catholico

pt-adj

catholico (feminine catholica, masculine plural catholicos, feminine plural catholicas)

catholica (feminine)
catholicos (masculine plural)
catholicas (feminine plural)

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of católico.


musculoso

musculoso (feminine musculosa, masculine plural musculosos, feminine plural musculosas, metaphonic)

musculosa (feminine)
musculosos (masculine plural)
musculosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)

muscular (having large, well-developed muscles)


senecto

senecto (feminine senecta, masculine plural senectos, feminine plural senectas)

senecta (feminine)
senectos (masculine plural)
senectas (feminine plural)


brasilienses

masculine/feminine plural of brasiliense


olisiponense

olisiponense m or f (plural olisiponenses)

Learned borrowing from Latin olisīpōnēnsis.


seniores

/sɛˈnjɔ.ɾɨʃ/


brasiliense

pt-adj

brasiliense m or f (plural brasilienses)

Learned borrowing from New Latin brasīliēnsis. By surface analysis, Brasília + -ense.

lbor

Os Paquetes serão por agora embarcações Britannicas, navegadas conforme as leis da Gran Bretanha. Porém Sua Alteza Real o Principe Regente de Portugal Se reserva o direito de estabelecer para o futuro Paquetes Brazilienses ou Portuguezes.

1810 February 19, Rodrigo de Sousa Coutinho, “Art. IV”, in Convenção entre o principe regente o senhor Dom João, e Jorge III Rei da Gran Bretanha; republished as José Pereira Borges de Castro, compiler, Collecção dos tratados, convenções, contratos e actos publicos, volume III, Lisboa: Imprensa Nacional, 1856, page 418:

Este vasto governo pode se considerar, pela sua posição geographica, como o baluarte do continente Braziliense[…]

1825, Joaquim Pedro Cardoso Casado Giraldes, “Reino do Brazil em 1821”, in Tratado completo de cosmographia e geographia-historica, physica e commercial, antiga e histórica, Paris: Fantin, page 170:


adoptivo

pt-adj

adoptivo (feminine adoptiva, masculine plural adoptivos, feminine plural adoptivas)

adoptiva (feminine)
adoptivos (masculine plural)
adoptivas (feminine plural)

(Brazil, rare) Alternative form of adotivo

(European Portuguese spelling) Pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of adotivo. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.


rubro

rubro (feminine rubra, masculine plural rubros, feminine plural rubras)

rubra (feminine)
rubros (masculine plural)
rubras (feminine plural)


desleal

concorrência desleal

Que te demoras, Leonela, em ir chamar ao mais desleal amigo de quantos viu a Rosa divina, de quantos a noite nunca favoreceu?

1605, Miguel de Cervantes, translated by Conde de Azevedo and António Feliciano de Castilho, Dom Quixote:

not adhering to the rules of propriety, dishonest, unfair, disloyal, not true


inconvenientes

masculine/feminine plural of inconveniente


conjuncto

conjuncto (feminine conjuncta, masculine plural conjunctos, feminine plural conjunctas, sometimes comparable)

conjuncta (feminine)
conjunctos (masculine plural)
conjunctas (feminine plural)


frenético

frenético (feminine frenética, masculine plural frenéticos, feminine plural frenéticas)

frenética (feminine)
frenéticos (masculine plural)
frenéticas (feminine plural)

frenetic; frantic (having extreme enthusiasm or energy)


exponencial

exponencial m or f (plural exponenciais)

(mathematics) exponential (expressed in terms of a power or e)

exponential (having a high or rapid rate of change)


distincto

distincto (feminine distincta, masculine plural distinctos, feminine plural distinctas)

distincta (feminine)
distinctos (masculine plural)
distinctas (feminine plural)

Achava-o superior, correcto, distincto, de uma aristrocracia innata que a encantava.

1905, Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho, “A escolha de Gastão [Gastão’s choice]”, in Contos e phantasias [Short stories and fantasies]^(https://pt.wikisource.org/wiki/Contos_e_phantasias_(Maria_Amália_Vaz_de_Carvalho,_1905)), 2nd edition, Lisbon: Parceria Antonio Maria Pereira, page 116:

She found him superior, upstanding, distinguished, of an innate aristocracy that enchanted her.

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of distinto.


hipocondríaco

hipocondríaco (feminine hipocondríaca, masculine plural hipocondríacos, feminine plural hipocondríacas)

hipocondríaca (feminine)
hipocondríacos (masculine plural)
hipocondríacas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Late Latin hypochondriacus (“pertaining to or affecting the belly”), from Ancient Greek ὑποχονδριακός (hupokhondriakós, “of the region between the ribs and navel”), from ὑποχόνδριος (hupokhóndrios, “the space between the ribs and the navel”), from ὑπό (hupó, “below”) + χόνδρος (khóndros, “cartilage”).

der

ὑποχονδριακός

hypochondriac (affected by hypochondria)


incongruentes

masculine/feminine plural of incongruente


diagnósticas

[d͡ʒɪ.aɡˈnɔʃ.t͡ʃi.kɐʃ]


hodierno

pt-adj

hodierno (feminine hodierna, masculine plural hodiernos, feminine plural hodiernas)

hodierna (feminine)
hodiernos (masculine plural)
hodiernas (feminine plural)

from or relative to today, nowaday, current, present


guloso

guloso (feminine gulosa, masculine plural gulosos, feminine plural gulosas, comparable, comparative mais guloso, superlative o mais guloso or gulosíssimo, metaphonic)

gulosa (feminine)
gulosos (masculine plural)
gulosas (feminine plural)
mais guloso (comparative)
o mais guloso (superlative)
gulosíssimo (superlative)
metaphonic (superlative)

Learned borrowing from Latin gulōsus. By surface analysis, gula (“gluttony”) + -oso (“-ous”)

surf

gluttonous; greedy (prone to excessive eating)

sweet-toothed (fond of sweet, sugar foods)


produtor

pt-adj

produtor (feminine produtora, masculine plural produtores, feminine plural produtoras)

produtora (feminine)
produtores (masculine plural)
produtoras (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin productor, from productus.


arietino

arietino (feminine arietina, masculine plural arietinos, feminine plural arietinas)

arietina (feminine)
arietinos (masculine plural)
arietinas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin arietīnus. By surface analysis, aríete + -ino.

(relational, astronomy) relating to the sign of Aries


maléfico

maléfico (feminine maléfica, masculine plural maléficos, feminine plural maléficas)

maléfica (feminine)
maléficos (masculine plural)
maléficas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin maleficus, from male (“badly, evilly”) + facio (“do”).


instintivo

instintivo (feminine instintiva, masculine plural instintivos, feminine plural instintivas)

instintiva (feminine)
instintivos (masculine plural)
instintivas (feminine plural)

instinctive (related to or prompted by instinct)

instinctive (driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking)


tónico

tónico (feminine tónica, masculine plural tónicos, feminine plural tónicas, not comparable)

tónica (feminine)
tónicos (masculine plural)
tónicas (feminine plural)

(music, phonetics) tonic (relating to tones)

(music) tonic (pertaining to the keynote of a composition)

(pharmacology) tonic; invigorating (giving vigour, vitality)


estupefacto

estupefacto (feminine estupefacta, masculine plural estupefactos, feminine plural estupefactas)

estupefacta (feminine)
estupefactos (masculine plural)
estupefactas (feminine plural)

European Portuguese standard spelling of estupefato.


melancólico

melancólico (feminine melancólica, masculine plural melancólicos, feminine plural melancólicas)

melancólica (feminine)
melancólicos (masculine plural)
melancólicas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Late Latin melancholicus, from Ancient Greek μελαγχολικός (melankholikós).

der

μελαγχολικός


lastimoso

pt-adj

lastimoso (feminine lastimosa, masculine plural lastimosos, feminine plural lastimosas, metaphonic)

lastimosa (feminine)
lastimosos (masculine plural)
lastimosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)


arborescentes

masculine/feminine plural of arborescente


einsteiniano

einsteiniano (feminine einsteiniana, masculine plural einsteinianos, feminine plural einsteinianas, not comparable)

einsteiniana (feminine)
einsteinianos (masculine plural)
einsteinianas (feminine plural)


bv

(Brazil, Internet slang) Alternative letter-case form of BV


objectivas

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of objetivas. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.


objectiva

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of objetiva. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.


emendativo

emendativo (feminine emendativa, masculine plural emendativos, feminine plural emendativas)

emendativa (feminine)
emendativos (masculine plural)
emendativas (feminine plural)

amendatory (for the purpose of amending, correcting)


torrencial

torrential (flowing heavily or in large quantities)


ermo

ermo (feminine erma, masculine plural ermos, feminine plural ermas)

erma (feminine)
ermos (masculine plural)
ermas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese ermo, hermo, from Late Latin eremus, from Latin erēmus, from Ancient Greek ἔρημος (érēmos), with preservation of Greek accent over vowel length in Late Latin.
Compare Aromanian ermu

solitary, retired (far from civilisation, not able to be easily seen or accessed)


estimativo

estimativo (feminine estimativa, masculine plural estimativos, feminine plural estimativas)

estimativa (feminine)
estimativos (masculine plural)
estimativas (feminine plural)


patriarcal

Learned borrowing from Latin patriarchālis. By surface analysis, patriarca + -al.

lbor

patriarchal (relating to patriarchy or patriarchs)


travessa

Feminine of travesso, from Latin trānsversus (“turned across, lying across”).


dano

pt-adj

dano (feminine dana, masculine plural danos, feminine plural danas, not comparable)

dana (feminine)
danos (masculine plural)
danas (feminine plural)

(historical) of the Danes (Germanic tribe of the Danish islands and southern Sweden)


pancontinental

pancontinental m or f (plural pancontinentais)


defuncto

defuncto (feminine defuncta, masculine plural defunctos, feminine plural defunctas)

defuncta (feminine)
defunctos (masculine plural)
defunctas (feminine plural)


fustigado

fustigado (feminine fustigada, masculine plural fustigados, feminine plural fustigadas)

fustigada (feminine)
fustigados (masculine plural)
fustigadas (feminine plural)


eurasiano

eurasiano (feminine eurasiana, masculine plural eurasianos, feminine plural eurasianas)

eurasiana (feminine)
eurasianos (masculine plural)
eurasianas (feminine plural)


dextro

dextro (feminine dextra, masculine plural dextros, feminine plural dextras)

dextra (feminine)
dextros (masculine plural)
dextras (feminine plural)


mascarada

[mɐʃ.kɐˈɾa.ðɐ]


malcriado

malcriado (feminine malcriada, masculine plural malcriados, feminine plural malcriadas)

malcriada (feminine)
malcriados (masculine plural)
malcriadas (feminine plural)

From mal- + criado, literally “badly raised”.


brabo

brabo (feminine braba, masculine plural brabos, feminine plural brabas, comparable, comparative mais brabo, superlative o mais brabo or brabíssimo, diminutive brabinho, augmentative brabão)

braba (feminine)
brabos (masculine plural)
brabas (feminine plural)
mais brabo (comparative)
o mais brabo (superlative)
brabíssimo (superlative)
brabinho (diminutive)
brabão (augmentative)

Betacism of bravo. Doublet of bárbaro and berbere.


fantasmagórico

fantasmagórico (feminine fantasmagórica, masculine plural fantasmagóricos, feminine plural fantasmagóricas)

fantasmagórica (feminine)
fantasmagóricos (masculine plural)
fantasmagóricas (feminine plural)


excessivo

excessivo (feminine excessiva, masculine plural excessivos, feminine plural excessivas)

excessiva (feminine)
excessivos (masculine plural)
excessivas (feminine plural)


litterario

litterario (feminine litteraria, masculine plural litterarios, feminine plural litterarias)

litteraria (feminine)
litterarios (masculine plural)
litterarias (feminine plural)


luxurioso

luxurioso (feminine luxuriosa, masculine plural luxuriosos, feminine plural luxuriosas, metaphonic)

luxuriosa (feminine)
luxuriosos (masculine plural)
luxuriosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin lūxuriōsus.


preposicional

preposicional m or f (plural preposicionais)

prepositional (of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preposition)

(grammar) prepositional (of the prepositional case)


objectivo

objectivo (feminine objectiva, masculine plural objectivos, feminine plural objectivas)

objectiva (feminine)
objectivos (masculine plural)
objectivas (feminine plural)

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of objetivo. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.


britónico

britónico (feminine britónica, masculine plural britónicos, feminine plural britónicas)

britónica (feminine)
britónicos (masculine plural)
britónicas (feminine plural)

(historical) British (relating to the ancient Celts of southern Britain)


pristino

head

pristino (feminine pristina, masculine plural pristinos, feminine plural pristinas)

pristina (feminine)
pristinos (masculine plural)
pristinas (feminine plural)

Varying stress alteration of prístino, possibly imitating English pristine.

