(archaic) Full of confusion; confused or confusing.
counteroffensive
counteroffensive
noun
US spelling of counter-offensive
counteroffensives
counteroffensives
noun
plural of counteroffensive
desulfovibrio
devicefulness
devicefulness
noun
The quality of being deviceful.
diffusive
diffusive
adj
(sciences) Pertaining to diffusion.
Involving or employing many words; expansive, discursive; (in negative sense) long-winded.
That diffuses something; disseminating.
That is spread or dispersed across a wide area or among a large number of people.
diffusively
diffusively
adv
In a diffusive manner
With regard to diffusion
diffusiveness
diffusiveness
noun
The state or quality of being diffusive.
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
disfavour
disfavour
noun
A state of being out of favour.
An unkindness; a disobliging act.
Lack of favour; displeasure.
verb
(British spelling) To show lack of favour or antipathy towards.
disfavourable
disfavourable
adj
Not favourable; unfavourable.
disfavoured
disfavoured
adj
Not favoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfavour
disfavourer
disfavourer
noun
One who disfavours.
disfavouring
disfavouring
verb
present participle of disfavour
disfigurative
disfigurative
adj
disfiguring
diversiflorous
diversifolious
effluvias
effluvious
effluviums
effluviums
noun
plural of effluvium
effluviviums
effusive
effusive
adj
(archaic) Pouring, spilling out freely; overflowing.
(geology, of igneous rock) Extrusive; having solidified after being poured out as molten lava.
Gushy; unrestrained, extravagant or excessive (in emotional expression).
effusively
effusively
adv
In an effusive manner.
effusiveness
effusiveness
noun
The state of being effusive.
fauvism
fauvism
noun
An artistic movement of the last part of the 19th century which emphasized spontaneity and the use of extremely bright colors.
fauvisms
fauvist
fauvist
adj
Of or pertaining to fauvism.
noun
An artist who used this style.
fauvists
fauvists
noun
plural of fauvist
favaginous
favaginous
adj
(obsolete) Resembling a honeycomb; cellular.
favianus
favillous
favillous
adj
(obsolete) Of or pertaining to ashes.
favonius
favonius
Proper noun
The god of the west wind. He is also the husband of Flora and the father of Karpos. He is the Roman counterpart of Zephyrus.
favouritism
favouritism
noun
(British spelling) The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another.
ferrivorous
ferrivorous
adj
That eats or consumes iron.
festivous
festivous
adj
Pertaining to a feast; festive.
feudovassalism
fibrovascular
fibrovascular
adj
Having both fibrous and vascular tissue
figurativeness
figurativeness
noun
The property of being figurative.
filoviruses
filoviruses
noun
plural of filovirus
flammivomous
flammivomous
adj
(poetic) Throwing up flames, as a volcano does.
flavius
florivorous
florivorous
adj
That eats flowers
fluvialist
fluvialist
noun
One who explains geological phenomena by the action of streams.
fluviolacustrine
fluviolacustrine
adj
Produced by rivers and lakes (especially alternately)
fluviose
fluvioterrestrial
fluvioterrestrial
adj
Relating to land and fresh water, but not the seas.
fluvious
formicivorous
formicivorous
adj
(entomology) Feeding on ants.
foveolarious
frivolous
frivolous
adj
(law, said of a lawsuit) Having no reasonable prospect of success because its claim is without merit, lacking a supporting legal or factual basis, while the filing party is, or should be, aware of this.
Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; trivial.
Silly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner.
frivolously
frivolously
adv
In a frivolous manner
frivolousness
frivolousness
noun
(countable) The result of being frivolous.
