Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation.
noun
(grammar) A grammatical construct that expresses approximation.
approximatively
approximatively
adv
In an approximative manner.
approximativeness
approximativeness
noun
The state or quality of being approximative.
asphyxiative
aviatrix
aviatrix
noun
(dated) A female aviator.
aviatrixes
biconvex
biconvex
adj
Having both sides convex.
biconvexities
biconvexities
noun
plural of biconvexity
biconvexity
biconvexity
noun
The quality of being biconvex.
bronxville
captivatrix
captivatrix
noun
A female captivator.
cerviciplex
cervicoaxillary
cervicoaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Related to the cervical vertebrae and the axilla
cervix
cervix
noun
(anatomy) The neck
The lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina.
The necklike portion of any part, as of the womb.
cervixes
charlevoix
charlevoix
Proper noun
A region of Quebec, Canada.
A city in Michigan, USA
chenevixite
chenevixite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.
clavilux
clavilux
noun
(art) A mechanical device for projecting lumia (an art form consisting of light patterns).
coexclusive
coextensive
coextensive
adj
(logic) Having the same extension—the object or set of objects to which a term refers.
Having the same spatial limits or boundaries; sharing the same area.
Occurring over the same period of time; contemporaneous.
coextensively
coextensively
adv
To the same extent.
coextensiveness
coextensiveness
noun
The property of being coextensive.
complexive
complexively
connexiva
connexiva
noun
plural of connexivum
connexive
connexive
adj
(dated) connective
connexivum
connexivum
noun
The banded or spotted border of the abdomen of various insects
conservatrix
conservatrix
noun
A female conservator.
contextive
convexities
convexities
noun
plural of convexity
convexity
convexity
noun
(finance) A measure of the curvature in the relationship between the prices and yields of bonds.
A convex line or surface.
The state of being convex.
deoxidative
deoxidative
adj
Relating to deoxidation.
devexity
devexity
noun
A bending downward; declivity.
dextroversion
dextroversion
noun
(medicine) A turning to the right.
dixonville
elixiviate
equiconvex
equiconvex
adj
(optics, of a lens) Having surfaces with the same radius of curvature.
essexville
essexville
Proper noun
A city in Michigan.
evocatrix
evocatrix
noun
(dated) A female evocator.
exacervation
exacervation
noun
(medicine, uncommon) A recurrence of a symptom; paroxysm.
(obsolete) The act of heaping up.
exactive
exactive
adj
exacting
exactiveness
exactiveness
noun
The quality of being exactive.
exaggerative
exaggerative
adj
Marked by exaggeration.
exaggeratively
exaggeratively
adv
In an exaggerative manner.
exaggerativeness
exaggerativeness
noun
The state of being exaggerative.
exaltative
examinative
exasperative
exasperative
adj
(archaic) exasperating; causing annoyance
excavating
excavating
verb
present participle of excavate
excavation
excavation
noun
(countable) A cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping.
(countable) A site where an archaeological exploration is being carried out.
(countable) An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel.
(countable) Something uncovered by archaeological excavation.
(countable) The material dug out in making a channel or cavity.
(uncountable) Archaeological research that unearths buildings, tombs and objects of historical value.
(uncountable) The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
excavational
excavational
adj
Relating to excavation.
excavationist
excavationist
noun
One who carries out excavations, especially in archaeology.
excavations
excavations
noun
plural of excavation
excavatorial
excavatorial
adj
Relating to excavation or to excavators
exceptive
exceptive
adj
exceptional, having an exception
exceptively
exceptiveness
excerptive
excerptive
adj
That excerpts or selects.
excessive
excessive
adj
Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.
excessively
excessively
adj
in an excessive manner
adv
In excess.
To an excessive degree.
excessiveness
excessiveness
noun
The property of being excessive.
excitative
excitative
adj
That causes excitation
excitive
excitive
adj
(archaic) excited
Serving or tending to excite; excitative.
noun
(archaic) That which excites; an excitant.
excitovascular
exclamative
exclamative
adj
In the form of an exclamation; exclamatory.
exclamatively
exclamatively
adv
In an exclamative manner.
exclusive
exclusive
adj
(figuratively) Referring to a membership organisation, service or product: of high quality and/or renown, for superior members only. A snobbish usage, suggesting that members who do not meet requirements, which may be financial, of celebrity, religion, skin colour etc., are excluded.
(linguistics) Of or relating to the first-person plural pronoun when excluding the person being addressed.
(literally) Excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions.
(of two people in a romantic or sexual relationship) Having a romantic or sexual relationship with one another, to the exclusion of others.
Exclusionary.
Whole, undivided, entire.
noun
(grammar) A word or phrase that restricts something, such as only, solely, or simply.
A member of a group who exclude others from their society.
Information (or an artefact) that is granted or obtained exclusively.
exclusively
exclusively
adv
(focus) to the exclusion of anything or anyone else; solely or entirely
exclusiveness
exclusiveness
noun
The state of being exclusive; exclusivity.
exclusivenesses
exclusivenesses
noun
plural of exclusiveness
exclusivism
exclusivism
noun
(religion) The doctrine that one religion is the only true religion, or that one religious sect is the only true version of a larger religion.
The practice of being exclusive; a mentality or policy that excludes others.
exclusivisms
exclusivisms
noun
plural of exclusivism
exclusivist
exclusivist
noun
An advocate of exclusivism.
exclusivistic
exclusivistic
adj
Exhibiting exclusivism.
exclusivists
exclusivists
noun
plural of exclusivist
exclusivity
exclusivity
noun
The quality of being exclusive.
excogitative
excogitative
adj
Relating to excogitation.
excommunicative
excommunicative
adj
Relating to excommunication.
excrementive
excrementive
adj
(archaic) Serving to excrete; connected with excretion or excrement.
excretive
excretive
adj
Having the power of excreting, or promoting excretion.
exculpative
exculpative
adj
Alternative form of exculpatory
excursive
excursive
adj
Tending to digress.