“Um Portugal de praias pristinas, pequenas vilas e pouco mais”, descreve a prestigiada publicação norte-americana.

2019, Liliana Lopes Monteiro, “"Praias pristinas": New York Times apaixonado pelo Litoral Alentejano”, in Lifestyle ao Minuto:

"A Portugal of pristine beaches, small villages and little more", describes the prestigious North American publication.

É a ilha da ria Formosa com o acesso mais limitado, o que proporciona sete quilómetros de areal pristino, […]

2020, Mara Gonçalves, “Ilha da Barreta: chamam-lhe Deserta, palavras para quê?”, in Público:

It is the island in the Ria Formosa with the most limited access, which provides seven kilometres of pristine sand, […]

O país se vende no exterior como o "paraíso pristino" de mergulhadores.

2020, “Por que um país inteiro declarou guerra a protetores solares”, in BBC Brasil:

The country sells itself abroad as the "pristine paradise" of divers.


provecto

pt-adj

provecto (feminine provecta, masculine plural provectos, feminine plural provectas)

provecta (feminine)
provectos (masculine plural)
provectas (feminine plural)


subsequentes

masculine/feminine plural of subsequente


submisso

submisso (feminine submissa, masculine plural submissos, feminine plural submissas)

submissa (feminine)
submissos (masculine plural)
submissas (feminine plural)


tabaca

(colloquial) that says or does nonsense; stupid


descendentes

masculine/feminine plural of descendente


surpreso

surpreso (feminine surpresa, masculine plural surpresos, feminine plural surpresas)

surpresa (feminine)
surpresos (masculine plural)
surpresas (feminine plural)

Irregular past participle of the verb surpreender, based on French surpris.


pirado

pirado (feminine pirada, masculine plural pirados, feminine plural piradas)

pirada (feminine)
pirados (masculine plural)
piradas (feminine plural)


antielite

(sociology) antielitist (opposed to elitism)


desconcertado

desconcertado (feminine desconcertada, masculine plural desconcertados, feminine plural desconcertadas)

desconcertada (feminine)
desconcertados (masculine plural)
desconcertadas (feminine plural)

nonplussed; flummoxed (totally confused or puzzled)


absolutistas

masculine/feminine plural of absolutista


bravio

bravio (feminine bravia, masculine plural bravios, feminine plural bravias)

bravia (feminine)
bravios (masculine plural)
bravias (feminine plural)

(of the terrain) difficult to traverse, untraversable, impenetrable

(of a plant, or tree) incapable of bearing fruits, unfruitful

(of a plant, or vegetable) spontaneous, weed


triumphante

triumphante m or f (plural triumphantes)


inepto

inepto (feminine inepta, masculine plural ineptos, feminine plural ineptas)

inepta (feminine)
ineptos (masculine plural)
ineptas (feminine plural)


consistentes

masculine/feminine plural of consistente


condigno

condigno (feminine condigna, masculine plural condignos, feminine plural condignas)

condigna (feminine)
condignos (masculine plural)
condignas (feminine plural)


agónico

agónico (feminine agónica, masculine plural agónicos, feminine plural agónicas, not comparable)

agónica (feminine)
agónicos (masculine plural)
agónicas (feminine plural)


consequentes

masculine/feminine plural of consequente


altivo

altivo (feminine altiva, masculine plural altivos, feminine plural altivas)

altiva (feminine)
altivos (masculine plural)
altivas (feminine plural)

From alto + -ivo or borrowed from Spanish altivo.

(by extension) arrogant, haughty (arrogantly proud)


ascético

ascético (feminine ascética, masculine plural ascéticos, feminine plural ascéticas)

ascética (feminine)
ascéticos (masculine plural)
ascéticas (feminine plural)


táctil

tactile (relating to the sense of touch)


ostentoso

ostentoso (feminine ostentosa, masculine plural ostentosos, feminine plural ostentosas, metaphonic)

ostentosa (feminine)
ostentosos (masculine plural)
ostentosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)


anómalo

anómalo (feminine anómala, masculine plural anómalos, feminine plural anómalas)

anómala (feminine)
anómalos (masculine plural)
anómalas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin anōmalos, anōmalus, from Ancient Greek ἀνώμᾰλος (anṓmălos).


mordaz

Borrowed from Latin mordācem (“biting”).

mordacious (sharp or caustic in style or tone)


cáustico

cáustico (feminine cáustica, masculine plural cáusticos, feminine plural cáusticas)

cáustica (feminine)
cáusticos (masculine plural)
cáusticas (feminine plural)

caustic (capable of destroying organic tissue)

(figurative) caustic (very critical or unpleasant)


flatulento

flatulento (feminine flatulenta, masculine plural flatulentos, feminine plural flatulentas)

flatulenta (feminine)
flatulentos (masculine plural)
flatulentas (feminine plural)


estético

estético (feminine estética, masculine plural estéticos, feminine plural estéticas)

estética (feminine)
estéticos (masculine plural)
estéticas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek αἰσθητικός (aisthētikós).


desorganizado

pt-adj

desorganizado (feminine desorganizada, masculine plural desorganizados, feminine plural desorganizadas)

desorganizada (feminine)
desorganizados (masculine plural)
desorganizadas (feminine plural)


admirativo

admirativo (feminine admirativa, masculine plural admirativos, feminine plural admirativas)

admirativa (feminine)
admirativos (masculine plural)
admirativas (feminine plural)

admirative (characterised by admiration)


axiomático

axiomático (feminine axiomática, masculine plural axiomáticos, feminine plural axiomáticas)

axiomática (feminine)
axiomáticos (masculine plural)
axiomáticas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀξιωματικός (axiōmatikós), in turn from ἀξίωμα (axíōma).

bor+

axiomatic (evident without proof or argument)


aeroespacial

pt-adj

aeroespacial m or f (plural aeroespaciais)


enérgico

enérgico (feminine enérgica, masculine plural enérgicos, feminine plural enérgicas)

enérgica (feminine)
enérgicos (masculine plural)
enérgicas (feminine plural)

energetic (possessing, exerting, or displaying energy)


astronáutica

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


astrológico

pt-adj

astrológico (feminine astrológica, masculine plural astrológicos, feminine plural astrológicas)

astrológica (feminine)
astrológicos (masculine plural)
astrológicas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Late Latin astrologicus, from Ancient Greek ἀστρολογικός (astrologikós). By surface analysis, astrologia + -ico.

der

ἀστρολογικός


findo

pt-adj

findo (feminine finda, masculine plural findos, feminine plural findas)

finda (feminine)
findos (masculine plural)
findas (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese *fĩido, from Latin fīnītus. Doublet of finito.


anestésico

pt-adj

anestésico (feminine anestésica, masculine plural anestésicos, feminine plural anestésicas)

anestésica (feminine)
anestésicos (masculine plural)
anestésicas (feminine plural)

(pharmacology) anaesthetic (causing or relating to the reduction of pain sensitivity)

(figurative) apathetic (not showing deep emotion)


anárquico

anárquico (feminine anárquica, masculine plural anárquicos, feminine plural anárquicas)

anárquica (feminine)
anárquicos (masculine plural)
anárquicas (feminine plural)

anarchic (chaotic, without law or order)


anguloso

anguloso (feminine angulosa, masculine plural angulosos, feminine plural angulosas, metaphonic)

angulosa (feminine)
angulosos (masculine plural)
angulosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)

From Latin angulōsus (“full of corners”), from angulus (“corner”) + -ōsus (“-ous”). By surface analysis, ângulo + -oso.


monocromático

monocromático (feminine monocromática, masculine plural monocromáticos, feminine plural monocromáticas, not comparable)

monocromática (feminine)
monocromáticos (masculine plural)
monocromáticas (feminine plural)

From mono- + cromático, from Ancient Greek.


antiaborto

antiabortion (opposed to the practice of abortion)


anticlimático

anticlimático (feminine anticlimática, masculine plural anticlimáticos, feminine plural anticlimáticas)

anticlimática (feminine)
anticlimáticos (masculine plural)
anticlimáticas (feminine plural)


antidemocrático

antidemocrático (feminine antidemocrática, masculine plural antidemocráticos, feminine plural antidemocráticas)

antidemocrática (feminine)
antidemocráticos (masculine plural)
antidemocráticas (feminine plural)


antiaéreo

antiaéreo (feminine antiaérea, masculine plural antiaéreos, feminine plural antiaéreas)

antiaérea (feminine)
antiaéreos (masculine plural)
antiaéreas (feminine plural)

(military) anti-aircraft (intended to attack aircraft)


antifeminista

antifeminista m or f (plural antifeministas)


antimonopolista

antimonopolista m or f (plural antimonopolistas)

(economy) antimonopoly, antimonopolistic, antitrust (opposing monopolies)


antitabaco

antitobacco (opposed to the tobacco industry or smoking)


aforístico

aforístico (feminine aforística, masculine plural aforísticos, feminine plural aforísticas)

aforística (feminine)
aforísticos (masculine plural)
aforísticas (feminine plural)

aphoristic (of, relating to, or containing aphorisms)


discutidor

discutidor (feminine discutidora, masculine plural discutidores, feminine plural discutidoras)

discutidora (feminine)
discutidores (masculine plural)
discutidoras (feminine plural)


afrodisíaco

afrodisíaco (feminine afrodisíaca, masculine plural afrodisíacos, feminine plural afrodisíacas)

afrodisíaca (feminine)
afrodisíacos (masculine plural)
afrodisíacas (feminine plural)

aphrodisiac (intensifying sexual desire)


arbóreo

arbóreo (feminine arbórea, masculine plural arbóreos, feminine plural arbóreas)

arbórea (feminine)
arbóreos (masculine plural)
arbóreas (feminine plural)


antitranspirante

antitranspirante m or f (plural antitranspirantes)

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.tɾɐ̃s.piˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.tɾɐ̃s.piˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.tɾɐ̃ʃ.piˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ˌɐ̃.ti.tɾɐ̃ʃ.piˈɾɐ̃.tɨ/

(botany) antitranspirant (reducing transpiration in plants)


apoplético

apoplético (feminine apoplética, masculine plural apopléticos, feminine plural apopléticas)

apoplética (feminine)
apopléticos (masculine plural)
apopléticas (feminine plural)

(medicine) apoplectic (of or relating to apoplexy)

(medicine) apoplectic (extremely angry and unable to speak)


apostólico

apostólico (feminine apostólica, masculine plural apostólicos, feminine plural apostólicas)

apostólica (feminine)
apostólicos (masculine plural)
apostólicas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin apostolicus (“apostolic”), from Ancient Greek ἀποστολικός (apostolikós, “apostolic”).

der

(Christianity) apostolic (pertaining to the apostles and their doctrines)


apreciativo

pt-adj

apreciativo (feminine apreciativa, masculine plural apreciativos, feminine plural apreciativas)

apreciativa (feminine)
apreciativos (masculine plural)
apreciativas (feminine plural)

appreciative (showing appreciation or gratitude)


subjectivo

subjectivo (feminine subjectiva, masculine plural subjectivos, feminine plural subjectivas)

subjectiva (feminine)
subjectivos (masculine plural)
subjectivas (feminine plural)

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of subjetivo. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.


teleférico

teleférico (feminine teleférica, masculine plural teleféricos, feminine plural teleféricas)

teleférica (feminine)
teleféricos (masculine plural)
teleféricas (feminine plural)

As linhas teleféricas transmitem a eletricidade do gerador às cidades.

