Relatively short; shorter than normal, or compared to others.
Scanty, as in clothing.
Shortened; made briefer.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abbreviate
abdicative
abdicative
adj
(rare) Causing, or implying, abdication.
noun
(logic) A reasoning from the negative
abditive
abditive
adj
(rare) Having the quality of hiding
abovementioned
abovementioned
adj
(literary) mentioned above
accommodative
accommodative
adj
Supplying with or obliging; accommodating.
accommodatively
accommodatively
adv
In a accommodative manner; accommodatingly.
accommodativeness
accommodativeness
noun
The state or quality of being accommodative.
activated
activated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of activate
activized
activized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of activize
adaptative
adaptative
adj
Of or pertaining to adaptation; adaptive.
adaptive
adaptive
adj
(psychology) Of a trait: that helps an individual to function well in society.
Capable of being adapted or of adapting; susceptible of or undergoing accordant change.
Of, pertaining to, characterized by or showing adaptation; making or made fit or suitable.
adaptively
adaptively
adv
In an adaptive manner; with adaptation; in a fitting manner
adaptiveness
adaptiveness
noun
The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.
adaptivities
adaptivities
noun
plural of adaptivity
adaptivity
adaptivity
Noun
The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.
addictive
addictive
adj
Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming.
Characterized by or susceptible to addiction.
Enjoyable.
noun
A drug that causes an addiction.
Anything that is very habit-forming.
addictively
addictively
adv
In an addictive manner.
addictiveness
addictiveness
noun
The characteristic of being addictive.
addictives
addictives
noun
plural of addictive
additive
additive
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to chemical addition.
(genetics) Of or pertaining to genes (or the interaction etc. of such genes) which govern the same trait and whose effects work together on the phenotype.
(group theory, of a group, semigroup, etc.) Whose operator is identified as addition.
(mathematics) Pertaining to addition; that can be, or has been, added.
(mathematics, of a function, etc.) That is distributive over addition.
noun
(grammar) A word or phrase that adds something, such as also, even, or nor.
A substance added to another substance or product to produce specific properties in the combined substance.
additively
additively
adv
In an additive manner.
additives
additives
noun
plural of additive
additivities
additivities
noun
plural of additivity
additivity
additivity
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is additive
(uncountable) The property of being additive
adductive
adductive
adj
Adducing, or bringing towards or to something.
adequative
adequative
adj
(rare) equivalent or sufficient; adequate.
adhesivemeter
adhesivemeter
noun
An instrument for measuring the adhesive qualities of a substance.
adinvention
adjectival
adjectival
adj
(grammar) Of or relating to or functioning as an adjective.
(law) Of or relating to procedure, especially to technicalities thereof.
noun
An adjectival phrase or clause.
adjectivally
adjectivally
adv
As, or in the manner of, an adjective.
adjective
adjective
adj
(chemistry, of a dye) Needing the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed.
(grammar) Adjectival; pertaining to or functioning as an adjective.
(law) Applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure.
(obsolete, reflected in the chemical sense, but extinct as a general sense) Incapable of independent function.
noun
(grammar) A word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes a noun’s referent.
(obsolete) A dependent; an accessory.
verb
(transitive) To make an adjective of; to form or convert into an adjective.
(transitive, chiefly as a participle) To characterize with an adjective; to describe by using an adjective.
adjectively
adjectively
adv
As an adjective; adjectivally.
adjectives
adjectives
noun
plural of adjective
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjective
adjectivism
adjectivism
noun
The excessive use of adjectives.
adjectivitis
adjectivitis
noun
(humorous) The overuse of adjectives in writing.
adjudicative
adjudicative
adj
Of or pertaining to an adjudication or to an adjudicator.
adjunctive
adjunctive
adj
(logic) the property of two operations x and y, such that ax(ayb) = a, and ay(axb) = a
additional; neither basic nor primary
forming an adjunct
noun
(grammar) a connector joining two components of the same weight, such as a coordinating conjunction
(manufacturing) a substance added as a supplement; often in the phrase "additives and adjunctives."
