(countable) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.
(obsolete, rare) Dissonance.
(uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.
absurdly
absurdly
adv
In an absurd fashion.
The critics were absurdly extravagant with their praise.
To an extreme degree.
accursedly
accursedly
adv
(degree, somewhat dated) Damnably; extremely.
In an accursed manner.
acromyodous
acromyodous
adj
Synonym of acromyodic
adulterously
adulterously
adv
In an adulterous manner.
adventuresomely
adventuresomely
adv
In an adventuresome manner.
adventurously
adventurously
adv
In an adventurous manner.
aerohydrous
aerohydrous
adj
Composed of or containing air and water.
afterstudy
amaryllidaceous
amaryllidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Amaryllidaceae of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous flowering plants.
amaryllideous
amaryllideous
adj
= amaryllidaceous
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
androdynamous
androgynous
androgynous
adj
(of a connector or docking port) Able to connect to another connector or port of the same type, rather than being restricted to connecting to solely male or solely female connectors or ports.
Pertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex.
Possessing qualities of both sexes.
Possessing the sex organs of both sexes.
androgynus
androgynus
noun
A hermaphrodite.
anhydrous
anhydrous
adj
(chemistry) Having no water of crystallization.
Having little or no water.
anhydrously
antidysuric
archichlamydeous
archichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Archichlamydeae.
arduously
arduously
adv
in an arduous manner
artiodactylous
artiodactylous
adj
(zoology) even-toed; of ungulates, having the weight borne about equally by the third and fourth toes
assuredly
assuredly
adv
In an assured manner; certainly.
asterospondylous
ayurvedas
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
bodyguards
bodyguards
noun
plural of bodyguard
brachydactylous
brachydactylous
adj
(zoology) Having abnormally short digits.
brachydodromous
brachypodous
bradyacousia
bradyauxesis
bradynosus
bradypus
cadaverously
cadaverously
adv
In a cadaverous manner; like a cadaver.
cardiodysneuria
chlamydobacteriaceous
chlamydosaurus
chondropharyngeus
churchyards
churchyards
noun
plural of churchyard
chytridiaceous
chytridiaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Chytridiaceae.
condylarthrous
consuetudinary
consuetudinary
adj
(law) Customary; considered law by virtue of the fact that it is generally observed.
noun
A ritual book containing the forms and ceremonies used in the services of a particular monastery, cathedral or religious order.
An unwritten law established by usage, derived by immemorial custom from antiquity.
contradictiously
contradictiously
adv
In a contradictious manner.
cordylanthus
courtyards
courtyards
noun
plural of courtyard
craniodidymus
curlyheads
curlyheads
noun
plural of curlyhead
cylindraceous
cylindraceous
adj
cylindrical, or approaching a cylindrical form
cylindromatous
cylindromatous
adj
Of or relating to a cylindroma.
dactylopterus
daguerreotypes
daguerreotypes
noun
plural of daguerreotype
daguerreotypist
daguerreotypist
noun
A person who makes daguerreotypes.
daisycutter
daisycutter
noun
Alternative form of daisy cutter
dangerously
dangerously
adv
In a dangerous manner.
dasyure
dasyure
noun
Any of various Australasian carnivorous marsupials, of the family Dasyuridae, which include the marsupial equivalent to cats
dasyures
dasyures
noun
plural of dasyure
dasyurid
dasyurid
noun
A member of the family Dasyuridae, comprising carnivorous marsupials.
dasyuridae
dasyurine
dasyurine
adj
(zoology) Resembling or pertaining to the dasyures.
dasyuroid
dasyuroid
noun
Any kowari of the genus Dasyuroides
dasyurus
delusionary
delusionary
adj
(psychology) Delusional.
demonolatrously
deoxyribonuclease
deoxyribonuclease
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of DNA.
dermasurgery
dermasurgery
noun
The surgical treatment of benign and malignant skin conditions; dermatologic surgery.
desoxyribonuclease
desoxyribonuclease
noun
Alternative form of deoxyribonuclease
despairfully
despairfully
adv
In a despairful manner.
desquamatory
desquamatory
adj
(surgery) Relating to the removal of the laminae of exfoliated bones.
dialycarpous
dictyograptus
diospyraceous
disastrously
disastrously
adv
In a disastrous way. (Of the nature of a disaster; calamitously.)
discouragedly
discouragedly
adv
In a discouraged manner.
discouragingly
discouragingly
adv
In a discouraging manner.
disculpatory
disculpatory
adj
Tending to exculpate; exculpatory.
disgracefully
disgracefully
adv
In a disgraceful manner.
dishonourably
dishonourably
adv
(Britain) Alternative spelling of dishonorably
dishonourary
disillusionary
disillusionary
adj
Causing disillusion.
displeasurably
displeasurably
adv
In a displeasurable manner.
displeasureably
disquiparancy
disquisitionary
disquisitionary
adj
Pertaining to disquisition; disquisitional.
