Word Root: ical

of or relating to
From Latin: icalis, icus
Sample words for the root ical: chronological, practical, illogical, astronomical, identical, logical, vertical, economical, tropical, inimical, nautical, pharmaceutical, medical, cervical, cynical, ethical, evangelical, farcical, metaphysical, mystical, radical, skeptical, asymmetrical, critical, elliptical, impractical, archaeological, clinical, ecological, optical, pedagogical. Each word has meanings and examples. Click their buttons to get sentences selected from classic works and modern media.

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 Words of ical
1 alphabetical   Speak  
a. arranged in customary order of the letters of a language
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2 analytical   Speak  
a. of analysis; resolving into elements or parts
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3 apolitical   Speak  
a. having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
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4 archaeological   Speak  
a. related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology
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5 astronomical   Speak  
a. enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
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6 asymmetrical   Speak  
a. unbalanced; uneven;  having parts on either side or half that do not match  
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7 atypical   Speak  
a. not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
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8 categorical   Speak  
a. absolute; having no exception; of using category or categories
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9 cervical   Speak  
a. of or relating to the cervix of the uterus; relating to the neck
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10 chimerical   Speak  
a. fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
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11 chronological   Speak  
a. arranged in order of time of occurrence
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12 classical   Speak  
a. standard and authoritative rather than new or experimental; relating to the ancient Greeks and Romans
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13 clinical   Speak  
a. involving or based on direct observation of the patient; unemotional
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14 comical   Speak  
a. arousing or provoking laughter
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15 critical   Speak  
a. urgently needed; absolutely necessary; essential; acute; crucial; decisive
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16 cynical   Speak  
a. skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
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17 diabolical   Speak  
a. extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
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18 ecological   Speak  
a. of or relating to the science of ecology; characterized by the interdependence of living organisms in an environment
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19 economical   Speak  
a. thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
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20 egotistical   Speak  
a. excessively self-centered; self-important
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21 electrical   Speak  
a. pertaining to electricity;  electric
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22 elliptical   Speak  
a. rounded like an egg; in shape reminding of an ellipse; oval
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23 embryological   Speak  
a. branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms
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24 empirical   Speak  
a. derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
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25 ethical   Speak  
a. conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; adhering to ethical and moral principles
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26 evangelical   Speak  
a. marked by ardent or zealous enthusiasm for a cause; of the teaching of the gospel or the Christian religion
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27 fanatical   Speak  
a. crazy; extremely interested in something
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28 farcical   Speak  
a. broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
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29 heretical   Speak  
a. departing from accepted beliefs or standards; oppositional
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30 hypercritical   Speak  
a. excessively exacting; inclined to judge too severely
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31 hypocritical   Speak  
a. pretending to be virtuous; deceiving
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32 hypothetical   Speak  
a. based on assumptions; supposed
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33 hysterical   Speak  
a. marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; affected, or troubled, with fear or panic
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34 identical   Speak  
a. duplicate or alike; being the exact same one
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35 ideological   Speak  
a. concerned with or suggestive of ideas
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36 illogical   Speak  
a. not reasonable, wise, or practical, because of the emotions
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37 impractical   Speak  
a. unwise to implement or maintain in practice; theoretical
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38 inimical   Speak  
a. unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
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39 lackadaisical   Speak  
a. lacking purpose or zest; halfhearted; lacking spirit or liveliness
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40 logical   Speak  
a. reasonable; based on known statements or events or conditions
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41 magical   Speak  
a. possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
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42 mechanical   Speak  
a. automatic; monotonous; relating to or governed by or in accordance with mechanics
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43 medical   Speak  
a. relating to the study or practice of medicine
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44 metallurgical   Speak  
a. about art or skill of removing metals from ores
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45 metaphysical   Speak  
a. without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural
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46 methodical   Speak  
a. systematic; arranged or proceeding in regular, systematic order
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47 mystical   Speak  
a. having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
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48 mythical   Speak  
a. legendary; fictitious; existing in myth
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49 nautical   Speak  
a. relating to ships, sailors, or navigation
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50 neoclassical   Speak  
a. characteristic of a revival of an earlier classical style
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51 numerical   Speak  
a. belonging to number; denoting a number; consisting in numbers; expressed by numbers, and not letters
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52 optical   Speak  
a. of or relating to or involving light or optics
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53 pathological   Speak  
a. related to the study of disease; diseased or markedly abnormal; relating to or caused by disease
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54 pedagogical   Speak  
a. of or relating to training or instruction
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55 pharmaceutical   Speak  
a. of or pertaining to knowledge of pharmacy or preparing medicines
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56 physical   Speak  
a. relating to the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
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57 physiological   Speak  
a. pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms
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58 polemical   Speak  
a. aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious
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59 pontifical   Speak  
a. pertaining to bishop or pope; having dignity or authority of the bishop
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60 practical   Speak  
a. based on experience rather than ideas or imagination; useful
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61 quizzical   Speak  
a. suggesting puzzlement; mocking; curious
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62 radical   Speak  
a. drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic
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63 rhetorical   Speak  
a. relating to skill of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere in language
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64 satirical   Speak  
a. mocking; exposing human folly to ridicule
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65 skeptical   Speak  
a. marked by or given to doubt; questioning
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66 spherical   Speak  
a. of or relating to spheres; having the shape of a sphere or ball
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67 stoical   Speak  
a. enduring pain and hardship without showing feeling or complaint
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68 symmetrical   Speak  
a. proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size
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69 tautological   Speak  
a. needlessly repetitious; using repetition or excessive wordiness
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70 technical   Speak  
a. having special skill or knowledge; according to principle; formal rather than practical; relating to technique
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71 theatrical   Speak  
a. of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers
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72 theoretical   Speak  
a. not practical or applied; hypothetical; of or based on a theory
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73 topographical   Speak  
a. relating to the arrangement or accurate representation of the physical features of an area
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74 tropical   Speak  
a. relating to region on either side of the equator; hot and humid
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75 typical   Speak  
a. conforming to a type; representative
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76 tyrannical   Speak  
a. dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian
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77 vertical   Speak  
a. upright in position or posture
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78 whimsical   Speak  
a. determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious
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