A winding channel or crevice, such as occur in the depths of the sea or in mountains.
One of the fissures (sulci) separating the convolutions of the brain, or, by analogy, in the mind.
boastfully
boastfully
adv
In a boastful manner.
bountifully
bountifully
adv
In a bountiful manner.
chlorotrifluoroethylene
chlorotrifluoroethylene
noun
(chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon with chemical formula CF₂CClF, used as a cryogenic refrigerant and in the manufacture of plastics.
confabulatory
confabulatory
adj
colloquial
confabulating (fabricating)
conversational
configurationally
configurationally
adv
With regard to a configuration
confluently
confluently
adv
In a confluent manner
confluxibility
confusability
confusability
noun
The condition of being confusable.
confutability
confutability
noun
The state of being confutable or disprovable.
consentfully
consentfully
adv
With consent; consensually.
corticifugally
corticifugally
adv
In a corticifugal manner.
counterdifficulty
counterdifficulty
noun
A difficulty arising in response to another difficulty.
counterefficiency
counterfactually
counterfactually
adv
In a counterfactual way.
counterfallacy
counterfallacy
noun
A fallacy that opposes another fallacy.
counterfeitly
counterfeitly
adv
In a counterfeit way; falsely.
counterfleury
counterfleury
adj
Alternative spelling of counterflory
counterflory
counterflory
adj
(heraldry) Decorated with fleurs-de-lis or other floral motifs arranged in pairs opposite each other, especially on opposite sides of a border on a shield or banner.
counterinflationary
counterinflationary
adj
(economics) Counteracting inflation.
countrify
countrify
verb
(transitive) To make rural or rustic.
countryfied
countryfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countryfy
countryfiedness
countryfolk
countryfolk
noun
One who lives in the country; a rural dweller.
cruciformity
crystalliferous
crystalliferous
adj
Containing or producing crystals
cystiferous
dimethylsulfoxide
dimethylsulfoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethylsulphoxide
disuniformity
disuniformity
noun
The quality of being disuniform.
doubtfully
doubtfully
adv
In a doubtful manner, in context of doubt or ambiguity, questionably.
dufrenoysite
dufrenoysite
noun
(mineralogy) A sartorite mineral with chemical formula Pb₂As₂S₅.
dustyfoot
dysfunction
dysfunction
noun
(chiefly medicine) A failure to function in an expected or complete manner. Usually refers to a disorder in a bodily organ (e.g. erectile dysfunction), a mental disorder, or the improper behavior of a social group.
verb
(nonstandard, intransitive, chiefly biology) To fail to function correctly; to malfunction.
dysfunctional
dysfunctional
adj
Functioning incorrectly or abnormally; especially, designating of a business, family or social group with harmful, aberrant, strange or abnormal behavior.
Not performing its proper or intended function.
dysfunctioning
dysfunctioning
verb
present participle of dysfunction
dysfunctions
dysfunctions
noun
plural of dysfunction
effortfully
effortfully
adv
In an effortful manner: with effort.
elytriferous
equiformity
equiformity
noun
The quality of being equiform.
fabulosity
fabulosity
noun
(obsolete, countable) A fabulous thing; a fable.
(uncountable) Fabulousness; the quality of being fabulous; fictitiousness; mythical character.
facetiously
facetiously
adv
(dated) In a pleasantly humorous or playful fashion.
In a facetious or flippant manner; in a manner that treats serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
factiously
factiously
adv
In a factious manner.
factitiously
factitiously
adv
In a factitious manner.
fastidiously
fastidiously
adv
In a fastidious manner
fastiduously
fastuously
fastuously
adv
In a fastuous manner.
fatuously
fatuously
adv
With smug stupidity or vacuous silliness; idiotically.
fauntleroy
fecundatory
fecundatory
adj
Of or relating to fecundation.
felicitously
felicitously
adv
In a felicitous manner.
feudatory
feudatory
adj
Relating to feudalism, feudal.
noun
A fee paid by such a vassal to hold land.
A feudal territory, a fief.
A feudal vassal.
fibromyomatous
fictitiously
fictitiously
adv
In a fictitious manner
flagitiously
flagitiously
adv
In a flagitious manner.
flatuosity
flatuosity
noun
(obsolete) flatulence
flexuosity
flexuosity
noun
A flexuous point; a sinuous curve.
Quality of being flexuous.
flirtatiously
flirtatiously
adv
In a flirtatious manner.
flocculently
flocculently
adv
In a flocculent manner.
floriculturally
floriculturally
adv
In terms of floriculture.
floutingly
floutingly
adv
With flouting; insultingly.
fluctuosity
fluorimetry
fluorimetry
noun
(chemistry, physics) fluorescence spectroscopy
fluorometry
fluorometry
noun
(chemistry, physics) An analytical technique that uses fluorescence to detect and identify small samples of substances
fluorotype
fluorotype
noun
(historical) A photographic process in which salts of fluoric acid were employed for the purpose of producing images in the camera.
forestudy
forestudy
noun
Anything studied or requiring study beforehand; a prerequisite.
verb
(transitive, rare) To study beforehand or in advance.
forethoughtfully
forethoughtfully
adv
With forethought.
forgetfully
forgetfully
adv
in a forgetful manner
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formulatory
fortuitously
fortuitously
adv
(sometimes proscribed) In a fortuitous manner; in a manner of happening by a lucky chance; luckily; fortunately.
