Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.
abstrusely
abstrusely
adv
In an abstruse manner.
abstrusity
abstrusity
noun
(archaic) Abstruseness; that which is abstruse.
absurdity
absurdity
noun
(countable) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.
(obsolete, rare) Dissonance.
(uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.
absyrtus
abulyeit
abundantly
abundantly
adv
Extremely.
In an abundant manner; in a sufficient degree; in large measure.
acalyculate
acalyculate
adj
Lacking a calyx of calycle
accentuality
accentuality
noun
The quality of being accentual.
accentually
accentually
adv
In an accentual manner; in accordance with accent.
accountability
accountability
noun
(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.
accountably
accountably
adv
In an accountable manner.
accountancy
accountancy
noun
(countable, accounting) A company or organisation that performs such a function.
(uncountable, Britain, New Zealand, often Philippines, accounting) The function of compiling and providing financial information primarily by reports referred to as financial statements, including bookkeeping, systems design, analysis and interpretation of accounting information.
accumulatively
accumulatively
adv
In an accumulative manner
accurately
accurately
adv
In an accurate manner; exactly; precisely; without error or defect.
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.
accusatory
accusatory
adj
Pertaining to, or containing, an accusation.
accustomedly
accustomedly
adv
In an accustomed manner.
acetylbiuret
acetylcellulose
acetylenediurein
acetylfluoride
acetylurea
acicularity
acicularity
noun
Quality or degree of being acicular.
acolytus
acotyledonous
acotyledonous
adj
Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.
acoumetry
acoumetry
noun
The measuring of the power or extent of hearing.
acoustically
acoustically
adv
(domain) From the perspective of acoustics.
(manner) In an acoustic manner, or using an acoustic musical instrument.
acquaintancy
acquaintancy
noun
acquaintanceship
acquiescently
acquiescently
adv
In an acquiescent manner.
acquirability
acquirability
noun
(rare) The quality of being acquirable; attainableness.
acquisitively
acquisitively
adv
In an acquisitive manner; for the purpose of acquisition.
acrodactylum
acrodactylum
noun
The upper surface of a toe
acromyotonus
acromyotonus
noun
Synonym of acromyotonia
acronyctous
acronyctous
adj
(astronomy) acronycal
actinautography
actinautography
noun
(obsolete, photography) The production of an actinautographic image
actinomycesous
actinomycetous
actinomycetous
adj
Of or relating to actinomycetes.
actinopterygious
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.
actually
actually
adv
(modal) In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.
(obsolete) Actively.
(obsolete) Currently; at the time.
actuarially
actuarially
adv
By actuarial principles.
From an actuarial perspective.
In a manner performed by an actuary.
actuary
actuary
noun
(dated) Registrar, clerk. [16th-19th c.]
A professional who calculates financial values associated with uncertain events subject to risk, such as insurance premiums or pension contributions.
actuaryship
actuaryship
noun
The role or status of actuary.
acuity
acuity
noun
Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.
The ability to think, see, or hear clearly.
acutely
acutely
adv
In an acute manner
adactylous
adactylous
adj
Without claws on the feet (of crustaceous animals).
Without fingers or without toes.
adenocystomatous
adenotyphus
adequately
adequately
adv
Barely satisfactory or sufficient.
In an adequate manner.
Sufficient to satisfy a requirement or meet a need; sufficiently; satisfactorily.
adjudicatory
adjudicatory
adj
Of or pertaining to an adjudication.
adjunctively
adjunctively
adv
In an adjunctive way.
adjunctly
adjunctly
adv
In an adjunct manner.
adjuratory
adjuratory
adj
Of or pertaining to an adjuration.
adjustability
adjustability
noun
The state or condition of being adjustable.
adjustably
adjustably
adv
In a way that is adjustable.
adjutancy
adjutancy
noun
The state or office of being an adjutant, assistant, or helper.
adjutory
adjutory
adj
(obsolete) Serving to help or assist.
adscititiously
adscititiously
adv
In an adscititious way.
adulatory
adulatory
adj
Exhibiting adulation; overly flattering.
adulterately
adulterately
adv
In an adulterate manner.
adulterously
adulterously
adv
In an adulterous manner.
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.
adultly
adultly
adv
In an adult manner, not childishly.
adumbratively
adumbratively
adv
In an adumbrative manner
aduncity
aduncity
noun
Crookedness, curvaceousness, hookedness.
advantageously
advantageously
adv
In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner.
adventitiously
adventitiously
adv
in an adventitious manner; sporadically.
adventuresomely
adventuresomely
adv
In an adventuresome manner.
adventurously
adventurously
adv
In an adventurous manner.
adytum
adytum
noun
(Ancient Greece, religion) The innermost sanctuary or shrine in a temple, from where oracles were given.