Tending to go out.
excursively
excursively
adv
In an excursive manner.
excursiveness
excursiveness
noun
The quality of being discursive
excurvation
excusative
excusive
excusive
adj
Serving as an excuse; exculpatory.
excusively
exdividend
execrative
execrative
adj
Cursing; imprecatory; vilifying.
noun
A word used for cursing; an oath.
execratively
execratively
adv
In an execrative manner.
executive
executive
adj
Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect.
Exclusive.
Of, pertaining to, or having responsibility for the day-to-day running of an organisation, business, country, etc.
noun
(computing) A process that coordinates and governs the action of other processes or threads; supervisor.
A chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on their own authority.
The branch of government that is responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions, and for the day-to-day administration of the state.
executively
executively
adv
In the way of executing or performing.
executiveness
executiveness
noun
The quality of being executive.
executives
executives
noun
plural of executive
executiveship
executiveship
noun
The state or business of an executive.
exemplificative
exemplificative
adj
Serving as an example; illustrative.
exemptive
exertive
exertive
adj
Having power or a tendency to exert; using exertion.
exfoliative
exfoliative
adj
That causes, or is accompanied by, exfoliation
exhaustive
exhaustive
adj
(now rare) Causing exhaustion; very tiring
Fully comprehensive
Including every possible element
exhaustively
exhaustively
adv
In an exhaustive manner.
exhaustiveness
exhaustiveness
noun
The state of being exhaustive.
exhaustivity
exhaustivity
noun
The condition of being exhaustive
exhibitive
exhibitive
adj
Serving for exhibition; representative.
exhibitively
exhibitively
adv
In an exhibitive manner.
exhilarative
exhilarative
adj
exhilarating
exhortative
exhortative
adj
(comparable) Appearing to exhort; in an urging manner.
(grammar, not comparable) Inflected hortative verb form that a speaker uses to avidly encourage a listener.
noun
The exhortative mood.
exhortatively
exhortatively
adv
In an exhortative way.
exonerative
exonerative
adj
Freeing from a burden or obligation; tending to exonerate.
expansive
expansive
adj
(mathematics) Exhibiting expansivity.
Able to be expanded.
Comprehensive in scope or extent.
Talkative and sociable.
expansively
expansively
adv
In an expansive manner
expansiveness
expansiveness
noun
The state of being expansive.
expansivenesses
expansivenesses
noun
plural of expansiveness
expansivity
expansivity
noun
(mathematics) The formal notion of points moving away from one another under the action of an iterated function.
expansiveness
expatiative
expatiative
adj
expatiatory; expansive; diffusive
expectative
expectative
adj
(canon law) Of or pertaining to the reversion of a benefice.
Of or pertaining to an expectation.
noun
(canon law) The anticipatory grant of an ecclesiastical benefice, not vacant at the moment but which will become so, regularly, on the death of its present incumbent.
expective
expective
adj
(linguistics) A verb form in some native American languages that implies expectation of an action, as opposed to the report of an action or a general statement about the type of action.
expectative
expectorative
expectorative
adj
Alternative form of expectorant
expeditive
expeditive
adj
(obsolete) Performing with speed.
expensive
expensive
adj
(computing) Taking a lot of system time or resources.
(obsolete) Given to expending a lot of money; profligate, lavish.
Having a high price or cost.
expensively
expensively
adv
In an expensive manner.
expensiveness
expensiveness
noun
The state of being expensive; the entailing of great expense.
experimentative
experimentative
adj
experimental; of the nature of experiment
expiative
expiative
adj
That serves to expiate.
explanative
explanative
adj
That serves to explain; explanatory
explanatively
explanatively
adv
In an explanative manner.
expletive
expletive
adj
Marked by expletives (phrase-fillers).
Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.
noun
(linguistics) A word that adds to the strength of a phrase without affecting its meaning.
(linguistics) A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.
A profane, vulgar term, notably a curse or obscene oath.
expletively
expletively
adv
In an expletive way.
expletiveness
expletiveness
noun
The quality of being expletive.
expletives
expletives
noun
plural of expletive
explicative
explicative
Adjective
Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.
explicatively
explicatively
adv
In an explicative way.
exploitative
exploitative
adj
(ecology, of competition) Wherein one organism reduces a resource to the point of affecting other organisms.
(more generally) Of or relating to exploitation.
In the nature of exploitation; acting to exploit someone or something
exploitatively
exploitatively
adv
In an exploitative manner.
exploitive
exploitive
adj
Exploitative: taking advantage of someone
explorative
explorative
adj
exploratory
exploratively
exploratively
adv
In an explorative way or fashion.
explorativeness
explorativeness
noun
The condition of being explorative
explosive
explosive
adj
(figurative) Shocking; startling.
(slang) Easily driven to anger, usually with reference to a person.
Having the character of an explosion.
With the capability to, or likely to, explode.
noun
(linguistics, dated) A plosive.
Any explosive substance.
explosively
explosively
adv
In an explosive manner.
explosiveness
explosiveness
noun
The state of being explosive.
explosives
explosives
noun
plural of explosive
expositive
expositive
adj
That explains; expository
expositively
expostulative
expostulative
adj
Synonym of expostulatory
expostulatively
expostulatively
adv
In an expostulative manner.
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.