adjunctively
adjunctively
adv
In an adjunctive way.
adjustive
adjustive
adj
Tending to adjust.
administrative
administrative
adj
Of or relating to administering or administration.
administratively
administratively
adv
In an administrative manner, or for purposes of administration.
admirative
admirative
adj
Characterized by admiration.
noun
(An instance of) a verb form similar to mirative, found primarily in some languages of the Balkan sprachbund (i.e. namely Albanian, Bulgarian and Macedonian), which expresses surprise, irony, doubt, or reportedness on the part of the speaker (compare mirative).
admiratively
admiratively
adv
In an admirative manner.
admonitive
admonitive
adj
Of or conveying admonition
admonitively
admonitively
adv
As an admonition.
adoptative
adoptative
adj
(rare) adoptive
adoptive
adoptive
adj
Pertaining to adoption.
Related through adoption.
adoptively
adoptively
adv
In a adoptive manner; by adoption.
adscriptive
adscriptive
adj
Attached or annexed to the glebe or estate and transferable with it.
adsorptive
adsorptive
adj
Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
noun
Any substance that adsorbs.
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
adsorptiveness
adsorptiveness
noun
The property of being adsorptive, of tending toward or being characterized by adsorption.
adumbrative
adumbrative
adj
Of or pertaining to adumbration
adumbratively
adumbratively
adv
In an adumbrative manner
adustive
advaita
advantaging
advantaging
verb
present participle of advantage
advecting
advecting
verb
present participle of advect
advection
advection
noun
(earth science, chemistry) The horizontal movement of a body of atmosphere (or other fluid) along with a concurrent transport of its temperature, humidity etc.
The transport of a scalar by bulk fluid motion.
advectitious
advectitious
adj
Relating to, or transported by, advection.
advective
advective
adj
Relating to advection.
advenient
advenient
adj
(now rare) Caused by outside forces; coming from without; external, additional.
advential
adventism
adventist
adventists
adventitia
adventitia
noun
(anatomy, histology) The outermost layer of epithelial tissue encasing a visceral organ.
adventitial
adventitial
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the adventitia
(obsolete) Alternative form of adventitious
adventitias
adventitias
noun
plural of adventitia
adventitious
adventitious
adj
(biology) Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.
(genetics, medicine) Not congenital; acquired.
Accidental, additional, appearing casually.
From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
adventitiously
adventitiously
adv
in an adventitious manner; sporadically.
adventitiousness
adventitiousness
noun
the degree to which a thing is adventitious
adventitiousnesses
adventive
adventive
adj
(biology) Of a plant that is not native, but was introduced by humans to a place and has since become naturalized.
Accidental.
Adventitious.
noun
A non-native plant that has become naturalized.
adventively
adventureship
adventuring
adventuring
noun
adventure
verb
present participle of adventure
adventurish
adventurish
adj
Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
adventurism
adventurism
noun
(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
adventurisms
adventurisms
noun
plural of adventurism
adventurist
adventurist
noun
A politician involved in adventurism.
Someone who is into adventurism.
adventuristic
adventuristic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting adventurism.
adventurists
adventurists
noun
plural of adventurist
adverbiality
adverbiality
noun
The condition of having characteristics of an adverb.
adverbiation
adversative
adversative
adj
(linguistics) Expressing adverse effect.
(linguistics) Expressing opposition or difference.
noun
(rare, dated) Something, particularly a clause or conjunction, which is adversative.
adversatively
adversatively
adv
In an adversative manner
adversatives
adversatives
noun
plural of adversative
adversifoliate
adversifoliate
adj
(botany) Having leaves placed opposite each other on a stem.
adversities
adversities
noun
plural of adversity
adversity
adversity
noun
(countable) An event that is adverse; calamity.
(uncountable) The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
advertencies
advertencies
noun
plural of advertency
adverting
adverting
verb
present participle of advert
advertisable
advertisable
adj
Suitable for being advertised.
advertise
advertise
verb
(card games) In gin rummy, to discard a card of one's preferred suit so as to mislead the opponent into thinking you do not want it.
