(of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
(of an act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.
amphivorous
anovulatory
anovulatory
adj
Not ovulatory; characterized by anovulation (a lack of ovulation).
arboviruses
arboviruses
noun
plural of arbovirus
autogravure
autogravure
noun
(historical) A process of photo-engraving akin to autotype.
avoirdupois
avoirdupois
noun
(chiefly humorous) Weight; heaviness.
(historical) The official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since 1300.
(historical) The official system of weights used in the USA between 1866 and 1959.
(obsolete) Merchandise.
baccivorous
baccivorous
adj
(zoology) Eating, or having a diet based on, berries
behavioural
behavioural
adj
(British spelling) Of or pertaining to behaviour.
bonaventura
bonaventure
calcivorous
calcivorous
adj
Tending to erode limestone.
carludovica
carnivorous
carnivorous
adj
(botany) Insectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.
Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.
Predatory or flesh-eating.
caulivorous
cavernously
cavernously
adv
In a cavernous manner; like a cavern.
In a cavernous manner; sounding deep, hollow, or echoey.
cavernulous
cavernulous
adj
Full of small cavities.
clavigerous
clavigerous
adj
Bearing a club.
Bearing a key.
coadventure
coadventure
noun
(archaic) A joint venture or partnership.
colourative
colourative
adj
Rare spelling of colorative.
coronavirus
coronavirus
noun
(metonymically) An illness caused by a coronavirus.
(often the intended sense, since 2020) SARS-CoV-2, the specific coronavirus that causes the infectious disease COVID-19.
(virology) A member of the family Coronaviridae, comprising viruses which infect animals and human beings, and the genome of which consists of a single strand of RNA.
COVID-19, the disease caused by the specific coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
coruscative
couniversal
countervail
countervail
verb
(obsolete) To have the same value or number as.
To compensate for.
To counteract, counterbalance or neutralize.
countervair
countervair
noun
(heraldry) A heraldic fur resembling vair, except in the arrangement of the patches or figures: succeeding rows are reversed instead of staggered, so the bases of the panes of each tincture are opposite those of the same tincture in adjoining rows.
counterwave
counterwave
noun
A wave (as of public opinion) going against an earlier wave.
covarrubias
cultivators
cultivators
noun
plural of cultivator
curryfavour
decurvation
disfavoured
disfavoured
adj
Not favoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfavour
disfavourer
disfavourer
noun
One who disfavours.
divulgatory
divulgatory
adj
Divulging; of or pertaining to divulging.
endeavoured
endeavoured
verb
Britain standard spelling of endeavored.
endeavourer
equinovarus
equinovarus
noun
talipes equinovarus; clubfoot
equivocator
equivocator
noun
agent noun of equivocate; one who equivocates.
excurvation
extraovular
extraovular
adj
Outside the egg
favouringly
favouringly
adv
In a favouring way.
favouritism
favouritism
noun
(British spelling) The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another.
flavorfully
flavorfully
adv
In a flavorful manner.
flavourless
flavourless
adj
Britain standard spelling of flavorless.
flavoursome
flavoursome
adj
Britain standard spelling of flavorsome.
fluviograph
fluviograph
noun
(dated) An instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
gallivorous
gallivorous
adj
Feeding on galls.
gouvernante
gouvernante
noun
(archaic) governess
granivorous
granivorous
adj
That eats seeds
gravaminous
incurvation
incurvation
noun
(obsolete) Bowing in reverence or worship.
A curving inwards; the condition of being curved inwards.
The act of acquiring or being given a curved form; an instance of curving or bending.
The state of being curved or bent; any curved shape or formation; curvature; a curve; a bend.
intravenous
intravenous
adj
Inside the veins.
noun
(medicine) A dose of medicine administered from a drip, down through a hollow needle inserted into a patient's vein.
inveracious
involucrate
involucrate
adj
(botany) Having an involucre; involucred.
involuntary
involuntary
adj
Not voluntary or willing; contrary or opposed to explicit will or desire; unwilling.
Without intention; unintentional.
juvenocracy
juvenolatry
lactivorous
lactivorous
adj
Feeding or subsisting upon milk.
laevogyrous
laevogyrous
adj
Alternative form of levogyrous
larvicolous
larvicolous
Adjective
That lives parasitically within the body of a larva
larvigerous
larviparous
larviparous
adj
(zoology) Depositing living larvae, instead of eggs; said of certain insects.
larvivorous
larvivorous
adj
(chiefly of fish) That feed on the larvae of insects
levulosuria
loreauville
manoeuvered
manoeuvered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of manoeuver
manoeuvring
manoeuvring
noun
A manoeuvre.
verb
present participle of manoeuvre
marvelously
marvelously
adv
Alternative form of marvellously
mavourneens
mavourneens
noun
plural of mavourneen
moreauville
multiovular
nervuration
neuroactive
neuroactive
adj
That acts on the central nervous system.
noncurative
noncurative
adj
Not curative.
