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| Explanation of analogous (adjective) similar; parallel; comparable Sample of analogous We were able to find the age of the toads in a way analogous to that used for aging trees; by taking thin sections of bone from a toe of the victims of road casualties.
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| Explanation of utilitarian (adjective) materially or practically useful; applicable Sample of utilitarian Gandhi was sufficiently aware of the utilitarian formula of the greatest happiness of the greatest number to realize that he was completely at odds with it as an interpretation of the aim anti purpose of life and as a principle of morality.
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| Explanation of lachrymose (adjective) causing or given to shedding tears; depressed; weepy; mournful Sample of lachrymose The delightful tunes are all there, but some of them are taken too slowly, and some of the settings are either lachrymose or slurred.
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| Explanation of cursory (adjective) hasty; slight; brief; perfunctory; superficial Sample of cursory The detective's cursory examination of the crime scene caused him to overlook the lesser clues.
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| Explanation of baneful (adjective) deadly; causing distress or death; destructive Sample of baneful Not wearing a seat belt could be baneful.
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| Explanation of pertinacious (adjective) clinging doggedly to an opinion or purpose; stubborn Sample of pertinacious Another incident which raised sovereignty as a public and formal issue was more complex: the formal cause was not indignation but the pertinacious enthusiasm of an Ajdabiyan municipal policeman.
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| Explanation of devoid (adjective) lacking; empty Sample of devoid The interplanetary probe indicated that the planet was devoid of any atmosphere.
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| Explanation of affable (adjective) friendly; good-natured; easy to talk to Sample of affable Her affable puppy loved to play with children.
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| Explanation of sagacious (adjective) wise; clever; shrewd Sample of sagacious Many of her friends came to her with their problems because she gave sagacious advice. Whole communities were alienated and impoverished; a large part of the nation was left with a feeling halfway between guilt and unease; and Baldwin's reputation as a statesman of sagacious moderation was badly dented.
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| Explanation of discursive (adjective) moving from topic to topic; rambling Sample of discursive Yet there are those of us who, although firmly based inside such an institution, have undertaken anthropological training and have subsequently developed the academic wish to be discursive.
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