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 Village Board voted 5-1 to annex about 200 acres along the village’s boundaries and zoning it for agricultural use. —Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026

The relief aims to help agricultural producers in eligible counties whose operations suffered losses in timber, infrastructure, poultry, livestock, milk production, pecans, blueberries, citrus, nursery stock, and other areas as a result of the 2024 hurricane. —Cbs News Atlanta Staff, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026

The quarantine restricts the movement of citrus plants, plant parts and fruit inside and out of the quarantine boundaries, with the only exceptions for agricultural businesses that must follow strict requirements for treatment, cleaning and packing before transporting fruit. —Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026

Palm oil surged as much as 10%, soybean oil jumped and wheat neared a two-year peak, as the war in the Middle East drove energy and fertilizer costs higher and threatened to tighten supplies across agricultural markets. —Hallie Gu, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 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