(uncountable) The quality of being frivolous.
frondivorous
fructivorous
fructivorous
adj
fruit-eating
frugivorous
frugivorous
adj
Having a diet that consists mostly of fruit; fruit-eating.
frustrative
frustrative
adj
That frustrates; causing frustration.
fucivorous
fucivorous
adj
Feeding primarily on seaweeds.
fugitiveness
fugitiveness
noun
The quality of being fugitive; evanescence; volatility.
fugitives
fugitives
noun
plural of fugitive
fugitivism
fulvidness
fungivorous
fungivorous
adj
Feeding on fungi.
furtiveness
furtiveness
noun
The quality of being furtive.
furtivenesses
furtivenesses
noun
plural of furtiveness
griseofulvin
griseofulvin
noun
(pharmacology) An antifungal drug C₁₇H₁₇ClO₆ obtained from the mold Penicillium griseofulvum, used in humans and animals against fungal infections of the hair and skin.
infusive
infusive
adj
Having the power of infusion; inspiring; influencing.
interdiffusive
interdiffusiveness
interfluves
interfluves
noun
plural of interfluve
justificative
justificative
adj
justificatory
noneffusive
noneffusively
noneffusiveness
nonfigurativeness
nonfrivolous
nonfrivolous
adj
(law) Not frivolous.
nonfugitiveness
nonviruliferous
nonviruliferous
adj
Not viruliferous.
oliviferous
overdiffuse
overdiffuse
adj
Excessively diffuse.
overdiffused
overdiffusely
overdiffuseness
overdiffusing
overdiffusingly
overdiffusingness
overdiffusion
overeffusive
overeffusive
adj
Excessively effusive.
overeffusively
overeffusively
adv
In an overeffusive manner.
overeffusiveness
overeffusiveness
noun
The quality of being overeffusive.
overfactious
overfactiously
overfactiousness
overfactitious
overfaithfulness
overfancifulness
overfastidious
overfastidious
adj
Excessively fastidious.
overfastidiously
overfastidiously
adv
In an overfastidious manner.
overfastidiousness
overfastidiousness
noun
(rare) the state of being overfastidious
overfatigues
overfatigues
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overfatigue
overflourish
overflourish
verb
(obsolete) To embellish with outward ornaments or flourishes; to varnish over.
(obsolete) To make excessive display or flourish of.
overfocusing
overfocusing
verb
present participle of overfocus
overfruitfulness
overfrustration
overfulfills
overfulfills
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overfulfill
overfurnish
overfurnish
verb
(transitive) To furnish excessively.
overfurnished
overfurnished
adj
cluttered
pretentiously or ostentatiously decorated.
overfurnishes
overfurnishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overfurnish
overfurnishing
overfurnishing
verb
present participle of overfurnish
overinfluences
overinfluences
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overinfluence
overmercifulness
overofficious
overofficious
adj
Excessively officious or inclined to meddle.
overofficiously
overofficiousness
overpainfulness
overplentifulness
overprofusion
overstuffing
overstuffing
noun
Material used in upholstering just under the top fabric.
verb
present participle of overstuff
oversufficiency
oversufficient
oversufficient
adj
Beyond what is sufficient; excessive.
oversufficiently
oviferous
oviferous
adj
Producing or bearing eggs.
ovuliferous
ovuliferous
adj
Bearing ovules.
parviflorous
parviflorous
adj
(botany) Having small flowers.
parvifolious
parvifolious
adj
(botany) Having small leaves.
perfusive
perfusive
adj
Tending to flow over, or to spread through.
prefigurativeness
prefigurativeness
noun
The quality of being prefigurative.
profluvious
profluvious
adj
(obsolete) Relating to profluvium
profusive
profusive
adj
(obsolete) profuse; lavish; prodigal
profusively
profusively
adv
In a profusive manner.
profusiveness
profusiveness
noun
The quality of being profusive.
pseudofeverish
pseudofeverishly
putrefactiveness
putrefactiveness
noun
The quality of being putrefactive.
refusive
semifigurative
semifigurative
adj
Somewhat or partly figurative.
semifiguratively
semifigurativeness
sieveful
sieveful
noun
As much as a sieve can hold.
stupefactive
stupefactive
adj
Inducing stupor; making drowsy; stupefacient.
stupefactiveness
suavify
suavify
verb
(rare, transitive) To make affable or suave.
subdiversify
subeffective
subeffective
adj
Below the threshold where an effect would be produced.