10-Letter Adjectives Starting With D
Here's the list of all the 254 10-Letter Adjectives Starting With D in the English Language.
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| developing | 1. relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply More Definitions → |
| determined | 1. characterized by great determination 2. devoting full strength and concentrated attention to More Definitions → |
| democratic | 1. representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large 2. characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality More Definitions → |
| discovered | 1. discovered or determined by scientific observation More Definitions → |
| diagnostic | 1. concerned with diagnosis; used for furthering diagnosis 2. characteristic or indicative of a disease More Definitions → |
| decorative | 1. serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose More Definitions → |
| documented | 1. furnished with or supported by documents 2. established as genuine More Definitions → |
| descending | 1. coming down or downward More Definitions → |
| derivative | 1. resulting from or employing derivation More Definitions → |
| definitive | 1. clearly defined or formulated 2. of recognized authority or excellence More Definitions → |
| disposable | 1. free or available for use or disposition 2. designed to be disposed of after use More Definitions → |
| downstream | 1. in the direction of a stream's current More Definitions → |
| diplomatic | 1. relating to or characteristic of diplomacy 2. using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people More Definitions → |
| decreasing | 1. becoming less or smaller 2. (music) decreasing in tempo and/or volume More Definitions → |
| delightful | 1. greatly pleasing or entertaining More Definitions → |
| deductible | 1. acceptable as a deduction (especially as a tax deduction) More Definitions → |
| disturbing | 1. causing distress or worry or anxiety More Definitions → |
| discharged | 1. having lost your job More Definitions → |
| demolition | More Definitions → |
| deliberate | 1. carefully thought out in advance 2. unhurried and with care and dignity More Definitions → |
| diminished | 1. impaired by diminution 2. (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval More Definitions → |
| dependable | 1. worthy of being depended on 2. consistent in performance or behavior More Definitions → |
| downstairs | 1. on or of lower floors of a building More Definitions → |
| distressed | 1. generalized feeling of distress 2. facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty More Definitions → |
| disruptive | 1. characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination More Definitions → |
| depressing | 1. causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy More Definitions → |
| delinquent | 1. guilty of a misdeed 2. failing in what duty requires More Definitions → |
| dielectric | More Definitions → |
| divisional | 1. of or relating to a military division 2. serving to divide or marking a division More Definitions → |
| disgusting | 1. highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust More Definitions → |
| detachable | 1. designed to be unfastened or disconnected without damage More Definitions → |
| disastrous | 1. (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin More Definitions → |
| distracted | 1. having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety More Definitions → |
| devotional | 1. relating to worship More Definitions → |
| detectable | 1. capable of being detected 2. easily seen or detected More Definitions → |
| discerning | 1. unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic 2. quick to understand More Definitions → |
| dominating | 1. most powerful or important or influential 2. used of a height or viewpoint More Definitions → |
| demolished | 1. torn down and broken up More Definitions → |
| dissenting | 1. disagreeing, especially with a majority More Definitions → |
| depressive | More Definitions → |
| descendant | 1. going or coming down 2. proceeding by descent from an ancestor More Definitions → |
| degenerate | 1. unrestrained by convention or morality More Definitions → |
| discontent | 1. showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing More Definitions → |
| defamatory | 1. (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign More Definitions → |
| disordered | 1. not arranged in order 2. thrown into a state of disarray or confusion More Definitions → |
| delineated | 1. represented accurately or precisely More Definitions → |
| devolution | More Definitions → |
| dehydrated | 1. suffering from excessive loss of water from the body 2. preserved by removing natural moisture More Definitions → |
| dismantled | 1. torn down and broken up More Definitions → |
| dissimilar | 1. not similar 2. not alike or similar More Definitions → |
| disorderly | 1. undisciplined and unruly 2. in utter disorder More Definitions → |
| derogatory | 1. expressive of low opinion More Definitions → |
| delectable | 1. extremely pleasing to the sense of taste 2. capable of arousing sexual desire More Definitions → |
| delusional | 1. suffering from or characterized by delusions More Definitions → |
| dislocated | 1. separated at the joint More Definitions → |
| dissipated | 1. unrestrained by convention or morality 2. preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance More Definitions → |
| despicable | 1. morally reprehensible More Definitions → |
| diminutive | 1. very small More Definitions → |
| defensible | 1. capable of being defended More Definitions → |
| distraught | 1. deeply agitated especially from emotion More Definitions → |
| diabolical | 1. showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil 2. extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell More Definitions → |
| discursive | 1. proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition 2. (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects More Definitions → |
| deplorable | 1. bad; unfortunate 2. of very poor quality or condition More Definitions → |
| depressant | 1. capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent More Definitions → |
| disjointed | 1. lacking orderly continuity 2. taken apart at the joints More Definitions → |
| displeased | 1. not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure More Definitions → |
| dispersive | 1. spreading by diffusion More Definitions → |
| deadlocked | 1. at a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions More Definitions → |
| discordant | 1. not in agreement or harmony 2. lacking in harmony More Definitions → |
| digestible | 1. capable of being converted into assimilable condition in the alimentary canal More Definitions → |
| dismissive | 1. showing indifference or disregard 2. stopping to associate with More Definitions → |
| descendent | 1. going or coming down 2. proceeding by descent from an ancestor More Definitions → |
| dilettante | 1. showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish More Definitions → |
| disfigured | 1. having the appearance spoiled More Definitions → |
| despairing | 1. arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope More Definitions → |
| despondent | 1. without or almost without hope More Definitions → |
| dishonored | 1. suffering shame More Definitions → |
| deciphered | 1. converted from cryptic to intelligible language More Definitions → |
| detestable | 1. offensive to the mind 2. unequivocally detestable More Definitions → |