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 of agricultural

• 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

The company plans to help Brazil improve its power grid, adopt renewable energy in the agricultural sector, train up engineers, and so on. —Xiaoying You, semafor.com, 24 Feb. 2026

Instead, the fuel is produced from non-fossilized organic matter, such as agricultural and forestry waste and cooking oils. —Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 Feb. 2026

But according to Wandile Sihlobo, a leading agricultural economist, the overwhelming number of farmers and those working on farms are Black. —Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026

Repsol says its renewable fuels are made from organic materials, including agricultural and forestry waste and used cooking oils. —New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2026

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