In an abrasive manner; in a rude and unkind manner; acting in a way that may hurt other people's feelings.
abstinency
abstinency
noun
(rare) Alternative form of abstinence
abstrusity
abstrusity
noun
(archaic) Abstruseness; that which is abstruse.
abyssinian
abyssinian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Ethiopia or its inhabitants; Ethiopian.
Noun
A short-haired domestic cat descended from cats of ancient Egypt making it one of the oldest breeds in the world; Abyssinian cat.
A member of the
A native of Ethiopia.
Proper noun
The Amharic language.
abyssolith
abyssolith
noun
(geology) A mass of igneous rock deep in the crust with no known bottom; a large batholith.
accessibly
accessibly
adv
In an accessible manner.
accusingly
accusingly
adv
In an accusing manner.
acetolysis
acetolysis
noun
(organic chemistry) The breakdown of an organic compound using either acetic acid or acetic anhydride
acidolysis
acidolysis
noun
(chemistry) Decomposition of a molecule under the influence of an acid.
actomyosin
actomyosin
noun
(biochemistry) A protein complex composed of actin and myosin, found in muscle fibres.
acyanopsia
acyanopsia
noun
Alternative form of acyanopia
adactylism
adactylism
noun
(biology, medicine) Synonym of adactyly.
adhesively
adhesively
adv
In an adhesive manner; by adhesion.
adipolysis
adipolysis
noun
(anatomy, medicine) The process of converting fat into free fatty acids, especially by the action of enzymes.
admissibly
admissibly
adv
in a manner that is admissible; acceptably
advisatory
advisatory
adj
(law) Advisory.
advisorily
advisorily
adv
By way of advice.
aeschynite
aeschynite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of several basic oxide minerals of mostly titanium and niobium with either cerium, neodymium or yttrium.
agriotypus
agynarious
aktyubinsk
allotypies
allotypies
noun
plural of allotypy
allusively
allusively
adv
In an allusive manner; in a manner characterized by allusion.
amblyopsis
aminolysis
aminolysis
noun
(organic chemistry) decomposition of a molecule by reaction with ammonia or an amine
amnestying
amnestying
verb
present participle of amnesty
amphistyly
amphrysian
amurcosity
amylolysis
amylolysis
noun
The conversion of starch into sugar by the action of acids or enzymes such as amylase.
amyraldism
amyraldism
Noun
A form of Protestant belief also known as four-point Calvinism.
amyraldist
anadidymus
anadidymus
noun
(pathology) An abnormality in which conjoined twins have a single head and upper body
anchylosis
anchylosis
noun
(anatomy, medicine) Alternative spelling of ankylosis
angiostomy
angiostomy
noun
(surgery) The formation of an opening into a blood vessel, typically by means of a cannula
angulosity
angulosity
noun
(obsolete) angularity
anhydrides
anhydrides
noun
plural of anhydride
anhydrosis
anhydrosis
noun
Misspelling of anhidrosis.
anisocycle
anisomyodi
anisotropy
anisotropy
noun
The degree to which this property is exhibited.
The property of being directionally dependent.
ankylosing
ankylosing
verb
present participle of ankylose
antholysis
antigyrous
antihylist
antilyssic
antilyssic
adj
antihydrophobic
antimystic
antiphysic
antitypous
antitypous
adj
(obsolete) resistant to blows; hard
antonymies
antonymies
noun
plural of antonymy
apicolysis
apicolysis
noun
(surgery) excision of the apex of an anatomical part (typically lung or tooth)
apophysial
appositely
appositely
adv
In an apposite manner.
apsychical
aristarchy
aristarchy
noun
A body of such rulers.
Government by the best rulers.
aristology
aristology
noun
The art or science of dining.
aristotype
aristotype
noun
(historical) A print made by such a process.
(historical) A printing process using paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin, or (later) any similar process using silver salts in either collodion or gelatin.
A high-symmetry crystallographic structure type that can be viewed as an idealized version of a lower-symmetry structure.
aryanising
asexuality
asexuality
noun
The quality (of a species or organism) of reproducing asexually.
The state of not experiencing sexual attraction.
The state of not having a sex or sexual organs.
asphyxiant
asphyxiant
adj
That can cause asphyxiation
noun
Any substance that can cause asphyxia
asphyxiate
asphyxiate
verb
(intransitive) To be smothered or suffocated.
(transitive) To smother or suffocate someone.
aspiratory
aspiratory
adj
pertaining to aspiration
aspiringly
aspiringly
adv
In an aspiring manner.
assidually
assignably
assistency
assumingly
assumingly
adv
In an assuming manner.
assuringly
assuringly
adv
In an assuring manner.
astrocytic
astrocytic
adj
Of or pertaining to the astrocytes.
asymbiotic
asymbiotic
adj
Not symbiotic
asymmetric
asymmetric
adj
(cryptography) Not involving a mutual exchange of keys between the sender and receiver.
(set theory) Of a relation R on a set S: having the property that for any two elements of S (not necessarily distinct), at least one is not related to the other via R.
Not symmetric.
asymptotic
asymptotic
adj
(mathematical analysis) Coming into consideration as a variable tends to a limit, usually infinity.
