Adjectives Starting With AD
Here's the list of all the 155 Adjectives Starting With AD in the English Language.
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| advanced | 1. farther along in physical or mental development 2. comparatively late in a course of development More Definitions → |
| additional | 1. further or added More Definitions → |
| adult | 1. (of animals) fully developed 2. designed to arouse lust More Definitions → |
| advance | 1. being ahead of time or need 2. situated ahead or going before More Definitions → |
| administrative | 1. of or relating to or responsible for administration More Definitions → |
| advisory | 1. giving advice More Definitions → |
| adopted | 1. acquired as your own by free choice More Definitions → |
| addressed | 1. (of mail) marked with a destination More Definitions → |
| adequate | 1. having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task 2. sufficient for the purpose More Definitions → |
| adjustable | 1. capable of being changed so as to match or fit 2. capable of being regulated More Definitions → |
| adverse | 1. contrary to your interests or welfare 2. in an opposing direction More Definitions → |
| adjusted | 1. having achieved a comfortable relation with your environment 2. (especially of garments) having the fit or style adjusted More Definitions → |
| adjacent | 1. nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space 2. having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching More Definitions → |
| advised | 1. having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel 2. having received information More Definitions → |
| adapted | 1. changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose More Definitions → |
| adaptive | 1. having a capacity for adaptation More Definitions → |
| adolescent | 1. relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent 2. being of the age 13 through 19 More Definitions → |
| adhesive | 1. tending to adhere More Definitions → |
| advertised | 1. called to public attention More Definitions → |
| advancing | 1. moving forward More Definitions → |
| adorable | 1. lovable especially in a childlike or naive way More Definitions → |
| addicted | 1. compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming More Definitions → |
| addictive | 1. causing or characterized by addiction More Definitions → |
| adjunct | 1. furnishing added support 2. of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another More Definitions → |
| additive | 1. designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree 2. characterized or produced by addition More Definitions → |
| adept | 1. having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude More Definitions → |
| advisable | 1. worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise More Definitions → |
| adventurous | 1. willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises More Definitions → |
| admired | 1. regarded with admiration More Definitions → |
| adrenal | 1. of or pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions 2. near the kidneys More Definitions → |
| advantageous | 1. appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness 2. giving an advantage More Definitions → |
| adoptive | 1. of parents and children; related by adoption 2. acquired as your own by free choice More Definitions → |
| adjective | 1. of or relating to or functioning as an adjective 2. relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law More Definitions → |
| admissible | 1. deserving to be admitted More Definitions → |
| adaptable | 1. capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use More Definitions → |
| admirable | 1. deserving of the highest esteem or admiration 2. inspiring admiration or approval More Definitions → |
| adorned | 1. provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction More Definitions → |
| adrenergic | 1. relating to epinephrine (its release or action) More Definitions → |
| adjuvant | 1. furnishing added support 2. enhancing the action of a medical treatment More Definitions → |
| adagio | 1. (of tempo) leisurely More Definitions → |
| adored | 1. regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god) More Definitions → |
| adamant | 1. impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason More Definitions → |
| adipose | 1. composed of animal fat More Definitions → |
| adrift | 1. aimlessly drifting 2. afloat on the surface of a body of water More Definitions → |
| adiabatic | 1. occurring without loss or gain of heat More Definitions → |
| addressable | 1. capable of being addressed More Definitions → |
| adherent | 1. sticking fast More Definitions → |
| adoring | 1. showing adoration 2. extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent More Definitions → |
| adroit | 1. quick or skillful or adept in action or thought More Definitions → |
| adoptable | 1. suitable or eligible for adoption More Definitions → |
| adulterated | 1. mixed with impurities More Definitions → |
| adjunctive | 1. joining; forming an adjunct More Definitions → |
| addled | 1. (of eggs) no longer edible 2. confused and vague; used especially of thinking More Definitions → |
| adjudicative | 1. concerned with adjudicating More Definitions → |
| adjudicatory | 1. concerned with adjudicating More Definitions → |
| adulterous | 1. characterized by adultery 2. not faithful to a spouse or lover More Definitions → |
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