(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.
compulsive
compulsive
adj
Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.
Uncontrolled or reactive and irresistible.
noun
One who exhibits compulsive behaviours.
copulative
copulative
adj
(grammar) That acts as a copula.
(grammar) That connects the subject of a clause with its complement.
Of or pertaining to copulation.
noun
(grammar) A copulative conjunction.
(obsolete) connection
corruptive
corruptive
adj
Tending to corrupt.
coupeville
depauville
depurative
depurative
adj
(medicine) Purifying the blood or humours; depuratory.
noun
Any depurative remedy or agent.
Any disease that is depurative.
deputative
disruptive
disruptive
adj
(business) Causing major change, as in a market.
Causing disruption or unrest.
eprouvette
eprouvette
noun
A one-piece, fixed-elevation mortar formerly used to test the strength of gunpowder.
eruptively
eruptively
adv
In an eruptive manner.
eruptivity
eruptivity
noun
The state or quality of being eruptive.
gravipause
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.
impunitive
impunitive
adj
Relating to impunity
imputative
imputative
adj
Of, related, or pertaining to imputation.
kulpsville
occupative
occupative
adj
occupational; relating to one's occupation or employment
overpluses
overpluses
noun
plural of overplus
overpruned
overpruned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overprune
overpublic
overpunish
overpunish
verb
To punish excessively.
oversprung
oversprung
verb
past participle of overspring
oversupped
oversupped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of oversup
oversupply
oversupply
noun
An excessive supply.
verb
To supply more than is needed.
ovicapsule
ovicapsule
noun
(anatomy) The outer layer of a Graafian follicle.
(zoology) An ootheca.
palaverous
palaverous
adj
Verbose; wordy.
papaverous
papaverous
adj
(figuratively) Inducing sleep; soporific.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the poppy.
parvenudom
parvenudom
noun
The realm or sphere of parvenus.
parvenuism
parvenuism
noun
The practices or characteristics of a social climber.
pediluvium
pediluvium
noun
The bathing of the feet.
perculsive
percussive
percussive
adj
(phonetics) Produced by striking organs together, for example, smacking the lips or gnashing the teeth.
Characterized by percussion; caused by or related to the action of striking or pounding something.
noun
(phonetics) A percussive phone.
perfervour
periovular
periovular
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding an ovary
(pathology) About the time of ovulation
periuvular
periuvular
adj
(anatomy) Around the uvula.
perivenous
perivenous
adj
(medicine) Surrounding a vein.
persuasive
persuasive
adj
Able to persuade; convincing.
noun
That which persuades; incitement.
perviously
perviously
adv
In a pervious manner.
pervulgate
pervulgate
verb
(obsolete) To publish.
plurivalve
pluvialine
postvenous
poxviruses
poxviruses
noun
plural of poxvirus
preclusive
preclusive
adj
Serving to preclude.
precursive
precursive
adj
Being a style of handwriting that can later be developed into cursive.
Preceding; introductory; precursory.
preobvious
prevaluing
preventure
previously
previously
adv
(now archaic, with present-tense constructions) First; beforehand, in advance.
(television) Recapitulating the preceding episodes of a series.
(with past-tense constructions) At an earlier time.
procursive
procursive
adj
(medicine) Running forward, as the patient does in certain forms of epilepsy.
productive
productive
adj
(linguistics, of an affix or word construction rule) Consistently applicable to any of an open set of words.
(medicine) Of a cough, producing mucus or sputum from the respiratory tract.
(medicine) Of inflammation, producing new tissue.
Capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile.
Of, or relating to the creation of goods or services.
Yielding good or useful results; constructive.
propulsive
propulsive
adj
Of or pertaining to propulsion
Serving to propel
protrusive
protrusive
adj
rather conspicuous; obtrusive
that protrudes; protruding
proviruses
proviruses
noun
plural of provirus
pseudooval
pseudovary
pseudovary
noun
Alternative form of pseudovarium
pullshovel
pulverable
pulverable
adj
Capable of being reduced to fine powder.
pulverated
pulverated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pulverate
pulvereous
pulverised
pulverised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pulverise
pulveriser
pulveriser
noun
Alternative spelling of pulverizer
pulverized
pulverized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pulverize
pulverizer
pulverizer
noun
(agriculture) A device for crushing clods of soil in a field.
