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adj.

American  

abbreviation

  1. adjacent.

  2. adjective.

  3. adjoining.

  4. adjourned.

  5. adjudged.

  6. adjunct.

  7. Banking. adjustment.

  8. adjutant.


adj. British  

abbreviation

  1. adjective

  2. Also: adjt.  adjutant

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TD Cowen’s Tim James says there “appears to be upside to 2026 adj. Ebitda outlook/guide based on results, current trends and M&A commentary.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Alden O'Brien, Washington, DC, US Gobsmacked, adj. flabbergasted: struck dumb with awe or amazement.

From BBC Oct. 16, 2012

Destruct: v.t., barbarism of destroy; also adj., as used in "destruct button."

From Time Magazine Archive

Udal, ū′dal, adj. applied to land held solely by uninterrupted succession, under no feudal superior.—n. a freehold estate.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Un-American, un-a-mer′i-kan, adj. not in accordance with American ideas or feeling,—v.t.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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