Transmission lines transmit electricity from the generator to the cities.


convoluto

convoluto (feminine convoluta, masculine plural convolutos, feminine plural convolutas)

convoluta (feminine)
convolutos (masculine plural)
convolutas (feminine plural)

convoluted (having numerous overlapping coils)


higiênico

higiênico (feminine higiênica, masculine plural higiênicos, feminine plural higiênicas)

higiênica (feminine)
higiênicos (masculine plural)
higiênicas (feminine plural)


acanhado

acanhado (feminine acanhada, masculine plural acanhados, feminine plural acanhadas, comparable, comparative mais acanhado, superlative o mais acanhado or acanhadíssimo)

acanhada (feminine)
acanhados (masculine plural)
acanhadas (feminine plural)
mais acanhado (comparative)
o mais acanhado (superlative)
acanhadíssimo (superlative)


harmonioso

harmonioso (feminine harmoniosa, masculine plural harmoniosos, feminine plural harmoniosas, comparable, comparative mais harmonioso, superlative o mais harmonioso or harmoniosíssimo, metaphonic)

harmoniosa (feminine)
harmoniosos (masculine plural)
harmoniosas (feminine plural)
mais harmonioso (comparative)
o mais harmonioso (superlative)
harmoniosíssimo (superlative)
metaphonic (superlative)


habilidoso

habilidoso (feminine habilidosa, masculine plural habilidosos, feminine plural habilidosas, comparable, comparative mais habilidoso, superlative o mais habilidoso or habilidosíssimo, metaphonic)

habilidosa (feminine)
habilidosos (masculine plural)
habilidosas (feminine plural)
mais habilidoso (comparative)
o mais habilidoso (superlative)
habilidosíssimo (superlative)
metaphonic (superlative)


rixoso

rixoso (feminine rixosa, masculine plural rixosos, feminine plural rixosas, metaphonic)

rixosa (feminine)
rixosos (masculine plural)
rixosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)

From Latin rixōsus. By surface analysis, rixa + -oso.

feisty, quarrelsome, contentious; of someone often involved in fights, brawls or quarrels


adstringente

adstringente m or f (plural adstringentes)

(medicine) astringent (having the effect of drawing tissue together)


litúrgico

litúrgico (feminine litúrgica, masculine plural litúrgicos, feminine plural litúrgicas, not comparable)

litúrgica (feminine)
litúrgicos (masculine plural)
litúrgicas (feminine plural)


alexandrino

alexandrino (feminine alexandrina, masculine plural alexandrinos, feminine plural alexandrinas)

alexandrina (feminine)
alexandrinos (masculine plural)
alexandrinas (feminine plural)

Alexandrian (of or relating to Alexandria, Egypt)


ecuménico

ecuménico (feminine ecuménica, masculine plural ecuménicos, feminine plural ecuménicas)

ecuménica (feminine)
ecuménicos (masculine plural)
ecuménicas (feminine plural)

From Late Latin oecūmenicus, from Ancient Greek οἰκουμενικός (oikoumenikós).

der

οἰκουμενικός

(ecclesiastical) ecumenical (pertaining to the Christian Church worldwide)


dependente

dependent (relying upon; depending upon)


dignissimo

pt-adj

dignissimo (feminine dignissima, masculine plural dignissimos, feminine plural dignissimas)

dignissima (feminine)
dignissimos (masculine plural)
dignissimas (feminine plural)


obsequioso

obsequioso (feminine obsequiosa, masculine plural obsequiosos, feminine plural obsequiosas, metaphonic)

obsequiosa (feminine)
obsequiosos (masculine plural)
obsequiosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)

obsequious; obedient (compliant with someone else’s orders)

[…] parecendo-me antes sacrîlego desacato, do que obzequioso tributo do meu affecto.

1742, João de Barros, Chronica de Emperador Clarimundo, page 12:


agrário

agrário (feminine agrária, masculine plural agrários, feminine plural agrárias)

agrária (feminine)
agrários (masculine plural)
agrárias (feminine plural)


perplexo

perplexo (feminine perplexa, masculine plural perplexos, feminine plural perplexas)

perplexa (feminine)
perplexos (masculine plural)
perplexas (feminine plural)


positrónico

positrónico (feminine positrónica, masculine plural positrónicos, feminine plural positrónicas, not comparable)

positrónica (feminine)
positrónicos (masculine plural)
positrónicas (feminine plural)


estrito

estrito (feminine estrita, masculine plural estritos, feminine plural estritas)

estrita (feminine)
estritos (masculine plural)
estritas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin strictus. Compare the inherited doublet estreito.


oceanográfico

oceanográfico (feminine oceanográfica, masculine plural oceanográficos, feminine plural oceanográficas, not comparable)

oceanográfica (feminine)
oceanográficos (masculine plural)
oceanográficas (feminine plural)

From oceanografia + -ico (compare French océanographique).


barroco

barroco (feminine barroca, masculine plural barrocos, feminine plural barrocas)

barroca (feminine)
barrocos (masculine plural)
barrocas (feminine plural)

From barro + -oco. Semantic loan from French baroque or Italian barocco in the art sense.

Seis aneis, ſaber: hum que tem hum robi chaõ barroco, outro que tem hum robi tavoleta, outro que tem hum diamaõ de ponta jaquelada, outro que tem huma eſmeralda tumba grande, outro que tem huma eſmeralda tavoleta, outro que tem hum robi barroco, dos quais tres delles ſaõ eſmaltados, e os tres ſem efmalte todos douro; pezaraõ juntamente huma onça, e ſeſſenta graõs.

1522, Alvaro do Tojal, Dote da Duqueza Infante D. Beatriz; republished as chapter 76, in António Caetano de Sousa, compiler, Provas da Historia Genealogica da Casa Real Portugueza, volume II, number IV, Lisbon: Sylvianna, 1742, page 465:


proficiente

proficiente m or f (plural proficientes)


fónico

fónico (feminine fónica, masculine plural fónicos, feminine plural fónicas, not comparable)

fónica (feminine)
fónicos (masculine plural)
fónicas (feminine plural)


argumentante

argumentante m or f (plural argumentantes)


amador

amador (feminine amadora, masculine plural amadores, feminine plural amadoras)

amadora (feminine)
amadores (masculine plural)
amadoras (feminine plural)

Inherited from Latin amātōrem. By surface analysis, amar + -dor.


irreverentes

masculine/feminine plural of irreverente


pródigo

pródigo (feminine pródiga, masculine plural pródigos, feminine plural pródigas)

pródiga (feminine)
pródigos (masculine plural)
pródigas (feminine plural)

From Latin prōdigus (“wasteful, lavish, prodigal”), from prōdigō (“to squander, waste; to use up, consume”), from prō- + agō (“to do, make, drive”).


inteiro

pt-adj

inteiro (feminine inteira, masculine plural inteiros, feminine plural inteiras)

inteira (feminine)
inteiros (masculine plural)
inteiras (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese enteiro, enteyro (which may have been later modified to reflect the Latin etymology), from Latin integrum. Doublet of íntegro.

Dormimos o dia inteiro.

Ela escreveu o livro inteiro sozinha.

whole; entire; in full (with nothing missing)

O carro ainda está inteiro, apesar do acidente.

The car is still whole, despite the accident.

Ela tem minha inteira confiança.

(often before the noun) complete (without limitations or exceptions)

Número inteiro.

(mathematics) integral (being or relating to integers)


redundante

/ʁɨ.dũˈdɐ̃.tɨ/

[ʁɨ.ðũˈdɐ̃.tɨ]


estudioso

estudioso (feminine estudiosa, masculine plural estudiosos, feminine plural estudiosas, metaphonic)

estudiosa (feminine)
estudiosos (masculine plural)
estudiosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)

From Latin studiōsus. By surface analysis, estudo + -oso.


resplendente

resplendente m or f (plural resplendentes)

resplendent (shiny and pleasing to the eye)


indonésio

indonésio (feminine indonésia, masculine plural indonésios, feminine plural indonésias)

indonésia (feminine)
indonésios (masculine plural)
indonésias (feminine plural)


dopado

dopado (feminine dopada, masculine plural dopados, feminine plural dopadas)

dopada (feminine)
dopados (masculine plural)
dopadas (feminine plural)

drugged, intoxicated (under the effect of drugs)


corrompido

corrompido (feminine corrompida, masculine plural corrompidos, feminine plural corrompidas)

corrompida (feminine)
corrompidos (masculine plural)
corrompidas (feminine plural)


paradisíaco

paradisíaco (feminine paradisíaca, masculine plural paradisíacos, feminine plural paradisíacas)

paradisíaca (feminine)
paradisíacos (masculine plural)
paradisíacas (feminine plural)

From Latin paradīsiacus, from Ancient Greek παραδεισιακός (paradeisiakós), from παράδεισος (parádeisos, “paradise”) + -ακός (-akós, adjective-forming suffix).

bor

παραδεισιακός


jovem

Inherited from Latin iuvenis. Compare Galician xove, Spanish joven.

Minhas tias são jovens.


typico

pt-adj

typico (feminine typica, masculine plural typicos, feminine plural typicas)

typica (feminine)
typicos (masculine plural)
typicas (feminine plural)

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of típico.


abjecto

abjecto (feminine abjecta, masculine plural abjectos, feminine plural abjectas)

abjecta (feminine)
abjectos (masculine plural)
abjectas (feminine plural)

(Brazil, rare) Alternative form of abjeto

(European Portuguese spelling) Pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of abjeto. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.


albicante

Borrowed from Latin albicantis, albicāns, present participle of albicō (“to whiten, to be whitish”), from albus (“white”).

(rare) albicant (becoming white; whitish)


argumentantes

/ɐɾ.ɡu.mẽˈtɐ̃.tɨʃ/

[ɐɾ.ɣu.mẽˈtɐ̃.tɨʃ]


correspondente

correspondente m or f (plural correspondentes)

corresponding (that have a similar relationship)


contracto

contracto (feminine contracta, masculine plural contractos, feminine plural contractas)

contracta (feminine)
contractos (masculine plural)
contractas (feminine plural)

contracted (made smaller by contraction)


constitutivo

constitutivo (feminine constitutiva, masculine plural constitutivos, feminine plural constitutivas)

constitutiva (feminine)
constitutivos (masculine plural)
constitutivas (feminine plural)

constitutive (that forms a constituent part of something)


elementar

elementary (relating to the basic part of something)


humido

humido (feminine humida, masculine plural humidos, feminine plural humidas)

humida (feminine)
humidos (masculine plural)
humidas (feminine plural)

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of úmido /húmido.


colector

colector (feminine colectora, masculine plural colectores, feminine plural colectoras)

colectora (feminine)
colectores (masculine plural)
colectoras (feminine plural)

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of coletor. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.


perpendiculares

masculine/feminine plural of perpendicular


promissor

promissor (feminine promissora, masculine plural promissores, feminine plural promissoras)

promissora (feminine)
promissores (masculine plural)
promissoras (feminine plural)


malevolente

malevolente m or f (plural malevolentes)

Borrowed from Latin malevolentem, from male (“badly, wrongly”) + volēns (“willing, wishing”), from volō (“to wish”).


relaxante

/ʁɨ.laˈʃɐ̃.tɨ/


resoluto

pt-adj

resoluto (feminine resoluta, masculine plural resolutos, feminine plural resolutas)

resoluta (feminine)
resolutos (masculine plural)
resolutas (feminine plural)


subjunctivo

subjunctivo (feminine subjunctiva, masculine plural subjunctivos, feminine plural subjunctivas, not comparable)

subjunctiva (feminine)
subjunctivos (masculine plural)
subjunctivas (feminine plural)

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of subjuntivo.


suculento

suculento (feminine suculenta, masculine plural suculentos, feminine plural suculentas)

suculenta (feminine)
suculentos (masculine plural)
suculentas (feminine plural)

From Latin suculentus (“juicy, succulent”).


umbroso

umbroso (feminine umbrosa, masculine plural umbrosos, feminine plural umbrosas, metaphonic)

umbrosa (feminine)
umbrosos (masculine plural)
umbrosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin umbrōsus, from umbra.


attractivo

attractivo (feminine attractiva, masculine plural attractivos, feminine plural attractivas)

attractiva (feminine)
attractivos (masculine plural)
attractivas (feminine plural)

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of atrativo.


humanoide

humanoid (having the appearance or characteristics of a human)


vadoso

vadoso (feminine vadosa, masculine plural vadosos, feminine plural vadosas, metaphonic)

vadosa (feminine)
vadosos (masculine plural)
vadosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin vadōsus (“full of shallows”), from vadum (“shallow”) + -ōsus (“-ose”).

lbor

[…]; e posto que o rio nesta calorosa estação assás pobre estivesse de suas aguas, e em certos logares tão vadoso que mais não tinha de palmo e meio, era a sua correnteza de tres milhas.

1865, Domingos José Gonçalves de Magalhães, Opusculos historicos e litterarios, 30ᵗʰ chapter, page 121

[…] ; and considering that in this hot season the river was lacking so much of its waters, and in certain places so full of shallows that it wasn’t more than one and a half handspans deep, its current was three miles long.


germinativo

pt-adj

germinativo (feminine germinativa, masculine plural germinativos, feminine plural germinativas)

germinativa (feminine)
germinativos (masculine plural)
germinativas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin germinātīvus. By surface analysis, germinar + -tivo.


adjuvante

[ɐ.ðʒuˈvɐ̃.tɨ]

[ɐ.ðʒuˈvɐ̃.tɨ]

[ɐ.ðʒuˈβɐ̃.tɨ]

From Latin adiuvantem (compare Spanish adyuvante). By surface analysis, adjuvar + -ante.

(phramacology, of a drug) adjuvant (containing a substance that aids the principal ingredient)


goethiana

/ɡøt͡ʃiˈɐ̃.nɐ/

[ɡøt͡ʃɪˈɐ̃.nɐ]

/ˈɡøt͡ʃjɐ̃.nɐ/

/ɡøt͡ʃiˈɐ̃.nɐ/

[ɡøt͡ʃɪˈɐ̃.nɐ]

/ˈɡøt͡ʃjɐ̃.nɐ/

[ɡøt͡ʃɪˈɐ.na]


goethiano

pt-adj

goethiano (feminine goethiana, masculine plural goethianos, feminine plural goethianas)

goethiana (feminine)
goethianos (masculine plural)
goethianas (feminine plural)

(literature) Goethean (relating to J. W. von Goethe, German scholar and writer, 1749-1832)


flácido

flácido (feminine flácida, masculine plural flácidos, feminine plural flácidas)

flácida (feminine)
flácidos (masculine plural)
flácidas (feminine plural)


incaico

incaico (feminine incaica, masculine plural incaicos, feminine plural incaicas)

incaica (feminine)
incaicos (masculine plural)
incaicas (feminine plural)

Incan (of or relating to the Inca people)


acromioclavicular

acromioclavicular m or f (plural acromioclaviculares)

(anatomy) acromioclavicular (pertaining to the acromion and the clavicle)


lelé

(colloquial) lacking sanity; insane; crazy; demented


inquisitivo

inquisitivo (feminine inquisitiva, masculine plural inquisitivos, feminine plural inquisitivas)

inquisitiva (feminine)
inquisitivos (masculine plural)
inquisitivas (feminine plural)

inquisitive (eager to acquire knowledge)


interino

interino (feminine interina, masculine plural interinos, feminine plural interinas)

interina (feminine)
interinos (masculine plural)
interinas (feminine plural)

acting (temporarily assuming duties or authority)


brigadista

soldado brigadista


traïdor

traïdor (feminine traïdora, masculine plural traïdores, feminine plural traïdoras)

traïdora (feminine)
traïdores (masculine plural)
traïdoras (feminine plural)


de segunda

(derogatory) of low quality; second-rate


travesso

travesso (feminine travessa, masculine plural travessos, feminine plural travessas)

travessa (feminine)
travessos (masculine plural)
travessas (feminine plural)

From Latin trānsversus. Doublet of transverso.


travesso

Criança travessa.

mischievous; naughty; impish (tending to misbehave or act badly)


fidedigno

fidedigno (feminine fidedigna, masculine plural fidedignos, feminine plural fidedignas)

fidedigna (feminine)
fidedignos (masculine plural)
fidedignas (feminine plural)

From Latin fides dignus (literally “worthy of faith”).


lenitivo

pt-adj

lenitivo (feminine lenitiva, masculine plural lenitivos, feminine plural lenitivas)

lenitiva (feminine)
lenitivos (masculine plural)
lenitivas (feminine plural)


materialistas

masculine/feminine plural of materialista


fogoso

fogoso (feminine fogosa, masculine plural fogosos, feminine plural fogosas, metaphonic)

fogosa (feminine)
fogosos (masculine plural)
fogosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)

salacious (promoting sexual desire or lust)


governamental

governamental m or f (plural governamentais)


instintivos

/ĩʃ.t͡ʃĩˈt͡ʃi.vuʃ/


instintiva

/ĩʃ.t͡ʃĩˈt͡ʃi.vɐ/


instintivas

/ĩʃ.t͡ʃĩˈt͡ʃi.vɐʃ/

[ĩʃ.tĩˈti.βɐʃ]


feministo

feministo (feminine feminista, masculine plural feministos, feminine plural feministas)

feminista (feminine)
feministos (masculine plural)
feministas (feminine plural)

(Brazil, Internet slang, nonstandard, usually derogatory) who supports feminism


diretor

diretor (feminine diretora, masculine plural diretores, feminine plural diretoras)

diretora (feminine)
diretores (masculine plural)
diretoras (feminine plural)

Semi-learned form modified from the earlier director, borrowed from Late Latin dīrēctōrem, from Latin dīrēctus.


antipop

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈpɔp/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈpɔp/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈpɔp/


manchego

manchego (feminine manchega, masculine plural manchegos, feminine plural manchegas)

manchega (feminine)
manchegos (masculine plural)
manchegas (feminine plural)


astronáutico

astronáutico (feminine astronáutica, masculine plural astronáuticos, feminine plural astronáuticas)

astronáutica (feminine)
astronáuticos (masculine plural)
astronáuticas (feminine plural)

From astronauta + -ico, or from astronáutica.


idiótico

idiótico (feminine idiótica, masculine plural idióticos, feminine plural idióticas)

idiótica (feminine)
idióticos (masculine plural)
idióticas (feminine plural)

idiotic (pertaining to or resembling idiots)


setentrional

setentrional m or f (plural setentrionais)

northern (situated in or relating to the north)


ereto

ereto (feminine ereta, masculine plural eretos, feminine plural eretas)

ereta (feminine)
eretos (masculine plural)
eretas (feminine plural)


desconcertantes

masculine/feminine plural of desconcertante


incógnito

incógnito (feminine incógnita, masculine plural incógnitos, feminine plural incógnitas)

incógnita (feminine)
incógnitos (masculine plural)
incógnitas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin incognitus.

incognito (without being known; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title)


abdominoperineal

abdominoperineal m or f (plural abdominoperineais)

(anatomy) abdominoperineal (relating to the abdomen and the perineum)


medidor

medidor (feminine medidora, masculine plural medidores, feminine plural medidoras)

medidora (feminine)
medidores (masculine plural)
medidoras (feminine plural)


desconcertante

desconcertante m or f (plural desconcertantes)


residencial

residencial m or f (plural residenciais)


onírico

onírico (feminine onírica, masculine plural oníricos, feminine plural oníricas)

onírica (feminine)
oníricos (masculine plural)
oníricas (feminine plural)

From Ancient Greek ὄνειρος (óneiros, “reverie”) + -ico.


capitalistas

masculine/feminine plural of capitalista


triunfante

[tɾiʊ̯̃ˈfɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

[tɾiʊ̯̃ˈfɐ̃.t͡ʃi]


maltusiano

pt-adj

maltusiano (feminine maltusiana, masculine plural maltusianos, feminine plural maltusianas)

maltusiana (feminine)
maltusianos (masculine plural)
maltusianas (feminine plural)


soporífero

soporífero (feminine soporífera, masculine plural soporíferos, feminine plural soporíferas)

soporífera (feminine)
soporíferos (masculine plural)
soporíferas (feminine plural)

From Latin sopōriferum, accusative form of sopōrifer, derived from sopor (“sleep”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swep- (“to sleep”).


gaditano

gaditano (feminine gaditana, masculine plural gaditanos, feminine plural gaditanas, not comparable)

gaditana (feminine)
gaditanos (masculine plural)
gaditanas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin Gādītānus, from Gādēs (“Cadiz”).


aeronaval

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.nɐˈvaɫ]

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.nɐˈvaɫ]

[ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.nɐˈβaɫ]

aeronaval (relating to the navy and the air force)


provocador

provocador (feminine provocadora, masculine plural provocadores, feminine plural provocadoras)

provocadora (feminine)
provocadores (masculine plural)
provocadoras (feminine plural)

contentious (given to struggling with others)


sugestivo

sugestivo (feminine sugestiva, masculine plural sugestivos, feminine plural sugestivas)

sugestiva (feminine)
sugestivos (masculine plural)
sugestivas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from French suggestif (“suggestive”).

suggestive (suggesting or implying something)


incondicional

incondicional m or f (plural incondicionais)


descontrolado

descontrolado (feminine descontrolada, masculine plural descontrolados, feminine plural descontroladas)

descontrolada (feminine)
descontrolados (masculine plural)
descontroladas (feminine plural)


mercuriano

mercuriano (feminine mercuriana, masculine plural mercurianos, feminine plural mercurianas, not comparable)

mercuriana (feminine)
mercurianos (masculine plural)
mercurianas (feminine plural)

(mythology) mercurial (relative to the Roman God Mercury)

(astronomy) mercurial (relative to the planet Mercury)


perfeito

perfeito (feminine perfeita, masculine plural perfeitos, feminine plural perfeitas)

perfeita (feminine)
perfeitos (masculine plural)
perfeitas (feminine plural)


extintor

extintor (feminine extintora, masculine plural extintores, feminine plural extintoras)

extintora (feminine)
extintores (masculine plural)
extintoras (feminine plural)


modificativo

modificativo (feminine modificativa, masculine plural modificativos, feminine plural modificativas)

modificativa (feminine)
modificativos (masculine plural)
modificativas (feminine plural)

From modificar + -tivo. Compare French modificatif.


nadiral

nadiral (pertaining to or situated at a nadir)


mozartiano

mozartiano (feminine mozartiana, masculine plural mozartianos, feminine plural mozartianas)

mozartiana (feminine)
mozartianos (masculine plural)
mozartianas (feminine plural)

Mozartian (of or relating to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart or the style of his music)


antiliberal

antiliberal m or f (plural antiliberais)

(politics) antiliberal (opposing liberalism)


niceno

niceno (feminine nicena, masculine plural nicenos, feminine plural nicenas, not comparable)

nicena (feminine)
nicenos (masculine plural)
nicenas (feminine plural)


antinegro

antiblack (unfavourable to black people)


novecentista

novecentista m or f (plural novecentistas)


prolífico

prolífico (feminine prolífica, masculine plural prolíficos, feminine plural prolíficas)

prolífica (feminine)
prolíficos (masculine plural)
prolíficas (feminine plural)

prolific (producing results or works in abundance)


horripilante

horripilante m or f (plural horripilantes)

Borrowed from Spanish horripilar, from Late Latin horripilāre. Doublet of arrepiante.


antianemia

(medicine) antianemia (countering anemia)


nestoriano

nestoriano (feminine nestoriana, masculine plural nestorianos, feminine plural nestorianas)

nestoriana (feminine)
nestorianos (masculine plural)
nestorianas (feminine plural)

(historical, Christianity) Nestorian (relating to the teachings of Nestorius)


ordoviciano

ordoviciano (feminine ordoviciana, masculine plural ordovicianos, feminine plural ordovicianas)

ordoviciana (feminine)
ordovicianos (masculine plural)
ordovicianas (feminine plural)


osco

osco (feminine osca, masculine plural oscos, feminine plural oscas)

osca (feminine)
oscos (masculine plural)
oscas (feminine plural)

Oscan (of or relating to the Oscans, an ancient Italic people)


invernáculo

invernáculo (feminine invernácula, masculine plural invernáculos, feminine plural invernáculas)

invernácula (feminine)
invernáculos (masculine plural)
invernáculas (feminine plural)


antipopular

antipopular m or f (plural antipopulares)


picaresco

picaresco (feminine picaresca, masculine plural picarescos, feminine plural picarescas)

picaresca (feminine)
picarescos (masculine plural)
picarescas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Spanish picaresco. By surface analysis, pícaro + -esco.

picaresque (relating to or characteristic of a rogue)

(literature) picaresque (which is based on the narrative, often autodiegetic and satirical, of the adventures of a character, generally of low status, who lives by means that are not always honest)


pietista

(Christianity) Pietist (relating to Pietism)


queque

Borrowed from English cake, from Middle English cake, from Old Norse kaka, from Proto-Germanic *kakǭ (“cake”), from Proto-Indo-European *gog- (“ball-shaped object”).


plutoniano

pt-adj

plutoniano (feminine plutoniana, masculine plural plutonianos, feminine plural plutonianas, not comparable)

plutoniana (feminine)
plutonianos (masculine plural)
plutonianas (feminine plural)

(mythology, astronomy, astrology) Plutonian (pertaining to Pluto)


pompeiano

pompeiano (feminine pompeiana, masculine plural pompeianos, feminine plural pompeianas)

pompeiana (feminine)
pompeianos (masculine plural)
pompeianas (feminine plural)

From Pompeia + -ano or from Pompeu + -ano.


antitextual

antitextual m or f (plural antitextuais)

(literature) antitextual (opposing textual conventions)


dirigível

dirigível m or f (plural dirigíveis, not comparable)

From dirigir (“drive, direct”) + -ível (“-able”).


presciente

/pɾɨˈʃjẽ.tɨ/


alucinógeno

pt-adj

alucinógeno (feminine alucinógena, masculine plural alucinógenos, feminine plural alucinógenas)

alucinógena (feminine)
alucinógenos (masculine plural)
alucinógenas (feminine plural)


anticultural

anticultural m or f (plural anticulturais)

anticultural (opposing mainstream culture or culture in general)


prometeico

prometeico (feminine prometeica, masculine plural prometeicos, feminine plural prometeicas)

prometeica (feminine)
prometeicos (masculine plural)
prometeicas (feminine plural)

Quantas vezes do archanjo dos combates
Elle invocára o gladio vingador,
Quando a alma sacudiam-lhe os embates
Das rajadas candentes do valor!...
Aclara sempre a méta dos resgates
Um raio do porvir deslumbrador,
Golfejando nos antros do passado
O prometheico fogo ao céu roubado.

