(dated) An instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
improvingly
improvingly
adv
In a manner that tends to improve (especially, (dated), to educate or morally better a person).
larviparous
larviparous
adj
(zoology) Depositing living larvae, instead of eggs; said of certain insects.
loupcervier
operatively
operatively
adv
In an operative manner.
overamplify
overamplify
verb
To amplify to an extent that distorts the original sound or signal
To amplify to an extent that is undesirably loud.
overexplain
overexplain
verb
(transitive) To explain at unnecessary length or in too much detail.
overexploit
overexploit
verb
to exploit excessively
overhappily
overlapping
overlapping
adj
That overlaps something else
noun
The situation in which things overlap.
verb
present participle of overlap
overleaping
overleaping
verb
present participle of overleap
overlipping
overpainful
overpainful
adj
Excessively painful.
overpartial
overpartial
adj
Being overly partial; unduly partial.
overplaided
overplaided
adj
Having an overplaid pattern.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overplaid
overplainly
overplaying
overplaying
verb
present participle of overplay
overpoliced
overpoliced
adj
Excessively policed.
overpolitic
overslipped
overslipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overslip
overspilled
overtippled
ovicapsular
oviparously
oviparously
adv
In an oviparous manner
palmivorous
palmivorous
adj
(zoology) That consumes palm trees.
percolative
percolative
adj
That percolates
perronville
plurivorous
plurivorous
adj
(biology, of a parasite) That lives on several types of host
pluviograph
pluviograph
noun
An instrument for measuring the amount of water that has fallen (i.e. a rain gauge), with a feature to register the data in real time to demonstrate rainfall over a short period, often an automated graphing instrument.
pluviometer
pluviometer
noun
(meteorology) A scientific instrument for measuring the amount of rainfall.
pluviometry
pluviometry
noun
The scientific measurement of rainfall.
poplarville
porterville
postolivary
potterville
powersville
predissolve
preinvolved
previolated
previsional
previsional
adj
Relating to prevision or foresight; prophetic.
probatively
procarnival
procivilian
profluvious
profluvious
adj
(obsolete) Relating to profluvium
profusively
profusively
adv
In a profusive manner.
prolatively
provability
provability
noun
The condition of being provable
proverblike
proverblike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a proverb.
providently
providently
adv
In a provident manner.
provincials
provincials
noun
plural of provincial
provinculum
provisional
provisional
adj
Temporary, but with the intention of eventually becoming permanent or being replaced by a permanent equivalent.
noun
(dentistry) An interim denture.
(philately) A postage stamp issued locally before an official issue is released.
provisorily
provisorily
adv
In a provisory manner; conditionally; subject to a proviso.
provokingly
provokingly
adv
In a provoking manner.
pulveration
pulviniform
pulviniform
adj
pillow-shaped
purposively
purposively
adv
In a purposive manner.
reprovingly
reprovingly
adv
In a reproving manner.
serpivolant
silverpoint
silverpoint
noun
(countable) An artwork produced by this technique.
(uncountable) A traditional technique for drawing by dragging a silvern rod or wire across a surface, often prepared with gesso or primer.
slipcovered
slipcovered
adj
Having a slipcover.
sliverproof
sporulative
sporulative
adj
Relating to sporulation
thyroprival
thyroprival
adj
(medicine) Due to loss of function or removal of the thyroid gland.