radical

Definition

  • noun: a person who favors extreme changes in government
  • noun: a root part
  • adjective: very new and different from what is traditional or ordinary
  • adjective: of, relating to, or proceeding from a root
  • synonyms: entire, original, fundamental

Examples

  • He was a 'radical' when he was young, but now he's much more moderate.

  • She has proposed a 'radically' different approach to the problem.

  • The new president has made some 'radical' changes to the company.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) I repeat, this is a Phase One. Bring everyone back in. The soft tissue is preserved because the iron in the dinosaur's blood... generates free radicals, and those are highly reactive. The proteins and the cell membranes get all mixed up... and act as a natural preservative. (..)
    2015 Jurassic World