1878, Francisco de Castro, “Espartaco”, in Harmonias errantes, Rio de Janeiro: Typ. de Moreira, Maximino & C., page 183:


fitófago

fitófago (feminine fitófaga, masculine plural fitófagos, feminine plural fitófagas)

fitófaga (feminine)
fitófagos (masculine plural)
fitófagas (feminine plural)

(zoology) phytophagous (feeding on plants)


qualificativo

qualificativo (feminine qualificativa, masculine plural qualificativos, feminine plural qualificativas)

qualificativa (feminine)
qualificativos (masculine plural)
qualificativas (feminine plural)


vassalo

vassalo (feminine vassala, masculine plural vassalos, feminine plural vassalas, not comparable)

vassala (feminine)
vassalos (masculine plural)
vassalas (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vassalo, from Medieval Latin vassallus (“manservant, domestic, retainer”), from vassus (“servant”), from Gaulish uassos (“young man, squire”).


torturador

pt-adj

torturador (feminine torturadora, masculine plural torturadores, feminine plural torturadoras)

torturadora (feminine)
torturadores (masculine plural)
torturadoras (feminine plural)


recordista

[ʁɛ.kɔɾˈðiʃ.tɐ]

(of a person or thing) who is a record-holder

(of an occurrence) record-breaking (beating the previous record)


relativista

relativista m or f (plural relativistas)


hegemónico

hegemónico (feminine hegemónica, masculine plural hegemónicos, feminine plural hegemónicas)

hegemónica (feminine)
hegemónicos (masculine plural)
hegemónicas (feminine plural)

hegemonic (pertaining to or having hegemony)


mediático

mediático (feminine mediática, masculine plural mediáticos, feminine plural mediáticas)

mediática (feminine)
mediáticos (masculine plural)
mediáticas (feminine plural)

From média + -ático. Cognate with Spanish mediático.


emblemático

emblemático (feminine emblemática, masculine plural emblemáticos, feminine plural emblemáticas)

emblemática (feminine)
emblemáticos (masculine plural)
emblemáticas (feminine plural)


preocupante

preocupante m or f (plural preocupantes)

worrisome, worrying (that worries, that causes concern)


explícito

explícito (feminine explícita, masculine plural explícitos, feminine plural explícitas)

explícita (feminine)
explícitos (masculine plural)
explícitas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin explicitus.

explicit (that is presented clearly, without ambiguity; that leaves no room for doubt)

explicit (which is presented without restrictions)


eslavo

eslavo (feminine eslava, masculine plural eslavos, feminine plural eslavas)

eslava (feminine)
eslavos (masculine plural)
eslavas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Slavus, from Sclavus, from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos), which see for more. Doublet of escravo, esloveno, esclavão / eslavão, and tchau / chau.


mercantil

[meɾ.kɐ̃ˈt͡ʃiʊ̯]

[meχ.kɐ̃ˈt͡ʃiʊ̯]

[meɻ.kɐ̃ˈt͡ʃiʊ̯]

(economics) mercantile (related to the exchange of goods for profit)


sintomático

pt-adj

sintomático (feminine sintomática, masculine plural sintomáticos, feminine plural sintomáticas)

sintomática (feminine)
sintomáticos (masculine plural)
sintomáticas (feminine plural)

From New Latin symptomaticus, from Ancient Greek συμπτωματικός (sumptōmatikós, “of or relating to a chance (or a symptom), casual”), from σύμπτωμα (súmptōma, “a symptom”); see sintoma (“symptom”).

der

συμπτωματικός

(medicine) symptomatic (showing symptoms)


endémico

pt-adj

endémico (feminine endémica, masculine plural endémicos, feminine plural endémicas)

endémica (feminine)
endémicos (masculine plural)
endémicas (feminine plural)

European Portuguese standard spelling of endêmico.


lúdico

lúdico (feminine lúdica, masculine plural lúdicos, feminine plural lúdicas)

lúdica (feminine)
lúdicos (masculine plural)
lúdicas (feminine plural)


huno

huno (feminine huna, masculine plural hunos, feminine plural hunas)

huna (feminine)
hunos (masculine plural)
hunas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Late Latin Hunnus, from Koine Greek Χοῦνοι (Khoûnoi) or Χουνοί (Khounoí), borrowed through Middle Iranian, apparently ultimately from Turkic *Hun-yü, the name of a tribe (they were known in China as Xiongnu). More at Huns.


antárctico

antárctico (feminine antárctica, masculine plural antárcticos, feminine plural antárcticas)

antárctica (feminine)
antárcticos (masculine plural)
antárcticas (feminine plural)

(European Portuguese spelling) Pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of antártico. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.


sónico

sónico (feminine sónica, masculine plural sónicos, feminine plural sónicas, not comparable)

sónica (feminine)
sónicos (masculine plural)
sónicas (feminine plural)


barbado

barbado (feminine barbada, masculine plural barbados, feminine plural barbadas)

barbada (feminine)
barbados (masculine plural)
barbadas (feminine plural)


ruteno

ruteno (feminine rutena, masculine plural rutenos, feminine plural rutenas, not comparable)

rutena (feminine)
rutenos (masculine plural)
rutenas (feminine plural)


endomingado

endomingado (feminine endomingada, masculine plural endomingados, feminine plural endomingadas)

endomingada (feminine)
endomingados (masculine plural)
endomingadas (feminine plural)

À tarde a fanfarra não teve que chamar o público. Este já estava prestes, endomingado e festivo pelas ruas, esperando-a.

In the afternoon the fanfare didn’t have to call the public. They were already prepared, well-dressed and festive in the streets, waiting for it.

dressed in one’s Sunday best, endimanched


dinástico

dinástico (feminine dinástica, masculine plural dinásticos, feminine plural dinásticas)

dinástica (feminine)
dinásticos (masculine plural)
dinásticas (feminine plural)


predilecto

predilecto (feminine predilecta, masculine plural predilectos, feminine plural predilectas)

predilecta (feminine)
predilectos (masculine plural)
predilectas (feminine plural)

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of predileto. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.


cerúleo

cerúleo (feminine cerúlea, masculine plural cerúleos, feminine plural cerúleas)

cerúlea (feminine)
cerúleos (masculine plural)
cerúleas (feminine plural)


sandinista

(relational) of the Sandinista National Liberation Front


hieroglífico

hieroglífico (feminine hieroglífica, masculine plural hieroglíficos, feminine plural hieroglíficas)

hieroglífica (feminine)
hieroglíficos (masculine plural)
hieroglíficas (feminine plural)


saturniano

saturniano (feminine saturniana, masculine plural saturnianos, feminine plural saturnianas)

saturniana (feminine)
saturnianos (masculine plural)
saturnianas (feminine plural)


falisco

falisco (feminine falisca, masculine plural faliscos, feminine plural faliscas, not comparable)

falisca (feminine)
faliscos (masculine plural)
faliscas (feminine plural)


macroeconómico

macroeconómico (feminine macroeconómica, masculine plural macroeconómicos, feminine plural macroeconómicas, not comparable)

macroeconómica (feminine)
macroeconómicos (masculine plural)
macroeconómicas (feminine plural)


sarraceno

sarraceno (feminine sarracena, masculine plural sarracenos, feminine plural sarracenas)

sarracena (feminine)
sarracenos (masculine plural)
sarracenas (feminine plural)

From Latin Saracēnus, Sarracēnus, from Ancient Greek Σᾰρᾰκηνός (Sărăkēnós).


supersónico

supersónico (feminine supersónica, masculine plural supersónicos, feminine plural supersónicas)

supersónica (feminine)
supersónicos (masculine plural)
supersónicas (feminine plural)

European Portuguese standard spelling of supersônico.


veio

veio (feminine veia, masculine plural veios, feminine plural veias)

veia (feminine)
veios (masculine plural)
veias (feminine plural)


endocrinológico

endocrinológico (feminine endocrinológica, masculine plural endocrinológicos, feminine plural endocrinológicas)

endocrinológica (feminine)
endocrinológicos (masculine plural)
endocrinológicas (feminine plural)

(physiology) endocrinological (of or related to endocrinology)


maquinal

unconscious (without directed thought or awareness)


nutricional

nutricional m or f (plural nutricionais)


envolto

envolto (feminine envolta, masculine plural envoltos, feminine plural envoltas)

envolta (feminine)
envoltos (masculine plural)
envoltas (feminine plural)

From Vulgar Latin *involtus, from *involvitus or *involŭtus, for Latin involūtus. Doublet of involuto.


otimizado

otimizado (feminine otimizada, masculine plural otimizados, feminine plural otimizadas)

otimizada (feminine)
otimizados (masculine plural)
otimizadas (feminine plural)


mercantes

/mɨɾˈkɐ̃.tɨʃ/


diamantino

diamantino (feminine diamantina, masculine plural diamantinos, feminine plural diamantinas)

diamantina (feminine)
diamantinos (masculine plural)
diamantinas (feminine plural)


diamantífero

diamantífero (feminine diamantífera, masculine plural diamantíferos, feminine plural diamantíferas)

diamantífera (feminine)
diamantíferos (masculine plural)
diamantíferas (feminine plural)

(mineralogy) diamondiferous (yielding diamond)


cívico

cívico (feminine cívica, masculine plural cívicos, feminine plural cívicas)

cívica (feminine)
cívicos (masculine plural)
cívicas (feminine plural)


atrativo

atrativo (feminine atrativa, masculine plural atrativos, feminine plural atrativas)

atrativa (feminine)
atrativos (masculine plural)
atrativas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin attractīvus.


demonstrativo

pt-adj

demonstrativo (feminine demonstrativa, masculine plural demonstrativos, feminine plural demonstrativas)

demonstrativa (feminine)
demonstrativos (masculine plural)
demonstrativas (feminine plural)

demonstrative (that serves to demonstrate, show or prove)

(grammar) demonstrative (that specifies the thing or person referred to)


devido

devido (feminine devida, masculine plural devidos, feminine plural devidas)

devida (feminine)
devidos (masculine plural)
devidas (feminine plural)


piroca

Probably borrowed from Old Tupi piroka (“bald”). Alternatively, perhaps cognate with Galician pirola.


vegano

vegano (feminine vegana, masculine plural veganos, feminine plural veganas)

vegana (feminine)
veganos (masculine plural)
veganas (feminine plural)


vandálico

vandálico (feminine vandálica, masculine plural vandálicos, feminine plural vandálicas)

vandálica (feminine)
vandálicos (masculine plural)
vandálicas (feminine plural)

vandalic (having the nature of vandalism)


giboso

giboso (feminine gibosa, masculine plural gibosos, feminine plural gibosas, metaphonic)

gibosa (feminine)
gibosos (masculine plural)
gibosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Late Latin gibbōsus, from Latin gibbus (“hump”).


esporádico

esporádico (feminine esporádica, masculine plural esporádicos, feminine plural esporádicas)

esporádica (feminine)
esporádicos (masculine plural)
esporádicas (feminine plural)


escolástico

escolástico (feminine escolástica, masculine plural escolásticos, feminine plural escolásticas)

escolástica (feminine)
escolásticos (masculine plural)
escolásticas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin scholasticus, from Ancient Greek σχολᾰστῐκός (skholăstĭkós).

der

(philosophy) scholastic (relating to scholasticism, medieval philosophical system)

(derogatory) orthodox, traditionalist (that sticks to formulas)

(obsolete) school (relating to or characteristic of school)