(mathematics) Pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity.
asyntactic
asyntactic
adj
Not syntactic
asystolism
asystolism
noun
The state or symptoms characteristic of asystole.
asyzygetic
asyzygetic
adj
(mathematics) Not syzygetic
athyreosis
athyreosis
noun
(medicine, pathology) Absence or complete dysfunction of the thyroid gland.
autokinesy
autokinesy
noun
autokinesis
autopsying
autopsying
verb
present participle of autopsy
autostylic
autostylic
adj
(anatomy) Having the mandibular arch articulated directly to the cranium, as in the skulls of the Amphibia.
autotypies
autotypies
noun
plural of autotypy
avidiously
avidiously
adv
(obsolete) eagerly; greedily.
avoyership
babblishly
babylonish
babylonish
Adjective
Of or pertaining to, or made in, Babylon or Babylonia.
Pertaining to the Babylon of Revelation xiv. 8.
Pertaining to Rome and papal power.
Confused; Babel-like.
babylonism
babysitter
babysitter
noun
A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.
badacsonyi
baptistery
baptistery
noun
Alternative spelling of baptistry.
barleysick
barysilite
barysilite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing lead, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
basigynium
basigynium
Noun
The pedicel on which the ovary of certain flowers, such as the passion flower, is seated; a carpophore or thecaphore.
bastionary
bastionary
adj
Having the form of a bastion (fortification).
bathyseism
bayberries
bayberries
noun
plural of bayberry
beautyship
besanctify
bestiality
bestiality
noun
(archaic) A mark, trait, or emblem of a beast.
(archaic) A status of lower animal.
(archaic) An animal-like instinct or behaviour.
(dated) Any abstract entity similar to a beast.
Bestial nature, savagery, inhumanity, like (or akin to) an animal's.
Sexual activity between a human and another animal species.
bigamously
bigamously
adv
In a bigamous manner.
bioassayed
bioassayed
adj
Subjected to bioassay
biserially
biserially
adv
In a biserial manner.
bisexually
bisexually
adv
In a bisexual manner
bisyllabic
bisyllabic
Adjective
Comprising two syllables.
blackishly
blackishly
adv
In a blackish way.
boastingly
boastingly
adv
Boastfully.
brachyaxis
bradyseism
bradyseism
noun
(volcanology) A gradual uplift or descent of part of the Earth's surface caused by the filling or emptying of an underground magma chamber and/or hydrothermal activity, particularly in volcanic calderas
braggishly
braggishly
adv
In a braggish manner.
brailowsky
buoyancies
buoyancies
noun
plural of buoyancy
butyrinase
calotypist
calotypist
noun
A person who makes calotypes.
calystegia
candystick
canyonside
canyonside
noun
The side of a canyon, typically a residential one
captiously
captiously
adv
In a captious manner.
caryatides
caryatides
noun
plural of caryatide
caseolysis
caseyville
casusistry
cataphysic
causticity
causticity
noun
(figuratively) Being caustic in speech, humour etc.
The quality of being physically caustic; burning, corrosive.
cautiously
cautiously
adv
In a cautious manner.
cessionary
cessionary
noun
The person who receives transfer or cession of a personal obligation from the cedent.
ceyssatite
ceyssatite
noun
Synonym of diatomite
cheapishly
chimmesyan
chippeways
christmasy
chrysalida
chrysaline
chrysaline
adj
Relating to a chrysalis.
chrysaloid
chrysaloid
adj
Resembling a chrysalis.
chrysamine
chrysamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a group of quinoid derivatives of a phenylhydrazine (typically (3E)-3-[[4-[4-[(2E)-2-(3-carboxy-4-oxocyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene)hydrazinyl]phenyl]phenyl]hydrazinylidene]-6-oxocyclohexa-1,4-diene-1-carboxylic acid); any yellow azo dye derived from such a compound
chrysammic
chrysomyia
cineplasty
cityscapes
cityscapes
noun
plural of cityscape
clannishly
clannishly
adv
In a clannish manner.
clashingly
clashingly
adv
in a clashing manner
claysville
cognisably
cognisably
adv
Alternative form of cognizably
comatosity
commissary
commissary
noun
(Scotland, law) The judge in a commissary court.
A cafeteria at a movie studio.
A higher-ranking police officer.
A store primarily serving persons in an institution, most often soldiers or prisoners.
An account which a prisoner uses to buy provisions, or the balance of that account.
An officer of the bishop, who exercises ecclesiastical jurisdiction in parts of the diocese at a distance from the residence of the bishop.
An officer who supplies provisions to an army.
One to whom is committed some charge, duty, or office, by a superior power; a commissioner.
consiliary
conspiracy
conspiracy
noun
(by ellipsis) A conspiracy theory; a hypothesis alleging conspiracy.
(law) An agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future.
(linguistics) A situation in which different phonological or grammatical rules lead to similar or related outcomes.
A group of lemurs.
A group of ravens.
The act of two or more persons, called conspirators, working secretly to obtain some goal, usually understood with negative connotations.
verb
(rare, proscribed) To conspire.
coryphasia
cosmically
cosmically
adv
In a cosmic manner.
crashingly
crashingly
adv
Absolutely; terribly
While crashing, or as if crashing
crayfishes
crayfishes
noun
plural of crayfish
crayonists
crayonists
noun
plural of crayonist
cryalgesia
cryalgesia
noun
pain caused by cold
crystaling
crystalite
crystalize
crystalize
verb
(rare) Alternative spelling of crystallize
crystallic
crystallin
crystallin
noun
(biochemistry) A globulin found in the lens of the eye.