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
celestify
celestify
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To make like heaven.
closefistedly
comfortlessly
comfortlessly
adv
In a comfortless manner
consentfully
consentfully
adv
With consent; consensually.
crestfallenly
crestfallenly
adv
In a crestfallen manner.
crystalliferous
crystalliferous
adj
Containing or producing crystals
cystoflagellata
cystoflagellate
defeasibility
defeasibility
noun
State or instance of being defeasible.
defensibility
defensibility
noun
The state or quality of being defensible
desertfully
despitefully
despitefully
adv
(archaic) In a despiteful manner; spitefully.
dimethylsulfoxide
dimethylsulfoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethylsulphoxide
disaffectedly
disaffectedly
adv
In a disaffected manner.
diselectrify
disrespectfully
disrespectfully
adv
In a disrespectful manner; with a lack of respect.
dissatisfiedly
distastefully
distastefully
adv
In a distasteful manner
distressfully
distressfully
adv
In a distressful way; showing distress
diversifiability
diversifiability
noun
The quality or capacity of being diversifiable.
effervescently
effervescently
adv
In an effervescent manner
effortlessly
effortlessly
adv
Without effort; without difficulty or struggle.
elytriferous
emulsifiability
emulsifiability
noun
The quality or degree of being emulsifiable.
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
faithlessly
faithlessly
adv
In a faithless manner
falseheartedly
falseheartedly
adv
In a falsehearted manner.
familistery
familistery
noun
A community in which many people unite, like a single family, and are regulated by certain communistic laws and customs.
farsightedly
farsightedly
adv
In a farsighted manner.
fasciately
fasciately
adv
In a fasciate manner.
fasciculately
fasciculately
adv
In a fasciculate manner.
fascinatedly
fascinatedly
adv
In a fascinated manner; with fascination.
fastigiately
fathomlessly
fathomlessly
adv
In a fathomless manner, to a fathomless degree.
faultlessly
faultlessly
adv
In a faultless manner
fayalites
fayalites
noun
plural of fayalite
feasibility
feasibility
noun
The state of being feasible or possible.
feastfully
feastfully
adv
In a feastful manner.
feastly
feastly
adj
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a feast; festive.
featishly
felichthys
felicitously
felicitously
adv
In a felicitous manner.
felsobanyite
fertilisability
festally
festally
adv
in a festal or festive manner
festilogy
festilogy
noun
A treatise on church festivals.
festinately
festinately
adv
(obsolete) In a festinate manner; hastily; hurriedly.
festivally
festivally
adj
(informal, rare) Resembling or characteristic of a festival.
adv
(obsolete, rare) In a festive manner.
festively
festively
adv
In a festive manner
festology
festology
noun
A form of martyrology that lists the feast days.
fibrocrystalline
flabbergastingly
flabbergastingly
adv
Surprisingly, astonishingly or amazingly
flexuosity
flexuosity
noun
A flexuous point; a sinuous curve.
Quality of being flexuous.
flunkeyistic
flunkeyistic
adj
Alternative form of flunkyistic
flusteredly
flusteredly
adv
In a flustered manner.
flustery
flustery
adj
flustered
flybelts
flybelts
noun
plural of flybelt
flycaster
flycatchers
flycatchers
noun
plural of flycatcher
flyswatter
flyswatter
noun
A hand-held device for swatting flies or other insects, to kill or shoo them.
flyswatters
flyswatters
noun
plural of flyswatter
flytes
flytes
noun
plural of flyte
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flyte
flytiers
flyweights
flyweights
noun
plural of flyweight
footlessly
footlessly
adv
(not comparable) Without feet.
In a clumsy or inept way.
forecastingly
forecastingly
adv
So as to forecast or predict.
foremostly
foremostly
adv
In the foremost place or order; among the foremost.
forensicality
forensicality
noun
The quality of being forensic; a forensic approach or attitude.
foreseeability
foreseeability
noun
The state or characteristic of being foreseeable; predictability.
foresightedly
foresightedly
adv
With foresight; in a foresighted manner.
forestaysail
forestaysail
noun
(nautical) A triangular sail attached to the forestay.
forestology
forestology
noun
(rare) The study of forests.
foretrysail
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
fosteringly
fosteringly
adv
In a way that fosters or encourages.
freestyle
freestyle
noun
(by extension, attributive) Anything done in an improvised or unrestricted way.
(music) A form of rapping in which the emcee makes up lyrics while performing.
