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   Rad·i·cal

   /ˈradək(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (especially of change or action) relating to or affecting the fundamental nature of something; far-reaching or thorough: "a radical overhaul of the existing regulatory framework" Similar thoroughgoingthoroughcompletetotalentireabsoluteuttercomprehensiveexhaustiveroot-and-branchsweepingfar-reachingwide-rangingextensiveprofounddrasticsevereseriousmajordesperatestringentviolentforcefulrigorousdraconianOpposite superficial
   • ▪ forming an inherent or fundamental part of the nature of someone or something: "the assumption of radical differences between the mental attributes of literate and nonliterate peoples" Similar fundamentalbasicessentialquintessentialinherentinnatestructuraldeep-seatedintrinsicorganicconstitutiverootOpposite minor
   • ▪ (of surgery or medical treatment) thorough and intended to be completely curative.
   • 2. advocating or based on thorough or complete political or social change; representing or supporting an extreme or progressive section of a political party: "a radical activist" Similar revolutionaryprogressivereformingreformistprogressivistrevisionistleftistleft-wingsocialistanticapitalistextremistfanaticalmilitantdiehardinformal:wokeright-oninformal, derogatory:commieBolshevikleftyredpinkbolshieOpposite conservativereactionarymoderate
   • ▪ characterized by independence of or departure from tradition; innovative or unorthodox: "the daring, avant-garde spirit of the music was too radical for the conservative audience"
   • 3. denoting or relating to the roots of a word.
   • ▪ belonging to the root of a chord.
   • 4. of the root of a number or quantity.
   • 5. of, or springing direct from, the root or stem base of a plant.
   • 6. very good; excellent: informal North American "Okay, then. Seven o'clock. Radical!"

   noun

   • 1. a person who advocates thorough or complete political or social reform; a member of a political party or part of a party pursuing such aims.
   • 2. a group of atoms behaving as a unit in a number of compounds.
   • 3. the root or base form of a word.
   • ▪ any of the basic set of 214 Chinese characters constituting semantically or functionally significant elements in the composition of other characters and used as a means of classifying characters in dictionaries.
   • 4. a quantity forming or expressed as the root of another.
   • ▪ a radical sign.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the senses ‘forming the root’ and ‘inherent’): from late Latin radicalis, from Latin radix, radic- ‘root’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. radicalness noun

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   The meaning of RADICAL is of, relating to, or proceeding from a root. How to use radical in a sentence.

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   noun. a person who holds or follows strong convictions or extreme principles; extremist. a person who advocates fundamental political, economic, and social reforms by direct and often uncompromising methods. Mathematics. a quantity expressed as a root of another quantity.

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   RADICAL definition: 1. believing or expressing the belief that there should be great or extreme social or political…. Learn more.

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   noun. an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule that has lost an electron and will stabilize itself by stealing an electron from a nearby molecule. synonyms: free radical. see more.

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   n. 1. One who advocates fundamental or revolutionary changes in current practices, conditions, or institutions: radicals seeking to overthrow the social order. 2. Mathematics The root of a quantity as indicated by the radical sign. 3. Symbol R An atom or a group of atoms with one unpaired electron. 4. Linguistics See root1. 5. a.

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   Radical Definition. Of or from the root or roots; going to the foundation or source of something; fundamental; basic. A radical principle. Departing markedly from the usual or customary; extreme or drastic. A radical change in diet.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRADICAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   radical, extreme, fanatical denote that which goes beyond moderation or even to excess in opinion, belief, action, etc. radical emphasizes the idea of going to the root of a matter, and this often seems immoderate in its thoroughness or completeness: radical ideas; radical changes or reforms. extreme applies to excessively biased ideas ...

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishRADICAL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   RADICAL definition: 1. A radical change is very big and important: 2. believing that there should be big social and…. Learn more.

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    radical meaning, definition, what is radical: a radical change or difference is very b...: Learn more.

11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › radicalRadical Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    RADICAL meaning: 1 : very new and different from what is traditional or ordinary; 2 : very basic and important