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.
artfully
artfully
adv
In an artful manner.
artifactually
artifactually
adv
(medical imaging or laboratory testing) Apparently but not truly, with the appearance being due to artifacts; spuriously.
With reference to artifacts
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
bellyflaught
bifurcately
bifurcately
adv
In a bifurcate manner.
blithefully
blithefully
adv
In a blitheful manner.
boastfully
boastfully
adv
In a boastful manner.
bountifully
bountifully
adv
In a bountiful manner.
brutify
brutify
verb
(transitive) To make like a brute; to make senseless or unfeeling; to brutalize.
brutifying
brutifying
verb
present participle of brutify
buffability
butterfly
butterfly
noun
(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
candytuft
candytuft
noun
Any of the genus Iberis of flowering plants.
caustify
caustifying
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.
cityful
cityful
noun
Enough to fill a city.
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
(sometimes in the plural) Physical danger from the environment, especially with risk of drowning
An awkward situation or quarrel.
An objection.
An obstacle that hinders achievement of a goal.
That which cannot be easily understood or believed.
The state of being difficult, or hard to do.
diffusibility
diffusibility
noun
(figuratively, e.g. of a disease) Capacity for spreading.
(physics, of a gas or other fluid) A measure of the speed of diffusion.
diffusivity
diffusivity
noun
(physics) a coefficient of diffusion; especially the amount of heat that passes through a given area in unit time
A tendency to diffuse
dimethylsulfoxide
dimethylsulfoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethylsulphoxide
disgustfully
disgustfully
adv
(archaic) In a way that inspires disgust.
disrespectfully
disrespectfully
adv
In a disrespectful manner; with a lack of respect.
distastefully
distastefully
adv
In a distasteful manner
distressfully
distressfully
adv
In a distressful way; showing distress
distrustfully
distrustfully
adv
In a distrustful manner
disuniformity
disuniformity
noun
The quality of being disuniform.
doubtfully
doubtfully
adv
In a doubtful manner, in context of doubt or ambiguity, questionably.
dreyfusist
dufrenoysite
dufrenoysite
noun
(mineralogy) A sartorite mineral with chemical formula Pb₂As₂S₅.
duftery
duftry
dustyfoot
dutchify
dutchify
Verb
To render more Dutch.
dutifully
dutifully
adv
With a regard to duty; in a dutiful manner.
dyestuff
dyestuff
noun
Any soluble pigment used for dyeing the hair, fabric, etc.
dyestuffs
dyestuffs
noun
plural of dyestuff
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
effectuality
effectuality
noun
The state or condition of being effectual.
effectually
effectually
adv
In such a way as to achieve a desired result; effectively; so as to have an effect.
effortfully
effortfully
adv
In an effortful manner: with effort.
effulgently
effulgently
adv
In an effulgent manner; brilliantly.
effumability
effumability
noun
(obsolete, rare) The capability of flying off in fumes or vapour.
elytriferous
emulsifiability
emulsifiability
noun
The quality or degree of being emulsifiable.
equiformity
equiformity
noun
The quality of being equiform.
eventfully
eventfully
adv
In a eventful manner; with much activity.
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.
factuality
factuality
noun
That which is factual.
The state or quality of being factual.
factually
factually
adv
In a factual manner
facultatively
facultatively
adv
In a facultative manner
faculty
faculty
noun
(Church of England) A licence to make alterations to a church.
(Often in the plural): an ability, power, or skill.
(chiefly US) The academic staff at schools, colleges, universities or not-for-profit research institutes, as opposed to the students or support staff.
A division of a university.
An authority, power, or privilege conferred by a higher authority.
The members of a profession.
facundity
facundity
noun
(archaic) eloquence; readiness of speech
faithfully
faithfully
adv
(US) A conventional formula for ending a letter, used when the salutation addresses the person for whom the letter is intended using an honorific.
In a faithful manner.
fasciculately
fasciculately
adv
In a fasciculate manner.
fastidiously
fastidiously
adv
In a fastidious manner
fastiduously
fastuously
fastuously
adv
In a fastuous manner.
fatefully
fatefully
adv
In a fateful manner.
fatiguability
fatiguability
noun
Alternative form of fatigability
fatiguingly
fatiguingly
adv
In a fatiguing manner.
fatuity
fatuity
noun
Something fatuous; a stupid idea or utterance.
Weakness or imbecility of mind; stupidity.
fatuously
fatuously
adv
With smug stupidity or vacuous silliness; idiotically.
faultfully
faultfully
adv
In a faultful manner.
faultily
faultily
adv
In a faulty manner
faultlessly
faultlessly
adv
In a faultless manner
faulty
faulty
adj
(obsolete) At fault, to blame; guilty.
Having or displaying faults; not perfect; not adequate or acceptable.
faunistically
faunistically
adv
In terms of the distribution of animals.
fauntleroy
feastfully
feastfully
adv
In a feastful manner.
featurally
featurally
adv
In a featural manner
featurely
featurely
adj
Having features; showing marked peculiarities; handsome.
fecundatory
fecundatory
adj
Of or relating to fecundation.
fecundity
fecundity
noun
Ability to cause growth or increase.
Ability to produce offspring.
Number, rate, or capacity of offspring production.
Rate of production of young by a female.
felicitously
felicitously
adv
In a felicitous manner.
feudality
feudality
noun
The state or quality of being feudal; feudal form or constitution.
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.
fibromyomatous
fictitiously
fictitiously
adv
In a fictitious manner
figurability
figurability
noun
The quality of being figurable.
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.