(music) Ellipsis of Latin freestyle, a form of electronic dance music.
(skiing) A cross-country skiing event in which the competitors may choose any style of skiing.
(skiing, by extension) The skiing style commonly referred to as skating.
(swimming) A swimming event in which the contestants may choose any stroke.
(swimming, by extension) The swimming stroke commonly referred to as the front crawl or the Australian crawl.
(wrestling) A style of wrestling in which any non-injurious holds are permitted.
verb
(intransitive) To improvise one's dance moves; dance freely.
(intransitive, especially in rap music) To improvise one's own style; to ad-lib.
freestyler
freestyler
noun
A rapper who freestyles.
Someone who competes in a freestyle sport such as freestyle skating or freestyle swimming
freestylers
freestylers
noun
plural of freestyler
frictionlessly
frictionlessly
adv
In a frictionless way; without friction.
frontlessly
frontlessly
adv
(obsolete) shamelessly; impudently
frontolyses
frontolyses
noun
plural of frontolysis
fructiferously
fruitlessly
fruitlessly
adv
In a fruitless manner
frustrately
frustrately
adv
(obsolete, rare) in vain
hastefully
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
hydrofluosilicate
hydrofluosilicate
noun
(chemistry) A salt of hydrofluosilic acid.
hydrosulfate
hydrosulfate
noun
(chemistry) Any sulfate of an organic base
hydrosulfite
hydrosulfite
noun
(chemistry) dithionite
hyperfastidiously
hyperfederalist
hyposulfite
hyposulfite
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The SO₂²⁻ oxyanion; any salt containing this ion
(inorganic chemistry) The thiosulfate anion and salts
indefeasibility
indefeasibility
noun
The state or quality of being indefeasible, of being incapable of being defeated
indefensibility
indefensibility
noun
The quality or state of not being defensible.
ineffervescibility
infeasibility
infeasibility
noun
The state of being infeasible or impractical
infectiously
infectiously
adv
In an infectious manner.
infelicitously
infelicitously
adv
In a way that is infelicitous or unfortunate
infinitesimality
infinitesimally
infinitesimally
adv
In an infinitesimal manner.
To an infinitesimal degree.
insufficiently
insufficiently
adv
not sufficiently
interprofessionally
interprofessionally
adv
In an interprofessional manner
intertransformability
intertransformability
noun
The ability to transform into each other.
intraspecifically
intraspecifically
adv
Between individuals of the same species
joyfullest
joyfullest
adj
superlative form of joyful: most joyful
justifiedly
justifiedly
adv
In a justified manner; with good cause.
latensify
latensifying
lifestyle
lifestyle
noun
(marketing) The totality of the likes and dislikes of a particular section of the market, especially when expressed in terms of the products and services that they would buy; a marketing strategy based on the self-image of such a group.
A style of living that reflects the attitudes and values of a person or group.
lifestyles
lifestyles
noun
plural of lifestyle
magnetofluiddynamics
malfeasantly
manifestatively
manifestatively
adv
In a manifestative manner.
manifestly
manifestly
adv
In a manifest manner; obviously.
masterfully
masterfully
adv
In a masterful manner; in an extremely confident and competent manner.
methylsulfanol
misfortunately
misfortunately
adv
In a misfortunate manner.
molestfully
mortiferously
mortiferously
adv
In a mortiferous manner.
myofilaments
myofilaments
noun
plural of myofilament
mystifiedly
nondefeasibility
nondefensibility
noneffervescently
nonfacetiously
nonfeasibility
nonfelicitously
nonfestively
noninfectiously
noninfectiously
adv
In a noninfectious manner
nonmanifestly
nonscientifically
nonscientifically
adv
In a nonscientific way.
nontransferability
nontransferability
noun
The quality of not being transferable.
overboastfully
overfactiously
overfastidiously
overfastidiously
adv
In an overfastidious manner.
overmasterfully
oversoftly
oversoftly
adv
In an oversoft way.
oversteadfastly
overstiffly
oversufficiently
overtrustfully
perfunctoriously
perfunctoriously
adv
(archaic) Synonym of perfunctorily
pestiferously
pestiferously
adv
In a pestiferous manner.
phthalylsulfathiazole
phthalylsulfathiazole
noun
The sulfonamide C₁₇H₁₃N₃O₅S₂.
platyfishes
platyfishes
noun
plural of platyfish
polyesterification
polyesterification
noun
(chemistry) Any reaction which generates a polyester