(medicine, psychiatry) In a phase of mental activity in which one begins to recognize and acknowledge the maladaptiveness of someone's behavior (such as own's own, or that of a family member or friend); usually with reference to substance use.
Inclined to contemplate; introspective and thoughtful; meditative.
Pertaining to a religious contemplative, or a contemplative religious orders, especially the Roman Catholic varieties.
noun
Someone who has dedicated themselves to religious or philosophical contemplation.
contraceptive
contraceptive
adj
That acts to prevent conception as a result of sexual intercourse.
noun
A mechanism or means by which conception as a result of sexual intercourse can be prevented or made less likely.
convertaplane
convertaplane
noun
Alternative form of convertiplane
convertiplane
convertiplane
noun
Any of several forms of aircraft capable of both vertical takeoff and landing, and of normal forward flight; usually has variable geometry wings that can rotate
convertoplane
cooperatively
cooperatively
adv
In a cooperative manner; working with others on a task as part of a team.
corporatively
cryptovalence
cryptovalency
expectorative
expectorative
adj
Alternative form of expectorant
exteroceptive
exteroceptive
adj
(anatomy) That responds to external stimuli
extrospective
extrospective
adj
Involving extrospection.
hypervelocity
hypervelocity
adj
Having, or occurring at, extreme velocity.
noun
(astronomy) A velocity greater than escape velocity.
A hypersonic velocity.
A very high velocity.
hypothecative
hypothecative
adj
hypothecatory
incorporative
incorporative
adj
(grammar) Polysynthetic.
That serves to incorporate.
interoceptive
interoceptive
adj
Of or pertaining to interoception or an interoceptor.
introspective
introspective
adj
Examining one's own perceptions and sensory experiences; contemplative or thoughtful about oneself.
neutroceptive
noncorruptive
nonperceptive
nonperceptive
adj
unperceptive
nonpredictive
nonpredictive
adj
Not predictive.
nonproductive
nonproductive
adj
Not productive.
nonprojective
nonprojective
adj
Not projective.
nonprotective
nonprotective
adj
Not protective.
nonsusceptive
omniscriptive
overbepatched
overcompliant
overcompliant
adj
Excessively compliant.
overcorruptly
overexpectant
overexpectant
adj
Excessively expectant; expecting too much.
overpatriotic
overpatriotic
adj
Excessively patriotic.
overpersecute
overplacement
overplacement
noun
Assignment to a placement requiring greater talent than the person has.
Extreme overconfidence.
Placement over or above others.
overpoeticize
overpolitical
overpracticed
overpraticing
overprotected
overprotected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overprotect
overpublicity
overpublicity
noun
Excessive publicity.
oversceptical
oversceptical
adj
Alternative form of overskeptical
overskeptical
overskeptical
adj
Excessively skeptical.
overspeculate
overspeculate
verb
(finance) To spend too much money in speculation.
To speculate excessively.
ovispermiduct
photoactivate
photoactivate
verb
To activate by means of photoactivation
postinfective
postinfective
adj
Relating to postinfection
preadvocating
preconcertive
precongestive
preconnective
precontriving
precontriving
verb
present participle of precontrive
preconvention
preconvention
adj
Before a convention (meeting or gathering).
noun
A preliminary convention.
preconviction
preconviction
adj
Prior to conviction.
noun
A prior conviction.
precorruptive
preinvocation
preoccupative
pretervection
pretervection
noun
(obsolete, nonce word) The act of carrying past or beyond.
prevarication
prevarication
noun
(Ancient Rome, law, historical) The collusion of an informer with the defendant, for the purpose of making a sham prosecution.
(law) A false or deceitful seeming to undertake a thing for the purpose of defeating or destroying it.
(now rare) Deviation from what is right or correct.
A secret abuse in the exercise of a public office.
Evasion of the truth.
prevaricators
prevaricators
noun
plural of prevaricator
prevaricatory
prevaricatory
adj
Tending to prevaricate.
previctorious
prevocational
prevocational
adj
In preparation for a vocation.
proconvention
proconvention
adj
In favour of a convention.
procreativity
proctorsville
pronunciative
pronunciative
adj
(obsolete) Uttering confidently; dogmatical.
prospectively
prospectively
adv
In a prospective manner.
proventricule
proventriculi
proventriculi
noun
plural of proventriculus
provincialate
provincialate
noun
The office of a provincial (monastic superior)
provocatively
provocatively
adv
In a provocative manner.
pseudocaptive
pseudoviaduct
recaptivation
recaptivation
noun
captivation again or anew
reciprocative
reciprocative
adj
(archaic) Reciprocated; giving back to one another.
recurvopatent
reprovocation
retrospective
retrospective
adj
Affecting or influencing past things; retroactive.
Looking backwards.
Of, relating to, or contemplating the past.
noun
An exhibition of works from an extended period of an artist's activity.
uncompetitive
uncompetitive
adj
That does not involve competition; not competitive
unconsumptive
unconsumptive
adj
Not consumptive.
uncooperative
uncooperative
adj
Not cooperative.
unprospective
unprotractive
unprovocative
unprovocative
adj
Not provocative or stimulating
ventripotence
ventripotency
visceroptosis
visceroptosis
noun
A prolapse or sinking downward of the abdominal viscera below their natural position.