Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.
abstrusity
abstrusity
noun
(archaic) Abstruseness; that which is abstruse.
absurdity
absurdity
noun
(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.
abulyeit
abusively
abusively
adv
In an abusive manner; rudely; with abusive language.
accountability
accountability
noun
(military) The obligation imposed by law or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping.
An open determination of one's responsibility for something and imposition of consequences.
Good-faith acceptance of one's responsibility for something and of its consequences.
The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.
acetylbiuret
acquirability
acquirability
noun
(rare) The quality of being acquirable; attainableness.
adjustability
adjustability
noun
The state or condition of being adjustable.
adumbratively
adumbratively
adv
In an adumbrative manner
againbuy
agglutinability
agglutinability
noun
The quality or degree of being agglutinable.
aktyubinsk
albuminimetry
albuminimetry
noun
The measurement of the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
albuminolysis
albuminometry
ambagiously
ambagiously
adv
In an ambagious manner.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambiguity
ambiguity
noun
(countable) words or statements that are open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, especially if that meaning cannot be determined from its context.
(uncountable) The state of being ambiguous.
ambiguously
ambiguously
adv
In an ambiguous manner.
ambisexuality
ambisexuality
noun
(countable) An instance of ambisexual behaviour.
(uncountable) The state of being ambisexual.
ambitiously
ambitiously
adv
In an ambitious manner.
amblyacousia
amblygeusia
ambulatorily
ambulatorily
adv
By or in terms of walking.
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
amphibolostylous
amphibryous
antiburglary
antiburglary
adj
Opposing or countering burglary.
antisubsidy
antisubsidy
adj
(politics) Opposing a subsidy.
articulability
articulability
noun
The quality or degree of being articulable.
assumability
attributively
attributively
adv
In an attributive manner.
aubigny
audibility
audibility
noun
The quality of being heard or understood; the degree to which a thing is audible.
audibly
audibly
adv
In context of possibility of being heard; in an audible manner.
autoantibody
autoantibody
noun
An antibody formed in response to an agent (autoantigen) produced by the organism itself
autobasidiomycetes
autobasidiomycetous
autobiographically
autobiographically
adv
In an autobiographical manner.
autobiography
autobiography
noun
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
(uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.
autobiology
autohybridization
automobility
automobility
noun
The utilization of automobiles as the major means of transportation and mobility.
automysophobia
automysophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of being dirty.
autostability
autostability
noun
(engineering) Ability to keep a stable poise, either by virtue of shape and proportions, or by some mechanism.
autosuggestibility
autosuggestibility
noun
The quality of being autosuggestible.
autosymbiontic
autosymbolic
autosymbolical
autosymbolically
autoxidizability
autoxidizability
noun
Alternative form of autoxidisability
ayubite
ayyubid
azoisobutyronitrile
barbulyie
basidiomycetous
basidiomycetous
adj
Relating to the basidiomycetes.
basigynium
basigynium
Noun
The pedicel on which the ovary of certain flowers, such as the passion flower, is seated; a carpophore or thecaphore.
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
bathybius
bathybius
Noun
A gelatinous substance found in mud dredged from the Atlantic and once supposed to be a free living protoplasm, later found to be the result of precipitation.
beautifully
beautifully
adv
In a beautiful manner.
beautify
beautify
verb
(computing) Synonym of pretty-print
(intransitive, rare) To become beautiful.
(intransitive, rare) To make oneself beautiful.
(transitive) To make beautiful; to increase the beauty of.
beautifying
beautifying
adj
That beautifies; tending to make beautiful.
noun
The action of the verb to beautify.
verb
present participle of beautify
beautyship
begrudgingly
begrudgingly
adv
In a begrudging manner; in a manner that is envious or reluctant.
beguilingly
beguilingly
adv
In a beguiling manner
behaviourally
behaviourally
adv
With respect to behaviour
benumbingly
benumbingly
adv
in a benumbing manner
benzopyrylium
benzopyrylium
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic bicyclic ion or salt containing a benzene ring fused to a pyrylium ion
beryllium
beryllium
noun
The chemical element (symbol Be) with an atomic number of 4; a soft silvery-white low density alkaline earth metal with specialist industrial applications.
biannually
biannually
adv
Taking place every two years, biennially.
Taking place twice per year, semiannually.
bibulosity
bibulosity
noun
A fondness for tippling.
bibulously
bibulously
adv
In a bibulous manner; drunkenly; as if intoxicated.
bicycular
bicycular
adj
(archaic) Relating to bicycling.
bidactylous
bifariously
bifariously
adv
In a bifarious manner.
bifurcately
bifurcately
adv
In a bifurcate manner.
bigamously
bigamously
adv
In a bigamous manner.
bigbury
bihourly
bihourly
adj
Occurring once every two hours.
adv
Once every two hours.
bilinguality
bilinguality
noun
(rare) bilingualism
bilingually
bilingually
adv
In a bilingual manner; using two languages.
biliously
biliously
adv
In a bilious way.
bimanually
bimanually
Adverb
Using both hands.
bimolecularly
bimolecularly
adv
In bimolecular terms.
binaurally
binaurally
adv
In a binaural fashion; using or pertaining to both ears.
binocularity
binocularity
noun
Binocular vision.
binocularly
binocularly
adv
In a binocular manner.
biquarterly
biquarterly
adj
Twice every quarter, i.e. eight times per year.
biscuitry
biscuitry
noun
(countable) An individual business that manufactures biscuits and similar items; a biscuit factory.
(uncountable) A form of unglazed earthenware.
(uncountable) A mass or collection of baked goods such as biscuits and bread.
(uncountable) The baking of biscuits, bread, and similar items.
(uncountable) The business of manufacturing biscuits.
(woodworking, uncountable) The process of inserting biscuits (thin ovals of wood or other material) into mating slots in order to provide a gluing surface.
bisexuality
bisexuality
noun
(chiefly botany) The state of being bisexual (“having both male and female parts or roles”).
(of humans or other animals) The state of being sexually or romantically attracted to members of either sex or gender.
bisexually
bisexually
adv
In a bisexual manner
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
bismuthyl
bismuthyl
noun
(chemistry) Any tartrate in the form of a univalent radical, wherein only one replaceable hydrogen atom has been replaced by a base, causing it to have twice the amount of acid contained in a normal salt.
bistoury
bistoury
noun
A narrow-bladed surgical knife.
biuniquely
biunity
biunity
noun
The quality of being biune.
blissfully
blissfully
adv
In a blissful, happy or joyful manner.
blithefully
blithefully
adv
In a blitheful manner.
blitzbuggy
blitzbuggy
noun
(archaic) A jeep (military vehicle).
bloodcurdlingly
bloodcurdlingly
adv
in a bloodcurdling manner
bloodguilty
bloodguilty
adj
Guilty of murder or bloodshed.
blousily
blousily
adv
In a blousy manner.
blubberingly
blubberingly
adv
With blubbering sounds; with broken or noisy sobs.
blunderingly
blunderingly
adv
In a blundering way; making mistakes.
blurrily
blurrily
adv
In a blurry fashion; lacking clarity
blurringly
blurringly
adv
in a blurring manner
blushingly
blushingly
adv
In an blushing manner; in a manner that evokes a blush.
blusteringly
blusteringly
adv
in a blustering manner
bodaciously
bodaciously
adv
In a bodacious manner.
bodybuild
bodybuild
verb
To take part in bodybuilding.
bodybuilder
bodybuilder
noun
(bodybuilding) A person who uses diet and exercise to build an aesthetically muscular physique, in order to compete in bodybuilding.
bodybuilders
bodybuilders
noun
plural of bodybuilder
bodybuilding
bodybuilding
noun
(dated) Work done to construct or repair the body of an automobile.
A sport in which the aesthetics of muscular development is the basis for competition.
bodyguarding
bodyguarding
noun
The profession of a bodyguard, protecting another from harm.
bodysuit
bodysuit
noun
A one-piece, skin-tight garment rather like a leotard.
bodysuits
bodysuits
noun
plural of bodysuit
bodysurfing
bodysurfing
verb
present participle of bodysurf
boisterously
boisterously
adv
In a boisterous manner.
boistously
bombycinous
bombycinous
adj
(obsolete) Of the colour of the silkworm; transparent with a yellow tint.
(obsolete) silken; made of silk
(of paper) made of cotton in imitation of parchment.
bombylious
bombylious
adj
(obsolete) Buzzing like a bumblebee.
borofluohydric
botrychium
botrydium
boulimy
bouncily
bouncily
adv
In a bouncy manner.
bouncingly
bouncingly
adv
With a bouncing motion.
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
boundingly
boundingly
adv
With a bounding motion.
bountifully
bountifully
adv
In a bountiful manner.
bourgeoisify
bourgeoisify
Verb
To make bourgeois.
brachyuranic
brachyuranic
adj
Synonym of brachyuran
bradyacousia
bradyauxesis
bradyauxetic
bradyauxetically
bradyuria
bradyuria
noun
Unusually slow urination
brimfully
brimfully
adv
In a brimful manner
bromodeoxyuridine
bromodeoxyuridine
noun
(organic chemistry) A synthetic nucleoside which is an analogue of thymidine; it is commonly used in the detection of proliferating cells in living tissues, where it competes with uridine
bronchiloquy
bronchomucormycosis
bronchopleurisy
bruisingly
bruisingly
adv
In a manner that bruises; violently.
brulyie
brulyiement
brulyies
brulyies
noun
plural of brulyie
brushability
brushability
noun
The quality or degree of being brushable.
brutality
brutality
noun
A cruel or savage act.
The state of being brutal.
The use of excessive physical force, often in the form of violence.
brutify
brutify
verb
(transitive) To make like a brute; to make senseless or unfeeling; to brutalize.
brutifying
brutifying
verb
present participle of brutify
brutishly
brutishly
adv
In a brutish manner.
bubblingly
bubblingly
adv
In a bubbling manner; full of cheerfulness and energy.