Of or relating to argumentation; specifically, presenting a logical argument or line of reasoning; argumentive, discursive.
Prone to argue or dispute.
argumentatively
argumentatively
adv
In an argumentative manner.
argumentativeness
argumentativeness
noun
the state of being argumentative
argumentive
argumentive
adj
Being or presenting an argument or line of reasoning.
argusville
astragalonavicular
autogravure
autogravure
noun
(historical) A process of photo-engraving akin to autotype.
autonavigator
autonavigators
autoprogressive
autoregressive
autoregressive
adj
(statistics) Employing autoregression, using a weighted sample of past data to predict future results
autoregulative
autoregulative
adj
autoregulatory
auvergne
avanguardisti
brevilingual
brevilingual
adj
(rare) Having a short tongue.
burggrave
burggrave
noun
Alternative form of burgrave
burgrave
burgrave
noun
(historical) The military governor of a town or castle in the Middle Ages, especially in German-speaking Europe; a nobleman of the same status.
One who holds a hereditary title, with an associated domain, descended from an ancestor who commanded a burg, especially in German-speaking Europe.
burgraves
burgraves
noun
plural of burgrave
burgraviate
burgraviate
noun
The territory of a burgrave.
cervicolingual
cervicolingual
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the lingual region of the neck of a tooth
circumnavigable
circumnavigable
adj
able to be circumnavigated
circumnavigate
circumnavigate
verb
(intransitive, sailing) To sail around the world.
(transitive) To circumvent or bypass.
(transitive) To travel completely around somewhere or something, especially by sail.
circumnavigated
circumnavigated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumnavigate
circumnavigates
circumnavigates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumnavigate
circumnavigating
circumnavigating
verb
present participle of circumnavigate
circumnavigation
circumnavigation
noun
The act of circumnavigating, or sailing round.
circumnavigations
circumnavigations
noun
plural of circumnavigation
circumnavigator
circumnavigator
noun
A person who circumnavigates, that is, sails around the world.
circumnavigatory
circumnavigatory
adj
pertaining to circumnavigation
circumvallating
circumvallating
verb
present participle of circumvallate
clavigerous
clavigerous
adj
Bearing a club.
Bearing a key.
coadventuring
configurative
configurative
adj
Of or pertaining to configuration
counteradvantage
counteradvantage
noun
A disadvantage that cancels out an advantage.
An advantage held by an opponent.
countervailing
countervailing
adj
(formal) Compensating with equal force.
verb
present participle of countervail
countervengeance
countervengeance
noun
Vengeance taken in reaction to earlier vengeance.
culvertage
culvertage
noun
(historical) The degradation of a vassal to the position of a serf.
curveballing
curveballing
verb
present participle of curveball
curvograph
curvograph
noun
An arcograph.
cytomegalovirus
cytomegalovirus
noun
(virology) Any of several herpes viruses, of the genus Cytomegalovirus, that infect the salivary glands of certain primates, including humans.
dativogerundial
davisburg
decorrugative
devulgarize
devulgarize
verb
(transitive) To free from what is vulgar or common.
disfavouring
disfavouring
verb
present participle of disfavour
disfigurative
disfigurative
adj
disfiguring
divulgater
divulgater
noun
(obsolete) One who divulges.
divulgator
divulgator
noun
Teacher.
divulgatory
divulgatory
adj
Divulging; of or pertaining to divulging.
dravosburg
duogravure
effluviography
effluviography
noun
(photography, obsolete) The effects upon the dry photographic plate of certain electric emanations, including those later known as the X-rays.
endeavouring
endeavouring
noun
Alternative form of endeavoring
verb
present participle and gerund of endeavour
evangeliarium
evangelistarium
expurgative
favouring
favouring
verb
present participle of favour
favouringly
favouringly
adv
In a favouring way.
figurative
figurative
adj
(art) representing forms recognisable in life and clearly derived from real object sources, in contrast to abstract art.
