Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
noun
Any substance that absorbs.
acceptavit
adaptative
adaptative
adj
Of or pertaining to adaptation; adaptive.
adaptively
adaptively
adv
In an adaptive manner; with adaptation; in a fitting manner
adaptivity
adaptivity
Noun
The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.
adoptative
adoptative
adj
(rare) adoptive
adoptively
adoptively
adv
In a adoptive manner; by adoption.
adsorptive
adsorptive
adj
Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
noun
Any substance that adsorbs.
amphivasal
amphivasal
adj
(botany) In which the xylem surrounds the phloem
ampliative
ampliative
adj
That broadens conceptual knowledge by adding new information.
amputative
amputative
adj
(surgery) That involves amputation
aparavidya
apodictive
apodictive
adj
apodictic
apperceive
apperceive
verb
(obsolete) To perceive.
(psychology) To be aware of perceiving; to understand a perception by linking it mentally with a mass of existing ideas of the same object.
appetitive
appetitive
adj
Having the quality of desiring gratification.
applausive
applausive
adj
Conveying applause.
appointive
appointive
adj
Of, pertaining to, or filled by appointment.
appositive
appositive
adj
of or being in apposition
noun
(grammar) a word or phrase that is in apposition
appraisive
appraisive
adj
Of or relating to appraisal.
approvable
approvable
adj
Able to be confirmed or approved.
approvably
approvably
adv
In an approvable manner; in a manner that is able to be approved.
approvance
approvance
Noun
Approval.
approvedly
approvedly
adv
So as to secure approbation; in an approved manner.
ascriptive
ascriptive
adj
ascribing; relating to ascription
noun
The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work or other object to someone or something.
assumptive
assumptive
adj
(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.
attemptive
attemptive
adj
(obsolete) Disposed to attempt; adventurous.
avoidupois
avoyership
beaverpelt
capacitive
capacitive
adj
Of or pertaining to electrostatic capacitance
capitative
capitative
adj
Of or pertaining to capitation
per head; capitatim
captivance
captivance
noun
(obsolete, rare) Captivity.
captivated
captivated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of captivate
captivates
captivates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of captivate
captivator
captivator
noun
A person who captivates, or holds one captive.
carvership
cavekeeper
cervicapra
cloverport
coapprover
codevelops
codevelops
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of codevelop
compassive
completive
completive
adj
Making complete.
noun
(grammar) A construction denoting completion.
complexive
compluvium
compluvium
noun
(architecture) A space left unroofed over the court of a dwelling in Ancient Rome, through which the rain fell into the impluvium or cistern.
compulsive
compulsive
adj
Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.
Uncontrolled or reactive and irresistible.
noun
One who exhibits compulsive behaviours.
concaptive
conceptive
conceptive
adj
relating to conception (in all senses)
cooptative
cooptative
adj
Relating to the process of co-opting, or electing as a fellow member of a group.
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
curvograph
curvograph
noun
An arcograph.
daugavpils
daugavpils
Proper noun
A city in Latvia on the Western Dvina (Daugava) river.
davenports
davenports
noun
plural of davenport
depauville
depositive
depositive
adj
(medicine) Describing a condition in which lymph is exuded into the derma, forming papules.
Involving or relating to the process of depositing.
depravedly
depravedly
adv
In a depraved manner.
depressive
depressive
adj
Affected by depression, depressed; dispirited; melancholic.
Causing depression; dispiriting.
Relating to or characteristic of depression.
noun
A person suffering from depression.
deprivable
deprivable
adj
(obsolete) Liable to be deposed.
Capable of being, or liable to be, deprived.
depurative
depurative
adj
(medicine) Purifying the blood or humours; depuratory.
noun
Any depurative remedy or agent.
Any disease that is depurative.
deputative
devaporate
developers
developers
noun
plural of developer
developing
developing
adj
In the process of development.
Of a country: becoming economically more mature or advanced; becoming industrialized.
noun
A process of development.
verb
present participle and gerund of develop
developist
developoid
developpes
developpes
noun
plural of developpe
deviascope
disapprove
disapprove
verb
(intransitive) To condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate; used with of.
(transitive) To refuse to approve; reject.
She disapproves of rap music because of its sometimes aggressive lyrics.
To have or express an unfavorable opinion.
disenvelop
disenvelop
verb
To unwrap or disentangle.
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.
dispansive
dispensive
dispersive
dispersive
adj
That becomes dispersed
That causes dispersion
disportive
disprovide
disprovide
verb
(obsolete, transitive) Not to provide; to fail to provide.
disproving
disproving
verb
present participle of disprove
disruptive
disruptive
adj
(business) Causing major change, as in a market.
Causing disruption or unrest.
divekeeper
divekeeper
noun
The proprietor of a seedy bar or tavern.
drivership
eavesdrops
eavesdrops
noun
plural of eavesdrop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of eavesdrop
empoverish
empoverish
verb
Obsolete spelling of impoverish
endopelvic
endopelvic
adj
(anatomy) Within the pelvis
envelopers
envelopers
noun
plural of enveloper
enveloping
enveloping
verb
present participle of envelop
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.
espressivo
espressivo
adv
(music) To be played in an expressive manner.
evaporable
evaporable
adj
capable of evaporation
evaporated
evaporated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of evaporate
evaporates
evaporates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of evaporate
evaporator
evaporator
noun
A piece of equipment used to evaporate the solvent from a solution.
The part of a refrigerator that absorbs heat by evaporating a refrigerant.
evaporitic
evaporitic
adj
Of or pertaining to an evaporite
everyplace
everyplace
adv
(US, informal) everywhere
excerptive
excerptive
adj
That excerpts or selects.
expeditive
expeditive
adj
(obsolete) Performing with speed.
expletives
expletives
noun
plural of expletive
exploitive
exploitive
adj
Exploitative: taking advantage of someone
explosives
explosives
noun
plural of explosive
expositive
expositive
adj
That explains; expository
expressive
expressive
adj
Effectively conveying thought or feeling.
noun
(linguistics) Any word or phrase that expresses (that the speaker, writer, or signer has) a certain attitude toward or information about the referent.
(linguistics, more narrowly) A word or phrase, belonging to a distinct word class or having distinct morphosyntactic properties, with semantic symbolism (for example, an onomatopoeia), variously considered either a synonym, a hypernym or a hyponym of ideophone.
grapeville
grapevines
grapevines
noun
plural of grapevine
gravipause
grieveship
guptavidya
hypoactive
hypoactive
adj
Less than normally active.
iliopelvic
impavidity
impavidity
noun
(archaic) The quality of being impavid.
impeditive
impeditive
adj
(archaic) Causing hindrance; impeding.
imperative
imperative
adj
(computing theory) Having semantics that incorporates mutable variables.
(grammar) Of, or relating to the imperative mood.
Essential; crucial; extremely important.
Expressing a command; authoritatively or absolutely directive.
noun
(countable) An essential action, a must: something which is imperative.
(countable, grammar) A verb in imperative mood.
(uncountable, grammar) The grammatical mood expressing an order (see jussive). In English, the imperative form of a verb is the same as that of the bare infinitive.
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
improvable
improvable
adj
Capable of being improved.
Capable of being used to advantage; profitable.
Impossible to prove.
improvably
improvably
adv
So as to permit improvement.
improvided
improvided
adj
Unforeseen.
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
improvisor
improvisor
noun
Alternative form of improviser
impunitive
impunitive
adj
Relating to impunity
imputative
imputative
adj
Of, related, or pertaining to imputation.
inadaptive
inadaptive
adj
Not adaptive.
inspective
inspective
adj
Engaged in inspection; involving inspection.
interpaved
kampsville
kulpsville
larviposit
larviposit
verb
(biology) To deposit living larvae rather than eggs
lopatnikov
mapleville
mappsville
misimprove
misimprove
verb
(transitive, archaic) To use for a bad purpose; to misuse.
misprovide
misprovide
verb
(intransitive) To provide badly or wrongly.
misprovoke
naperville
nerveproof
nonprivity
noviceship
noviceship
noun
The state or position of being a novice.
occupative
occupative
adj
occupational; relating to one's occupation or employment
operatives
operatives
noun
plural of operative
opiniative
opiniative
adj
Archaic form of opinionative.
oppilative
oppilative
adj
(obsolete) Obstructive.
noun
(obsolete) A medicine that obstructs, or closes the pores.
oppositive
oppositive
adj
Expressing contrariety.
noun
The oppositive case, or an instance of its use.
oppressive
oppressive
adj
Burdensome or difficult to bear.
Hot and humid of the weather.
Tyrannical or exercising unjust power.
Weighing heavily on the spirit; intense, or overwhelming
optatively
optatively
adv
In an optative way.
overcanopy
overcanopy
verb
(transitive) To form a canopy over.
overdeepen
overdeepen
verb
(geography) To erode (a basin or valley) far deeper than the thalweg.