(countable) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.
(obsolete, rare) Dissonance.
(uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.
accusatorially
accusatorially
adv
By way of accusation; in an accusatorial manner.
acetylbiuret
acetylenediurein
acetylfluoride
acicularity
acicularity
noun
Quality or degree of being acicular.
acicularly
acicularly
adj
In an acicular way.
aciurgy
aciurgy
noun
Operative surgery.
acquirability
acquirability
noun
(rare) The quality of being acquirable; attainableness.
acrimoniously
acrimoniously
adv
In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
acrydium
actinautography
actinautography
noun
(obsolete, photography) The production of an actinautographic image
actinopterygious
actuarially
actuarially
adv
By actuarial principles.
From an actuarial perspective.
In a manner performed by an actuary.
actuaryship
actuaryship
noun
The role or status of actuary.
adjudicatory
adjudicatory
adj
Of or pertaining to an adjudication.
adminiculary
adminiculary
adj
(obsolete) Adminicular.
adumbratively
adumbratively
adv
In an adumbrative manner
aeronautically
aeronautically
adv
In a aeronautical manner; with respect to aeronautics or aviation.
affrightfully
affrightfully
adv
(obsolete) frightfully
aglycosuric
aglycosuric
adj
Having, or relating to, the condition of aglycosuria.
agranulocytosis
agranulocytosis
noun
(pathology) An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.
agriculturally
agriculturally
adv
In a manner pertaining to agriculture.
agriotypus
agynarious
alacriously
alacriously
adv
With alacrity; briskly.
albuminimetry
albuminimetry
noun
The measurement of the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
albuminometry
alluringly
alluringly
adv
In an alluring manner.
allylthiourea
allylthiourea
noun
A particular organic carcinogen.
alphanumerically
alphanumerically
adv
In a manner that is in numeric / numerical, then alphabetic / alphabetical, order.
In an alphanumeric / alphanumerical manner; using alphanumeric / alphanumerical characters.
altruistically
altruistically
adv
In an altruistic manner; in a manner having regard of others
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
alumohydrocalcite
alumohydrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
amaryllidaceous
amaryllidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Amaryllidaceae of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous flowering plants.
amaryllideous
amaryllideous
adj
= amaryllidaceous
amateurishly
amateurishly
adv
In an amateurish manner; without expertise or professionalism.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambulatorily
ambulatorily
adv
By or in terms of walking.
amphibryous
amphicyrtous
amphoriloquy
amphoriloquy
noun
(medicine) A condition where the voice is characterized by amphoric sound over the patient's lung cavity.
amurcosity
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
amyliferous
amyluria
amyluria
noun
(medicine) A condition in which starch is found in the urine.
anacrustically
anacrustically
adv
In an anacrustic manner.
aneurismally
aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
adj
(medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal
anfractuosity
anfractuosity
noun
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.
angularity
angularity
noun
(countable) A sharp point or angle.
(countable) A stiff, cranky, crotchety manner or behaviour.
(uncountable) The property or characteristic of possessing angles.
ankylurethria
ankylurethria
noun
(biology, medicine) Impaired patency of the urethra owing to any sort of fusion that either partially or completely obstructs its lumen (for example, stricture due to adhesions).
annularity
annularity
noun
The property of being annular.
annunciatory
annunciatory
adj
In the nature of an announcement
antejudiciary
anteluminary
anterevolutionary
anthrahydroquinone
anthraquinonyl
antiburglary
antiburglary
adj
Opposing or countering burglary.
anticensoriously
anticeremoniously
anticruelty
anticruelty
adj
Opposing cruelty, especially towards animals.
antidysuric
antievolutionary
antievolutionary
adj
antievolution
antigyrous
antiinsurrectionally
antiliturgically
antiliturgy
antinaturally
antineutrality
antineutrality
adj
Opposing a policy of neutrality.
antineutrally
antiplurality
antipolyneuritic
antipolyneuritic
adj
Countering polyneuritis.
antiproductively
antiproductivity
antiquarianly
antiquarianly
adv
In an antiquarian manner.
antiquary
antiquary
adj
Relating to antiquity.
noun
A person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques; an antiquarian.
An aficionado or student of antiquities, ancient artifacts, historic sites, ancient writings, or things of the past.
antireligiously
antirevolutionary
antirevolutionary
adj
Opposing a sociopolitical revolution.
noun
One who opposes a sociopolitical revolution.
antispiritually
antiuniversity
antiuniversity
adj
Opposing a university or universities in general.
