In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously.
absyrtus
abulyeit
acolytus
actually
actually
adv
(modal) In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.
(obsolete) Actively.
(obsolete) Currently; at the time.
adjutory
adjutory
adj
(obsolete) Serving to help or assist.
adultery
adultery
noun
(biblical) Faithlessness in religion.
(biblical) Lewdness or unchastity of thought as well as act, as forbidden by the seventh commandment.
(ecclesiastical) The intrusion of a person into a bishopric during the life of the bishop.
(obsolete) Injury; degradation; ruin.
(obsolete) The fine and penalty formerly imposed for the offence of adultery.
(political economy) Adulteration; corruption.
Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse.
aduncity
aduncity
noun
Crookedness, curvaceousness, hookedness.
aegyptus
aestuary
apsyrtus
aptychus
aptychus
noun
(paleontology) A hard calcareous plate forming part of the body of an ammonite.
aquosity
aquosity
noun
(rare) The condition of being watery; wateriness
argutely
argutely
adv
In an argute manner.
artfully
artfully
adv
In an artful manner.
ascutney
astucity
astucity
noun
Craftiness; astuteness.
astutely
astutely
adv
In an astute manner.
athyrium
attunely
atymnius
audacity
audacity
noun
Fearlessness, intrepidity or daring, especially with confident disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions.
Insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional.
auditory
auditory
adj
Of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing.
noun
(archaic) Synonym of audience.
(archaic) Synonym of auditorium.
augustly
augustly
adv
In a royal or regal manner.
In an august or awe-inspiring manner.
auntsary
autarchy
autarchy
noun
A condition of absolute power.
Alternative spelling of autarky (“national economic self-reliance”)
Autocracy (absolute rule by a single person).
Sovereignty or self-government (national political independence).
authorly
authorly
adj
In the manner of an author.
autodyne
autodyne
noun
(radio, historical) A circuit that improved radio signal amplification by means of an audion.
autogamy
autogamy
noun
Self-fertilization, the fertilizing pollen being derived from the same blossom as the pistil acted upon.
Sologamy, marriage to oneself.
autogeny
autogeny
noun
spontaneous generation
autogyro
autogyro
noun
Alternative spelling of autogiro
autology
autology
noun
(grammar) The property of a word or phrase which describes itself.
(more generally) The ability of a concept to apply to itself; self-reference.
The study of oneself.
autolyse
autolyse
verb
(Britain) Alternative spelling of autolyze
autolyze
autolyze
verb
(biology, said of a cell) To destroy itself: to be destroyed by its own enzymes.
automacy
automacy
noun
The quality, state, or condition of being automatic; automaticity.
autonomy
autonomy
noun
(Christianity, uncountable) The status of a church whose highest-ranking bishop is appointed by the patriarch of the mother church, but which is self-governing in all other respects. Compare autocephaly.
(government, countable) A self-governing country or region.
(mechanics, uncountable) The capacity of a system to make a decision about its actions without the involvement of another system or operator.
(philosophy, uncountable) The capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision.
(uncountable) The right or condition of self-government; freedom to act or function independently.
autotomy
autotomy
noun
(chiefly zoology) The spontaneous removal of a limb, tail etc, especially by some invertebrates as a self-defense mechanism.
autotype
autotype
noun
(dated, countable) A copy or facsimile.
(dated, countable) An early form of photograph produced using autotypy.
(uncountable, computing) A function that completes the typing of a field using a prediction based upon the characters entered so far.
verb
(dated, transitive) To reproduce (a document) by autotype.
autotypy
autotypy
noun
(dated, photography) An early photographic process that produced autotypes using a carbon pigment.
autoxeny
auxocyte
ayudante
baetylus
baetylus
noun
Alternative form of baetyl (“sacred stone”)
bayreuth
beauetry
beautify
beautify
verb
(computing) Synonym of pretty-print
(intransitive, rare) To become beautiful.
(intransitive, rare) To make oneself beautiful.
(transitive) To make beautiful; to increase the beauty of.
beyrouth
bistoury
bistoury
noun
A narrow-bladed surgical knife.
blustery
blustery
adj
(of a person) Pompous or arrogant, especially in one's speech; given to outbursts.
Accompanied by strong wind.
Blowing in loud and abrupt bursts.
bodysuit
bodysuit
noun
A one-piece, skin-tight garment rather like a leotard.
boutylka
brutally
brutally
adv
In a brutal manner; viciously, barbarically.
In a direct way that does not attempt to hide, disguise or mask unpleasantness; directly.
buckstay
buckstay
noun
A vertical support for a furnace or boiler, to give it rigidity.
butchery
butchery
noun
(rare) An abattoir, a slaughterhouse.
(slang) The stereotypical behaviors and accoutrements of being a butch lesbian.
A disastrous effort, an atrocious failure.
A meat market
The butchering of meat.
The cruel, ruthless killings of humans, as at a slaughterhouse.
buttyman
buttyman
noun
(mining) Synonym of butty (“miner who works under contract”)
butylate
butylate
verb
(organic chemistry) To react so as to introduce one or more butyl groups into a molecule
butylene
butylene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric aliphatic alkenes containing four carbon atoms and one double bond; their polymers are used as synthetic rubber.
butyrals
butyrals
noun
plural of butyral
butyrate
butyrate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of butyric acid.
butyrins
butyrins
noun
plural of butyrin
butyrone
butyrone
noun
(organic chemistry) A liquid ketone obtained by heating calcium butyrate.
butyrous
butyrous
adj
Of, pertaining to, resembling or containing butter, buttery
butyryls
butyryls
noun
plural of butyryl
caducity
caducity
noun
Dotage or senility.
The state of being impermanent or transitory.
carryout
carryout
noun
(US, Scotland) An establishment that prepares and sells food to be taken away on demand; a takeaway.
(US, Scotland) Food that is intended to be eaten outside the establishment from which it is bought.
casualty
casualty
noun
(Britain) The accident and emergency department of a hospital providing immediate treatment; a casualty department or emergency room.
(military) A person in military service who becomes unavailable for duty, for any reason (notably death, injury, illness, capture, or desertion).
(obsolete) Chance nature; randomness.
(proscribed) Specifically, a person who has been killed (not only injured) due to an accident or through an act of violence; a fatality.
A person suffering from injuries or who has been killed due to an accident or through an act of violence.
An incidental charge or payment.
Someone or something adversely affected by a decision, event or situation.
Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.
caustify
centaury
centaury
noun
Centaurea, a genus in the Asteraceae containing species sometimes called centaury
Centaurium, sensu stricto
Cheirolophus crassifolius, a species in the Asteraceae commonly known as Maltese centaury
Gyrandra, a genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury
Sabatia, a New World genus in the Gentianaceae containing species sometimes called centaury
Schenkia, a genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury
Zeltnera, a New World genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury
centuply
centuply
adv
One hundredfold.
choultry
choultry
noun
Alternative form of choltry
chupatty
chupatty
noun
Archaic spelling of chapatti.
chutneys
chutneys
noun
plural of chutney
circuity
circuity
noun
(countable) A circuitous plan; a roundabout way of doing something.
(transport, countable) A measure of the ratio of road miles to air miles between two locations.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being circuitous.
clustery
clustery
adj
Growing in, or full of, clusters; like clusters.
cluttery
cluttery
adj
Cluttered; full of clutter.
Resembling or characteristic of clutter.
coquetry
coquetry
noun
(countable) An act constituting such behaviour; an affectation of amorous interest or enticement, especially of a woman directed towards a man.
Coquettish behaviour; actions designed to excite erotic attention, without intending to reciprocate such feelings (chiefly of women towards men); flirtatious teasing.
corythus
costumey
costumey
adj
(informal, of clothing) Overly elaborate, like a costume.
cosurety
cosurety
noun
One who is surety with another.
cotyleus
courtepy
courtepy
noun
(historical) A short coat of coarse cloth.
courtesy
courtesy
adj
Given or done as a polite gesture.
Supplied free of charge.
noun
(countable) A polite gesture or remark, especially as opposed to an obligation or standard practice.
(law) The life interest that the surviving husband has in the real or heritable estate of his wife.
(uncountable) Consent or agreement in spite of fact; indulgence.
(uncountable) Polite behavior.
(uncountable) Willingness or generosity in providing something needed.
A curtsey.
verb
Alternative form of curtsey
courtnay
courtney
courtney
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
name popular in the 1980s and the 1990s.
couthily
craythur
craythur
noun
(Ireland) Alternative form of creature.
Whiskey.
crustily
crustily
adv
In a crusty manner.
cryptous
crypturi
cubatory
cubicity
cubicity
noun
The property of being cubic.
cupidity
cupidity
noun
Extreme greed, especially for wealth.
curatory
curatory
noun
(law) guardianship; the role of a curator
curityba
curtseys
customly
customly
adv
(rare, nonstandard) In a custom manner.
cutaways
cutaways
noun
plural of cutaway
cutchery
cutchery
noun
A spice: kitchery.
Alternative spelling of cutcherry (administration office)
Alternative spelling of kedgeree (dish of fish, rice and eggs)
An Indian dish of rice boiled with split pulse, onions, eggs, butter, and condiments
cyanuret
cyanuret
noun
(obsolete) cyanide
cyathium
cyathium
noun
One of the specialised pseudanthia ("false flowers"), surrounded by involucral bracts, especially those forming the inflorescence of euphorbias.
cymatium
cymatium
noun
(architecture) A molding on the cornice.
(architecture) A type of molding that is wavelike in form.
cynthius
cystopus
dactylus
dactylus
noun
Synonym of dactyl (“type of metrical foot”)
daddynut
daughtry
demurity
demurity
noun
(archaic) demureness
deruyter
devoutly
devoutly
adv
In a devout manner.
dilutely
disunity
disunity
noun
The lack of unity or cohesion.
dooputty
draughty
draughty
adj
(British spelling) Standard spelling of drafty.
droughty
droughty
adj
(archaic) Dry; thirsty.
Lacking rain.
dulcetly
dulcetly
adv
In a dulcet manner.
dumosity
dumosity
noun
The quality of being dumous or dumose.
dutchify
dutchify
Verb
To render more Dutch.
duvetyne
duvetyne
noun
A heavy black cloth used in the motion picture and film industry to block out unwanted light.
duvetyns
duvetyns
noun
plural of duvetyn
dyestuff
dyestuff
noun
Any soluble pigment used for dyeing the hair, fabric, etc.
dysluite
dysluite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of the zinc spinel or gahnite.
dytiscus
elytrous
elytrous
Adjective
Relating to the elytron.
ennuyant
equality
equality
noun
(mathematics) The fact of being equal, of having the same value.
The equal treatment of people irrespective of social or cultural differences.
The fact of being equal.
equinity
equinity
noun
The quality of being equine.
eucalypt
eucalypt
noun
Any tree of the genus Eucalyptus.
Any tree of the tribe Eucalypteae of genera related and similar to Eucalyptus, such as Corymbia and Angophora.
eudyptes
eulysite
eulytine
eulytite
eulytite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, consisting chiefly of the silicate of bismuth.
eumycete
eumycete
noun
Any fungus of the former division Eumycota
eupatory
eurybath
eurybath
noun
A eurybathic organism.
eurythmy
eurythmy
noun
(medicine) Healthy, normal beating of the pulse; eurhythmia.
Graceful body movements to the rhythm of spoken words and music.
The harmony of features and proportion in architecture.
eurytion
eutrophy
eutrophy
noun
(geography, of a body of water) The quality of being rich in minerals and nutrients.
(medicine) healthy nutrition
verb
(transitive, intransitive, of a body of water) To make or become rich in minerals and nutrients, which often manifests itself in a green color.
executry
executry
noun
(law) The role of executor.
exiguity
exiguity
noun
The quality of being meagre or scanty.
faultily
faultily
adv
In a faulty manner
fitfully
fitfully
adv
In a fitful manner; irregularly or unsteadily.
fluently
fluently
adv
In a fluent manner, as expressing oneself easily, especially in a foreign language.
In a fluent manner, as having graceful movements.
In a fluent manner, as literally flowing.
fluidity
fluidity
noun
(countable) A measure of the extent to which something is fluid. The reciprocal of its viscosity.
(uncountable) The state of being fluid rather than viscous
The quality of being fluid or free-flowing
flustery
flustery
adj
flustered
fluttery
fluttery
adj
That flutters; fluttering
fortuity
fortuity
noun
(countable) A fortuitous event; an accident.
(uncountable) The state of being fortuitous.
fourthly
fourthly
adv
In the fourth place; fourth in a row.
fructify
fructify
verb
(intransitive) To bear fruit; to generate useful products or ideas.
(transitive) To make productive or fruitful.
fruitery
fruitery
noun
(historical) A place where fruit is stored.
fruitily
fruitily
adv
In a fruity way.
frumenty
frumenty
noun
(chiefly historical) A porridge made by boiling hulled wheat, typically with additional ingredients such as milk, egg yolks, and/or almond milk, traditionally served with venison or porpoise.
fugacity
fugacity
noun
(physics) A measure of the relative stability of different phases of a substance under the same conditions.
A measure of the tendency of a fluid to expand or escape.
fumatory
fumatory
adj
Of or relating to smoke, smoking, or fumigation.
noun
A place for subjecting things to smoke or vapour.
fumidity
fumidity
noun
The state of being fumid or smoky.
fumitory
fumitory
noun
Any plant of the taxonomic genus Fumaria of annual herbaceous flowering plants in the family Papaveraceae, native to temperate Europe and Asia.