Emblematic, symbolic; representative, exemplative
Metaphorically so called.
Of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures; as when saying that someone who eats more than they should is a pig or like a pig.
With many figures of speech.
figuratively
figuratively
adv
(manner) In a figurative manner.
Used to indicate that what follows is to be taken as a figure of speech, not literally.
figurativeness
figurativeness
noun
The property of being figurative.
flavouring
flavouring
noun
Britain standard spelling of flavoring.
verb
present participle of flavour
fluviograph
fluviograph
noun
(dated) An instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
frugivora
gallivorous
gallivorous
adj
Feeding on galls.
galvanocauteries
galvanocauteries
noun
plural of galvanocautery
galvanocauterization
galvanocauterization
noun
Synonym of galvanocautery
galvanocautery
galvanocautery
noun
(surgery) Cautery by means of a knife or needle heated by a galvanic current.
galvanopuncture
galvanopuncture
noun
(medicine) electropuncture
galvanosurgery
gardevisure
gastrovascular
gastrovascular
adj
(anatomy) That has both a digestive and a circulatory function
gerundival
gerundival
adj
(grammar) Pertaining to the gerundive form of a word.
gouvernante
gouvernante
noun
(archaic) governess
gouvernantes
gouvernantes
noun
plural of gouvernante
graminivorous
graminivorous
adj
(entomology) That eats grasses and seeds.
grandevous
grandevous
adj
(obsolete) Of great age; aged; long-lived.
granivorous
granivorous
adj
That eats seeds
granulative
gravaminous
gravelous
gravelous
adj
Synonym of gravelly
gravipause
gravure
gravure
noun
(Japan) A style of Japanese softcore; glamour photography.
(art, printing) A type of intaglio printing process, in which an image is engraved onto a rotating copper cylinder.
gravures
gravures
noun
plural of gravure
groundwave
groundwave
noun
(radio) A signal that propagates along the surface of the Earth.
guadalquivir
guativere
guavaberry
guavaberry
noun
Myrciaria floribunda, a Caribbean fruit tree.
The small tangy edible fruit of this tree.
gubernative
gubernative
adj
(obsolete) governing
guevara
guevarist
guevarist
Noun
A supporter of or his political philosophy.
gulravage
gyrovague
gyrovague
noun
(obsolete) A wandering monk having no fixed monastery, as exemplified in the Rule of St. Benedict.
gyrovagues
gyrovagues
noun
plural of gyrovague
handgravure
harvestbug
harveysburg
heliogravure
heliogravure
noun
An engraving of this kind.
The process of photographic engraving.
inaugurative
inaugurative
adj
(archaic) That inaugurates
incurvating
incurvating
verb
present participle of incurvate
invulgar
invulgar
adj
(obsolete) Not vulgar; refined; elegant.
jarvisburg
kragujevac
kragujevac
Proper noun
A city in Serbia.
laboursaving
laevogyrous
laevogyrous
adj
Alternative form of levogyrous
larvigerous
laryngovestibulitis
lautverschiebung
leavittsburg
lithogravure
lithophotogravure
maneuvering
maneuvering
noun
(US, gerund of maneuver) An act in which something or someone maneuvers
verb
(US) present participle of maneuver
maneuvring
maneuvring
noun
Alternative form of maneuvering
verb
present participle of maneuvre
manoeuvering
manoeuvering
noun
gerund of manoeuver; an act in which something or someone manoeuvers
verb
present participle of manoeuver
manoeuvreing
manoeuvring
manoeuvring
noun
A manoeuvre.
verb
present participle of manoeuvre
marcgraviaceous
marcgraviaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Marcgraviaceae.
multigravida
multigravida
noun
A pregnant woman who has had at least two previous pregnancies.
murgavi
navigerous
nervosanguineous
neurodegenerative
neurodegenerative
adj
(neurology, pathology) Of, pertaining to, or resulting in the progressive loss of nerve cells and of neurologic function.