Word
Radical
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
rad-i-cal
Definition
- a. - Of or pertaining to the root; proceeding directly from the
root.
- a. - Hence: Of or pertaining to the root or origin; reaching to
the center, to the foundation, to the ultimate sources, to the
principles, or the like; original; fundamental; thorough-going;
unsparing; extreme; as, radical evils; radical reform; a radical party.
- a. - Belonging to, or proceeding from, the root of a plant; as,
radical tubers or hairs.
- a. - Proceeding from a rootlike stem, or one which does not
rise above the ground; as, the radical leaves of the dandelion and the
sidesaddle flower.
- a. - Relating, or belonging, to the root, or ultimate source of
derivation; as, a radical verbal form.
- a. - Of or pertaining to a radix or root; as, a radical
quantity; a radical sign. See below.
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