Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.
abortively
abortively
adv
In an abortive or untimely manner; immaturely; fruitlessly.
absolvitory
absolvitory
adj
Of or pertaining to a dismissal or an acquittal.
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
absorptivity
absorptivity
noun
(analytical chemistry) The constant a in the Beer's law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance, b the path length, and c the concentration of solution. Also known as absorptive power. Formerly known as absorbency index; absorption constant; extinction coefficient.
(thermodynamics) The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface.
The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness.
abstractively
abstractively
adv
(now rare) In an abstract manner; in the abstract.
administratively
administratively
adv
In an administrative manner, or for purposes of administration.
admiratively
admiratively
adv
In an admirative manner.
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
adumbratively
adumbratively
adv
In an adumbrative manner
adverbiality
adverbiality
noun
The condition of having characteristics of an adverb.
adversatively
adversatively
adv
In an adversative manner
adversity
adversity
noun
(countable) An event that is adverse; calamity.
(uncountable) The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
advisatory
advisatory
adj
(law) Advisory.
affirmatively
affirmatively
adv
In an affirming manner.
aggravatingly
aggravatingly
adv
In an aggravating manner.
aggregatively
aggregatively
adv
In an aggregative manner.
aggressivity
aggressivity
noun
(geology) The acidic ability of water (when it contains dissolved carbon dioxide) to dissolve calcium carbonate from rocks.
The quality of being aggressive.
alleviatory
alleviatory
adj
alleviative
alliteratively
alliteratively
adv
In an alliterative manner.
alteratively
alternatively
alternatively
adv
(conjunctive) Used to link a pair of possibilities
in an alternative way
alternativity
alternativity
noun
(mathematics) A term of magma used to describe identifiable properties in an algebraic structure.
A characteristic of something having alternative connotations, akin to the representation of choice between two or more possibilities.
The tendency to pursue an alternative, especially when the previous solution is less available or less desirable.
amelioratively
anterevolutionary
antiaggressively
anticonservatively
anticorrosively
anticreatively
anticreativity
anticreativity
noun
Opposition to creativity.
antievolutionary
antievolutionary
adj
antievolution
antiexpressively
antigovernmentally
antigravitationally
antigravity
antigravity
noun
Alternative spelling of anti-gravity
antihypertensive
antihypertensive
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting hypertension.
noun
(pharmacology) an agent that prevents or counteracts hypertension
antihypertensives
antihypertensives
noun
plural of antihypertensive
antipoverty
antipoverty
adj
(politics) that serves to alleviate poverty
antiproductively
antiproductivity
antiprojectivity
antirevolutionary
antirevolutionary
adj
Opposing a sociopolitical revolution.
noun
One who opposes a sociopolitical revolution.
antislavery
antislavery
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the practice of slavery.
antislaveryism
antislaveryism
noun
Opposition to slavery.
antiuniversity
antiuniversity
adj
Opposing a university or universities in general.
antivibratory
antivibratory
adj
preventing or reducing vibrations
apperceptively
apperceptively
adv
In an apperceptive manner.
appreciatively
appreciatively
adv
In an appreciative manner.
approvability
approximatively
approximatively
adv
In an approximative manner.
arguitively
argumentatively
argumentatively
adv
In an argumentative manner.
arthrosynovitis
arthrosynovitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the synovial membrane of a joint
assertively
assertively
adv
In an assertive manner.
asseveratingly
asseveratingly
adv
in an asseverating manner
asseveratively
asseveratively
adv
In an asseverative manner.
assortatively
assortatively
adv
In an assortative way.
astrictively
attractively
attractively
adv
In an attractive manner; with the power of attracting or drawing to.
attractivity
attractivity
noun
The quality or degree of attractive power or influence.
attributively
attributively
adv
In an attributive manner.
attriutively
authoritatively
authoritatively
adv
In an authoritative manner, being worthy of trust.
autryville
avascularity
avascularity
noun
(anatomy) The condition of being avascular.
aviatoriality
aviatory
aviatory
adj
Of or relating to aviation.
avuncularity
avuncularity
noun
The condition of being an uncle.
The condition of being avuncular.
behavioristically
behavioristically
adv
In a behavioristic manner
bioenvironmentaly
bryantsville
bryantville
carnivoracity
carnivoracity
noun
(obsolete, humorous) greedy appetite for flesh
carnivority
carnivority
noun
The condition of being carnivorous
cavillatory
cavitary
cavitary
adj
Of or pertaining to a (body) cavity.
cinevariety
cinevariety
noun
(historical) A kind of variety show incorporating bioscope film.
circumnavigatory
circumnavigatory
adj
pertaining to circumnavigation
civilisatory
civilizatory
civilizatory
adj
That tends to civilize
clairvoyant
clairvoyant
adj
(computing) Relating to a form of parallel processing algorithm given advance information about the problem.
