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absorbed in your own interests or thoughts etc
self-involved
having more than one possible meaning
ambiguous
having two purposes; twofold; - Louis Kronenbergers
double-barreled
having two purposes; twofold; - Louis Kronenbergers
double-barrelled
capable of being interpreted in two usually contradictory ways
double-edged
resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought
enigmatic
resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought
oracular
ironically ambiguous
left-handed
having many values, meanings, or appeals
multivalent
having many values, meanings, or appeals
multi-valued
of words; having many meanings
polysemous
of words; having many meanings
polysemantic
ambiguous (especially in the negative)
uncertain
having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; - Mario Vargas Llosa
unambiguous
having only one meaning
monosemous
having a strong desire for success or achievement
ambitious
marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
pushful
marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
pushy
desiring or striving for recognition or advancement
aspirant
desiring or striving for recognition or advancement
aspiring
desiring or striving for recognition or advancement
wishful
strongly motivated to succeed
compulsive
strongly motivated to succeed
determined
strongly motivated to succeed
driven
unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition
manque
unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition
would-be
excessively ambitious
overambitious
having little desire for success or achievement
unambitious
having little desire for success or achievement
ambitionless
lacking or characterized by lack of ambition or initiative; lazy
shiftless
of or relating to an abnormal condition of the eye in which visual images are not in focus on the retina
ametropic
of or relating to the normal condition of the eye in which visual images are in clear focus on the retina
emmetropic
more than enough in size or scope or capacity
ample
having the normally expected amount
full
having the normally expected amount
good
more than adequate
generous
having ample fabric
wide
having ample fabric
wide-cut
having ample fabric
full
deficient in amount or quality or extent
meager
deficient in amount or quality or extent
meagre
deficient in amount or quality or extent
meagerly
deficient in amount or quality or extent
stingy
deficient in amount or quality or extent
scrimpy
lacking in amplitude or quantity
bare
lacking in amplitude or quantity
scanty
lacking in amplitude or quantity
spare
extremely scanty
exiguous
providing only bare essentials
hand-to-mouth
barely satisfying a lower standard
hardscrabble
contemptibly small in amount
measly
contemptibly small in amount
miserable
contemptibly small in amount
paltry
characterized by or promoting constructive metabolism
anabolic
of or relating to anabolism
constructive-metabolic
of or relating to anabolism
energy-storing
characterized by destructive metabolism
catabolic
characterized by destructive metabolism
katabolic
of or relating to catabolism
destructive-metabolic
of or relating to catabolism
energy-releasing
of valleys and rivers; progressing in a direction opposite to the dip in surrounding rock strata
anaclinal
of valleys and rivers; running in the direction of the dip in surrounding rock strata
cataclinal
not astigmatic
anastigmatic
not astigmatic
stigmatic
of or relating to a defect in the eye or in a lens caused by a deviation from spherical curvature which prevents light rays from meeting at a common focus and so results in distorted images
astigmatic
sloping downward away from a common crest
anticlinal
sloping downward toward each other to create a trough
synclinal
migrating from the sea to fresh water to spawn
anadromous
migrating from fresh water to the sea to spawn
catadromous
(used of fish) migratory between fresh and salt waters
diadromous
of an air current or wind; rising especially up a slope
anabatic
of an air current or wind; moving downward or down a slope because of cooling especially at night
katabatic
of an air current or wind; moving downward or down a slope because of cooling especially at night
catabatic
a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc.
anal
a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc.
anal retentive
a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression
oral
of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input
analogue
of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input
analog
of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input
linear
of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits
digital
of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience
analytic
of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience
analytical
of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts
synthetic
of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts
synthetical
expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection
analytic
expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection
uninflected
relating to or being a language in which each word typically expresses a distinct idea and part of speech and syntactical relations are determined almost exclusively by word order and particles
isolating
systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words
synthetic
forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning
agglutinative
forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning
polysynthetic
using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles)
analytic
using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles)
analytical
involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis; - P.S.Welch
synthetic
involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis; - P.S.Welch
synthetical
characterized by inflections indicating grammatical distinctions
inflectional
characterized by inflections indicating a semantic relation between a word and its base
derivational
(of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of carpels that are free from one another as in buttercups or roses
apocarpous
(of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of united carpels
syncarpous
feeling or showing anger
angry
incited, especially deliberately, to anger
aggravated