abstemious
— Adjective
– English
~ marked by temperance in indulgence; "abstemious with the use of adverbs"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper"
abstentious
— Adjective
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~ self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink; "not totally abstinent but abstemious"
abstinent
— Adjective
– English
~ self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink; "not totally abstinent but abstemious"
abstract
— Adjective
– English
~ dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention; "abstract reasoning"; "abstract science"
abstract
— Adjective
– English
~ not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature; "a large abstract painting"
abstract
— Adjective
– English
~ existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment; "abstract words like `truth' and `justice'"
abstracted
— Adjective
– English
~ lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professor"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence"
abstractionist
— Adjective
– English
~ not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature; "a large abstract painting"
abstractive
— Adjective
– English
~ of an abstracting nature or having the power of abstracting; "abstractive analysis"
abstruse
— Adjective
– English
~ difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge; "the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them"; "a deep metaphysical theory"; "some recondite problem in historiography"
absurd
— Adjective
– English
~ so unreasonable as to invite derision; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"
absurd
— Adjective
– English
~ inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman
abulic
— Adjective
– English
~ suffering from abulia; showing abnormal inability to act or make decisions
abundant
— Adjective
– English
~ present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"
abused
— Adjective
– English
~ subjected to cruel treatment; "an abused wife"
abused
— Adjective
– English
~ used improperly or excessively especially drugs; "an abused substance"
abusive
— Adjective
– English
~ expressing offensive reproach
abusive
— Adjective
– English
~ characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment; "abusive punishment"; "argued...that foster homes are abusive"
abuzz
— Adjective
– English
~ noisy like the sound of a bee; "the room was abuzz over the latest scandal"
abysmal
— Adjective
– English
~ very great; limitless; "abysmal misery"; "abysmal stupidity"