nonsurvival
nonsurvival
adj
Not of or pertaining to survival.
noun
Failure to survive.
nonvalorous
nonvaporous
nonvaporous
adj
Not vaporous.
nonvascular
nonvascular
adj
not vascular
objurgative
objurgative
adj
That objurgates; sharply disapproving.
obscurative
obscurative
adj
Tending to obscure; making something unclear or abstruse.
observandum
observandum
noun
A thing to be observed.
omnivarious
omnivarious
adj
Of every variety.
outmaneuver
outmaneuver
verb
US standard spelling of outmanoeuvre.
outrivaling
outrivalled
outrivalled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outrival
outsavoring
outtraveled
ovariotubal
overabounds
overabounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overabound
overabusing
overabusing
verb
present participle of overabuse
overabusive
overacutely
overanxious
overanxious
adj
Excessively anxious or nervous.
overapplaud
overarguing
overarguing
verb
present participle of overargue
overarousal
overarousal
noun
excessive arousal
overaroused
overaroused
adj
Excessively aroused
overarouses
overassumed
overassured
overassured
adj
Excessively assured.
overbashful
overbashful
adj
Excessively bashful.
overcareful
overcareful
adj
Excessively careful.
overcaustic
overcaution
overcaution
noun
excessive caution
verb
(transitive) To caution excessively.
overcurtain
overdraught
overdraught
noun
(chiefly Britain) An overdraft.
overeducate
overeducate
verb
To educate too much.
overemulate
overexhaust
overfatigue
overfatigue
noun
Excessive fatigue.
verb
(transitive) To fatigue to excess; to tire out.
overfearful
overfearful
adj
Too fearful.
overfraught
overfraught
adj
Full of distress; overloaded with cares or worries.
verb
past participle of overfreight
overhaughty
overhaughty
adj
Excessively haughty.
overhauling
overhauling
noun
The act by which something is overhauled.
verb
present participle of overhaul
overjealous
overjealous
adj
Excessively jealous.
Misspelling of overzealous.
overjocular
overjocular
adj
Excessively jocular.
overmeasure
overmeasure
noun
Excessive measure; surplus.
verb
To measure or estimate with a result that is larger than it should be.
overpainful
overpainful
adj
Excessively painful.
overpopular
overpopular
adj
Excessively popular.
overqualify
overqualify
verb
(transitive) To give excessive academic qualifications to.
(transitive) To modify, restrict or moderate (a statement, etc.) excessively.
overquarter
overrapture
overregular
overregular
adj
Excessively regular.
oversaucing
oversaucing
verb
present participle of oversauce
overslaughs
overslaughs
noun
plural of overslaugh
overusually
overvaluing
overvaluing
noun
An overvaluation.
verb
present participle of overvalue
overzealous
overzealous
adj
Too zealous; too enthusiastic or fervent.
ovicapsular
ovicellular
ovicellular
adj
(biology) Relating to ovicells
oviparously
oviparously
adv
In an oviparous manner
palmivorous
palmivorous
adj
(zoology) That consumes palm trees.
papovavirus
papovavirus
noun
(archaic, virology) Any of the former family Papovaviridae, now split into the Papillomaviridae and Polyomaviridae families, of viruses that cause papillomas or polyomas in animals.
pervouralsk
pluviograph
pluviograph
noun
An instrument for measuring the amount of water that has fallen (i.e. a rain gauge), with a feature to register the data in real time to demonstrate rainfall over a short period, often an automated graphing instrument.
primevarous
procurative
procurative
adj
Of or relating to procurement; procuring.
provascular
provascular
adj
(biology) Relating to the procambium
provocateur
provocateur
noun
An undercover agent who incites suspected persons to partake in or commit criminal acts.
One who engages in provocative behavior.
pseudovelar
pulveration
pyrogravure
pyrogravure
noun
A design or picture made by pyrography.
pyrography
quadrivious
quadrivious
adj
(rare) In four directions; four ways.
recurvation
recurvation
noun
A bending or flexure backward.
rejuvenator
rejuvenator
noun
A substance sprayed onto a bituminous surface to renew it.
That which rejuvenates.
revaluation
revaluation
noun
(UK, pensions) The application of compound growth to the value of a pension benefit, specifically from the date of the member leaving the scheme (for example, moving to a different employer) to the date that the member starts receiving the benefit (typically retirement).
A reassessment of the value or worth of something; a reappraisal or reevaluation.
The process of altering the relative value of a currency or other standard of exchange.
rhabdovirus
rhabdovirus
noun
Any of the rod-shaped viruses belonging to the family Rhabdoviridae.
rotaviruses
rotaviruses
noun
plural of rotavirus
rotogravure
rotogravure
noun
A portion of a printed work produced by this method.
A print made by such a method.
A printing process by which the paper is rolled through intaglio cylinders.
routivarite
ruddervator
ruddervator
noun
(aviation) A hinged control surface combining the functions of rudder and elevator.