agricultural

adjective

ag·​ri·​cul·​tur·​al ˌa-gri-ˈkəl-ch(ə-)rəl 

: of, relating to, used in, or concerned with agriculture

agriculturally adverb

Synonyms

• agrarian
• farming

Examples of agricultural in a Sentence

the state's main agricultural product

he grew up in an agricultural community and farming was still in his blood

Recent Examples on the Web

In total, foreign persons held an interest in nearly 45 million acres of U.S. agricultural land as of December 31, 2023, amounting to 2 percent of all land in the country. —John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025

And the water-intensive agricultural industry sits in the Central Valley, where rain is never enough to sustain each year’s crops. —Heather Knight, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025

Doron says vaccination is not the only way to protect agricultural workers and other individuals who might come in contact with infected animals. —Emily Mullin, WIRED, 22 Jan. 2025

Single-use plastics will still be allowed in water and other liquid packaging as well as in the medical, agricultural, and military sectors. —Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing agricultural

• pre-agricultural

Kids Definition

agricultural

adjective

ag·​ri·​cul·​tur·​al ˌag-ri-ˈkəlch-(ə-)rəl 

1

: of, relating to, or used in agriculture

agricultural machinery

2

: engaged in or concerned with agriculture

an agricultural society

agriculturally

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adverb