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    [Adjective]  | "rad*i*cal" | \ ˈra-di-kəl \


    1: of, relating to, or proceeding from a root: such as

    2: of or growing from the root of a plant

    3: growing from the base of a stem, from a rootlike stem, or from a stem that does not rise above the ground

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Late Latin radicalis, from Latin radic-, radix root {mat|root|};

    [Adjective]  | "an*ti*rad*i*cal" | \ ˌan-tē-ˈra-di-kəl \


    1: opposed to or hostile toward radical movements or ideologies

    2: counteracting the harmful effects of free radicals on the body

    Origin: 1819 ;

    [Noun]  | "radical" 


    1: a root part

    2: a basic principle : foundation

    3: root

    Origin: 1641 ;

    [Noun]  | "radical chic" 


    1: a fashionable practice among socially prominent people of associating with radicals or members of minority groups

    Origin: 1970 ;

    [Noun]  | "radical sign" 


    1: the sign √͞ or √ placed before an expression to denote that the square root is to be extracted or that the root marked by an index (as in ∛ or ∛ for the cube root) is to be extracted

    Origin: 1668 ;

    [Noun]  | "free radical" 


    1: an especially reactive atom or group of atoms that has one or more unpaired electrons; especially : one that is produced in the body by natural biological processes or introduced from an outside source (such as tobacco smoke, toxins, or pollutants) and that can damage cells, proteins, and DNA by altering their chemical structure

    Origin: 1870 ;

    [Noun]  | "trans-ex*clu*sion*ary radical feminist" | \ ˈtran(t)s-ik-ˈsklü-zhə-ˌner-ē- \


    1: a person and especially a cisgender woman who rejects the social and legal recognition of transgender women as women and who opposes their inclusion in or access to places, activities, protections, etc. that are reserved exclusively for women —called also TERF

    Origin: 2012 ;

    [Adjective]  | "radical" 


    1: being very far from the center of public opinion;


      * e.g., " ... the baggy trousers that Amelia Bloomer introduced in the 1850s were considered a radical form of dress for women at the time "




    2: not bound by traditional ways or beliefs;


      * e.g., " ... radical proponents of spelling reform would have every word spelled just the way it sounds "




    3: of the very best kind;


      * e.g., " ... surfing conditions at virtually all of the beaches along the coast were truly radical "




    [Noun]  | "radical" 


    1: a person who favors rapid and sweeping changes especially in laws and methods of government;


      * e.g., " ... radicals staged large, violent protests in the hopes of toppling the government "




     [ "radical" ]

    1: adj.- a description of an action or thing which is especially impressive.

      * e.g.,  ... Did you see Tony Hawk pull off the 900? It was a radical move. 

     [ "radical" ]

    2: n.- an extremist of a belief or a rebel

     [ "radical" ]

    1: A radical is a person subscribing to a political ideology supporting massive, unmeasured, and rapid change. Radicalism is contrasted with conservatism that advocate minimum change, reactionary action advocating counter-change, as well as progressivism advocating moderate/measured change.

      * e.g.,  ... A radical would want to chang, for example, a feudal system into a completely capitalist system, or a completely capitalist system into a communist one. Another exaple of radicalism would be a person who wanted to change an Islamic Theocracy into an Atheist state (see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/state_atheism)! 

     [ "radical" ]

    1: Means something good.

      * e.g.,  ... Skateboards are totally radical dude! 

     [ "radical" ]

    1: A word used by people over the age of 30 in an attempt to sound cool, usually resulting in the opposite.

      * e.g.,  ... Jim: (to friend) Hey check it out I got a new snowboard. 

     [ "radical" ]

    1: This word describes something that is considered very good.

      * e.g.,  ... That trick was totally radical dude! 

     [ "radical" ]

    1: something that is incredibly cool

      * e.g.,  ... 'wow you know kirstie?' 

     [ "radical" ]

    2: a better word for 'awesome' or 'cool'

      * e.g.,  ... 'yeah, she's fucking radical' 

     [ "radical" ]

    1: when something is so tremendously keen that you must proclaim your observation of it being so.

      * e.g.,  ... "Gee! that Alienware Gaming System with optimal internal fiber optic lighting is RADICAL!!" 

     [ "radical" ]

    1: a cooler way to say rad.

      * e.g.,  ...  Hey Danielle! Wanna go to the movies? 

     [ "radical" ]

    2:  people over the age of 30 trying to be cool.

      * e.g.,  ... Yeah! 

     [ "radical" ]

    1: An outdated 1980s bit of slang adopted by Christian youth ministers to sound as though they're in touch with youth culture. Seems to have no particular meaning.

      * e.g.,  ... "We're going to have a radical experience for the Lord here!" "Did he just say... BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!! What a weenie!" 

     [ "Radical" ]

    1: When something is really cool but you really want to go over board so you say radical

      * e.g.,  ... That kickflip was radical dude 😎🤙 

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