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Is there an adjectival form of "alliance"?
Here's an example which demonstrates the similarity I'm looking for:
"There is a corporation of pilots conducting operations outside of their corporate airspace.".
Now, if there is instead ...
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What is the corresponding adjective derived from the verb "misuse"? [closed]
From the word abuse we can derive the adjective abusive by adding the suffix -ive.
Can we form an adjective starting from misuse? If so, what is the adjectival form of the word misuse? Is it misusive?
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Adjectival form of "phyllid?"
What's the word that relates to "phyllid" like "foliate" relates to "foliage?"
Phyllid: A leaf-like extension of the stem in Bryophytes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_botanical_terms#...
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Adjectival form for "made out of energy" [closed]
I need an adjective that can be made to describe the quality of a structure being made out energy.
The term "energetic" I find mainly defined as something that is "abundant in energy", while the way ...
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What’s the adjectivealform of “odaxelagnia”?
All I can think of is “odaxelagniac” like “mania” and “maniac” but I’m not positive.
Edit: What’s the word, if one exists, for someone who suffers from odaxelagnia, a form of paraphilia? Also, is “...
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Adjectival form of 'policy'?
I am looking for an adjective that means "of or relating to policies".
Of course, political first comes to mind. It, however, is much more to do with politics, rather than policy.
Examples:
"I ...
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What's the best word to simulate an adjectival form of "camaraderie"?
I thought that 'camaraderous' was a word, but it turns out it isn't. As a matter of fact, I can't seem to find anything resembling an adjectival form for 'camaraderie'. So could someone suggest a ...
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Adjectival form of the word "quota"
If something is affected by a "reservation", you could consider it as "reserved", similarly if something is affected by a "lock", it is considered "locked".
How would you address something which is ...
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What is the proper suffix to change bildungsroman into an adjective? [closed]
In this case I am wondering what suffix would be the best use for bildungsroman when trying to characterize a memoir.
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“Hair” to is “hairy” as “key” is to what word? [closed]
There is a noun hair, so person who has a lot of hair is hairy. So how about key; is there any word that means that person has keys. In programming terms, a container has keys for every value, like in ...
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What is the adjectival form of efficacy? [closed]
The word efficacy is often used in the medical field. For example, a
paper might be on the efficacy of a treatment or a particular drug.
The word, of course, implies how effectual that treatment or ...
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What is the correctly derived adjectival form, if any, of apothecary?
What is the proper adjectival form, if any, of apothecary?
My best guess is 'apothecal', although my resources have not found a definitive answer one way or the other.
For example:
Jordan opened the ...
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?thesaurical, adj
The adjectival form of thesaurus does not seem to have been listed on (all) standard dictionaries. However, thesaurical occurs in literature1 and is also defined in Urban Dictionary.
Do we have an ...
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Adjective for something that can be responded to
What is an adjective for something that can be responded to? I tried respondable but it looks like it isn't in the dictionary and it felt wrong anyway.
Update: I need to use it in the context of ...
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Is there an adjectival form of "recipe"?
Is it possible to use "recipe" as an adjective as in the following sentence:
These are some reciptial suggestions for you.
(These set of suggestions are like a recipe to your problems.)
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