disregardfully
disregardfully
adv
In a disregardful manner; negligently; heedlessly.
disreputability
disreputability
noun
The state of being disreputable.
disreputably
disreputably
adv
In a disreputable manner
disruptability
disruptability
noun
The quality of being disruptable.
dissuasory
dissuasory
adj
Tending to dissuade.
distraughtly
distraughtly
adv
In a distraught manner.
distributary
distributary
adj
That distributes.
noun
(hydrology) A stream of water (either natural or artificial) that branches off and flows away from a main stream channel.
disvulnerability
dithyrambus
dithyrambus
noun
Alternative form of dithyramb
dreyfusard
dryasdust
dryasdust
adj
Boring and pedantic in speech or writing.
noun
A dull, boring or pedantic speaker or writer.
dubiocrystalline
duraplasty
duraplasty
noun
(surgery) Plastic surgery to the dura mater.
dysneuria
dyspareunia
dyspareunia
noun
(medicine) Painful or difficult sexual intercourse, especially in women.
dyspituitarism
dyspituitarism
noun
(pathology) Any condition due to incorrect secretion of the pituitary gland
dysuria
dysuria
noun
(pathology) The experience or condition of experiencing pain while discharging urine, or (rarely) of having difficulty doing so.
dysurias
dysurias
noun
plural of dysuria
ectrodactylous
ectrodactylous
adj
Exhibiting ectrodactyly.
eleutherodactylus
emydosauria
emydosaurian
eurydamas
faussebrayed
fidejussionary
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
fraudlessly
fraudlessly
adv
Without the use of fraud.
fuirdays
gastrodidymus
gastroduodenoscopy
gastroduodenoscopy
noun
(medicine) esophagogastroduodenoscopy
(medicine) percutaneous endoscopy through a gastrostomy examining the stomach and duodenum
gastroduodenostomy
gastroduodenostomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical creation of a new connection between the stomach and the duodenum
gastroduodenotomy
gynandromorphous
gynandromorphous
adj
Alternative form of gynandromorphic
gynandrosporous
gynandrosporous
adj
(botany) Having reproductive organs with both male and female functions.
gynandrous
gynandrous
adj
(botany) Having stamens and pistils together in a column.
(philosophy) Exhibiting characteristics of both feminine and masculine. Denotational synonym and connotational antonym of androgynous.
gyrodactylus
haulyards
haulyards
noun
plural of haulyard
hazardously
hazardously
adv
In a hazardous manner.
hederaceously
hedysarum
hedysarum
noun
Any of the sweetvetches of the genus Hedysarum.
heterochlamydeous
heterochlamydeous
adj
(botany) Having a perianth in which the calyx and corolla are differentiated, usually by colour or texture.
heterodactylous
heterodactylous
adj
(zoology) Having the first and second toes turned backward, as in the trogons.
hollidaysburg
hollidaysburg
Proper noun
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA
hudibrastically
husbandry
husbandry
noun
(now chiefly nautical) Administration or management of day-to-day matters.
(obsolete) Agricultural or cultivated land.
Techniques of animal care.
The occupation or work of a husbandman or farmer; the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock; agriculture.
The prudent management or conservation of resources.
hyaluronidase
hyaluronidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of hyaluronic acid
hydnocarpus
hydnoraceous
hydradephagous
hydrangeaceous
hydrangeaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Hydrangeaceae.
hydrarthrus
hydraulics
hydraulics
noun
The engineering science that deals with practical applications where liquid is in motion and transmits energy.
The hydraulic system of a vehicle or other machine.
hydraulis
hydraulist
hydraulist
noun
One who works in the field of hydraulics.
hydraulus
hydraulus
noun
Synonym of water organ
hydrauluses
hydrencephalus
hydroacoustic
hydroacoustic
adj
Of or pertaining to hydroacoustics
hydrocarbonaceous
hydrocarbonaceous
adj
(chemistry, archaic) Of the nature of, or containing, hydrocarbons.
hydrocarbonous
hydrocarbonous
adj
(archaic) Being or relating to a hydrocarbon.
hydrocaryaceous
hydrocaulus
hydrocaulus
noun
(zoology) The hollow stem of a hydroid, either simple or branched.
hydrocephalous
hydrocephalous
adj
(medicine) Afflicted with hydrocephalus.
Having a swollen head.
hydrocephalus
hydrocephalus
noun
(medicine) A usually congenital condition in which an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the cerebral ventricles causes enlargement of the skull and compression of the brain, destroying much of the neural tissue
hydrocharidaceous
hydrocharitaceous
hydrocharitaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Hydrocharitaceae.
hydrochlorplatinous
hydrodesulfurization
hydrodesulfurization
noun
(chemistry) a process for lowering the sulfur content of petroleum and similar products by catalytic hydrogenation, sulfur compounds being converted to hydrogen sulfide