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

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

For the first time, Farm Aid, a nonprofit agricultural organization, will bring its annual music and food festival to Minneapolis. —Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025

Other contributing factors include animal and agricultural waste and failing septic systems. —Christopher Cann, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025

The company highlights forestry health monitoring, infrastructure inspections, agricultural mapping, and security patrols as prime civilian uses. —Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025

In Lake County, with its agricultural history, that’s just about everywhere. —Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing agricultural

• pre-agricultural

Rhymes for agricultural

• countercultural
• horticultural
• intercultural
• multicultural
• silvicultural
• viticultural
• bicultural
• subcultural
• transcultural
• cultural
• nonagricultural
• sociocultural

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