(by extension) Indirect, roundabout, or unnecessarily complex.
Wandering from place to place or market to market.
confectionaries
confectionaries
noun
plural of confectionary
confessionalian
confessionalism
confessionalism
noun
(poetry) A style of American poetry that draws on the personal history of the poet.
(religion) A belief in the importance of full and unambiguous assent to the whole of a religious teaching.
A system of government that proportionally distributes political and institutional power among religious and ethnic communities.
confessionalist
confessionalist
noun
A person who confesses
A priest who hears confession
An advocate of confessionalism
confessionaries
confessionaries
noun
plural of confessionary
confraternities
confraternities
noun
plural of confraternity
cosignificative
cosignificative
adj
(rare) Having the same meaning.
counterfeisance
counterfeisance
noun
(obsolete) Deception, dissimulation.
counterflashing
counterflashing
noun
(construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
countershafting
countershafting
verb
present participle of countershaft
demulsification
demulsification
noun
The breaking up of an emulsion.
demystification
demystification
noun
The removal of mystery or confusion surrounding a topic or idea.
desertification
desertification
noun
The process by which a geographic region becomes a desert, resulting from natural changes in climate or by human activity.
despecification
despecification
noun
(obsolete) discrimination
The act of generalizing, or making less specific.
disaffectionate
disaffectionate
adj
Not disposed to affection; unfriendly.
diversification
diversification
noun
(finance) An investment strategy involving investing in a range of assets with differing features in order to reduce specific risk.
A corporate strategy in which a company acquires or establishes a business other than that of its current product.
The act, or the result, of diversifying.
efficaciousness
efficaciousness
noun
Quality of being efficacious.
emulsifications
emulsifications
noun
plural of emulsification
eocarboniferous
fissidentaceous
fissidentaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Fissidentaceae.
functionalities
functionalities
noun
plural of functionality
identifications
identifications
noun
plural of identification
inefficaciously
inefficaciously
adv
Without efficacy or effect.
intensification
intensification
noun
The act or process of intensifying, or of making more intense.
interfoliaceous
interfoliaceous
adj
(botany) At the same node with opposite or whorled leaves, but occupying a position between their places of attachment.
intrafoliaceous
intrafoliaceous
adj
(botany) Growing immediately above or in front of a leaf.
lactiferousness
lactiferousness
noun
The quality of being lactiferous.
latensification
latensification
noun
The uniform pre-exposure of a photographic film.
masculofeminine
masculofeminine
adj
Both masculine and feminine.
nonclassifiable
nonclassifiable
adj
Not classifiable
nonfactiousness
nonfarcicalness
nonforensically
nonsignificance
nonsignificance
noun
Absence of significance or meaning.
nonspecifically
nonspecifically
adv
In a nonspecific manner
personification
personification
noun
A literary device in which an inanimate object or an idea is given human qualities.
A person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification.
An artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human
personificative
personificative
adj
That personifies; anthropomorphic.
prefabrications
prefabrications
noun
plural of prefabrication
presatisfaction
presignificator
reconfirmations
reconfirmations
noun
plural of reconfirmation
rejustification
rejustification
noun
The act of justifying again.
respecification
respecification
noun
The act or process of respecifying; a change from a previous specification
reverifications
reverifications
noun
plural of reverification
reversification
semideification
semideification
noun
Partial deification; promotion to demigod.
semifictionally
semifictionally
adv
In a semifictional manner.
speechification
speechification
noun
(derogatory or humorous) The act of speechifying.
subconferential
superfunctional
superfunctional
adj
In a state of superfunction; exhibiting more action than usual.
superrefraction
undiscomfitable
unefficaciously
unfacetiousness
unfractiousness
urofuscohematin
urofuscohematin
noun
A red pigment derived from hematin, occurring in the urine.
