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

Travelers are required to declare all agricultural products to CBP officers and agriculture specialists or face fines of up to $10,000. —Jennifer Hauser, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025

House Bill 297 would create a year-round agricultural guest worker program — for which there is no current federal equivalent. —Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 27 Feb. 2025

In Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid, the conservative majority ruled a California law granting labor organizations a right to access an agricultural employer’s property to solicit support for unionization to be unconstitutional. —Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2025

Others worked to ensure that agricultural products entering and exiting the country were free of pests and pathogens. —Emily Anthes, New York Times, 26 Feb. 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