Definition of Radical
Radical
rad·i·cal
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
being brilliantly new or fundamentally changing;
e.g. He was a radical support of universal suffrage for all people.
(adjective)
growing from the base of a stem, from a rootlike stem, or from a stem that does not rise above the ground;
e.g. They stumbled upon a field of radical leaves.
(adjective)
very different from the usual or traditional;
e.g. Women wearing pants was once considered a radical notion.
(adjective)
involving complete removal of an organ;
e.g. Appendicitis requires a radical surgery, but it's been performed for decades.
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