Neptunian

[nep-too-nee-uhn, -tyoo-] / nɛpˈtu ni ən, -ˈtyu- /

ADJECTIVE

marine

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aquatic coastal deep-sea maritime naval saltwater seagoing

STRONG

littoral nautical oceanic sea seafaring seashore seaside shore

WEAK

abyssal hydrographic natatorial navigational ocean-going oceanographic pelagic

Antonyms

WEAK

freshwater

ADJECTIVE

marine/maritime

Synonyms

WEAK

abyssal aquatic coastal deep-sea hydrographic littoral natatorial nautical naval navigational oceangoing oceanic oceanographic of the sea pelagic saltwater sea seafaring seagoing seashore seaside shore

ADJECTIVE

thalassic

Synonyms

WEAK

abyssal aquatic coastal deep-sea hydrographic littoral maritime natatorial nautical naval navigational oceangoing oceanic oceanographic of the sea pelagic saltwater sea seafaring seagoing seashore seaside shore

Example Sentences

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Dr. Hammel also thinks a glimpse of Hippocampus, an eighth Neptunian moon, is pictured just above the planet.

From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2022

There are four main types of exoplanets: Neptunian, gas giant, super-Earth and terrestrial.

From Salon • Sep. 13, 2022

I, ever a Neptunian, would haunt it, too.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 11, 2021

They'd better not still be billing me, and if this is another Neptunian real estate scam, I'll —

From Nature • Feb. 14, 2017

An example of this taken from physical science is found in Werter's Neptunian geology.

From Essays of Schopenhauer by Schopenhauer, Arthur