(military) The obligation imposed by law or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping.
An open determination of one's responsibility for something and imposition of consequences.
Good-faith acceptance of one's responsibility for something and of its consequences.
The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.
accumulatively
accumulatively
adv
In an accumulative manner
accusatively
accusatively
adv
(not comparable) In relation to the accusative case in grammar.
In an accusative manner.
accusatorially
accusatorially
adv
By way of accusation; in an accusatorial manner.
accusingly
accusingly
adv
In an accusing manner.
acetylbiuret
acetylenediurein
acetylfluoride
acicularity
acicularity
noun
Quality or degree of being acicular.
acicularly
acicularly
adj
In an acicular way.
acidulously
acidulously
adv
In an acidulous manner; in a mildly sour or acid way.
acoustically
acoustically
adv
(domain) From the perspective of acoustics.
(manner) In an acoustic manner, or using an acoustic musical instrument.
acquiescently
acquiescently
adv
In an acquiescent manner.
acquiescingly
acquiescingly
adv
in an acquiescing manner
acquirability
acquirability
noun
(rare) The quality of being acquirable; attainableness.
acquisitively
acquisitively
adv
In an acquisitive manner; for the purpose of acquisition.
acrimoniously
acrimoniously
adv
In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
actuality
actuality
noun
(historical, film) A short early motion picture.
(television) Live reporting on current affairs.
An instance or quality of being actual or factual; fact.
The state of existing; existence.
actuarially
actuarially
adv
By actuarial principles.
From an actuarial perspective.
In a manner performed by an actuary.
adjunctively
adjunctively
adv
In an adjunctive way.
adminiculary
adminiculary
adj
(obsolete) Adminicular.
adscititiously
adscititiously
adv
In an adscititious way.
aeronautically
aeronautically
adv
In a aeronautical manner; with respect to aeronautics or aviation.
aglycosuric
aglycosuric
adj
Having, or relating to, the condition of aglycosuria.
agranulocytosis
agranulocytosis
noun
(pathology) An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.
agriculturally
agriculturally
adv
In a manner pertaining to agriculture.
alacriously
alacriously
adv
With alacrity; briskly.
alcyonium
alcyonium
noun
(zoology) Any of the genus Alcyonium of fleshy Alcyonaria, their polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays.
alphanumerically
alphanumerically
adv
In a manner that is in numeric / numerical, then alphabetic / alphabetical, order.
In an alphanumeric / alphanumerical manner; using alphanumeric / alphanumerical characters.
altruistically
altruistically
adv
In an altruistic manner; in a manner having regard of others
alumohydrocalcite
alumohydrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
amaryllidaceous
amaryllidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Amaryllidaceae of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous flowering plants.
amblyacousia
amphicondylous
amphicytula
amyloleucite
anacoluthically
anacoluthically
adv
In an anacoluthic manner.
anacrustically
anacrustically
adv
In an anacrustic manner.
anisocotyledonous
anisodactylous
anisodactylous
adj
(zoology) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.
anisoleucocytosis
anticensoriously
anticeremoniously
anticommunistically
anticonstitutionally
anticonstitutionally
adv
(law) In an anticonstitutional manner.
anticontagiously
anticruelty
anticruelty
adj
Opposing cruelty, especially towards animals.
antieducationally
antienthusiastically
antiinsurrectionally
antiliturgically
antimusically
antipolyneuritic
antipolyneuritic
adj
Countering polyneuritis.
antiproductively
aquatically
aquatically
adv
In an aquatic style or manner.
araucarioxylon
archichlamydeous
archichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Archichlamydeae.
archicytula
architecturally
architecturally
adv
In an architectural manner.
Regarding architecture.
articulability
articulability
noun
The quality or degree of being articulable.
articulacy
articulacy
noun
The condition of being articulate.
articularly
articularly
adv
In an articular manner.
articulary
articulary
adj
articular; relating to the joints
noun
(anatomy) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.
articulately
articulately
adv
In an articulate manner.
articulatorily
articulatorily
adv
In terms of, or by means of, articulation.
articulatory
articulatory
adj
(medicine) Related to the specific articulation function of a joint.
(phonology) Of or pertaining to articulation; phonetic.
artifactually
artifactually
adv
(medical imaging or laboratory testing) Apparently but not truly, with the appearance being due to artifacts; spuriously.
With reference to artifacts
artiodactylous
artiodactylous
adj
(zoology) even-toed; of ungulates, having the weight borne about equally by the third and fourth toes
astronautically
astronautically
adv
In an astronautic way.
astuciously
astuciously
adv
astutely
atrociously
atrociously
adv
in an atrocious manner
audaciously
audaciously
adv
In a audacious manner; bravely, daringly, but not foolheartedly.
In a brazen, forthright manner.
audiometrically
audiometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, audiometry.
aurichlorohydric
auricularly
auricularly
adv
In an auricular manner.
auriculately
auriscopically
auspiciously
auspiciously
adv
In an auspicious way.
autarchically
autarkically
autarkically
adv
In an autarkic way.
auteciously
autecologically
autecologically
adv
In terms of autecology.
authentically
authentically
adv
In an authentic manner; with the requisite or genuine authority.
authenticly
authenticly
adv
Dated spelling of authentically.
autistically
autistically
adv
In an autistic way.
autoanalytic
autoanalytic
adj
Relating to autoanalysis.
autobiographically
autobiographically
adv
In an autobiographical manner.
autocatalysis
autocatalysis
noun
(chemistry) catalysis of a reaction by one of its products
autocatalytic
autocatalytic
adj
(chemistry, of a reaction) catalyzed by one of its own products
autocatalytically
autocatalytically
adv
By means of autocatalysis.
autocephality
autocephality
noun
(Christianity) The right of autonomy for a church; specifically, the right to resolve all internal problems on its own authority and to appoint its own bishops, including the head of the church, without any obligatory expression of dependence on another church.
autocratically
autocratically
adv
In an autocratic manner.
autocytolysis
autocytolysis
noun
cytolysis by a lysin produced by the same cell
autocytolytic
autocytolytic
adj
Relating to, or producing autocytolysis
autodidactically
autodidactically
adv
By teaching oneself.
autoeciously
autoeciously
adv
In an autoecious manner.
autoelectrolysis
autoelectrolytic
autoerotically
autoerotically
adv
In an autoerotic manner.
autogenetically
autogenetically
adv
In an autogenetic manner.
autographically
autographically
adv
By means of autography.
autohemolytic
autohypnotically
autolaryngoscopic
autolytic
autolytic
adj
(pathology) Relating to autolysis
automatically
automatically
adv
In an automatic manner.
automorphically
automorphically
adv
(mathematics) In terms of automorphisms
autonomically
autonomically
adv
In an autonomic manner
With reference to the autonomic nervous system
autophytically
autoplastically
autoplastically
adv
In an autoplastic manner.
autopsychoanalysis
autopsychoanalysis
noun
psychoanalysis of oneself
autoptically
autoptically
adv
By means of ocular view, or one's own observation.
autoschediastically
autoschediastically
adv
In an autoschediastic manner.
autostylic
autostylic
adj
(anatomy) Having the mandibular arch articulated directly to the cranium, as in the skulls of the Amphibia.