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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

Letter
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
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  • calamitous/kəˈlæmɪtəs/adjectiveC2Bringing disaster.
  • callous/ˈkæləs/adjectiveC2Hard-hearted and unfeeling.
  • callow/ˈkæləʊ/adjectiveC2Young and lacking any experience.
  • calorific/ˌkæləˈɹɪf.ɪk/adjectiveC2Containing a great deal of energy as food.
  • cantankerous/kænˈtæŋkəɹəs/adjectiveC2Bad-tempered and quick to argue.
  • capacious/kəˈpeɪʃəs/
adjective
C2
Able to hold a great deal.
  • caparisonedadjectiveC2Decked out in ornamental trappings.
  • cerulean/səˈɹuːli.ən/adjectiveC2Deep sky blue.
  • charismatic/ˌkæɹɪzˈmætɪk/adjectiveC12 meaningsDrawing people in with magnetic personal charm.
  • chaste/t͡ʃeɪst/adjectiveC12 meaningsRefraining from sex.
  • chinlessadjectiveC2Having a weak jaw, and thought feeble because of it.
  • chronic/ˈkɹɒn.ɪk/adjectiveB23 meaningsLasting a long time and not going away — said of an illness, a pain or a condition.
  • chummy/ˈt͡ʃʌ.mɪ/adjectiveC2Friendly in an over-familiar way.
  • churlish/ˈtʃɜːlɪʃ/adjectiveC2Rude and ungracious.
  • clement/ˈklɛmənt/adjectiveC2Merciful, or mild in weather.
  • cloisteredadjectiveC2Kept away from the ordinary world.
  • cocksureadjectiveC2Far too sure of yourself.
  • cogent/ˈkəʊd͡ʒn̩t/adjectiveC2Clear and forceful enough to convince.
  • coherent/kəʊˈhɪə.ɹənt/adjectiveB2+3 meaningsLogically connected, with the parts fitting together.
  • colloquial/kəˈləʊ.kwɪəl/adjectiveC2Belonging to ordinary informal speech.
  • coltishadjectiveC2Awkward and frisky like a young horse.
  • comely/ˈkʌmli/adjectiveC2Pleasant to look at.
  • commensurate/kəˈmens(ə)rət/adjectiveC2In fair proportion to something else.
  • complaisant/kəmˈpleɪsənt/adjectiveC2Eager to please and to go along with others.
  • conciliatory/kənˈsɪl.i.əˌtɔɹ.i/adjectiveC2Meant to soothe anger and win goodwill.
  • confrontational/ˌkɒnfɹənˈteɪʃənˈəl/adjectiveC2Ready to challenge people openly and aggressively.
  • congenital/kənˈdʒɛnɪt(ə)l/adjectiveC22 meaningsPresent from birth.
  • constitutional/ˌkɒn.stɪˈtjuː.ʃ(ə)n.(ə)l/adjectiveC12 meaningsTo do with the basic laws of a state.
  • constrained/kənˈstɹeɪnd/adjectiveC2Held back by limits, or stiff and unnatural in manner.
  • contemptuous/kənˈtɛm(p).tʃu.əs/adjectiveC2Showing that you consider somebody or something worthless.
  • contractual/kənˈtɹæk.(t)ʃ(ʊ)əl/adjectiveC2Set out in a binding written agreement.
  • convivial/kənˈvɪv.i.əl/adjectiveC2Friendly and lively in company.
  • corrugatedadjectiveC2Shaped into parallel ridges and grooves for strength.
  • counterproductive/ˌkaʊntəpɹəˈdʌktɪv/adjectiveC2Having the opposite effect to the one intended.
  • covert/ˈkəʊvɜːt/adjectiveC13 meaningsKept secret and hidden from anyone not part of it.
  • crabbed/kɹæbd/adjectiveC2Bad-tempered, or cramped and hard to read.
  • crass/kɹæs/adjectiveC2Stupidly insensitive and lacking in taste.
  • craven/ˈkɹeɪ.vən/adjectiveC2Shamefully lacking in courage.
  • credulous/ˈkɹɛd͡ʒələs/adjectiveC2Ready to believe far too easily.
  • crowning/ˈkɹaʊnɪŋ/adjectiveC12 meaningsStanding at the top of a life's achievements.