Able to foresee the future.
Able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses.
Of or relating to clairvoyance.
noun
A person able to foresee the future
A person able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses
clairvoyantly
clairvoyantly
adv
In a clairvoyant way; by means of clairvoyance.
clairvoyants
clairvoyants
noun
plural of clairvoyant
clavicytheria
clavicytherium
clavicytherium
noun
(music) A harpsichord in which the soundboard and strings are mounted vertically facing the player.
clavicythetheria
cleverality
cleverality
noun
(formerly Scotland, now chiefly Ireland) cleverness
coevolutionary
coevolutionary
adj
Of, pertaining to, or produced by coevolution.
collaboratively
collaboratively
adv
characterized or done by collaboration.
commemoratively
commemoratively
adv
In a commemorative manner.
commiseratively
commiseratively
adv
In a commiserative manner.
comparatively
comparatively
adv
In a comparative manner.
When compared to other entities.
confirmatively
confirmatively
adv
With confirmation from other sources
conservatively
conservatively
adv
In a conservative manner
consideratively
contractively
contradictively
contradictively
adv
In a contradictive manner.
contradistinctively
contradistinctively
adv
in contradistinction
contrarevolutionary
contrastively
contrastively
adv
In a contrastive manner.
contrivancy
contrivancy
noun
Alternative form of contrivance
controversially
controversially
adv
In a controversial manner.
conventionary
conventionary
adj
(obsolete) Acting under contract; settled by express agreement.
conversationally
conversationally
adv
In a conversational manner
conveyorization
conveyorization
noun
The streamlining of an industrial operation by means of conveyors.
convolutionary
cooperatively
cooperatively
adv
In a cooperative manner; working with others on a task as part of a team.
corelatively
corporatively
correlatively
correlatively
adv
in a correlative manner
correlativity
corrivality
corroboratively
corroboratively
adv
In a corroborative manner.
counteractively
counteractively
adv
In a counteractive manner.
counteractivity
counteractivity
noun
counteraction; action that opposes or goes against something
counterattractively
counterrevolutionary
counterrevolutionary
adj
In opposition to a revolution.
noun
A person who opposes a revolution and attempts to reverse the changes made by it.
countervairy
countervairy
adj
(heraldry, of a field or charge, rare) Divided into a countervair pattern of two or more tinctures.
creatively
creatively
adv
In a creative manner.
creativity
creativity
noun
The ability to use imagination to produce a novel idea or product.
cryptovolcanic
cryptovolcanism
curatively
curatively
adv
In a curative manner.
curvilinearity
curvilinearity
noun
The state or condition of being curvilinear.
cytomegalovirus
cytomegalovirus
noun
(virology) Any of several herpes viruses, of the genus Cytomegalovirus, that infect the salivary glands of certain primates, including humans.
daredeviltry
daredeviltry
noun
Reckless mischief; the acts of a daredevil.
declaratively
declaratively
adv
In a declarative way.
decoratively
decoratively
adv
In a decorative manner.
degeneratively
degeneratively
adv
In a degenerative manner.
deliberatively
deliberatively
adv
In a deliberative manner.
deliverability
deliverability
noun
The quality of being deliverable; allowing the possibility of being delivered.
demivotary
demonstratively
demonstratively
adv
In a demonstrative manner.
depravity
depravity
noun
(countable) A particular depraved act or trait.
(uncountable) The state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement.
(uncountable, Christian theology) Inborn corruption, entailing the belief that every facet of human nature has been polluted, defiled, and contaminated by sin.
deprecatively
deprecatively
adv
In an deprecating manner; in a manner that deprecates
depreciatively
depreciatively
adv
In a depreciative manner.
derivability
derivability
noun
The condition of being derivable
derivately
derivationally
derivationally
adv
In a derivational manner.
With respect to derivation.
derivatively
derivatively
adv
In a derivative fashion
derogatively
derogatively
adv
In a derogative way or manner: derogatorily.
determinatively
determinatively
adv
In a determinative manner.
detractively
detractively
adv
In a detractive manner.
deviatory
deviatory
adj
Tending to deviate.
devolutionary
devolutionary
adj
Of, pertaining to, advocating or permitting devolution.
devotionary
diffractively
diffractively
adv
In a diffractive manner; by means of, or accompanied by diffraction
discoverability
discoverability
noun
The condition of being discoverable
discriminatively
discriminatively
adv
With discrimination or distinction.
distractively
disvulnerability
divagatory
divaricately
divaricately
adv
With divarication.
divaricatingly
divaricatingly
adv
In a way that divaricates or diverges; branchingly.