(figuratively) modest, poor, scruffy, unpretentious


ascensional

pt-adj

ascensional m or f (plural ascensionais)

ascending; that ascends; characterised by ascension

(Christianity) relating to the Ascension


excruciante

excruciante m or f (plural excruciantes)

excruciating (causing great pain or anguish)


arboviral

(pathology, virology) arboviral (pertaining to or caused by the arbovirus)


prendedor

prendedor (feminine prendedora, masculine plural prendedores, feminine plural prendedoras)

prendedora (feminine)
prendedores (masculine plural)
prendedoras (feminine plural)

[pɾẽ.dɨˈðoɾ]

[pɾẽ.dɨˈðoɾ]


enciclopédico

enciclopédico (feminine enciclopédica, masculine plural enciclopédicos, feminine plural enciclopédicas)

enciclopédica (feminine)
enciclopédicos (masculine plural)
enciclopédicas (feminine plural)

encyclopedic (that encompasses all branches of human knowledge or all knowledge of a given science)

encyclopedic (that has vast and varied knowledge)


salvadores

[saɫ.βɐˈðo.ɾɨʃ]


mameluco

mameluco (feminine mameluca, masculine plural mamelucos, feminine plural mamelucas)

mameluca (feminine)
mamelucos (masculine plural)
mamelucas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Arabic مَمْلُوك (mamlūk, “slave”).


carito

carito (feminine carita, masculine plural caritos, feminine plural caritas)

carita (feminine)
caritos (masculine plural)
caritas (feminine plural)

From caro (“expensive”) + -ito (“a bit”).


conivente

(chiefly law) conniving (that connives; who does nothing to prevent a crime)


gripal

From gripe (“flu”) + -al (“of or relating to”).


obstruente

Borrowed from Latin obstruentem Accusative of obstruēns. Doublet of obstruinte, which was formed by affixation.


fonético

pt-adj

fonético (feminine fonética, masculine plural fonéticos, feminine plural fonéticas)

fonética (feminine)
fonéticos (masculine plural)
fonéticas (feminine plural)

From French phonétique, from Ancient Greek φωνητικός (phōnētikós).

(linguistics) phonetic (relating to sounds of spoken language)


despiciendo

despiciendo (feminine despicienda, masculine plural despiciendos, feminine plural despiciendas)

despicienda (feminine)
despiciendos (masculine plural)
despiciendas (feminine plural)


malévolo

malévolo (feminine malévola, masculine plural malévolos, feminine plural malévolas)

malévola (feminine)
malévolos (masculine plural)
malévolas (feminine plural)

malevolent (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others)


desprevenido

desprevenido (feminine desprevenida, masculine plural desprevenidos, feminine plural desprevenidas)

desprevenida (feminine)
desprevenidos (masculine plural)
desprevenidas (feminine plural)

unprepared (susceptible to being caught by surprise)


florescente

florescente m or f (plural florescentes)

(of a flower) blooming; flowering (opening in blossoms)


episódico

episódico (feminine episódica, masculine plural episódicos, feminine plural episódicas)

episódica (feminine)
episódicos (masculine plural)
episódicas (feminine plural)


estomacal

From Latin stomachālis, from stomachus (“stomach”) + -ālis, from Ancient Greek στόμαχος (stómakhos, “stomach”), from στόμα (stóma, “mouth”).


homófobo

pt-adj

homófobo (feminine homófoba, masculine plural homófobos, feminine plural homófobas)

homófoba (feminine)
homófobos (masculine plural)
homófobas (feminine plural)


centrípeto

centrípeto (feminine centrípeta, masculine plural centrípetos, feminine plural centrípetas)

centrípeta (feminine)
centrípetos (masculine plural)
centrípetas (feminine plural)

From New Latin centripetus, coined by Sir Isaac Newton, based on Latin centrum "center".


talmúdico

talmúdico (feminine talmúdica, masculine plural talmúdicos, feminine plural talmúdicas)

talmúdica (feminine)
talmúdicos (masculine plural)
talmúdicas (feminine plural)

(Judaism) Talmudic (related to the Talmud)


homofóbico

homofóbico (feminine homofóbica, masculine plural homofóbicos, feminine plural homofóbicas)

homofóbica (feminine)
homofóbicos (masculine plural)
homofóbicas (feminine plural)

From homofobia (“homophobia”) + -ico. By surface analysis, homo- + -fóbico.


estoico

estoico (feminine estoica, masculine plural estoicos, feminine plural estoicas)

estoica (feminine)
estoicos (masculine plural)
estoicas (feminine plural)

stoic (not affected by pain or distress)


frufru

Borrowed from French frou-frou, of imitative origin.


estático

estático (feminine estática, masculine plural estáticos, feminine plural estáticas)

estática (feminine)
estáticos (masculine plural)
estáticas (feminine plural)

(programming) static (occupying memory allocated when a program is loaded)


demoníaco

demoníaco (feminine demoníaca, masculine plural demoníacos, feminine plural demoníacas)

demoníaca (feminine)
demoníacos (masculine plural)
demoníacas (feminine plural)

demoniacal; demonic (of a demon, evil, devilish)


evangélico

evangélico (feminine evangélica, masculine plural evangélicos, feminine plural evangélicas)

evangélica (feminine)
evangélicos (masculine plural)
evangélicas (feminine plural)


fodível

Há um monte de tipos fodíveis aqui.


varsoviano

varsoviano (feminine varsoviana, masculine plural varsovianos, feminine plural varsovianas)

varsoviana (feminine)
varsovianos (masculine plural)
varsovianas (feminine plural)


excludente

exclusionary (acting to exclude something or someone)


bimo

bimo (feminine bima, masculine plural bimos, feminine plural bimas)

bima (feminine)
bimos (masculine plural)
bimas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin bīmus, possible contraction of bis (“twice”) + hiems (“winter”).


druídico

druídico (feminine druídica, masculine plural druídicos, feminine plural druídicas)

druídica (feminine)
druídicos (masculine plural)
druídicas (feminine plural)


próprio

próprio (feminine própria, masculine plural próprios, feminine plural próprias, not comparable)

própria (feminine)
próprios (masculine plural)
próprias (feminine plural)

valor próprio

vetor próprio

base própria

função própria


filosofal

From filósofo (“philosopher”) + -al (“of or relating to”).


miúdo

pt-adj

miúdo (feminine miúda, masculine plural miúdos, feminine plural miúdas)

miúda (feminine)
miúdos (masculine plural)
miúdas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese miudo, earlier meudo, earlier mẽudo, from Latin minūtus (“diminished”), perfect passive participle of minuō (“to diminish”). Doublet of menu and minuto.


descolorido

descolorido (feminine descolorida, masculine plural descoloridos, feminine plural descoloridas)

descolorida (feminine)
descoloridos (masculine plural)
descoloridas (feminine plural)


eufórico

eufórico (feminine eufórica, masculine plural eufóricos, feminine plural eufóricas)

eufórica (feminine)
eufóricos (masculine plural)
eufóricas (feminine plural)


circumpolares

masculine/feminine plural of circumpolar


paramilitar

paramilitar m or f (plural paramilitares)


ilícito

ilícito (feminine ilícita, masculine plural ilícitos, feminine plural ilícitas)

ilícita (feminine)
ilícitos (masculine plural)
ilícitas (feminine plural)


ergonómico

ergonómico (feminine ergonómica, masculine plural ergonómicos, feminine plural ergonómicas)

ergonómica (feminine)
ergonómicos (masculine plural)
ergonómicas (feminine plural)

ergonomic (designed for comfort or to minimise fatigue)


córneo

córneo (feminine córnea, masculine plural córneos, feminine plural córneas)

córnea (feminine)
córneos (masculine plural)
córneas (feminine plural)


neurolingüística

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1990 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of neurolinguística; may still occur as a sporadic misspelling.


hirsuto

hirsuto (feminine hirsuta, masculine plural hirsutos, feminine plural hirsutas)

hirsuta (feminine)
hirsutos (masculine plural)
hirsutas (feminine plural)

(figurative) boorish, rude (lacking manners)


pelágico

pelágico (feminine pelágica, masculine plural pelágicos, feminine plural pelágicas)

pelágica (feminine)
pelágicos (masculine plural)
pelágicas (feminine plural)

From Latin pelagicus, from Ancient Greek πελαγικός (pelagikós).


neurotípico

neurotípico (feminine neurotípica, masculine plural neurotípicos, feminine plural neurotípicas)

neurotípica (feminine)
neurotípicos (masculine plural)
neurotípicas (feminine plural)

From neuro- + típico. Calque of English neurotypical.

neurotypical (having a typical neurological configuration)


angolense

Angolan (of or relating to Angola or its people)


albescente

[aɫ.βɨʃˈsẽ.tɨ]

[aɫ.βɨˈʃẽ.tɨ]

Borrowed from Latin albēscentis, albēscēns, present participle of albēscō (“to become white”), from albus (“white”).

(rare) albescent (becoming white; whitish)


cubense

cubense m or f (plural cubenses, not comparable)


anticrise

(politics) anticrisis (intended to prevent or counter a crisis)


hirto

hirto (feminine hirta, masculine plural hirtos, feminine plural hirtas)

hirta (feminine)
hirtos (masculine plural)
hirtas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese yrto, from Vulgar Latin *erctus, equivalent of Latin ērēctus. Despite the resemblance, unlikely to derive from Latin hirtus (“shaggy”). Cf. Galician irto, Spanish yerto.


cónico

cónico (feminine cónica, masculine plural cónicos, feminine plural cónicas)

cónica (feminine)
cónicos (masculine plural)
cónicas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κωνικός (kōnikós), from κῶνος (kônos, “cone”). By surface analysis, cone + -ico.

lbor

(geometry) conical (of or relating to a cone)


adequado

pt-adj

adequado (feminine adequada, masculine plural adequados, feminine plural adequadas)

adequada (feminine)
adequados (masculine plural)
adequadas (feminine plural)

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guatemalense

guatemalense m or f (plural guatemalenses)

Guatemalan (of or relating to Guatemala)


contranatural

contranatural m or f (plural contranaturais)


guineense

Guinean (of or relating to Guinea-Bissau)


cuspido

cuspido (feminine cuspida, masculine plural cuspidos, feminine plural cuspidas)

cuspida (feminine)
cuspidos (masculine plural)
cuspidas (feminine plural)


surinamense

surinamense m or f (plural surinamenses)


rubiginoso

rubiginoso (feminine rubiginosa, masculine plural rubiginosos, feminine plural rubiginosas, metaphonic)

rubiginosa (feminine)
rubiginosos (masculine plural)
rubiginosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)


aliáceo

aliáceo (feminine aliácea, masculine plural aliáceos, feminine plural aliáceas)

aliácea (feminine)
aliáceos (masculine plural)
aliáceas (feminine plural)


psicodélico

psicodélico (feminine psicodélica, masculine plural psicodélicos, feminine plural psicodélicas)

psicodélica (feminine)
psicodélicos (masculine plural)
psicodélicas (feminine plural)

psychedelic (of, containing or generating hallucinations)

(of graphics) psychedelic (having bright colours and abstract shapes)


sideral

Learned borrowing from Latin sīderālis, from sīdus (“star”).

