ad hoc
— Adjective
– English
～ for or concerned with one specific purpose; "a coordinated policy instead of ad hoc decisions"
ad hominem
— Adjective
– English
～ appealing to personal considerations (rather than to fact or reason); "ad hominem arguments"
after-hours
— Adjective
– English
～ after closing time especially a legally established closing time; "after-hours socializing"; "an after-hours club"
all important
— Adjective
– English
～ of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence"
all-important
— Adjective
– English
～ of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence"
all in
— Adjective
– English
～ very tired; "was all in at the end of the day"; "so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere"; "bushed after all that exercise"; "I'm dead after that long trip"
all-inclusive
— Adjective
– English
～ broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers"
Anglo-Indian
— Adjective
– English
～ relating to British India or the English in India
awe-inspiring
— Adjective
– English
～ inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; "New York is an amazing city"; "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"; "the awesome complexity of the universe"; "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville; "Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent"
anti-intellectual
— Adjective
– English
～ smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values
Anglo-Jewish
— Adjective
– English
～ of English-speaking Jews and their culture; "Anglo-Jewish papers"
au jus
— Adjective
– English
～ served in its natural juices or gravy; "roast beef au jus"
all-knowing
— Adjective
– English
～ infinitely wise
a la carte
— Adjective
– English
～ (of a restaurant meal) having unlimited choices with a separate price for each item
at large
— Adjective
– English
～ having escaped, especially from confinement; "a convict still at large"; "searching for two escaped prisoners"; "dogs loose on the streets"; "criminals on the loose in the neighborhood"
ad-lib
— Adjective
– English
～ with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments"
ad-lib
— Adjective
– English
～ said or done without having been planned or written in advance; "he made a few ad-lib remarks"
antler-like
— Adjective
– English
～ resembling antlers
at loggerheads
— Adjective
– English
～ in a dispute or confrontation; "Sam and his parents were at loggerheads over the question of car privileges"
at a loss
— Adjective
– English
～ filled with bewilderment; "at a loss to understand those remarks"; "puzzled that she left without saying goodbye"