(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
ambilaevous
ambilaevous
adj
Alternative spelling of ambilevous
amusiveness
amusiveness
noun
The state or quality of being amusive.
avouchments
avouchments
noun
plural of avouchment
circumvents
circumvents
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumvent
compulsives
compulsives
noun
plural of compulsive
consumptive
consumptive
adj
(pathology) Relating to pulmonary tuberculosis.
Having a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful.
Of, or relating to consumption.
noun
A person suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.
diminutives
diminutives
noun
plural of diminutive
duumvirates
duumvirates
noun
plural of duumvirate
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.
flavoursome
flavoursome
adj
Britain standard spelling of flavorsome.
humansville
impulsively
impulsively
adv
In an impulsive manner; with force; by impulse.
maneuverers
maneuverers
noun
plural of maneuverer
manumissive
manumissive
adj
Of or relating to manumission.
marvelously
marvelously
adv
Alternative form of marvellously
mavourneens
mavourneens
noun
plural of mavourneen
mellivorous
mellivorous
adj
honey-eating
mensurative
mensurative
adj
Relating to mensuration or measurement.
merdivorous
merdivorous
adj
Dung-eating, coprophagous.
minisurveys
minisurveys
noun
plural of minisurvey
misaventeur
mischievous
mischievous
adj
Causing mischief; injurious.
Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved.
misevaluate
misevaluate
verb
To evaluate inaccurately or incorrectly.
moundsville
multiserver
multiserver
adj
(computing) Involving or pertaining to more than one server.
munsonville
murrysville
muscovadite
muscovitize
mycoviruses
mycoviruses
noun
plural of mycovirus
myxoviruses
myxoviruses
noun
plural of myxovirus
nonvenomous
nonvenomous
adj
Alternative spelling of non-venomous
observandum
observandum
noun
A thing to be observed.
overassumed
overconsume
overconsume
verb
To consume too much.
overmeasure
overmeasure
noun
Excessive measure; surplus.
verb
To measure or estimate with a result that is larger than it should be.
overmuscled
overmuscled
adj
Excessively muscled.
oversublime
oversublime
adj
Excessively sublime.
presumptive
presumptive
adj
Based on presumption, probability, conjecture, hypothesis or belief.
Making presumptions; behaving as one who presumes, who assumes that which they perhaps should not.
primevarous
pseudovelum
pseudovelum
noun
A velarium that resembles a velum
reductivism
reductivism
noun
(art) A minimalist movement in abstract painting and sculpture from the 1950s onwards.
(music) A minimalist school of music with similar aims.
(philosophy of mind) The view that mental states can be reduced to physical phenomena.
Extreme simplification; reduction to a minimum; use of the fewest essentials
semicursive
semicursive
adj
Of or relating to a style of writing Chinese characters, not as abbreviated as cursive.
Partially cursive.
seminervous
seminervous
adj
Somewhat or partly nervous.
semiquavers
semiquavers
noun
plural of semiquaver
sempervivum
sempervivum
noun
Any of the genus Sempervivum of succulent plants, the houseleeks or liveforevers.
septemvious
silverplume
sivatherium
spermatovum
spermatovum
noun
(biology) A fecundated ovum.
stimulative
stimulative
adj
Having a stimulating effect.
noun
(obsolete) Something having a stimulating effect; a stimulant, an incentive.
subpavement
subsumptive
subsumptive
adj
Relating to, or containing, a subsumption.
subvestment
summerville
summitville
sumterville
transmutive
transmutive
adj
That transmutes something.
transversum
unadmissive
unimpulsive
unimpulsive
adj
Not impulsive.
unmarvelous
unmarvelous
adj
Not marvelous.
unremissive
unverminous
uvulatomies
uvulatomies
noun
plural of uvulatomy
uvulotomies
uvulotomies
noun
plural of uvulotomy
velamentous
velamentous
adj
(medicine) Of or relating to an abnormal condition during pregnancy in which the umbilical cord inserts into the fetal membranes, then travels within the membranes to the placenta, risking rupture of the exposed vessels.
Veil-like.
venturesome
venturesome
adj
Bold; willing to take risks; adventurous.
Potentially hazardous; risky.
vermiculose
vermiculose
adj
Alternative form of vermiculous
vermiculous
vermiculous
adj
Containing, or full of, worms; resembling worms; wormy.
vermifugous
vermigerous
verminously
verminously
adv
In a verminous way.
vermiparous
vermiparous
adj
Producing or breeding worms or grubs, such as various insects.
vermivorous
vermivorous
adj
Feeding on worms.
volumescope
volumescope
noun
An instrument consisting of a glass tube with a graduated scale that shows the changes in volume of a gas or gaseous mixture.