(by extension) A private chamber; a sanctum.
aegyptus
aepytus
aeronautically
aeronautically
adv
In a aeronautical manner; with respect to aeronautics or aviation.
aeschynanthus
aestuary
affluently
affluently
adv
In an affluent manner.
affrightfully
affrightfully
adv
(obsolete) frightfully
afterstudy
agathyrsus
agglutinability
agglutinability
noun
The quality or degree of being agglutinable.
agglutinatively
agglutinatively
adv
In an agglutinative fashion; via agglutination.
agouty
agouty
noun
Alternative spelling of agouti
agranulocyte
agranulocyte
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several kinds of white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in the cytoplasm.
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.
agriotypus
ahantchuyuk
aktyubinsk
albuminimetry
albuminimetry
noun
The measurement of the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
albuminometry
alkylarylsulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
allutterly
allylthiourea
allylthiourea
noun
A particular organic carcinogen.
altruistically
altruistically
adv
In an altruistic manner; in a manner having regard of others
aluminosity
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
alumohydrocalcite
alumohydrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
amateurishly
amateurishly
adv
In an amateurish manner; without expertise or professionalism.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambiguity
ambiguity
noun
(countable) words or statements that are open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, especially if that meaning cannot be determined from its context.
(uncountable) The state of being ambiguous.
ambisexuality
ambisexuality
noun
(countable) An instance of ambisexual behaviour.
(uncountable) The state of being ambisexual.
ambitiously
ambitiously
adv
In an ambitious manner.
ambulatorily
ambulatorily
adv
By or in terms of walking.
ambulatory
ambulatory
adj
(comparable, medicine) Able to walk about and not bedridden.
(law) Not yet legally fixed or settled; alterable.
(medicine) Performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient.
Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable.
Of, relating to, or adapted to walking.
noun
Any part of a building intended for walking in; a corridor.
The round walkway encircling the altar in many cathedrals.
amphibolostylous
amphicyrtous
amphicytula
ampullosity
ampullosity
noun
(rare, formal) turgidity of language; bombast
amurcosity
amyloleucite
anacatadidymus
anacoluthically
anacoluthically
adv
In an anacoluthic manner.
anacrustically
anacrustically
adv
In an anacrustic manner.
analytique
anapterygotous
anaptychus
anaptychus
noun
(paleontology) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites.
anarthrously
anarthrously
adv
(grammar) In an anarthrous manner; without an accompanying article.
ancylostomum
anelytrous
aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
adj
(medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal
anfractuosity
anfractuosity
noun
A winding channel or crevice, such as occur in the depths of the sea or in mountains.
One of the fissures (sulci) separating the convolutions of the brain, or, by analogy, in the mind.
angularity
angularity
noun
(countable) A sharp point or angle.
(countable) A stiff, cranky, crotchety manner or behaviour.
(uncountable) The property or characteristic of possessing angles.
angulately
angulately
adv
In an angulate manner.
angulosity
angulosity
noun
(obsolete) angularity
anisocotyledonous
anisodactylous
anisodactylous
adj
(zoology) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.
anisoleucocytosis
ankylurethria
ankylurethria
noun
(biology, medicine) Impaired patency of the urethra owing to any sort of fusion that either partially or completely obstructs its lumen (for example, stricture due to adhesions).
annuity
annuity
noun
(insurance, pensions) A right to receive amounts of money regularly over a certain fixed period, in perpetuity, or, especially, over the remaining life or lives of one or more beneficiaries.
annularity
annularity
noun
The property of being annular.
annulately
annunciatory
annunciatory
adj
In the nature of an announcement
anovulatory
anovulatory
adj
Not ovulatory; characterized by anovulation (a lack of ovulation).
antecedaneously
antecedaneously
adv
(rare, archaic or obsolete) In an antecedaneous way: precedingly.
antediluvially
antediluvially
adv
In an antediluvial manner.
antejudiciary
anteluminary
antennulary
anterevolutionary
anthrahydroquinone
anthraquinonyl
anthropomorphously
anthropomorphously
adv
In an anthropomorphous manner; in a manner resembling that of a human.
anthropophagously
anthropophagously
adv
In an anthropophagous manner.
antiautolysin
antiautolysin
noun
Any substance, especially an antibody, that counters the effects of an autolysin