(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.
disruptive
disruptive
adj
(business) Causing major change, as in a market.
Causing disruption or unrest.
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.
kulpsville
overpluses
overpluses
noun
plural of overplus
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.
parvenuism
parvenuism
noun
The practices or characteristics of a social climber.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
pulvereous
pulverised
pulverised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pulverise
pulveriser
pulveriser
noun
Alternative spelling of pulverizer
pulverizes
pulverizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pulverize
purgatives
purgatives
noun
plural of purgative
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
unperverse
unperverse
adj
Not perverse.
unpervious
unplausive
unplausive
adj
(obsolete) disapproving
unpleasive
unpleasive
adj
(obsolete) unpleasant
unpositive
unprovised
unsportive
unsportive
adj
Not sportive.
usurpative
usurpative
adj
That usurps.
vapourised
vapourised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of vapourise