Radical

/ɹˈædɪkə‍l/

/ˈɹædəkəɫ/, /ˈɹædɪkəɫ/

radical

ADJECTIVE

supporting total and extreme social or political changes

(of actions, ideas, etc.) very new and different from the norm

arising from or going to the root or source

especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem

of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root

Radical

NOUN

a group of atoms bonded together that behaves as a single unit within a molecule

an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule that has lost an electron and will stabilize itself by stealing an electron from a nearby molecule

a person whose political inclination is social and political change

a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

(mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity

Example

The party's radical proposal for healthcare reform divided public opinion.

The radical environmentalist group staged protests to demand immediate action on climate change.

The radical activist advocated for the overthrow of the government to establish a new social order.

She joined a radical political group that called for the abolition of capitalism.

He was known for his radical ideas about education, advocating for a complete overhaul of the system.

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