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

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226 words · showing 61–120

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  • departmental/dɪpɑːtˈmɛntəl/adjectiveB2+Belonging to one department.
  • deplorable/dɪˈplɔːɹəbl̩/adjectiveC1So bad that it deserves open condemnation.
  • depressed/dɪˈpɹɛst/adjectiveB22 meaningsFeeling very low in spirits for a long stretch.
  • depressing/dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ(ɡ)/adjectiveB2Making people feel low in spirits.
  • depressive/dɪˈpɹɛsɪv/adjectiveC2To do with long-lasting lowness of spirits.
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/ˈdɛr.ə.lɪkt/
adjectiveC22 meanings
Abandoned and falling down.
  • derisive/dɪˈɹaɪ.sɪv/adjectiveC2Showing open scorn.
  • derivative/dɪˈɹɪvətɪv/adjectiveC13 meaningsCopying too closely from earlier work.
  • derogatory/dɪˈɹɒɡətɹi/adjectiveC1Meant to belittle somebody.
  • descriptive/dəˈskɹɪptɪv/adjectiveB2Setting out in words what something is like.
  • desiccated/ˈdɛsɪkeɪtəd/adjectiveC1Completely dried out.
  • designate/ˈdɛz.ɪɡ.nət/verbC12 meaningsTo officially mark out for a particular role or use.
  • designer/dɪˈzaɪnɚ/nounA2+2 meaningsSomebody who decides how things should look and work.
  • desirable/dɪˈzaɪəɹəbəl/adjectiveC1Worth wanting or having.
  • desolate/ˈdɛs.ə.lət/adjectiveC12 meaningsEmpty, bare and abandoned.
  • despairing/dɪˈspɛə.ɹɪŋ/adjectiveC1Showing complete loss of hope.
  • desperate/ˈdɛs.p(ə.)ɹɪt/adjectiveB13 meaningsReady to do anything because there is almost no hope.
  • despicable/dɪˈspɪkəbəl/adjectiveB2+Deserving nothing but contempt.
  • despondent/dɪˈspɒndənt/adjectiveC1In low spirits from a loss of hope.
  • destined/ˈdɛstɪnd/adjectiveC1Certain to happen or to end up in a particular way.
  • destitute/ˈdɛstɪtʃuːt/adjectiveC1Without money, home or any means at all.
  • destructive/dɪˈstɹʌktɪv/adjectiveC1Causing great damage.
  • desultory/ˈdɛs.əl.t(ə).ɹi/adjectiveC2Done without plan or steady interest.
  • detached/dɪˈtæt͡ʃt/adjectiveB2Standing on its own, or showing no emotional involvement.
  • detective/dɪˈtɛktɪv/nounA22 meaningsA person whose job is investigating crimes, gathering evidence and working out who is responsible, either as a police officer of that rank or as someone hired privately.
  • detestable/dɪˈtɛstəbl̩/adjectiveC1Deserving to be hated.
  • detrimental/ˌdɛtɹɪˈmɛntəl/adjectiveC1Causing damage or loss.
  • devastated/ˈdɛv.əˌsteɪ.təd/adjectiveB22 meaningsCompletely crushed by terrible news.
  • devastatingadjectiveB1+2 meaningsCausing terrible sweeping destruction or grief.
  • deviant/ˈdiː.vi.ənt/adjectiveC2Departing sharply from what is accepted as normal.
  • devilish/ˈdɛvəlɪʃ/adjectiveC12 meaningsMischievously wicked in a teasing way.
  • devious/ˈdiː.vi.əs/adjectiveB2Getting what you want by underhand means.
  • devoid/dɪˈvɔɪd/adjectiveC1Completely lacking a particular quality, used with of.
  • devout/dɪˈvaʊt/adjectiveC1Deeply and sincerely religious.
  • dewy/ˈdjuː.i/adjectiveC1Looking softly moist and fresh.
  • dexterous/ˈdɛkstɹəs/adjectiveC1Neat and skilful in handling things.
  • diabetic/daɪəˈbɛtɪk/nounB1+2 meaningsSomebody whose body cannot control its sugar levels.
  • diabolical[ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪkəɫ]adjectiveC1Worthy of the Devil himself: fiendishly wicked, or cruelly cunning.
  • diagnostic/daɪ.əɡˈnɒs.tɪk/nounC12 meaningsA test that finds where a fault lies.
  • diagonal/daɪ̯ˈæɡ(ə)nəl/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsRunning slantwise from corner to corner.
  • diaphanous/daɪˈæf.ən.əs/adjectiveC2So fine and light that you can see through it.
  • didactic/daɪˈdæk.tɪk/adjectiveC2Meant to teach, often too obviously so.
  • different/ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt/adjectiveA13 meaningsNot the same as something else.
  • difficult/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/adjectiveA13 meaningsNeeding a lot of effort or skill.
  • diffident/ˈdɪfɪdənt/adjectiveC2Shy and lacking confidence in yourself.
  • diffuse/dɪˈfjuːz/verbC23 meaningsTo spread out in all directions and become less concentrated.
  • digestive/daɪˈdʒɛstɪv/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsTo do with breaking food down in the body.
  • digital/ˈdɪd͡ʒɪtl̩/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsExisting on computers and screens rather than on paper.
  • dignified/ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪd/adjectiveB2Calm and serious in a way that commands respect.
  • dilapidated/dɪˈlæpɪdeɪtəd/adjectiveC1In bad repair, with everything crumbling.
  • dilatory/ˈdɪlət(ə)ɹi/adjectiveC2Slow to act, and inclined to put things off.
  • diligent/ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/adjectiveC1Working with steady careful effort.
  • dilutedadjectiveB2+Made weaker by adding water.
  • dim/dɪm/adjectiveB24 meaningsGiving or having only weak light.
  • dim-witted/dɪmˈwɪtəd/adjectiveC1Slow to understand things.
  • dimensional/daɪˈmɛn.ʃə.nəl/adjectiveB2+Having to do with measurable extent.
  • diminutive/dɪˈmɪn.jə.tɪv/adjectiveC1Extremely small.
  • dingy/ˈdɪn.d͡ʒi/adjectiveB2+Dark, dirty and depressing to be in.
  • dire/ˈdaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/adjectiveB22 meaningsExtremely serious and urgent.
  • direct/daɪˈɹɛkt/adjectiveA2+3 meaningsGoing straight to a destination with nothing in between.