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Definitions for Unradical

[1] of or going to the root or origin; fundamental: a radical difference.
[2] thoroughgoing or extreme, especially as regards change from accepted or traditional forms: a radical change in the policy of a company.
[3] favoring drastic political, economic, or social reforms: radical ideas; radical and anarchistic ideologues.
[4] favoring, supporting, or representing extreme forms of religious fundamentalism: radical fundamentalists and their rejection of modern science.
[5] forming a basis or foundation: What is the radical reason for his choice?
[6] existing inherently in a thing or person: radical defects of character.
[7] Mathematics . pertaining to or forming a root. denoting or pertaining to the radical sign. irrational(def 5b) .
[8] Grammar . of or pertaining to the root of a word.
[9] Botany . of or arising from the root or the base of the stem.
[10] a person who holds or follows strong convictions or extreme principles; extremist.
[11] a person who advocates fundamental political, economic, and social reforms by direct and often uncompromising methods.
[12] Mathematics . a quantity expressed as a root of another quantity. the set of elements of a ring, some power of which is contained in a given ideal. radical sign.
[13] Chemistry . group(def 3) . free radical.
[14] Grammar . root1(def 12) .
[15] (in Chinese writing) one of 214 ideographic elements used in combination with phonetics to form thousands of different characters.
[16] of, relating to, or characteristic of the basic or inherent constitution of a person or thing; fundamental a radical fault
[17] concerned with or tending to concentrate on fundamental aspects of a matter; searching or thoroughgoing radical thought ; a radical re-examination
[18] favouring or tending to produce extreme or fundamental changes in political, economic, or social conditions, institutions, habits of mind, etc a radical party
[19] med (of treatment) aimed at removing the source of a disease radical surgery
[20] slang , mainly US very good; excellent
[21] of, relating to, or arising from the root or the base of the stem of a plant radical leaves
[22] maths of, relating to, or containing roots of numbers or quantities
[23] linguistics of or relating to the root of a word
[24] a person who favours extreme or fundamental change in existing institutions or in political, social, or economic conditions
[25] maths a root of a number or quantity, such as ³√5, √ x
[26] Also: radicle chem short for free radical another name for group (def. 10)
[27] linguistics another word for root 1 (def. 9)
[28] (in logographic writing systems such as that used for Chinese) a part of a character conveying lexical meaning

Words related to Unradical

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Origin of Unradical

radical1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin rādīcālis “having roots,” equivalent to Latin rādīc- (stem of rādīx ) root1 + -ālis -al1

Other words from Unradical

rad·i·cal·ness , noun
mul·ti·rad·i·cal , adjective
non·rad·i·cal , adjective, noun
qua·si-rad·i·cal , adjective
sem·i·rad·i·cal , adjective
sub·rad·i·cal , adjective
su·per·rad·i·cal , adjective
ul·tra·rad·i·cal , adjective, noun
un·rad·i·cal , adjective

Word origin for Unradical

radicalC14: from Late Latin rādīcālis having roots, from Latin rādix a root

Synonyms for Unradical

humble, inexpensive, moderate, reasonable, simple, small, average, cheap, discreet, dry, economical, fair, inelaborate, middling, natural, plain, unadorned, unaffected, unembellished, unembroidered, unexceptional, unexcessive, unextravagant, unextreme, unobtrusive, unornamented, unostentatious, unpretentious, unstudied