(astronomy) sidereal (of or relating to the stars)


microeconómico

microeconómico (feminine microeconómica, masculine plural microeconómicos, feminine plural microeconómicas)

microeconómica (feminine)
microeconómicos (masculine plural)
microeconómicas (feminine plural)

(economics) microeconomic (relating to a microeconomy)


desfem

/dɨʃˈfɐ̃j̃.ɐ̃j̃/

Clipping of desfeminilizada (“unfeminized”).

clipping

(Brazil, LGBTQ slang) butch (having a masculine appearance)

(Brazil, slang) unfeminine (not feminine)


hemisférico

pt-adj

hemisférico (feminine hemisférica, masculine plural hemisféricos, feminine plural hemisféricas)

hemisférica (feminine)
hemisféricos (masculine plural)
hemisféricas (feminine plural)


cerval

desctree

French: serval
→ English: serval
→ German: Serval
→ Portuguese: serval
Translingual: Felis serval

Inherited from Latin cervārius (“pertaining to a stag”), from cervus (“deer, stag”). Doublet of serval.


mitómano

pt-adj

mitómano (feminine mitómana, masculine plural mitómanos, feminine plural mitómanas, not comparable)

mitómana (feminine)
mitómanos (masculine plural)
mitómanas (feminine plural)


megalómano

megalómano (feminine megalómana, masculine plural megalómanos, feminine plural megalómanas)

megalómana (feminine)
megalómanos (masculine plural)
megalómanas (feminine plural)

European Portuguese standard spelling of megalômano.


melómano

melómano (feminine melómana, masculine plural melómanos, feminine plural melómanas)

melómana (feminine)
melómanos (masculine plural)
melómanas (feminine plural)


insectívoro

insectívoro (feminine insectívora, masculine plural insectívoros, feminine plural insectívoras)

insectívora (feminine)
insectívoros (masculine plural)
insectívoras (feminine plural)


cinemático

cinemático (feminine cinemática, masculine plural cinemáticos, feminine plural cinemáticas)

cinemática (feminine)
cinemáticos (masculine plural)
cinemáticas (feminine plural)

(physics) kinematic (relating to motion)


flamígero

flamígero (feminine flamígera, masculine plural flamígeros, feminine plural flamígeras)

flamígera (feminine)
flamígeros (masculine plural)
flamígeras (feminine plural)


imperialistas

masculine/feminine plural of imperialista


sistémico

sistémico (feminine sistémica, masculine plural sistémicos, feminine plural sistémicas, not comparable)

sistémica (feminine)
sistémicos (masculine plural)
sistémicas (feminine plural)

From English systemic or sistema + -ico.


ideológico

ideológico (feminine ideológica, masculine plural ideológicos, feminine plural ideológicas)

ideológica (feminine)
ideológicos (masculine plural)
ideológicas (feminine plural)

ideological, ideologic (of or relating to an ideology)


parabólico

parabólico (feminine parabólica, masculine plural parabólicos, feminine plural parabólicas)

parabólica (feminine)
parabólicos (masculine plural)
parabólicas (feminine plural)


hipoalergénico

hipoalergénico (feminine hipoalergénica, masculine plural hipoalergénicos, feminine plural hipoalergénicas)

hipoalergénica (feminine)
hipoalergénicos (masculine plural)
hipoalergénicas (feminine plural)

European Portuguese standard spelling of hipoalergênico (“hypoallergenic”).


aórtico

aórtico (feminine aórtica, masculine plural aórticos, feminine plural aórticas, not comparable)

aórtica (feminine)
aórticos (masculine plural)
aórticas (feminine plural)

(anatomy) aortic (of or concerning the aorta)


alergénico

alergénico (feminine alergénica, masculine plural alergénicos, feminine plural alergénicas)

alergénica (feminine)
alergénicos (masculine plural)
alergénicas (feminine plural)

European Portuguese standard spelling of alergênico.


histológico

histológico (feminine histológica, masculine plural histológicos, feminine plural histológicas)

histológica (feminine)
histológicos (masculine plural)
histológicas (feminine plural)


anoréxico

anoréxico (feminine anoréxica, masculine plural anoréxicos, feminine plural anoréxicas)

anoréxica (feminine)
anoréxicos (masculine plural)
anoréxicas (feminine plural)

(psychology) anorexic (pertaining to, or suffering from anorexia)


sexista

sexista m or f (plural sexistas, comparable, comparative mais sexista, superlative o mais sexista or sexistíssimo)

sexistas (plural)
mais sexista (comparative)
o mais sexista (superlative)
sexistíssimo (superlative)


bibliográfico

bibliográfico (feminine bibliográfica, masculine plural bibliográficos, feminine plural bibliográficas)

bibliográfica (feminine)
bibliográficos (masculine plural)
bibliográficas (feminine plural)

From bibliografia + -ico (compare French bibliographique).

bibliographic (of or relating to bibliography)


telescópico

telescópico (feminine telescópica, masculine plural telescópicos, feminine plural telescópicas, not comparable)

telescópica (feminine)
telescópicos (masculine plural)
telescópicas (feminine plural)

From telescópio + -ico or tele- + -scópico, from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle) and σκοπέω (skopéō).


disléxico

disléxico (feminine disléxica, masculine plural disléxicos, feminine plural disléxicas)

disléxica (feminine)
disléxicos (masculine plural)
disléxicas (feminine plural)

(neurology, psychiatry) dyslexic (relating to dyslexia or having dyslexia)


ciclónico

ciclónico (feminine ciclónica, masculine plural ciclónicos, feminine plural ciclónicas, not comparable)

ciclónica (feminine)
ciclónicos (masculine plural)
ciclónicas (feminine plural)


taura

(Rio Grande do Sul) bold, courageous, brave


monógamo

monógamo (feminine monógama, masculine plural monógamos, feminine plural monógamas)

monógama (feminine)
monógamos (masculine plural)
monógamas (feminine plural)

monogamous (being married to only one person at a time)

(zoology) monogamous (having only one sexual partner at a time)


invernal

wintry (suggestive or characteristic of winter)


tecnocrático

tecnocrático (feminine tecnocrática, masculine plural tecnocráticos, feminine plural tecnocráticas)

tecnocrática (feminine)
tecnocráticos (masculine plural)
tecnocráticas (feminine plural)


misógino

misógino (feminine misógina, masculine plural misóginos, feminine plural misóginas)

misógina (feminine)
misóginos (masculine plural)
misóginas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μισόγυνος (misógunos).

lbor

misogynistic, misogynist, misogynic, misogynous (exhibiting misogyny)


nostálgico

pt-adj

nostálgico (feminine nostálgica, masculine plural nostálgicos, feminine plural nostálgicas)

nostálgica (feminine)
nostálgicos (masculine plural)
nostálgicas (feminine plural)

nostalgic (pertaining to or exhibiting nostalgia)


encolhido

encolhido (feminine encolhida, masculine plural encolhidos, feminine plural encolhidas)

encolhida (feminine)
encolhidos (masculine plural)
encolhidas (feminine plural)


iconoclastas

masculine/feminine plural of iconoclasta


arcual

(geometry) arcual (of or relating to an arc)


abdominojugular

abdominojugular m or f (plural abdominojugulares)

(medicine) abdominojugular (relating to the abdomen and the jugular vein)


platense

Platine (of or relating to the region around River Plate in South America)


mauro

mauro (feminine maura, masculine plural mauros, feminine plural mauras, not comparable)

maura (feminine)
mauros (masculine plural)
mauras (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin Maurus (“Moor”), from Ancient Greek μαυρός (maurós, “dark”). Doublet of Mauro, mouro, and moiro.


rabínico

pt-adj

rabínico (feminine rabínica, masculine plural rabínicos, feminine plural rabínicas)

rabínica (feminine)
rabínicos (masculine plural)
rabínicas (feminine plural)

(Judaism) rabbinic; rabbinical (relating to rabbis)


ortopédico

ortopédico (feminine ortopédica, masculine plural ortopédicos, feminine plural ortopédicas)

ortopédica (feminine)
ortopédicos (masculine plural)
ortopédicas (feminine plural)


amnésico

amnésico (feminine amnésica, masculine plural amnésicos, feminine plural amnésicas)

amnésica (feminine)
amnésicos (masculine plural)
amnésicas (feminine plural)

(neurology) amnesic (of, pertaining to, or suffering from amnesia)


arquiepiscopal

arquiepiscopal m or f (plural arquiepiscopais)

(ecclesiastical) archiepiscopal (of or relating to an archbishop or an archbishopric)


internacionais

masculine/feminine plural of internacional


soldadas

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


poupado

pt-adj

poupado (feminine poupada, masculine plural poupados, feminine plural poupadas)

poupada (feminine)
poupados (masculine plural)
poupadas (feminine plural)


selecionado

selecionado (feminine selecionada, masculine plural selecionados, feminine plural selecionadas)

selecionada (feminine)
selecionados (masculine plural)
selecionadas (feminine plural)

From selecionar (“to select”) + -ado (past participle suffix).

af

selected (that has been selected or chosen)


levado

pt-adj

levado (feminine levada, masculine plural levados, feminine plural levadas)

levada (feminine)
levados (masculine plural)
levadas (feminine plural)


ofídio

ofídio (feminine ofídia, masculine plural ofídios, feminine plural ofídias, not comparable)

ofídia (feminine)
ofídios (masculine plural)
ofídias (feminine plural)

Earlier ophídio, from Latin Ophidia, from Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, “snake”).


sefardita

sefardita m or f (plural sefarditas, not comparable)


hidropónico

hidropónico (feminine hidropónica, masculine plural hidropónicos, feminine plural hidropónicas, not comparable)

hidropónica (feminine)
hidropónicos (masculine plural)
hidropónicas (feminine plural)


ubérrimo

ubérrima (feminine)
ubérrimos (masculine plural)
ubérrimas (feminine plural)


topográfico

topográfico (feminine topográfica, masculine plural topográficos, feminine plural topográficas)

topográfica (feminine)
topográficos (masculine plural)
topográficas (feminine plural)

topographic (of or relating to topography)


anticriminal

anticriminal m or f (plural anticriminais)

(law enforcement) anticrime (opposed to or aimed at preventing or punishing crime)


camaleónico

camaleónico (feminine camaleónica, masculine plural camaleónicos, feminine plural camaleónicas)

camaleónica (feminine)
camaleónicos (masculine plural)
camaleónicas (feminine plural)


orográfico

orográfico (feminine orográfica, masculine plural orográficos, feminine plural orográficas)

orográfica (feminine)
orográficos (masculine plural)
orográficas (feminine plural)


canónico

canónico (feminine canónica, masculine plural canónicos, feminine plural canónicas)

canónica (feminine)
canónicos (masculine plural)
canónicas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin canonicus (“canonical, regular”), from Ancient Greek κανονικός (kanonikós). Doublet of cónego.


roraimense

pt-adj

roraimense m or f (plural roraimenses, not comparable)


amazonense

amazonense m or f (plural amazonenses, not comparable)

original or native from Amazonas (states of Venezuela and Brazil, departments of Colombia and Peru)


trópico

trópico (feminine trópica, masculine plural trópicos, feminine plural trópicas)

trópica (feminine)
trópicos (masculine plural)
trópicas (feminine plural)

tropic; tropical (relating to the tropics)


autótrofo

autótrofo (feminine autótrofa, masculine plural autótrofos, feminine plural autótrofas)

autótrofa (feminine)
autótrofos (masculine plural)
autótrofas (feminine plural)


autotrófico

autotrófico (feminine autotrófica, masculine plural autotróficos, feminine plural autotróficas)

autotrófica (feminine)
autotróficos (masculine plural)
autotróficas (feminine plural)


sinfónico

sinfónico (feminine sinfónica, masculine plural sinfónicos, feminine plural sinfónicas)

sinfónica (feminine)
sinfónicos (masculine plural)
sinfónicas (feminine plural)


bermudense

Bermudan, Bermudian (of or relating to Bermuda)


eufónico

eufónico (feminine eufónica, masculine plural eufónicos, feminine plural eufónicas)

eufónica (feminine)
eufónicos (masculine plural)
eufónicas (feminine plural)


átono

átono (feminine átona, masculine plural átonos, feminine plural átonas)

átona (feminine)
átonos (masculine plural)
átonas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄτονος (átonos), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + τόνος (tónos, “tension, tone”).

bor+

(phonetics, of a phoneme or syllable) atonic; unaccented (pronounced without stress)


arcangélico

pt-adj

arcangélico (feminine arcangélica, masculine plural arcangélicos, feminine plural arcangélicas)

arcangélica (feminine)
arcangélicos (masculine plural)
arcangélicas (feminine plural)

(angelology) archangelic (relating to archangels)


inacentuado

inacentuado (feminine inacentuada, masculine plural inacentuados, feminine plural inacentuadas)

inacentuada (feminine)
inacentuados (masculine plural)
inacentuadas (feminine plural)

unaccented; accentless (having no diacritical mark)


indianas

[ĩ.d͡ʒɪˈɐ̃.nɐs]

/ĩˈd͡ʒjɐ̃.nɐs/

[ĩ.d͡ʒɪˈɐ̃.nɐs]

/ĩˈd͡ʒjɐ̃.nɐs/

/ĩ.d͡ʒiˈɐ̃.nɐʃ/

[ĩ.d͡ʒɪˈɐ̃.nɐʃ]

/ĩˈd͡ʒjɐ̃.nɐʃ/


neomexicano

neomexicano (feminine neomexicana, masculine plural neomexicanos, feminine plural neomexicanas)

neomexicana (feminine)
neomexicanos (masculine plural)
neomexicanas (feminine plural)

New Mexican (of or relating to New Mexico)


indianos

[ĩ.d͡ʒɪˈɐ̃.nuʃ]

/ĩˈd͡ʒjɐ̃.nuʃ/


acrodonte

acrodont (having teeth united to the top of the alveolar ridge)


sibarita

(of a person) devoted to pleasure and luxury


arboriforme

arboriforme m or f (plural arboriformes)

arboriform (resembling a tree in shape or appearance)


cavernícola

cavernícola m or f (plural cavernícolas)


peba

From Old Tupi peba (“having a flattened shape”).

uder

(Northeast Brazil) having a flattened shape.

