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

Trump had previously reversed an effort to afford legal protection to agricultural workers. —Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2025

Problems With An Export Tax Developing countries often impose export taxes on low-value goods, such as agricultural products. —Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025

Most of the mute swans are in the Suisun Marsh, a sprawling complex of public wetlands, agricultural lands and private duck-hunting clubs on the outskirts of the Bay Area near Fairfield. —Calmatters, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025

Based on iNaturalist entries, an application where anyone can post sightings of plant or animal species, researchers believe the Mayan lichen mantis has been present in the Galápagos since 2017, arriving as a stowaway in construction material or agricultural products. —Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 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