tropical
[ trop-i-kuhl for 1-4, 6; troh-pi-kuhl for 5 ]
adjective
very hot and humid: a tropical climate.
noun
tropicals, lightweight clothing, suitable for warm, especially summer weather.
Origin of tropical
1Other words from tropical
- trop·i·cal·i·ty, noun
- trop·i·cal·ly, adverb
- hy·per·trop·i·cal, adjective
- non·trop·i·cal, adjective
- non·trop·i·cal·ly, adverb
- un·trop·i·cal, adjective
- un·trop·i·cal·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for tropical
tropical
/ (ˈtrɒpɪkəl) /
adjective
situated in, used in, characteristic of, or relating to the tropics
(of weather) very hot, esp when humid
rhetoric of or relating to a trope
Derived forms of tropical
- tropicality, noun
- tropically, adverb
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