In a fortuitous manner; in a manner of happening by chance; coincidentally; accidentally.
fortuity
fortuity
noun
(countable) A fortuitous event; an accident.
(uncountable) The state of being fortuitous.
fortunately
fortunately
adv
In a fortunate manner.
It is (or was, etc) fortunate that.
foudroyant
foudroyant
adj
(medicine) fulminant
Having an awesome and overwhelming effect.
foughty
foulmouthedly
foundationally
foundationally
adv
In a foundational manner.
foundationary
fountainously
fountainously
adv
In a fountainous manner.
fourteenthly
fourteenthly
adv
In the fourteenth place; fourteenth in a row.
fourthly
fourthly
adv
In the fourth place; fourth in a row.
fouty
fouty
adj
(obsolete) despicable
fractiously
fractiously
adv
In a fractious manner.
fractuosity
fractuosity
noun
The state of being fractured; superficial fracture
frousty
fructiferously
fructuosity
fructuously
fructuously
adv
(archaic) fruitfully
frustratory
frustratory
adj
(obsolete) Making void; rendering null.
fuliginosity
fuliginosity
noun
Matter deposited by smoke.
The condition or quality of being fuliginous; sootiness.
fullmouthedly
fulminatory
fulminatory
adj
Thundering; striking terror.
fumatory
fumatory
adj
Of or relating to smoke, smoking, or fumigation.
noun
A place for subjecting things to smoke or vapour.
fumigatory
fumigatory
adj
Having the quality of purifying by smoke.
fumitory
fumitory
noun
Any plant of the taxonomic genus Fumaria of annual herbaceous flowering plants in the family Papaveraceae, native to temperate Europe and Asia.
fumosity
fumosity
noun
(obsolete) The fumes of alcoholic drink.
The quality of being fumous.
funambulatory
funambulatory
adj
Narrow, like a tightrope.
Performing in the manner of a tightrope walker.
functionality
functionality
noun
(US, law, uncountable) In United States trademark law, the tendency of a product design to serve a function other than identification of the product, preventing that design from being protected as a trademark.
(organic chemistry, countable) The presence of a functional group.
(uncountable) The ability to do a task, performance, or execution; a set of functions that something is able or equipped to perform.
functionally
functionally
adv
In a functional manner.
functionary
functionary
noun
A paper-pusher, bean counter.
A person employed as an official in a bureaucracy (usually corporate or governmental) who holds limited authority and primarily serves to carry out a simple function for which discretion is not required.
fungitoxicity
fungitoxicity
noun
The quality of being fungitoxic.
fungosity
fungosity
noun
A fungal growth.
The quality of being fungous.
furiosity
furiosity
noun
(obsolete) furiousness; fury
furiousity
furomethyl
fustigatory
futurology
futurology
noun
The scientific forecasting of future trends in science, technology or society
genuflectory
genuflectory
adj
Relating to genuflection.
goutify
hectocotyliferous
humidityproof
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
hydrofluate
hydrofluate
noun
(chemistry, archaic) A supposed compound of hydrofluoric acid and a base; a fluoride.
hydrofluosilicate
hydrofluosilicate
noun
(chemistry) A salt of hydrofluosilic acid.
hydrosulfate
hydrosulfate
noun
(chemistry) Any sulfate of an organic base
hydrosulfite
hydrosulfite
noun
(chemistry) dithionite
hyperfastidious
hyperfastidious
Adjective
Extremely fastidious.
hyperfastidiously
hyperfastidiousness
hyperfunction
hyperfunction
noun
(mathematics) A generalization of a function
(medicine) Abnormally elevated function
hyperfunctional
hyperfunctional
adj
Having, or characterised by, increased function
hyperfunctionally
hyperfunctioning
hyperfunctioning
noun
Excessive functioning
hypofunction
hypofunction
noun
(medicine) Abnormally low function.
hyposulfite
hyposulfite
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The SO₂²⁻ oxyanion; any salt containing this ion
(inorganic chemistry) The thiosulfate anion and salts
ichthyofauna
ichthyofauna
noun
The fish of a particular region
ichthyofaunal
ichthyofaunal
adj
Relating to ichthyofauna.
inconfutably
infectiously
infectiously
adv
In an infectious manner.
infelicitously
infelicitously
adv
In a way that is infelicitous or unfortunate
infortunately
infortunity
infortunity
noun
misfortune, adversity
infructuosity
infructuously
infructuously
adv
unfruitfully
joyfullest
joyfullest
adj
superlative form of joyful: most joyful
justificatory
justificatory
adj
providing justification
loathfully
loathfully
adv
In a loathful manner.
lundyfoot
magnetofluiddynamic
magnetofluiddynamic
adj
Relating to magnetofluiddynamics.
magnetofluiddynamics
manufactory
manufactory
adj
(obsolete) Relating to manufacture.
noun
(archaic) A manufacturing process; a particular industry or part of an industry.
(archaic) A plant where something is manufactured; a factory.
methoxyflurane
methoxyflurane
noun
(pharmaceutical drugs) An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned because of detrimental effects on the kidneys.
methylsulfanol
misfortunately
misfortunately
adv
In a misfortunate manner.
molestfully
mortiferously
mortiferously
adv
In a mortiferous manner.
multifactorially
multifactorially
adv
Involving several factors.
multifariously
multifariously
adv
In a multifarious manner.
multifarously
multiformity
multiformity
noun
The quality of being multiform, or having many forms.