8-Letter Adjectives Starting With R

Here's the list of all the 311 8-Letter Adjectives Starting With R in the English Language.

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reserved
1. set aside for the use of a particular person or party
2. marked by self-restraint and reticence
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required
1. necessary for relief or supply
2. required by rule
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received
1. widely accepted as true or worthy
2. conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
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regional
1. characteristic of a region
2. related or limited to a particular region
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reported
1. made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
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relevant
1. having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
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relative
1. properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'
2. estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete
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recorded
1. set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
2. (of securities) having the owner's name entered in a register
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reliable
1. worthy of reliance or trust
2. worthy of being depended on
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resident
1. living in a particular place
2. used of animals that do not migrate
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romantic
1. belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
2. expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance
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realized
1. successfully completed or brought to an end
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resolved
1. explained or answered
2. determined
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repeated
1. recurring again and again
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rejected
1. rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
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rational
1. consistent with or based on or using reason
2. capable of being expressed as a quotient of integers
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retained
1. continued in your keeping or use or memory
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relaxing
1. affording physical or mental rest
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residual
1. relating to or indicating a remainder
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renowned
1. widely known and esteemed
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reversed
1. turned inside out and resewn
2. turned about in order or relation
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readable
1. easily deciphered
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reactive
1. reacting to a stimulus
2. participating readily in reactions
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realised
1. successfully completed or brought to an end
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rigorous
1. rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
2. demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
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remedial
1. tending or intended to rectify or improve
2. tending to cure or restore to health
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relieved
1. (of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
2. extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
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reverend
1. worthy of adoration or reverence
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reformed
1. caused to abandon an evil manner of living and follow a good one
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restless
1. worried and uneasy
2. ceaselessly in motion
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reusable
1. capable of being used again
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retiring
1. not arrogant or presuming
2. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
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ratified
1. formally approved and invested with legal authority
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riparian
1. of or relating to or located on the banks of a river or stream
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retarded
1. relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development
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renegade
1. having deserted a cause or principle
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reckless
1. marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
2. characterized by careless unconcern
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recessed
1. having a sunken area
2. resembling an alcove
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reasoned
1. logically valid
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rhythmic
1. recurring with measured regularity
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redeemed
1. saved from the bondage of sin
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rambling
1. spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly
2. (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
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resonant
1. characterized by resonance
2. serving to bring to mind
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ruthless
1. without mercy or pity
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renewing
1. tending to impart new life and vigor to
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rightful
1. legally valid
2. having a legally established claim
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rallying
1. rousing or recalling to unity and renewed effort
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reigning
1. exercising power or authority
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riveting
1. capable of arousing and holding the attention
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reviving
1. tending to impart new life and vigor to
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rattling
1. extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
2. quick and energetic
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resolute
1. characterized by quickness and firmness
2. firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
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receding
1. (of a hairline e.g.) moving slowly back
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revolved
1. turned in a circle around an axis
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rumbling
1. continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound
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referent
1. having reference
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roadless
1. lacking pathways
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rabbinic
1. of or relating to rabbis or their teachings
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relaxant
1. tending to relax or relieve muscular or nervous tension
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ravenous
1. extremely hungry
2. devouring or craving food in great quantities
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ruminant
1. related to or characteristic of animals of the suborder Ruminantia or any other animal that chews a cud
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rustling
1. characterized by soft sounds
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reverent
1. showing great reverence for god
2. feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
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reticent
1. temperamentally disinclined to talk
2. cool and formal in manner
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rateable
1. liable to payment of locally assessed property taxes
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rearward
1. located in or toward the back or rear
2. directed or moving toward the rear
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reddened
1. (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
2. lighted with red light as if with flames
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rightist
1. believing in or supporting tenets of the political right
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8-Letter Adjectives Starting With R