tropical.

Relating to the region near the equator or its characteristically warm climate.

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Words that belong together

• tropical island
• tropical rainfall

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Tropical rain drummed on the ferry's metal roof.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting / environment. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: setting, description. Commonness: moderately common.