English Word Root: ical

compound adjectival word-forming element
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1 alphabetical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. arranged in customary order of the letters of a language
2 analytical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. of analysis; resolving into elements or parts
3 apolitical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
4 archaeological   Speak   Example Sentences
a. related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology
5 astronomical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
6 asymmetrical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. unbalanced; uneven;  having parts on either side or half that do not match  
7 atypical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
8 categorical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. absolute; having no exception; of using category or categories
9 cervical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. of or relating to the cervix of the uterus; relating to the neck
10 chimerical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
11 chronological   Speak   Example Sentences
a. arranged in order of time of occurrence
12 classical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. standard and authoritative rather than new or experimental; relating to the ancient Greeks and Romans
13 clinical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. involving or based on direct observation of the patient; unemotional
14 comical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. arousing or provoking laughter
15 critical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. urgently needed; absolutely necessary; essential; acute; crucial; decisive
16 cynical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
17 diabolical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
18 ecological   Speak   Example Sentences
a. of or relating to the science of ecology; characterized by the interdependence of living organisms in an environment
19 economical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
20 egotistical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. excessively self-centered; self-important
21 electrical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. pertaining to electricity;  electric
22 elliptical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. rounded like an egg; in shape reminding of an ellipse; oval
23 embryological   Speak   Example Sentences
a. branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms
24 empirical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
25 ethical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; adhering to ethical and moral principles
26 evangelical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. marked by ardent or zealous enthusiasm for a cause; of the teaching of the gospel or the Christian religion
27 fanatical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. crazy; extremely interested in something
28 farcical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
29 heretical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. departing from accepted beliefs or standards; oppositional
30 hypercritical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. excessively exacting; inclined to judge too severely
31 hypocritical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. pretending to be virtuous; deceiving
32 hypothetical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. based on assumptions; supposed
33 hysterical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; affected, or troubled, with fear or panic
34 identical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. duplicate or alike; being the exact same one
35 ideological   Speak   Example Sentences
a. concerned with or suggestive of ideas
36 illogical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. not reasonable, wise, or practical, because of the emotions
37 impractical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. unwise to implement or maintain in practice; theoretical
38 inimical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
39 lackadaisical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. lacking purpose or zest; halfhearted; lacking spirit or liveliness
40 logical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. reasonable; based on known statements or events or conditions
41 magical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
42 mechanical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. automatic; monotonous; relating to or governed by or in accordance with mechanics
43 medical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. relating to the study or practice of medicine
44 metallurgical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. about art or skill of removing metals from ores
45 metaphysical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural
46 methodical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. systematic; arranged or proceeding in regular, systematic order
47 mystical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
48 mythical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. legendary; fictitious; existing in myth
49 nautical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. relating to ships, sailors, or navigation
50 neoclassical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. characteristic of a revival of an earlier classical style
51 numerical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. belonging to number; denoting a number; consisting in numbers; expressed by numbers, and not letters
52 optical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. of or relating to or involving light or optics
53 pathological   Speak   Example Sentences
a. related to the study of disease; diseased or markedly abnormal; relating to or caused by disease
54 pedagogical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. of or relating to training or instruction
55 pharmaceutical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. of or pertaining to knowledge of pharmacy or preparing medicines
56 physical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. relating to the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
57 physiological   Speak   Example Sentences
a. pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms
58 polemical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious
59 pontifical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. pertaining to bishop or pope; having dignity or authority of the bishop
60 practical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. based on experience rather than ideas or imagination; useful
61 quizzical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. suggesting puzzlement; mocking; curious
62 radical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic
63 rhetorical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. relating to skill of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere in language
64 satirical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. mocking; exposing human folly to ridicule
65 skeptical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. marked by or given to doubt; questioning
66 spherical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. of or relating to spheres; having the shape of a sphere or ball
67 stoical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. enduring pain and hardship without showing feeling or complaint
68 symmetrical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size
69 tautological   Speak   Example Sentences
a. needlessly repetitious; using repetition or excessive wordiness
70 technical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. having special skill or knowledge; according to principle; formal rather than practical; relating to technique
71 theatrical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers
72 theoretical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. not practical or applied; hypothetical; of or based on a theory
73 topographical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. relating to the arrangement or accurate representation of the physical features of an area
74 tropical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. relating to region on either side of the equator; hot and humid
75 typical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. conforming to a type; representative
76 tyrannical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian
77 vertical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. upright in position or posture
78 whimsical   Speak   Example Sentences
a. determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious