(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.
assumptively
assumptively
adv
In an assumptive manner.
assumptiveness
automanipulative
avicularimorphae
circumscriptive
circumscriptive
adj
That circumscribes or outlines
circumscriptively
circumscriptively
adv
In a circumscriptive manner
With regard to circumscription
circumspective
circumspective
adj
Looking in all directions; cautious or watchful of danger.
circumspectively
circumspectively
adv
In a circumspective manner.
compulsative
compulsative
adj
(obsolete) compulsatory; employing force or constraint
compulsatively
compulsatively
Adverb
By compulsion.
compulsive
compulsive
adj
Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.
Uncontrolled or reactive and irresistible.
noun
One who exhibits compulsive behaviours.
compulsively
compulsively
adv
In a compulsive manner; obsessively.
compulsiveness
compulsiveness
noun
the state of being compulsive
compulsives
compulsives
noun
plural of compulsive
compunctive
compunctive
adj
(obsolete) Sensitive with regard to wrongdoing; conscientious.
computative
computative
adj
calculating, shrewdly or selfishly reckoning
of or relating to computation, computational
computatively
computativeness
computativeness
noun
The quality of being computative.
consumptive
consumptive
adj
(pathology) Relating to pulmonary tuberculosis.
Having a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful.
Of, or relating to consumption.
noun
A person suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.
consumptively
consumptively
adv
In a consumptive manner.
consumptiveness
consumptiveness
noun
The state of being consumptive.
consumptives
consumptives
noun
plural of consumptive
counterdevelopment
counterdevelopment
noun
A development that counteracts another development.
hypervolume
hypervolume
noun
(geometry) A volume in more than three dimensions.
hypervoluminous
immunosuppressive
immunosuppressive
adj
(pharmacology, immunology) Having the capability to suppress the immune system, capable of immunosuppression.
noun
(pharmacology, immunology) An agent which is capable of immunosuppression.
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.
imperviously
imperviously
adv
In an impervious manner; impenetrably; impermeably.
imperviousness
imperviousness
noun
the state of being impervious
imprevu
impulsive
impulsive
adj
(mechanics) Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous – said of forces.
Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings; inclined to make rapid decisions without due consideration.
Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent.
noun
One whose behaviour or personality is characterized by being impulsive.
That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent.
impulsively
impulsively
adv
In an impulsive manner; with force; by impulse.
impulsiveness
impulsiveness
noun
The quality of being impulsive.
impulsivenesses
impulsivenesses
noun
plural of impulsiveness
impunitive
impunitive
adj
Relating to impunity
imputative
imputative
adj
Of, related, or pertaining to imputation.
imputatively
imputatively
adv
In an imputative fashion or manner.
imputativeness
imputativeness
noun
The quality of being imputative.
manipulative
manipulative
adj
(derogatory) Reaching one's goals at the expense of other people by using them.
Tending to manipulate.
Using manipulation purposefully.
noun
(mathematics) A manipulable object designed to demonstrate a mathematical concept.
manipulatively
manipulatively
adv
In a manipulative manner.
multiplicative
multiplicative
adj
(algebra) Having multiplication as an operator.
(mathematics, of a function, etc.) Distributive over multiplication.
Of or pertaining to multiplication.
noun
(grammar) A grammatical adverbial case in Finnish.
simple past tense and past participle of overmultiply
overmultiply
overmultiply
verb
(intransitive) To multiply or increase too much; to repeat too often.
overmultiplying
overmultiplying
verb
present participle of overmultiply
overplumb
overplume
overplump
overplump
adj
Excessively plump.
overplumpness
overplumpness
noun
Excessive plumpness.
overpresumption
overpresumption
noun
Excessive presumption.
overpresumptive
overpresumptively
overpresumptiveness
overpresumptuous
overpresumptuous
adj
Excessively presumptuous.
overpresumptuously
overpresumptuousness
overpump
overpump
verb
To pump excessively.
overpumping
overpumping
verb
present participle of overpump
overpunishment
overpunishment
noun
Excessive punishment.
overtrump
overtrump
verb
(card games) To play a higher trump card than the previous one in a trick
overtrumped
overtrumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overtrump
overtrumping
overtrumping
verb
present participle of overtrump
ovispermiduct
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.
pelvisternum
pervigilium
pervigilium
noun
(archaic) wakefulness; mild insomnia
plumbisolvent
plumbisolvent
adj
Alternative form of plumbosolvent
plumbosolvency
plumbosolvency
noun
The ability of a solvent, notably water, to dissolve lead.
plumbosolvent
plumbosolvent
adj
Exhibiting plumbosolvency.
plumerville
plumsteadville
plumville
pluviometer
pluviometer
noun
(meteorology) A scientific instrument for measuring the amount of rainfall.
pluviometric
pluviometric
adj
Related to pluviometry.
pluviometrical
pluviometrical
adj
Of or pertaining to a pluviometer.
pluviometrically
pluviometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, pluviometry.
pluviometry
pluviometry
noun
The scientific measurement of rainfall.
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
noun
(nonce word) A disease of the lungs, allegedly caused by inhaling microscopic silicate particles originating from the eruption of a volcano.
pneumoventriculography
pneumoventriculography
noun
ventriculography of the ventricles of the larynx
postmutative
premutative
premutative
adj
Prior to mutation.
presumptive
presumptive
adj
Based on presumption, probability, conjecture, hypothesis or belief.
Making presumptions; behaving as one who presumes, who assumes that which they perhaps should not.
presumptively
presumptively
adv
As is presumed to be the case
In a presumptive manner
presumptiveness
presumptiveness
noun
The condition of being presumptive.
preventorium
preventorium
noun
(historical) An institution or building for the isolation of patients infected with tuberculosis who did not yet have an active form of the disease.
preventoriums
preventoriums
noun
plural of preventorium
primevarous
primevous
primevous
adj
(obsolete) primeval
primulaverin
primulaveroside
prostatovesiculectomy
prostatovesiculectomy
noun
(surgery) Removal of prostate and seminal vesicles
protevangelium
pseudocompetitive
pseudocompetitively
pseudomedieval
pseudomedieval
adj
Seemingly, but not actually, medieval; resembling the Middle Ages, or something from that era.
pseudomedievally
pseudoprimitive
pseudoprimitivism
pseudovelum
pseudovelum
noun
A velarium that resembles a velum
pseudovum
pseudovum
noun
(zoology) An egg-like germ produced by the agamic females of some insects and other animals, and by the larvae of certain insects. It is capable of development without fertilization.
pulviplume
pulviplume
noun
A feather yielding powder down.
putnamville
resumptive
resumptive
adj
That is in the nature of resumption.
noun
(archaic) A restorative medicine.
(grammar) A resumptive pronoun.
resumptively
resumptively
adv
(linguistics) In a resumptive manner; in terms of, or by means of, resumption.
semioviparous
semioviparous
adj
(zoology, obsolete) Imperfectly viviparous; giving birth to immature young that finish developing outside the mother's body.
semipervious
semipervious
adj
Somewhat or partly pervious.
semiperviousness
semiproductive
semiproductive
adj
Somewhat or partly productive.
semiproductively
semiproductively
adv
In a semiproductive manner.
semiproductiveness
semiproductivity
semiproductivity
noun
The quality of being semiproductive.
semipunitive
semipurposive
semipurposively
semipurposiveness
semispeculative
semispeculatively
semispeculativeness
semperjuvenescent
semperjuvenescent
adj
(rare, literary) Forever young or growing younger.