(Northeast Brazil, slang, by extension) low-quality; unimportant; worthless


assírio

pt-adj

assírio (feminine assíria, masculine plural assírios, feminine plural assírias, not comparable)

assíria (feminine)
assírios (masculine plural)
assírias (feminine plural)


sidónio

sidónio (feminine sidónia, masculine plural sidónios, feminine plural sidónias, not comparable)

sidónia (feminine)
sidónios (masculine plural)
sidónias (feminine plural)


tírio

tírio (feminine tíria, masculine plural tírios, feminine plural tírias, not comparable)

tíria (feminine)
tírios (masculine plural)
tírias (feminine plural)


periscópico

periscópico (feminine periscópica, masculine plural periscópicos, feminine plural periscópicas, not comparable)

periscópica (feminine)
periscópicos (masculine plural)
periscópicas (feminine plural)


fenício

fenício (feminine fenícia, masculine plural fenícios, feminine plural fenícias, not comparable)

fenícia (feminine)
fenícios (masculine plural)
fenícias (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin phoenīcius (“phoenician”), from Phoenīcia (“Phoenicia”), from Ancient Greek Φοινίκη (Phoiníkē), from φοίνικι (phoíniki, “Phoenicians”), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍 (po-ni-ki-jo), from Egyptian fnḫw (fenekhu, “Canaanites, Syrians”).


cartaginês

pt-adj

cartaginês (feminine cartaginesa, masculine plural cartagineses, feminine plural cartaginesas, not comparable)

cartaginesa (feminine)
cartagineses (masculine plural)
cartaginesas (feminine plural)

From Latin Carthāginiēnsis, from Carthāgō + -ēnsis. Doublet of cartaginense. By surface analysis, Cartago (“Carthage”) + -ês (“-ese”).


púnico

pt-adj

púnico (feminine púnica, masculine plural púnicos, feminine plural púnicas, not comparable)

púnica (feminine)
púnicos (masculine plural)
púnicas (feminine plural)

From Latin pūnicus (“Punic”), from Poenicus (“Phoenician”), from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ (Phoînix, “Phoenician”).


assiriológico

pt-adj

assiriológico (feminine assiriológica, masculine plural assiriológicos, feminine plural assiriológicas, not comparable)

assiriológica (feminine)
assiriológicos (masculine plural)
assiriológicas (feminine plural)


feijão com arroz

Literally, “bean with rice”; a staple food in Brazil.


antagónico

antagónico (feminine antagónica, masculine plural antagónicos, feminine plural antagónicas)

antagónica (feminine)
antagónicos (masculine plural)
antagónicas (feminine plural)

antagonistic (contending or acting against something or someone)


fosfórico

fosfórico (feminine fosfórica, masculine plural fosfóricos, feminine plural fosfóricas)

fosfórica (feminine)
fosfóricos (masculine plural)
fosfóricas (feminine plural)


manipulador

manipulador (feminine manipuladora, masculine plural manipuladores, feminine plural manipuladoras)

manipuladora (feminine)
manipuladores (masculine plural)
manipuladoras (feminine plural)


culposo

culposo (feminine culposa, masculine plural culposos, feminine plural culposas, metaphonic)

culposa (feminine)
culposos (masculine plural)
culposas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)


costovertebral

costovertebral m or f (plural costovertebrais)


tcheco

tcheco (feminine tcheca, masculine plural tchecos, feminine plural tchecas, not comparable)

tcheca (feminine)
tchecos (masculine plural)
tchecas (feminine plural)

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

Pronunciation spelling of checo, representing Northern Portugal Portuguese.


elegíaco

elegíaco (feminine elegíaca, masculine plural elegíacos, feminine plural elegíacas)

elegíaca (feminine)
elegíacos (masculine plural)
elegíacas (feminine plural)


sáfico

sáfico (feminine sáfica, masculine plural sáficos, feminine plural sáficas)

sáfica (feminine)
sáficos (masculine plural)
sáficas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin sapphicus, from Ancient Greek Σαπφικός (Sapphikós), from Σαπφώ (Sapphṓ). By surface analysis, Safo + -ico.

Sapphic (relating to the Greek poetess Sappho or her poetry)

sapphic, lesbian (related to lesbianism)


criogénico

criogénico (feminine criogénica, masculine plural criogénicos, feminine plural criogénicas)

criogénica (feminine)
criogénicos (masculine plural)
criogénicas (feminine plural)

European Portuguese standard spelling of criogênico.


admonitor

admonitor (feminine admonitora, masculine plural admonitores, feminine plural admonitoras)

admonitora (feminine)
admonitores (masculine plural)
admonitoras (feminine plural)

(rare) admonitive (conveying admonition)


tebano

tebano (feminine tebana, masculine plural tebanos, feminine plural tebanas)

tebana (feminine)
tebanos (masculine plural)
tebanas (feminine plural)


bacteriológico

bacteriológico (feminine bacteriológica, masculine plural bacteriológicos, feminine plural bacteriológicas)

bacteriológica (feminine)
bacteriológicos (masculine plural)
bacteriológicas (feminine plural)


uraniano

uraniano (feminine uraniana, masculine plural uranianos, feminine plural uranianas)

uraniana (feminine)
uranianos (masculine plural)
uranianas (feminine plural)


cadavérico

cadavérico (feminine cadavérica, masculine plural cadavéricos, feminine plural cadavéricas)

cadavérica (feminine)
cadavéricos (masculine plural)
cadavéricas (feminine plural)


admirável

[ɐ.ðmiˈɾa.βɛɫ]

Learned borrowing from Latin admīrābilis. Compare Galician, Spanish, Catalan, French, and English admirable. By surface analysis, admirar + -ável


hitita

Hittite (relating to the Hittite Kingdom or its people)

Hittite (relating to the Hittite language)


zwingliano

pt-adj

zwingliano (feminine zwingliana, masculine plural zwinglianos, feminine plural zwinglianas)

zwingliana (feminine)
zwinglianos (masculine plural)
zwinglianas (feminine plural)

Zwinglian (relating to Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer)


ariostesco

ariostesco (feminine ariostesca, masculine plural ariostescos, feminine plural ariostescas)

ariostesca (feminine)
ariostescos (masculine plural)
ariostescas (feminine plural)

(poetry) Ariostan (characteristic of Ludovico Ariosto)


volsco

volsco (feminine volsca, masculine plural volscos, feminine plural volscas)

volsca (feminine)
volscos (masculine plural)
volscas (feminine plural)


venusiano

venusiano (feminine venusiana, masculine plural venusianos, feminine plural venusianas)

venusiana (feminine)
venusianos (masculine plural)
venusianas (feminine plural)

(astronomy) Venusian (relating to the planet Venus)


jónico

jónico (feminine jónica, masculine plural jónicos, feminine plural jónicas, not comparable)

jónica (feminine)
jónicos (masculine plural)
jónicas (feminine plural)


glamuroso

glamuroso (feminine glamurosa, masculine plural glamurosos, feminine plural glamurosas, metaphonic)

glamurosa (feminine)
glamurosos (masculine plural)
glamurosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)


zigomático

zigomático (feminine zigomática, masculine plural zigomáticos, feminine plural zigomáticas, not comparable)

zigomática (feminine)
zigomáticos (masculine plural)
zigomáticas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from New Latin zygōmaticus.


prosódico

pt-adj

prosódico (feminine prosódica, masculine plural prosódicos, feminine plural prosódicas)

prosódica (feminine)
prosódicos (masculine plural)
prosódicas (feminine plural)


glamouroso

glamouroso (feminine glamourosa, masculine plural glamourosos, feminine plural glamourosas, metaphonic)

glamourosa (feminine)
glamourosos (masculine plural)
glamourosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)


maxilar

maxilar m or f (plural maxilares, not comparable)

From maxila (“maxilla”) or borrowed from Latin maxillāris.


ufológico

ufológico (feminine ufológica, masculine plural ufológicos, feminine plural ufológicas, not comparable)

ufológica (feminine)
ufológicos (masculine plural)
ufológicas (feminine plural)


eurovisivo

eurovisivo (feminine eurovisiva, masculine plural eurovisivos, feminine plural eurovisivas)

eurovisiva (feminine)
eurovisivos (masculine plural)
eurovisivas (feminine plural)

From euro- + visivo (“visual”), modeled after Eurovisão.


escafoide

From Ancient Greek σκάφη (skáphē, “light boat, skiff”) + -oide (“-oid”).


ilíaco

pt-adj

ilíaco (feminine ilíaca, masculine plural ilíacos, feminine plural ilíacas, not comparable)

ilíaca (feminine)
ilíacos (masculine plural)
ilíacas (feminine plural)


intumescente

intumescente m or f (plural intumescentes)

Learned borrowing from Latin intumēscentem.

lbor

tumescent (swollen or distended with fluid)


impenetrável

pt-adj

impenetrável m or f (plural impenetráveis)

impenetrable (that one cannot penetrate)


despreocupado

despreocupado (feminine despreocupada, masculine plural despreocupados, feminine plural despreocupadas)

despreocupada (feminine)
despreocupados (masculine plural)
despreocupadas (feminine plural)

careless; carefree (not concerned or worried)


platónico

platónico (feminine platónica, masculine plural platónicos, feminine plural platónicas)

platónica (feminine)
platónicos (masculine plural)
platónicas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin Platōnicus. By surface analysis, Platão + -ico.


alvacento

alvacento (feminine alvacenta, masculine plural alvacentos, feminine plural alvacentas)

alvacenta (feminine)
alvacentos (masculine plural)
alvacentas (feminine plural)

From alvo (“white”), from Latin albus (“white”), from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós (“white”).


escabroso

escabroso (feminine escabrosa, masculine plural escabrosos, feminine plural escabrosas, metaphonic)

escabrosa (feminine)
escabrosos (masculine plural)
escabrosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)


cireneu

cireneu (feminine cireneia, masculine plural cireneus, feminine plural cireneias, not comparable)

cireneia (feminine)
cireneus (masculine plural)
cireneias (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin cȳrēneus (“Cyrenian”), from Cȳrēnē (“Cyrene”), from Ancient Greek Κυρήνη (Kurḗnē).


emurchecido

pt-adj

emurchecido (feminine emurchecida, masculine plural emurchecidos, feminine plural emurchecidas)

emurchecida (feminine)
emurchecidos (masculine plural)
emurchecidas (feminine plural)

From emurchecer (“to wither; to dry up”), from murcho (“withered; dried up”).


proporcional

proporcional m or f (plural proporcionais)


neonazi

(Portugal, relational) neo-Nazi (relating to neo-Nazism)


indefinido

indefinido (feminine indefinida, masculine plural indefinidos, feminine plural indefinidas)

indefinida (feminine)
indefinidos (masculine plural)
indefinidas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin indēfīnītus (“indefinite”). By surface analysis, in- + definido.

bor+

(mathematics) undefined (that does not have a meaning)

(grammar, or a pronoun or article) indefinite (which specifies an undetermined object)


irlandês

pt-adj

irlandês (feminine irlandesa, masculine plural irlandeses, feminine plural irlandesas, not comparable)

irlandesa (feminine)
irlandeses (masculine plural)
irlandesas (feminine plural)


letão

letão (feminine letã, masculine plural letões, feminine plural letãs, not comparable)

letã (feminine)
letões (masculine plural)
letãs (feminine plural)


aptitudinal

aptitudinal m or f (plural aptitudinais)


insofismável

insofismável m or f (plural insofismáveis)

From in- + sofismável (“which can be used as a sophism”).


morrinhento

pt-adj

morrinhento (feminine morrinhenta, masculine plural morrinhentos, feminine plural morrinhentas)

morrinhenta (feminine)
morrinhentos (masculine plural)
morrinhentas (feminine plural)

From morrinha (“murrain; stench; weakness; melancholy”) + -ento.

suffix

(not comparable, of cattle) afflicted with murrain (infectious cattle disease)

(not comparable, of cattle) afflicted with a certain type of scabies


piegas

who becomes embarrassed easily, by insignificant things


ríspido

pt-adj

ríspido (feminine ríspida, masculine plural ríspidos, feminine plural ríspidas)

ríspida (feminine)
ríspidos (masculine plural)
ríspidas (feminine plural)


vendável

(not comparable) saleable, which may be sold


adminicular

adminicular m or f (plural adminiculares)

adminicular (supplying help; corroborative; explanatory)