One who, or that which, pulverizes.
pulverizes
pulverizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pulverize
pulvinated
pulvinated
adj
pulvinate
pulviplume
pulviplume
noun
A feather yielding powder down.
punitively
punitively
adv
In a punitive manner.
purgatives
purgatives
noun
plural of purgative
purveyable
purveyable
adj
Able to be purveyed.
purveyance
purveyance
noun
(Britain, historical) The prerogative of the Crown to static separation of duty with goods and services for royal use.
The act of purveying.
putatively
putatively
adv
According to belief.
repudative
reputative
reputative
adj
reputed; putative
resumptive
resumptive
adj
That is in the nature of resumption.
noun
(archaic) A restorative medicine.
(grammar) A resumptive pronoun.
spurtively
subreptive
subreptive
adj
(obsolete) surreptitious
superbrave
superbrave
adj
Very brave.
supercivil
superheavy
superheavy
adj
(linguistics, of a syllable) stressed more than is usual
(physics) Describing a transuranic element with an extremely high atomic number; typically taken to mean beyond lawrencium (element 103, the last actinide)
Having far greater weight than usual.
noun
(physics) A superheavy element.
supernovae
supernovae
noun
plural of supernova
supernovas
supervalue
supervened
supervened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of supervene
supervenes
supervenes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of supervene
supervisal
supervisal
noun
(dated) supervision
supervised
supervised
adj
Done under supervision; watched.
verb
past participle of supervise
supervisee
supervisee
noun
One who is supervised, who works under a supervisor.
supervises
supervises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of supervise
supervisor
supervisor
noun
(US) In certain states, an elected member of the governing body for a county which is called the board of supervisors.
(computing) A process responsible for managing other processes.
(management) A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities.
A person who monitors someone to make sure they comply with rules or other requirements set for them.
supervital
suppletive
suppletive
adj
(grammar) Supplying an etymologically unrelated word with forms, or which is used as one of its forms, by suppletion (for example, in English, better and best are suppletive forms of good).
(law) Relating to laws which can apply in a contract if the parties choose to agree to this.
Making up for deficiencies; supplementary; suppletory.
noun
(grammar) A form used by way of suppletion.
supportive
supportive
adj
Providing support.
suppresive
susceptive
susceptive
adj
receptive
susceptible
suspensive
suspensive
adj
(chiefly law) That suspends (temporarily stops)
Characterized by suspense; suspenseful
turveydrop
unadaptive
unadaptive
adj
Not adaptive
unadoptive
unapproved
unapproved
adj
(archaic) Not proven.
Not approved.
uncaptived
uncaptived
adj
(obsolete) Freed from captivity.
undepraved
undepraved
adj
(archaic) Not morally depraved or corrupted.
undeprived
undeprived
Adjective
Not deprived.
uneruptive
unimproved
unimproved
adj
Not selectively bred for better quality or productiveness
Not used or employed advantageously
not tilled, built on, or otherwise improved for use.
unoverpaid
unpervaded
unpervaded
adj
Not pervaded.
unperverse
unperverse
adj
Not perverse.
unpervious
unplausive
unplausive
adj
(obsolete) disapproving
unpleasive
unpleasive
adj
(obsolete) unpleasant
unpositive
unprovable
unprovable
adj
That cannot be proved or verified by any test
unprovided
unprovided
adj
Not provided; not supplied or equipped; unprepared.
unprovised
unprovoked
unprovoked
adj
Happening without provocation or motivation.
adv
He attacked me, suddenly, unprovoked.
Without provocation or motivation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unprovoke
unpunitive
unpurveyed
unpurveyed
adj
(archaic) unprovided
unputative
unreproved
unreproved
adj
Not reproved.
unsportive
unsportive
adj
Not sportive.
upperville
usurpative
usurpative
adj
That usurps.
vapourable
vapourable
adj
Alternative form of vaporable
vapourised
vapourised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of vapourise
vapouriser
vapouriser
noun
Alternative form of vaporizer
vapourized
vapourized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of vapourize
vapourizer
viperously
viperously
adv
In a viperous manner.
vituperate
vituperate
adj
(rare) Which has been abusively or harshly criticized; also, deserving harsh criticism.
Of, characterized by, or relating to abusive or harsh criticism.
verb
(intransitive) To use abusive or harsh words.
To attack (someone or something) with abusive language; to revile, to vilify.
To criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner.