1. worthy of religious veneration
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homogenous
1. all of the same or similar kind or nature
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heralded
1. proclaimed
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hoary
1. showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
2. ancient
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humbled
1. subdued or brought low in condition or status
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hydrographic
1. of or relating to the science of hydrography
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heinous
1. extremely wicked, deeply criminal
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hemodynamic
1. or of relating to or involved in hemodynamics
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homing
1. orienting or directing homeward or to a destination
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homophobic
1. prejudiced against homosexual people
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halal
1. proper or legitimate according to Muslim law
2. conforming to Muslim dietary laws
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homozygous
1. having identical alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci
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hydrated
1. containing combined water (especially water of crystallization as in a hydrate)
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hyperactive
1. more active than normal
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hydroponic
1. of or relating to aquiculture
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hermaphrodite
1. of animal or plant; having both male female reproductive organs
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huddled
1. crowded or massed together
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homeward
1. oriented toward home
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hematologic
1. of or relating to or involved in hematology
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homely
1. lacking in physical beauty or proportion
2. having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable
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heretical
1. characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards
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histologic
1. of or relating to histology
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hindering
1. preventing movement
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headlong
1. excessively quick
2. with the head foremost
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harmonised
1. involving or characterized by harmony
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hermetic
1. completely sealed; completely airtight
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hedged
1. evasively worded in order to avoid an unqualified statement
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haughty
1. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
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hydrophilic
1. having a strong affinity for water; tending to dissolve in, mix with, or be wetted by water
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hick
1. awkwardly simple and provincial
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hushed
1. in a softened tone
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homesick
1. longing to return home
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hemolytic
1. relating to or involving or causing hemolysis
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harnessed
1. brought under control and put to use
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habitable
1. fit for habitation
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hurtful
1. causing hurt
2. harmful to living things
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hemispheric
1. of or relating to the cerebral hemispheres
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hypothalamic
1. of or relating to the hypothalamus
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hardbound
1. having a hard back or cover
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heterozygous
1. having dissimilar alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci
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hundredth
1. the ordinal number of one hundred in counting order
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humbling
1. causing awareness of your shortcomings
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haphazard
1. dependent upon or characterized by chance
2. marked by great carelessness
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homebound
1. confined usually by illness
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hellish
1. (informal) very unpleasant
2. extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
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humongous
1. (used informally) very large
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hominid
1. characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures
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hoarse
1. deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
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heraldic
1. of or relating to heraldry
2. indicative of or announcing something to come
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homey
1. having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable
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hypnotized
1. having your attention fixated as though by a spell
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humoral
1. of or relating to bodily fluids
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huffy
1. quick to take offense
2. roused to anger
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haptic
1. of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch
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hardline
1. firm and uncompromising
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hurrying
1. moving with great haste
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homicidal
1. characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being
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heterologous
1. not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin
2. derived from organisms of a different but related species
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hokey
1. effusively or insincerely emotional
2. artificially formal
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hewn
1. cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel
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headstrong
1. habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
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heartbroken
1. full of sorrow
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heterocyclic
1. containing a closed ring of atoms of which at least one is not a carbon atom
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hedonic
1. devoted to pleasure
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holiest
1. belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power
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hunched
1. having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
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heartening
1. cheerfully encouraging
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hesitating
1. lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
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homogenized
1. formed by blending unlike elements especially by reducing one element to particles and dispersing them throughout another substance
2. made homogeneous
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hypoglycemic
1. of or relating to hypoglycemia
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humic
1. of or relating to or derived from humus
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hallucinogenic
1. capable of producing hallucinations
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hoar
1. showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
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hedonistic
1. devoted to pleasure
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hypersensitive
1. having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)
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heritable
1. capable of being inherited
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haploid
1. of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes
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heterogenous
1. consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature
2. originating outside the body
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harried
1. troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
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hyperfine
1. extremely fine or thin, as in a spectral line split into two or more components
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holier
1. belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power
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hypodermic
1. relating to or located below the epidermis
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haywire
1. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
2. not functioning properly
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hematological
1. of or relating to or involved in hematology
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herculean
1. displaying superhuman strength or power
2. extremely difficult; requiring the strength of a Hercules
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hermeneutic
1. interpretive or explanatory
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handwoven
1. made on a handloom
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headfirst
1. with the head foremost
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heliocentric
1. having the sun as the center
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hippest
1. informed about the latest trends
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heightening
1. reaching a higher intensity
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hieroglyphic
1. resembling hieroglyphic writing
2. written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbols
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hawkish
1. disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
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hemispherical
1. of or relating to or being a hemisphere
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hungover
1. Suffering the aftereffects of the consumption of alcohol
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haemorrhagic
1. of or relating to a hemorrhage
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heedless
1. marked by or paying little heed or attention
2. characterized by careless unconcern
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