In an abrasive manner; in a rude and unkind manner; acting in a way that may hurt other people's feelings.
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.
abusively
abusively
adv
In an abusive manner; rudely; with abusive language.
accessively
accessively
adv
(obsolete) Forcibly, aggressively.
In a manner relating to access.
Misspelling of excessively.
accusatively
accusatively
adv
(not comparable) In relation to the accusative case in grammar.
In an accusative manner.
acquisitively
acquisitively
adv
In an acquisitive manner; for the purpose of acquisition.
adhesively
adhesively
adv
In an adhesive manner; by adhesion.
administratively
administratively
adv
In an administrative manner, or for purposes of administration.
admissively
admissively
adv
In an admissive manner; so as to admit.
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
adventitiously
adventitiously
adv
in an adventitious manner; sporadically.
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.
advisability
advisability
noun
(countable) An instance of advisability; a consideration in determining overall advisability.
(uncountable) The quality of being advisable or prudent.
advisably
advisably
adv
Wisely, in an advisable manner.
advisatory
advisatory
adj
(law) Advisory.
advisedly
advisedly
adv
With intentionality, and deliberately, usually also with a connotation of due consideration and wise choosing.
advisorily
advisorily
adv
By way of advice.
advisory
advisory
adj
Able to give advice.
Containing advice; advising.
advisy
aggressively
aggressively
adv
In an aggressive 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.
akimovsky
allusively
allusively
adv
In an allusive manner; in a manner characterized by allusion.
amusively
amusively
adv
In an amusive manner.
anniversalily
anniversarily
anniversarily
adv
(archaic) annually
anniversary
anniversary
noun
(especially) Such a day that commemorates a wedding.
(loosely) A day subsequent in time to a given event by some significant period other than a year (especially as prefixed by the amount of time in question).
A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years.
antiaggressively
anticonservatively
anticorrosively
antiexpressively
antihypertensive
antihypertensive
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting hypertension.
noun
(pharmacology) an agent that prevents or counteracts hypertension
antihypertensives
antihypertensives
noun
plural of antihypertensive
antisensitivity
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.
applausively
applausively
adv
In an applausive manner.
appositively
appositively
adv
In an appositive manner.
apprehensively
apprehensively
adv
in an apprehensive manner; with apprehension
appulsively
appulsively
adv
By appulsion.
arthrosynovitis
arthrosynovitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the synovial membrane of a joint
aspersively
aspersively
adv
In an aspersive manner.
asphyxiative
assaultively
assaultively
adv
In an assaultive manner.
assertively
assertively
adv
In an assertive manner.
asseveratingly
asseveratingly
adv
in an asseverating manner
asseveratively
asseveratively
adv
In an asseverative manner.
associatively
associatively
adv
In an associative way.
associativity
associativity
noun
(algebra) The condition of being associative.
(programming) The property of an operator which determines how it is grouped with operators of the same precedence in the absence of parentheses.
assortatively
assortatively
adv
In an assortative way.
assumptively
assumptively
adv
In an assumptive manner.
astrictively
atavistically
atavistically
adv
In an atavistic manner.
avariciously
avariciously
adv
In a greedy or self-serving manner.
avascularity
avascularity
noun
(anatomy) The condition of being avascular.
avidiously
avidiously
adv
(obsolete) eagerly; greedily.
avoyership
behavioristically
behavioristically
adv
In a behavioristic manner
biodiversity
biodiversity
noun
(ecology) The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region.
bivinyls
bolshevistically
bonnyvis
bryantsville
byesville
calvinistically
caressively
caressively
adv
In a caressive manner.
carnivorously
carnivorously
adv
In a carnivorous manner.
caseyville
causatively
causatively
adv
In a causative manner
Regarding causation
causativity
causativity
noun
The property of being causative.
chauvinistically
chauvinistically
adv
In a chauvinistic manner; with excessive patriotism or unwarranted bias.
chemosensitivity
chemosensitivity
noun
(medicine) A measure of the sensitivity of a microbial sample to the effects of an antimicrobial drug.
(medicine) A measure of the sensitivity of a tumour to the effects of an anticancer drug.
chivalrously
chivalrously
adv
In a chivalrous manner.
circumscriptively
circumscriptively
adv
In a circumscriptive manner
With regard to circumscription
circumspectively
circumspectively
adv
In a circumspective manner.
civilisatory
clairvoyances
clairvoyances
noun
plural of clairvoyance
clairvoyancies
clairvoyants
clairvoyants
noun
plural of clairvoyant
claysville
cleverishly
cleverishly
adv
In a cleverish manner.
cockeysville
coextensively
coextensively
adv
To the same extent.
cognoscitively
cognoscitively
adv
In a cognoscitive manner.
cohesively
cohesively
adv
In a cohesive manner
collectivistically
collectivistically
adv
In a collectivistic manner.
collusively
collusively
adv
in a collusive manner; fraudulently through collusion
combustively
commiseratively
commiseratively
adv
In a commiserative manner.
commissively
commissively
adv
In a commissive manner.
compassivity
compensatively
compensatively
adv
In a compensative manner; compensatorily
compositively
compositively
adv
In a compositive manner.
comprehensively
comprehensively
adv
In a comprehensive manner; in an all-inclusive or wide-ranging fashion.
compressively
compressively
adv
In a compressive way.
compulsatively
compulsatively
Adverb
By compulsion.
compulsively
compulsively
adv
In a compulsive manner; obsessively.
compulsivity
compulsivity
noun
compulsion
concessively
concessively
adv
By way of concession.
conclusively
conclusively
adv
In a conclusive manner; with finality.
concussively
concussively
adv
In a concussive manner.
condescensively
consecutively
consecutively
adv
In a consecutive manner; without interruption.
consentively
conservatively
conservatively
adv
In a conservative manner
consideratively
constitutively
constitutively
adv
(biochemistry, of a metabolic process) at a constant rate regardless of physiological demand
in a constitutive manner
constructively
constructively
adv
In a constructive manner
consultatively
consultatively
adv
In a consultative manner.
consultively
consummatively
consumptively
consumptively
adv
In a consumptive manner.
consumptivity
consumptivity
noun
The quality or degree of being consumptive.
contradistinctively
contradistinctively
adv
in contradistinction
contrastively
contrastively
adv
In a contrastive manner.
controversially
controversially
adv
In a controversial manner.
conversationally
conversationally
adv
In a conversational manner
conversibility
conversionary
conversionary
adj
Relating to, or leading to conversion
conveyorise
conveyorise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of conveyorize.
conveyorised
conveyorised
adj
(UK) Alternative spelling of conveyorized
verb
(UK) simple past tense and past participle of conveyorise
conveyorises
conveyorises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conveyorise
conveyorizes
conveyorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conveyorize
convulsibility
convulsionary
convulsionary
adj
Pertaining to convulsion; convulsive.
noun
A convulsionist.
convulsively
convulsively
adv
In a convulsive manner.
corresponsively
corresponsively
adv
In a corresponsive manner.
corrosively
corrosively
adv
In a corrosive manner.
corrosivity
corrosivity
noun
Corrosiveness, especially when related to water.
cosovereignty
cosovereignty
noun
joint sovereignty; a situation where there is more than one sovereign over a territory
costively
costively
adv
In a costive manner.
covinously
covinously
adv
In a covinous manner.
crescively
crescively
adv
In a crescive manner.
cropseyville
cryptovolcanism
cursively
cursively
adv
In a cursive manner.
cytomegalovirus
cytomegalovirus
noun
(virology) Any of several herpes viruses, of the genus Cytomegalovirus, that infect the salivary glands of certain primates, including humans.