A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
adenography
adenography
noun
(anatomy) The division of anatomy describing the glands
aggrievedly
aggrievedly
adv
In the manner of someone who is aggrieved
agromyzidae
androgynies
androgynies
noun
plural of androgyny
apterygidae
ascendingly
ascendingly
adv
In an ascending manner.
attendingly
attendingly
adv
Giving one's attention; attentively.
augmentedly
augmentedly
adv
In an augmented manner.
badgeringly
badgeringly
adv
So as to badger or annoy.
ballyragged
ballyragged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ballyrag
bandylegged
baynebridge
bodyguarded
bodyguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodyguard
bullyragged
bullyragged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bullyrag
comitragedy
comitragedy
noun
Alternative form of tragicomedy
copygraphed
copygraphed
adj
Reproduced by the copygraph technique.
copyreading
copyreading
verb
present participle of copyread
dacryagogue
daemonology
dangerfully
dangerfully
adv
(obsolete) dangerously
dangerously
dangerously
adv
In a dangerous manner.
dangleberry
dangleberry
noun
An ericaceous flowering plant in the genus Gaylussacia.
The white-bloomed dark blue edible berry of this plant.
daydreaming
daydreaming
noun
An instance of daydreaming; a daydream or reverie.
verb
present participle of daydream
deadeningly
deadeningly
adv
In a deadening manner.
deafeningly
deafeningly
adv
In a deafening manner.
decagonally
decagonally
adv
In a decagonal manner.
degradingly
degradingly
adv
In a degrading manner.
dehydrating
dehydrating
verb
present participle of dehydrate
demagoguery
demagoguery
noun
Rhetoric that appeals to the prejudices of the people.
The actions of a demagogue.
demandingly
demandingly
adv
In a demanding way.
denazifying
denazifying
verb
present participle of denazify
dendrocygna
denigratory
denigratory
adj
Tending to denigrate.
deoxygenate
deoxygenate
verb
(transitive, physiology) To remove dissolved oxygen from (something, such as water or blood).
depravingly
depravingly
adv
In a depraving manner.
dermatology
dermatology
noun
(medicine) The study of the skin and its diseases.
dermography
dermography
noun
A change in skin coloration in response to an irritating stimulus, such as scratching.
designatory
designatory
adj
Serving to designate.
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
detainingly
deuterogamy
deuterogamy
noun
A second marriage, after the death of the first husband or wife; in distinction from bigamy, as defined in the old canon law.
diageotropy
dipterygian
drainageway
drainageway
noun
A route or course along which water moves or may move to drain a region.
dynamogenic
dynamogenic
adj
(psychology) Characterised by dynamogeny; producing much nervous activity.
dyssynergia
dyssynergia
noun
(physiology) Failure of parts of the anatomy to work together correctly
endearingly
endearingly
adv
In an endearing manner
engrainedly
entangledly
entangledly
adv
In an entangled manner.
eurypygidae
expandingly
expandingly
adv
With expansion; so as to expand.
freightyard
freightyard
noun
A yard where goods to be transported are stored.
geldability
geldability
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being geldable, or liable to taxation.
geodynamics
geodynamics
noun
the branch of geophysics that studies the deformation processes of planetary mantle and crust, and the resulting earthquakes and volcanism
gerrymander
gerrymander
noun
(derogatory) A voting district skewed by gerrymandering.
(derogatory) The act of gerrymandering.
verb
(transitive, derogatory) To divide a geographic area into voting districts in such a way as to give an unfair advantage to one party in an election.
(transitive, derogatory, by extension) To draw dividing lines for other types of districts in an unintuitive way to favor a particular group or for other perceived gain.
gerundially
gerundially
adv
In a gerundial manner.
geryoniidae
glycosidase
glycosidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a glycoside
gonadectomy
gonadectomy
noun
(surgery) A procedure to remove one or more ovaries or testes.
gradatively
grandiosely
grandiosely
adv
In a grandiose manner
gratifiedly
gratifiedly
adv
With gratification.
graybearded
grenadierly
gymnopaedes
gymnopaedic
gymnopaedic
adj
(zoology) Having young that are naked when hatched; psilopaedic.
hydatogenic
hydrogenase
hydrogenase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of a substrate by the reversible oxidation of hydrogen.
hydrogenate
hydrogenate
verb
(chemistry, transitive) to treat something, or react something, with hydrogen; especially to react an unsaturated fat with hydrogen, in the presence of a nickel catalyst, to produce a harder saturated fat
ingrainedly
ingrainedly
adv
In a way that is ingrained.
jeopardying
jeopardying
verb
present participle of jeopardy
keyboarding
keyboarding
noun
The act of typing at a keyboard (with or without a mouse or other pointing device)
ladyfingers
ladyfingers
noun
plural of ladyfinger
ladysfinger
ladysfinger
noun
Alternative spelling of ladyfinger
lallygagged
lallygagged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lallygag
legendarily
legendarily
adv
According to legend.
In the manner of something legendary.
logodaedaly
logodaedaly
noun
(quite rare) A skillfully or cleverly coined new word.
(rare) Skill or cleverness in the coining of new words
lollygagged
lollygagged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lollygag
maddeningly
maddeningly
adv
In a maddening manner.
mediatingly
mediatingly
adv
So as to mediate.
melotragedy
mitigatedly
mitigatedly
adv
In a mitigated manner.
nondecaying
nondecaying
adj
Not decaying; that does not decay.
oligomyodae
panegyrized
panegyrized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of panegyrize
pedagoguery
pedagoguery
noun
pedantic teaching or lecturing; didacticism
pedagogying
pervadingly
pervadingly
adv
In a manner that pervades.
phrenogrady
phryganeoid
piggybacked
piggybacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of piggyback
pigheadedly
pigheadedly
adv
In a pigheaded manner.
polygamized
polygamized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of polygamize
polygraphed
polygraphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of polygraph
predaylight
predaylight
adj
Before daylight.
pterygoidal
pterygoidal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to a pterygoid (bone)
pygopodidae
redargutory
redargutory
adj
Pertaining to, or containing, redargution; refutatory.
regardfully
regardfully
adv
In a regardful manner; respectfully.
rehydrating
rehydrating
verb
present participle of rehydrate
retardingly
rewardingly
rewardingly
adv
In a way or to an extent that is rewarding
saddeningly
saddeningly
adv
So as to cause sadness.
spreadingly
spreadingly
adv
In a manner that spreads out.
steadyingly
steadyingly
adv
In a steadying manner.
symplegades
tragicomedy
tragicomedy
noun
(countable) A drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.
(uncountable) The genre of drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.
typographed
typographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of typograph
unallegedly
unbudgeably
unbudgeably
adv
So as to be unbudgeable; immovably.
underagency
underlaying
underlaying
verb
present participle of underlay
underpaying
underpaying
verb
present participle of underpay
unguardedly
unguardedly
adv
In an unguarded manner.
unsteadying
unsteadying
verb
present participle of unsteady
videography
videography
noun
The art and technology of producing moving (video) images on photosensitive surfaces, and its digital counterpart.
The list of music videos a singer has appeared or sung in.
The occupation of making videos.
vineyarding
vineyarding
noun
The growing of grapes in a vineyard.
wanderingly
wanderingly
adv
In a wandering manner; without any particular direction.
So as to wander; while wandering.
windbaggery
windbaggery
noun
The behaviour of a windbag; excessive or pompous speech; blather.
xylographed
xylographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of xylograph