adl
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.76 in modern English
4
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Initialism of activities of daily living, a set of activities such as bathing, feeding, or relieving oneself.
noun
Initialism of argument-dependent lookup, a feature of C++ in which the compiler chooses a function based on its arguments.
noun
Initialism of acquisition and distribution layer, the stay-dry layer of a diaper or menstrual pad that wicks liquid, particularly urine or menses, from the topsheet to the innermost absorbent core.
noun
name
Initialism of Anti-Defamation League: an international Jewish non-governmental organization based in the United States specializing in civil rights law.
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Example Sentences
- "She presented the second time unable to perform her ADLs with latent and perseverative speech, thought blocking, disorganized thought processes and behavior, delusions of being poisoned, and was preoccupied with bizarre physical symptoms."
- "The Anti-Defamation League reported a dramatic increase in antisemitic incidents in 2021 in this country, with a total of 2,717 incidents of assault, harassment and vandalism reported to ADL, the highest number on record since the organization began tracking antisemitic incidents in 1979."
- "Musk has said on X that he is “pro-free speech, but against antisemitism of any kind”. But he has threatened to sue ADL for defamation, accusing the group of trying to “kill” the platform by “falsely accusing it and me of being antisemitic”."