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

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  • palatable/ˈpæl.ə.tə.bəl/adjectiveC22 meaningsPleasant enough to eat.
  • paradoxical/ˌpæɹəˈdɒksɪkəl/adjectiveC2Seeming to contradict itself and yet possibly true.
  • paramount/ˈpæɹəmaʊnt/adjectiveC2More important than everything else.
  • parasitic/ˌpæɹ.əˈsɪt.ɪk/adjectiveC2Living off another creature and giving nothing back.
  • parochial/pəˈɹəʊkɪəl/adjectiveC2Interested only in your own small corner of the world.
  • parsimonious
/pɑː.sɪˈməʊ.ni.əs/
adjectiveC2
Extremely unwilling to spend or to give.
  • patchy/ˈpæt͡ʃi/adjectiveC2Uneven, and good in some parts but not others.
  • patent/ˈpeɪtənt/nounC12 meaningsThe exclusive right to make and sell an invention.
  • peerlessadjectiveC2Having no equal anywhere.
  • penurious/pəˈnjʊə.ɹi.əs/adjectiveC2Very poor, or extremely mean with money.
  • peremptory/pəˈɹɛmptəɹi/adjectiveC2Giving an order that allows no argument.
  • perfidious/pɚˈfɪdi.əs/adjectiveC2Treacherous towards those who trusted you.
  • perspicacious/ˌpɜː.spɪˈkeɪ.ʃəs/adjectiveC2Quick to notice and understand what others miss.
  • pert/pɜːt/adjectiveC2Cheeky in a lively and attractive way.
  • pervasive/pəˈveɪ.sɪv/adjectiveC2Spreading through every part of something.
  • perverse/pɚˈvɝs/adjectiveC22 meaningsDeliberately doing the opposite of what is wanted.
  • pestilential/ˌpɛstɪˈlɛnʃi.əl/adjectiveC2Carrying disease, or extremely annoying.
  • philanthropic/ˌfɪl.ənˈθɹɒp.ɪk/adjectiveC2Giving generously to help other people.
  • phlegmatic/flɛɡˈmætɪk/adjectiveC2Calm and hard to stir up.
  • physiological/ˌfɪz.i.əˈlɒd͡ʒ.i.kəl/adjectiveC2To do with how the body works.
  • piebald/ˈpaɪ.bɔːld/adjectiveC2Marked in patches of black and white.
  • pinchedadjectiveC12 meaningsDrawn and thin from cold, hunger or worry.
  • pious/ˈpaɪəs/adjectiveC12 meaningsShowing careful religious duty.
  • plaid/pled/adjectiveB22 meaningsPatterned with crossing bands of several colours.
  • pleading/ˈpliːdɪŋ/adjectiveB22 meaningsBegging earnestly for something.
  • pockedadjectiveC2Marked with small hollows or scars.
  • ponderous/ˈpɒn.dəɹ.əs/adjectiveC22 meaningsSlow and heavy in movement.
  • portentous/pɔː(ɹ)ˈtɛntəs/adjectiveC2Ominous, or self-important in manner.
  • poxy/ˈpɒk.si/adjectiveC2Wretched and worthless.
  • pragmatic/pɹæɡˈmætɪk/adjectiveC12 meaningsChoosing what works rather than what is ideal.
  • precocious/pɹəˈkəʊʃəs/adjectiveC2Developing skills far earlier than is usual.
  • preeminent/pɹiːˈɛmɪnənt/adjectiveC2Standing above all others in a field.
  • prescriptive/pɹəˈskɹɪptɪv/adjectiveC2Laying down how things ought to be done.
  • primeval/pɹaɪ̯ˈmiː.vəl/adjectiveC2Belonging to the earliest ages of the world.
  • prissy/ˈpɹɪsi/adjectiveC2Fussily correct and easily shocked.
  • privy/ˈpɹɪvi/adjectiveC12 meaningsSharing in a secret with a few others.
  • procedural/pɹəˈsiːd͡ʒ(ə)ɹəl/adjectiveC2To do with the proper order of steps.
  • profligate/ˈpɹɒflɪɡət/adjectiveC2Recklessly wasteful of money or resources.
  • promiscuous/pɹəˈmɪs.kju.əs/adjectiveC12 meaningsCasual and indiscriminate, especially about sex.
  • prone/pɹəʊn/adjectiveC22 meaningsNaturally tending towards something bad.
  • propitious/pɹəˈpɪʃəs/adjectiveC2Offering good conditions for success.
  • proportionaladjectiveC2Changing in step with something else.
  • proprietary/pɹəˈpɹaɪ.ə.tə.ɹi/adjectiveC2Owned by a company and protected from copying.
  • prostrate/ˈpɹɒstɹeɪt/adjectiveC2Lying face down, or completely overcome.
  • proverbial/pɹəˈvɜɹb.iː.əl/adjectiveC2Well known from a common saying.
  • prurient/ˈpɹʊəɹ.i.ənt/adjectiveC2Taking an unhealthy interest in sexual matters.
  • psychotic/ˌsaɪˈkɒtɪk/adjectiveC2Experiencing a loss of contact with reality.
  • puerile/ˈpjʊə.ɹaɪl/adjectiveC2Childish in a silly way.
  • pugnacious/pʌɡˈneɪ.ʃəs/adjectiveC2Always ready for a fight.
  • puissant/ˈpwɪs(ə)nt/adjectiveC2Powerful and mighty, in old use.
  • punctilious/pʌŋkˈtɪli.əs/adjectiveC2Attending exactly to every small point of correctness.
  • pungent/ˈpʌnd͡ʒənt/adjectiveC12 meaningsHaving a sharp strong smell or taste.
  • punitive/ˈpju.nɪ.tɪv/adjectiveC2Meant as a punishment, or harshly severe.
  • purblind/ˈpɜːblaɪnd/adjectiveC2Half blind, or slow to see the point.
  • puritanical/pjʊəɹ.ɪˈtæn.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveC2Strict and disapproving about pleasure.
  • pusillanimous/ˌpjuːsɪlˈænɪməs/adjectiveC2Cowardly and lacking any spirit.