(intransitive) To provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others.
(transitive) To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly.
(transitive) To provide public information about (a product, service etc.) in order to attract public awareness and increase sales.
(transitive, now rare) To notify (someone) of something; to call someone's attention to something.
advertised
advertised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of advertise
advertisee
advertisee
noun
One who views or reads an advertisement; the target of advertising.
advertisement
advertisement
noun
(card games) In gin rummy, the discarding of a card of one's preferred suit so as to mislead the opponent into thinking you do not want it.
(marketing) A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.
(obsolete) Notoriety.
A public notice.
A recommendation of a particular product, service or person.
advertisements
advertisements
noun
plural of advertisement
advertiser
advertiser
noun
A periodical in which advertisements can be published by individuals.
One who advertises.
advertisers
advertisers
noun
plural of advertiser
advertises
advertises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advertise
advertising
advertising
noun
Communication whose purpose is to influence potential customers about products and services.
The industry or profession made up of such communications.
verb
present participle of advertise
advertisings
advertisings
noun
plural of advertising
advertizable
advertizable
adj
Alternative spelling of advertisable
advertize
advertize
verb
(archaic, now nonstandard, proscribed) Alternative spelling of advertise
advertized
advertized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of advertize
advertizement
advertizement
noun
Alternative spelling of advertisement
advertizer
advertizer
noun
One who advertizes.
advertizes
advertizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advertize
advertizing
advertizing
verb
present participle of advertize
advertorial
advertorial
noun
An advertisement written in the form of an objective editorial, presented in a printed publication, and usually designed to look like a legitimate and independent news article.
advertorials
advertorials
noun
plural of advertorial
advisabilities
advisabilities
noun
plural of advisability
advisability
advisability
noun
(countable) An instance of advisability; a consideration in determining overall advisability.
(uncountable) The quality of being advisable or prudent.
advisatory
advisatory
adj
(law) Advisory.
advisement
advisement
noun
(archaic) Advice, counsel.
(now US) Consideration or deliberation.
advisements
advisements
noun
plural of advisement
advitant
advocateship
advocateship
noun
(now rare) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
advocating
advocating
verb
present participle of advocate
advocation
advocation
noun
(Britain, law) The right of presenting to a vacant benefice or living in the church.
(Scotland, law) The process of removing a cause from an inferior court to the supreme court.
(archaic) Advocacy; the act of advocating or pleading.
advocations
advocations
noun
plural of advocation
advocative
advocative
adj
(law) Related to advocation
advocatrice
advocatrice
noun
(archaic) A female advocate.
advocatrix
advolution
advolution
noun
A rolling toward something; goal orientation.
aestivated
aestivated
verb
Alternative spelling of estivated
simple past tense and past participle of aestivate
affidavit
affidavit
noun
(law) A signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement.
affidavits
affidavits
noun
plural of affidavit
alleviated
alleviated
adj
Made more bearable.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alleviate
anarchoindividualist
animadvert
animadvert
verb
(intransitive) To criticise, to censure.
(intransitive, law, archaic) To turn judicial attention (to); to criticise or punish.
(intransitive, obsolete) To consider.
animadverted
animadverted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of animadvert
animadverter
animadverter
noun
(obsolete) One who animadverts; a censurer or chastiser.
animadverting
animadverting
verb
present participle of animadvert
animadverts
animadverts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animadvert
anoxidative
antediluvial
antediluvial
adj
(biblical) Of or pertaining to a time before Noah's flood.
(rare) Antiquated.
antediluvially
antediluvially
adv
In an antediluvial manner.
antediluvian
antediluvian
adj
(biblical) Pertaining or belonging to the time prior to Noah's Flood.
Ancient or antiquated.
Extremely dated.
Pertaining or belonging to the time period prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge.
noun
One who lived prior to Noah's Flood.
anticonfederative
antidepressive
antidepressive
adj
Counteracting depression.
noun
An antidepressant.
antiderivative
antiderivative
noun
(calculus) A function whose derivative is a given function; an indefinite integral