[Middle English, from Old Frenchadjectif, from Late Latinadiectīvus, fromadiectus, past participle ofadicere,to add to:ad-,ad-+iacere,to throw; seeyē-inIndo-European roots.] ad′jec·tive·lyadv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016...
Hybrid: Used to describe cultures that are a blend of different traditions, influences, and values, often resulting from historical interactions or migration patterns. Many cultures in Latin America, with their mix of indigenous, European, and African influences, are examples of ...
–Like Jesus, rolling the stone from his tomb when everyone’d thought that he was a goner. Roman: relating to or characteristic of people of Rome. –Over the history of the empire, thousands of Romans had served and died in Greece. Romance: relating to languages derived from Latin; lati...
Regal Royal, notably excellent Related Words: Regalia: emblems and decorations of royalty Vagrant Roaming, wandering, or wayward Related Words: (Nomad)Nomadic: having no fixed home Itinerant: workers who travel from place to place Vehement Violent, passionate Vindictive Vengeful, seeking revenge Related...
Mr. Nichol did not say anything about the naval rank of captain, which is quite different from the rank in the army, air force, or Marine Corps, and which probably has different roots, and which probably stems all the way back to the Romans or the Ancient Greeks. ...
[Middle English, from Old French adjectif, from Late Latin adiectīvus, from adiectus, past participle of adicere, to add to : ad-, ad- + iacere, to throw; see yē- in Indo-European roots.] ad′jec·tive·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Editi...
–Here’s the manky old rooms from the 60s. Manlike: resembling human beings; anthropoid; human. –But sometimes it was manlike, and sometimes it was merely a fish. Manly: having the qualities or physical features that are admired or expected in a man; manful; masculine. –The manly vir...
–The tall, straight stem of the palm rises from the roots without leaf or branch until the plumed head is reached, which bends slightly under its wealth of pinnated leaves and fruit combined. Pinnatifid: (of a leaf shape) cleft nearly to the midrib in broad divisions not separated into...
Italian: from or connected with Italy; Latin; Portuguese. –They silently spooned up Italian ice cream, content in this measure of understanding that was growing between them. Innocuous: not intended or likely to offend or upset anyone; harmless; inoffensive. –It seemed a perfectly innocuous ...
However, these adjectives still set themselves apart from Latinate RAdjs in that they represent not only a class-membership relation but also similative semantics due to the effect of proprietive–similative polysemy induced by the dedicated suffix. Despite the limited attention afforded to this ...