(archaic) A style based on slavish imitation, without character or originality.
(archaic) plagiarism
copyist
copyist
noun
a person who makes manual copies of works such as manuscripts or paintings.
crisply
crisply
adv
In a crisp manner.
cypseli
deyship
diphyes
dipygus
dipygus
noun
An individual with a congenital deformity where the body axis forks left and right partway along the torso, with the posterior end (pelvis and legs) duplicated.
display
display
noun
(computing) An electronic screen that shows graphics or text.
(computing) The presentation of information for visual or tactile reception.
A device, furniture or marketing-oriented bulk packaging for visual presentation for sales promotion.
A piece of work to be presented visually.
A show or spectacle.
verb
(intransitive) To make a display; to act as one making a show or demonstration.
(military) To extend the front of (a column), bringing it into line, deploy.
(obsolete) To discover; to descry.
(obsolete) To spread out, to unfurl.
(printing, dated) To make conspicuous by using large or prominent type.
(transitive) To show conspicuously; to exhibit; to demonstrate; to manifest.
dyspnoi
espying
espying
verb
present participle of espy
gipsyfy
gipsyry
gossipy
gossipy
adj
Prone to gossip.
gymslip
gymslip
noun
A sleeveless tunic with a pleated skirt, most commonly seen as part of a girl's school uniform.
gypsied
gypsied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gypsy
gypsies
gypsies
noun
plural of gypsie
plural of gypsy
gypsine
gypsite
hypanis
hypoxis
hyppish
hyppish
adj
(dated) Affected with hypochondria; hypped; melancholy.
iapyges
impalsy
impalsy
verb
(transitive) To strike with palsy; to paralyze; to deaden.
ipseity
ipseity
noun
(philosophy) selfhood; individual identity
isopoly
isopyre
isopyre
noun
(mineralogy) A form of opal that has iron oxide impurities
isotopy
isotopy
noun
(linguistics) The repetition of a basic meaning trait (seme) within a story.
(mathematics) A form of homotopy that is always an embedding.
isotype
isotype
noun
(botany, taxonomy) A duplicate specimen of the holotype, from the same genetic individual.
(immunology) A marker corresponding to an antigen found in all members of a subclass of a specific class of immunoglobulins
krypsis
krypsis
noun
(theology) The doctrine that Christ, during His state of humiliation, continued to possess in a veiled way the divine attributes of omnipotence, omniscience, etc.
layship
layship
noun
(obsolete) The condition of being a layman.
limpsey
limpsey
adj
Alternative form of limpsy
lysippe
mayapis
miscopy
miscopy
noun
An imperfect copy.
verb
To copy incorrectly; to copy with mistakes.
misplay
misplay
noun
A wrong play.
verb
(transitive) To play incorrectly or poorly.
mistype
mistype
verb
To categorize incorrectly.
To type incorrectly, introducing spelling mistakes or other errors.
myopias
myopias
noun
plural of myopia
myopies
paisley
paisley
adj
Made from this fabric, or marked with this design.
noun
A motif of a swirling droplet.
A soft woollen fabric having this motif.
palisfy
palissy
palsify
paynims
paynims
noun
plural of paynim
peskily
peskily
adv
In a pesky manner.
pestify
pestify
verb
To pester or annoy
To treat with a pesticide
phyliss
phyllis
phyllis
Proper noun
A girl who killed herself for love, and was turned into an almond tree.
name derived from the mythological character.
physcia
physics
physics
noun
Newtonian physics was extended by Einstein to explain the effects of travelling near the speed of light; quantum physics extends it to account for the behaviour of atoms.
The branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy.
The physical aspects of a phenomenon or a system, especially those studied scientifically.
plural of physic
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of physic
physiol
phytins
phyxius
pigsney
pinkeys
pinkeys
noun
plural of pinkey
pinyins
pinyons
pinyons
noun
plural of pinyon
piosity
piosity
noun
Affected or exaggerated piety.
piously
piously
adv
in a pious manner
pirayas
pirayas
noun
plural of piraya
piscary
piscary
noun
(law) The right or privilege of fishing in somebody else's waters.
fishery
pitarys
pitylus
pixyish
pixyish
adj
Like a pixy or pixie.
plurisy
plurisy
noun
(obsolete) superabundance, excess, plethora
presidy
prosify
prosify
verb
(transitive) To convert or translate into prose.
(transitive) To make prosaic or commonplace.
prosily
prosily
adv
In a prosy manner.
psychic
psychic
adj
Relating to or having the abilities of a psychic.
Relating to the psyche or mind, or to mental activity in general.
noun
(Gnosticism) In gnostic theologian Valentinus' triadic grouping of man the second type; a person focused on intellectual reality (the other two being hylic and pneumatic).
(parapsychology) A person who supposedly contacts the dead; a medium.
A person who possesses, or appears to possess, extra-sensory abilities such as precognition, clairvoyance and telepathy, or who appears to be susceptible to paranormal or supernatural influences.
psychid
psychid
noun
(zoology) Any of the family Psychidae; a bagworm.
psyllid
psyllid
noun
Any of the host-specific plant-feeding insects of the family Psyllidae, which feed on plant juices.
punyish
punyish
adj
Somewhat puny.
punyism
punyism
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being puny; puniness.
pursily
pursily
adv
In a puckered manner.
Out of breath, breathlessly.
pushily
pushily
adv
In a pushy manner.
pyemias
pyemias
noun
plural of pyemia
pygmies
pygmies
noun
plural of pygmy
pyknics
pyknics
noun
plural of pyknic
pyralis
pyralis
noun
A moth of the genus Pyralis.
A species of firefly, Photinus pyralis
pyrites
pyrites
noun
plural of pyrite
pyrosis
pyrosis
noun
(medicine) A burning sensation in the chest due to reflux of stomach contents in the esophagus.
pythias
pythios
pythius
pyurias
pyurias
noun
plural of pyuria
pyxides
pyxides
noun
plural of pyxis
pyxidis
sappily
sappily
adv
In a sappy way.
scrimpy
scrimpy
adj
scanty; meagre
scyphoi
scyphoi
noun
plural of scyphos
scypphi
sepiary
shipboy
shipley
shipway
shipway
noun
A navigable canal.
The sloping dry dock in which a ship is built and from where it is launched.
shrimpy
shrimpy
adj
Physically puny.
Resembling or characteristic of shrimp; shrimplike.
skipway
skyphoi
skyphoi
noun
plural of skyphos
skypipe
slimpsy
slimpsy
adj
Alternative form of slimsy
slipway
slipway
noun
(nautical) A sloping surface, leading down to the shore or to a river, on which ships are built, repaired or stored and from which they are launched.
A slip road.
soapily
soapily
adv
In a soapy way.
sparily
spaying
spaying
noun
The act or operation of neutering an animal; normally used in reference to performing the operation on a female.
verb
present participle of spay
specify
specify
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To speak explicitly or in detail (often used with of).
(transitive) To bring about a specific result.
(transitive) To include in a specification.
(transitive) To state explicitly, or in detail, or as a condition.
sperity
spicery
spicery
noun
(archaic) A repository of spices.
Spices, in general.
spicily
spicily
adv
In a spicy manner.
spidery
spidery
adj
Characterized by many spindly extensions.
Infested with, or containing many spiders.
Like a spider.
spikily
spikily
adv
In a spiky way.
spindly
spindly
adj
Characteristic of a spindle; slender and of weak appearance.
spinney
spinney
noun
(UK) A small copse or wood, especially one planted as a shelter for game birds.
Clipping of spinnaker.
spintry
spirity
spirity
adj
Full of spirit; spirited.
spivery
spivery
noun
Alternative spelling of spivvery
splinty
splinty
adj
Having the texture of splent coal.
spriggy
spriggy
adj
Full of sprigs, or small branches.
springy
springy
adj
Characteristic of the spring season.
Lively; bouncy.
Of land, having many springs (of water).
That returns rapidly to its original form (as a spring does) after being bent, compressed, stretched, etc.
spritty
spulyie
spyship
spyship
noun
A ship (water-borne vessel) used for espionage.
stipply
stypsis
stypsis
noun
The use or the action of a styptic
astringency
styptic
styptic
adj
(medicine, by extension) That stops bleeding.
Bringing about contraction of tissues; harsh, raw, austere.
noun
A substance used for styptic results.
sylphic
sylphic
adj
of or pertaining to a sylph
slender and graceful
sylphid
sylphid
noun
(poetic) A young or little sylph.
syrphid
syrphid
adj
Of or pertaining to flies of the family Syrphidae.
noun
Any species of the hoverfly family Syrphidae.
tipsify
tipsify
verb
(colloquial, transitive) To make tipsy.
tipsily
tipsily
adv
In a tipsy manner.
trypsin
trypsin
noun
(biochemistry) A digestive enzyme that cleaves peptide bonds (a serine protease)