(alternate history) A random change in an aspect of the timeline seemingly unrelated to the primary point of divergence, resulting from the butterfly effect.
(finance) A combination of four options of the same type at three strike prices giving limited profit and limited risk.
(in the plural) A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach.
(medicine, attributive) A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed.
(now rare) Someone seen as being unserious and (originally) dressed gaudily; someone flighty and unreliable.
(sports) A type of stretch in which one sits on the ground with the legs folded into a shape like that of a butterfly's wings, slightly rocking them up and down, resembling the wings fluttering.
(swimming) The butterfly stroke.
A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.
A person who changes partners frequently.
Any of several plane curves that look like a butterfly; see Butterfly curve (transcendental) and Butterfly curve (algebraic).
verb
(transitive) To cut (food) almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly.
(transitive) To cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across (a gaping wound) to close it.
(transitive, of the point of divergence of an alternate history scenario) To cause events after the point of divergence to not happen as they did in real history, and people conceived after the point of divergence to not exist in recognizable form, due to the random variations introduced by the butterfly effect.
butterflyer
butterflyer
noun
Alternative form of butterflier
butterflyers
butterflyers
noun
plural of butterflyer
butterflyfish
butterflyfish
noun
Any of a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group. Butterflyfish are fairly small, mostly from 12 to 22 cm (c.7-9 in) in length.
butterflyfishes
butterflyfishes
noun
plural of butterflyfish
butterflying
butterflying
verb
present participle of butterfly
butterflylike
butterflylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a butterfly.
butteryfingered
centrifugally
centrifugally
adv
Away from a centre or axis.
In a centrifuge.
Using centrifugal force.
chlorotrifluoroethylene
chlorotrifluoroethylene
noun
(chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon with chemical formula CF₂CClF, used as a cryogenic refrigerant and in the manufacture of plastics.
circumferentially
circumferentially
adv
In a way that encircles; around the circumference.
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.
countryfied
countryfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countryfy
countryfiedness
crystalliferous
crystalliferous
adj
Containing or producing crystals
cystiferous
desertfully
disrespectfully
disrespectfully
adv
In a disrespectful manner; with a lack of respect.
distressfully
distressfully
adv
In a distressful way; showing distress
dreyfusist
dufrenoysite
dufrenoysite
noun
(mineralogy) A sartorite mineral with chemical formula Pb₂As₂S₅.
duftery
effortfully
effortfully
adv
In an effortful manner: with effort.
elytriferous
equiformity
equiformity
noun
The quality of being equiform.
fauntleroy
featurally
featurally
adv
In a featural manner
featurely
featurely
adj
Having features; showing marked peculiarities; handsome.
fecundatory
fecundatory
adj
Of or relating to fecundation.
feudatary
feudatary
adj
Alternative form of feudatory
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.
figurately
figurately
adv
In a figurate manner; Using or forming a figure.
figuratively, in a figurative manner.
figuratively
figuratively
adv
(manner) In a figurative manner.
Used to indicate that what follows is to be taken as a figure of speech, not literally.
fisticuffery
fisticuffery
noun
fisticuffs; fighting with the fists
fleuretty
fleuretty
adj
Alternative form of floretty
fluidglycerate
fluidglycerate
noun
A plant extract produced by extracting with a mixture of glycerine and water
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.
flusteredly
flusteredly
adv
In a flustered manner.
flustery
flustery
adj
flustered
flutteringly
flutteringly
adv
In a fluttering manner.
fluttery
fluttery
adj
That flutters; fluttering
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.
fortunately
fortunately
adv
In a fortunate manner.
It is (or was, etc) fortunate that.
fourteenthly
fourteenthly
adv
In the fourteenth place; fourteenth in a row.
fraudulently
fraudulently
adv
In a fraudulent manner.
frequently
frequently
adv
(mathematics, of a sequence) For infinitely many terms of the sequence.
At frequent intervals.
fretfully
fretfully
adv
In a fretful manner.
fructiferously
fruitcakey
fruitery
fruitery
noun
(historical) A place where fruit is stored.
fruitlessly
fruitlessly
adv
In a fruitless manner
frumenty
frumenty
noun
(chiefly historical) A porridge made by boiling hulled wheat, typically with additional ingredients such as milk, egg yolks, and/or almond milk, traditionally served with venison or porpoise.
frumety
frustrately
frustrately
adv
(obsolete, rare) in vain
fumistery
funereality
furcately
furcately
adv
In a furcate manner.
furmenty
furmety
furomethyl
furtherly
furtherly
adj
Favorable, advanced.
adv
In a further manner.
furtively
furtively
adv
In a furtive manner.
futurely
futurely
adv
(obsolete) In time to come.
genuflectory
genuflectory
adj
Relating to genuflection.
gratefully
gratefully
adv
In a grateful manner.
heartfully
heartfully
adv
In a heartful manner.
hectocotyliferous
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
infortunately
infrequentcy
infrequently
infrequently
adv
Not frequently.
infuriatedly
infuriatedly
adv
In an infuriated manner.
infuriately
ingratefully
ingratefully
adv
(archaic) ungratefully
interfaculty
interfaculty
adj
Between faculties.
irrefutability
irrefutability
noun
Quality of being irrefutable.
irrefutably
irrefutably
adv
In an irrefutable manner; beyond the possibility of refutation.
masterfully
masterfully
adv
In a masterful manner; in an extremely confident and competent manner.
methoxyflurane
methoxyflurane
noun
(pharmaceutical drugs) An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned because of detrimental effects on the kidneys.
misfortunately
misfortunately
adv
In a misfortunate manner.
mortiferously
mortiferously
adv
In a mortiferous manner.
nonfiguratively
nonfraudulently
nonfrequently
nonpyritiferous
nonpyritiferous
adj
Not pyritiferous.
overboastfully
overfactiously
overfaithfully
overfaithfully
adv
In an overfaithful manner.
overfastidiously
overfastidiously
adv
In an overfastidious manner.
overfluently
overfrequently
overfrequently
adv
Too often.
overfrugality
overfruitfully
overgratefully
overgratefully
adv
Too gratefully.
overmasterfully
overneglectfully
overplentifully
oversufficiently
overthoughtfully
overtrustfully
overtruthfully
overyouthful
overyouthful
adj
Excessively youthful.
perfumatory
perfumatory
adj
Of, relating to, or emitting perfume.
noun
A factory that produces perfume.
perfunctionary
perfunctorily
perfunctorily
adv
In a perfunctory manner, without interest or concern for quality.
perfunctoriously
perfunctoriously
adv
(archaic) Synonym of perfunctorily
perfunctory
perfunctory
adj
Done only or merely to conform to a minimal standard or to fulfill a protocol or presumptive duty.
Performed in a careless or indifferent manner as a thing of rote.
pestiferously
pestiferously
adv
In a pestiferous manner.
phytiferous
pluperfectly
pluperfectly
adv
(rare) In a way that is more than perfect.
polytetrafluoroethylene
polytetrafluoroethylene
noun
A tough synthetic resin used to make seals and bearings and to create a nonstick coating on cooking utensils.