(heraldry, of arms, not comparable) Originally, being arms which a person had a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now, those assumed without sanction of the Heralds' College.
Forward or presumptuous.
Held as true or valid without evidence.
compassive
compulsive
compulsive
adj
Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.
Uncontrolled or reactive and irresistible.
noun
One who exhibits compulsive behaviours.
disimprove
disimprove
verb
(informal, rare, influenced by the German verb verschlimmbessern) To try to make something better but end up making it worse.
(intransitive, rare) to deteriorate.
(transitive, rare) to make worse.
empoverish
empoverish
verb
Obsolete spelling of impoverish
imperverse
impervious
impervious
adj
Immune to damage or effect.
Preventive of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable, particularly of water.
Unaffected or unable to be affected by something.
impositive
impoverish
impoverish
verb
(intransitive) To become poor.
(transitive) To make poor.
(transitive) To weaken in quality; to deprive of some strength or richness.
impressive
impressive
adj
Appealing.
Capable of being impressed.
Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress
improvised
improvised
adj
created by improvisation; impromptu; unrehearsed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of improvise
improviser
improviser
noun
One who improvises.
improvises
improvises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of improvise
kampsville
mappsville
misimprove
misimprove
verb
(transitive, archaic) To use for a bad purpose; to misuse.
misprovide
misprovide
verb
(intransitive) To provide badly or wrongly.
misprovoke
overimpose
overimpose
verb
(transitive) To impose too much or too often.
oversimple
oversimple
adj
Excessively simple; lacking the necessary complexity.
oversimply
oversimply
adv
In a way that is too simple; without the necessary detail or complexity.
parvenuism
parvenuism
noun
The practices or characteristics of a social climber.
permansive
permansive
adj
(linguistics, of an aspect) permanent, stative, maintaining the same state
permissive
permissive
adj
(biology) That allows the replication of viruses.
(of a footpath, bridleway or similar) Open to the public by permission of the landowner.
Giving permission, or predisposed to give it; lenient.