(archaic) Full of confusion; confused or confusing.
defencive
defencive
adj
(British) Alternative spelling of defensive
defensive
defensive
adj
(chiefly sports) Pertaining to defense, as opposed to attack.
(cricket) Of a bowling or fielding tactic designed to prevent the other side from scoring runs; of a batting tactic designed to prevent being out.
Displaying an inordinate sensitivity to criticism or intrusion; oversensitive; thin-skinned.
In a state or posture of defense.
Intended for defence; protective.
Intended to deter attack.
Performed so as to minimise risk.
noun
A means, attitude or position of defense.
enforcive
enforcive
adj
Serving to enforce or constrain; compulsive.
euflavine
farnovian
faventine
favouring
favouring
verb
present participle of favour
fennville
fervanite
fervanite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and vanadium.
fivepence
fivepence
noun
A monetary amount of five pence.
fivepenny
fivepenny
adj
(dated) Costing fivepence.
flavicant
flavonoid
flavonoid
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of many compounds that are plant metabolites, being formally derived from flavone; they have antioxidant properties, and sometimes contribute to flavor.
flavoring
flavoring
noun
(American spelling) Something that gives flavor, usually a food ingredient.
verb
present participle of flavor
forgiving
forgiving
adj
(computing) User-friendly, such that harmful mistakes are not easily made.
Inclined to forgive.
noun
An act of forgiveness.
verb
present participle of forgive
foveation
foveation
noun
Pitting and scarring, as seen in smallpox, chickenpox, etc.
The act of foveating (angling the eyes to focus on an object).
frivoling
furnivall
infantive
infective
infective
adj
Able to cause infection; infectious
noun
(epidemiology) A person who is capable of spreading a disease by infecting others.
infestive
infestive
adj
Tending to infest; acting like an infection.
inflative
inflative
adj
(obsolete) Of an inflating quality or tendency.
inflexive
inflexive
adj
(obsolete) inflexible
inflective
influxive
influxive
adj
(obsolete) Having influence; influential.
Having a tendency to flow inward.
inventful
inventful
adj
Full of invention; creative.
nonfervid
offensive
offensive
adj
(sports) Having to do with play directed at scoring.
Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, hatred, or indignation.
Relating to an offense or attack, as opposed to defensive.
noun
(countable, military) An attack.
(uncountable) The posture of attacking or being able to attack.
overfaint
overfaint
adj
Too faint.
overfling
ovoflavin
silverfin
silverfin
noun
(zoology) A small North American freshwater cyprinoid fish (Notropis whipplei, now Cyprinella whipplei).
unfestive
unfestive
adj
Not festive.
unfluvial
veinstuff
veinstuff
noun
(mining) Minerals found in a vein, of lesser value than ores.
venefical
venefical
adj
Obsolete form of veneficial.
venenific
venenific
adj
(archaic) poisonous
ventifact
ventifact
noun
A pebble or little stone shaped and polished by wind-blown sand.
verifying
verifying
verb
present participle of verify
vilifying
vilifying
noun
An act of vilification.
verb
present participle of vilify
viniferas
viniferas
noun
plural of vinifera
vivifying
vivifying
verb
present participle of vivify
zoofulvin
zoofulvin
noun
A yellow carotenoid pigment present in the feathers of some birds