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
appropinquity
appropinquity
noun
(obsolete) nearness; propinquity
araliaephyllum
araliophyllum
araucarioxylon
archantiquary
archichlamydeous
archichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Archichlamydeae.
archicytula
archipterygium
archipterygium
noun
(anatomy) A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
archisynagogue
archisynagogue
noun
(historical) The head of a synagogue.
architecturally
architecturally
adv
In an architectural manner.
Regarding architecture.
argufying
argufying
verb
present participle of argufy
arguitively
argumentatively
argumentatively
adv
In an argumentative manner.
articulability
articulability
noun
The quality or degree of being articulable.
articulacy
articulacy
noun
The condition of being articulate.
articularly
articularly
adv
In an articular manner.
articulary
articulary
adj
articular; relating to the joints
noun
(anatomy) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.
articulately
articulately
adv
In an articulate manner.
articulatorily
articulatorily
adv
In terms of, or by means of, articulation.
articulatory
articulatory
adj
(medicine) Related to the specific articulation function of a joint.
(phonology) Of or pertaining to articulation; phonetic.
artifactually
artifactually
adv
(medical imaging or laboratory testing) Apparently but not truly, with the appearance being due to artifacts; spuriously.
With reference to artifacts
artiodactylous
artiodactylous
adj
(zoology) even-toed; of ungulates, having the weight borne about equally by the third and fourth toes
artiphyllous
aruspicy
aruspicy
noun
Alternative form of haruspicy
assuringly
assuringly
adv
In an assuring manner.
assyriologue
astronautically
astronautically
adv
In an astronautic way.
athyrium
atrociously
atrociously
adv
in an atrocious manner
attributively
attributively
adv
In an attributive manner.
attriutively
auctionary
auctionary
adj
Of or pertaining to an auction.
audiometrically
audiometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, audiometry.
audiometry
audiometry
noun
(medicine) The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.
auditorially
auditorially
adv
In an auditory manner.
auditorily
auditorily
adv
With regard to hearing.
auditory
auditory
adj
Of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing.
noun
(archaic) Synonym of audience.
(archaic) Synonym of auditorium.
augitophyre
aureity
aureity
noun
The particular property peculiar to gold; goldenness.
aureomycin
aureomycin
noun
(medicine) The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria.
aurichlorohydric
auricularly
auricularly
adv
In an auricular manner.
auriculately
auricyanhydric
auricyanic
auricyanide
aurify
aurify
verb
(rare, transitive, intransitive) To turn into gold.
aurifying
aurifying
verb
present participle of aurify
aurigraphy
aurigraphy
noun
The art of writing with or in gold.
auriphrygia
auriphrygia
Noun
Properly, gold embroidery; ecclesiastically, an ornamental band on various vestments; an orphrey: used especially of the orphrey of a miter, which is a richly adorned band around its lower edge.
auriphrygiate
auriphrygiate
adj
Embroidered or decorated with gold
auriscopically
auriscopy
auriscopy
noun
(medicine) Examination of the ear using an auriscope.
aurocyanide
aurocyanide
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, Au(CN)₂⁻, produced when gold is dissolved as part of the cyanide process.
austerity
austerity
noun
(economics) A policy of deficit-cutting, which by definition requires lower spending, higher taxes, or both.
(obsolete) Sourness and harshness to the taste.
Freedom from adornment; plainness; severe simplicity.
Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.
autarchically
autarkically
autarkically
adv
In an autarkic way.
authorially
authorially
adv
as an author
authoritatively
authoritatively
adv
In an authoritative manner, being worthy of trust.
authority
authority
noun
(countable) A government-owned agency that runs a revenue-generating activity for public benefit.
(countable) A reliable, definitive source of information on a subject.
(plural) Persons, regarded collectively, who occupy official positions of power; police or law enforcement.
(uncountable) Official permission; authorisation to act in some capacity on behalf of a ruling entity.
(uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules or give orders; or a position having such power or right.
(uncountable) Status as a trustworthy source of information, reputation for mastery or expertise; or claim to such status or reputation.
autobiographically
autobiographically
adv
In an autobiographical manner.
autobiography
autobiography
noun
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
(uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.