agricultural

UK /ˌæɡ.ɹɪˈkʌl.tjʊə.ɹəl/ US /ˌæɡ.ɹɪˈkʌl.tʃə.ɹəl/

adj 4noun 1

Definitions

adj

Of or pertaining to agriculture.

the agricultural class

an agricultural tool

As if played with a scythe.

Coarse or uncultured.

Clumsy or tactless.

noun

A product or commodity from agriculture.

In what follows we divide commodities into three group—energy, metals, and agriculturals—and use equity indexes that are sensible for each commodity group.

Collocations

ADJ.

global, great, industrial, north, weak

The great agricultural revolution of the 18th century transformed farming practices across Europe.

VERB + AGRICULTURAL

advances, become, compromise, develop, encroaches, stretch, using, went

Urban development encroaches on agricultural land every year in rapidly growing cities.

AGRICULTURAL + NOUN

area, areas, chemicals, class, commodity, community, farmers, food

The agricultural chemicals used on the farm were causing serious pollution in the nearby river.

PREP.

in, in, on, than, upon, without

Farmers in developing countries often struggle to compete without agricultural subsidies from wealthy nations.

ADV.

mainly

The region's economy was mainly agricultural before factories were built there.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — relating to farming or agriculture

agrarian

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

the agricultural class

Wiktionary

an agricultural tool

Wiktionary

agricultural show

Wiktionary

In what follows we divide commodities into three group—energy, metals, and agriculturals—and use equity indexes that are sensible for each commodity group.

Wiktionary

The 12 countries of the European Community are working out a compromise on agricultural commodity prices.

Tatoeba · #25656

Of the island's exports, 82% – more than four-fifths – is agricultural produce.

Tatoeba · #44744

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, agricultural is marked as derogatory, UK, euphemistic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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