(informal) An undesirably large quantity of something.
Enough to fill one's belly; a large portion of food eaten.
bellyfull
bellyfulls
bellyfuls
bellyfuls
noun
plural of bellyful
benzofuryl
bifurcately
bifurcately
adv
In a bifurcate manner.
blamefully
blamefully
adv
In a blameful manner.
blithefully
blithefully
adv
In a blitheful manner.
bodefully
buffaloberry
buffaloberry
noun
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Shepherdia, native to North America.
The edible berry of these plants.
butterfly
butterfly
noun
(alternate history) A random change in an aspect of the timeline seemingly unrelated to the primary point of divergence, resulting from the butterfly effect.
(finance) A combination of four options of the same type at three strike prices giving limited profit and limited risk.
(in the plural) A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach.
(medicine, attributive) A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed.
(now rare) Someone seen as being unserious and (originally) dressed gaudily; someone flighty and unreliable.
(sports) A type of stretch in which one sits on the ground with the legs folded into a shape like that of a butterfly's wings, slightly rocking them up and down, resembling the wings fluttering.
(swimming) The butterfly stroke.
A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.
A person who changes partners frequently.
Any of several plane curves that look like a butterfly; see Butterfly curve (transcendental) and Butterfly curve (algebraic).
verb
(transitive) To cut (food) almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly.
(transitive) To cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across (a gaping wound) to close it.
(transitive, of the point of divergence of an alternate history scenario) To cause events after the point of divergence to not happen as they did in real history, and people conceived after the point of divergence to not exist in recognizable form, due to the random variations introduced by the butterfly effect.
butterflyer
butterflyer
noun
Alternative form of butterflier
butterflyers
butterflyers
noun
plural of butterflyer
butterflyfish
butterflyfish
noun
Any of a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group. Butterflyfish are fairly small, mostly from 12 to 22 cm (c.7-9 in) in length.
butterflyfishes
butterflyfishes
noun
plural of butterflyfish
butterflying
butterflying
verb
present participle of butterfly
butterflylike
butterflylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a butterfly.
calyciferous
calyciferous
adj
Bearing the calyx.
carefully
carefully
adv
(obsolete) Sorrowfully.
With care; attentively, circumspectly.
cellulifugally
centrifugally
centrifugally
adv
Away from a centre or axis.
In a centrifuge.
Using centrifugal force.
chancefully
chancefully
adv
by chance or coincidence
changefully
changefully
adv
In a changeful manner.
cheerfully
cheerfully
adv
In a cheerful manner.
chlorophylliferous
chlorotrifluoroethylene
chlorotrifluoroethylene
noun
(chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon with chemical formula CF₂CClF, used as a cryogenic refrigerant and in the manufacture of plastics.
chyliferous
chyliferous
adj
That bears or transmits chyle.
circumferentially
circumferentially
adv
In a way that encircles; around the circumference.
conchyliferous
confluently
confluently
adv
In a confluent manner
confoundedly
confoundedly
adv
In a confounded manner; as if confused or thwarted.
Used as a mild oath: damnably.
confusedly
confusedly
adv
In a confused manner.
consentfully
consentfully
adv
With consent; consensually.
counterdifficulty
counterdifficulty
noun
A difficulty arising in response to another difficulty.
counterfactually
counterfactually
adv
In a counterfactual way.
counterfallacy
counterfallacy
noun
A fallacy that opposes another fallacy.
counterfeitly
counterfeitly
adv
In a counterfeit way; falsely.
counterfleury
counterfleury
adj
Alternative spelling of counterflory
counterflory
counterflory
adj
(heraldry) Decorated with fleurs-de-lis or other floral motifs arranged in pairs opposite each other, especially on opposite sides of a border on a shield or banner.
counterinflationary
counterinflationary
adj
(economics) Counteracting inflation.
crystalliferous
crystalliferous
adj
Containing or producing crystals
curryfavel
cynewulf
dangerfully
dangerfully
adv
(obsolete) dangerously
deathfully
deathfully
adv
In a deathful manner.
debatefully
deceitfully
deceitfully
adv
in a deceitful manner
with the intention to deceive
deedfully
delayful
delightfully
delightfully
adv
In a delightful manner.
demulsify
demulsify
verb
(intransitive, of an emulsion) To separate into its components.
(transitive) To separate (an emulsion) into its components.
demulsifying
demulsifying
verb
present participle of demulsify
desertfully
designfully
designfully
adv
In a designful manner.
despairfully
despairfully
adv
In a despairful manner.
despitefully
despitefully
adv
(archaic) In a despiteful manner; spitefully.
devicefully
devicefully
adv
In a deviceful manner.
diffusedly
diffusedly
adv
In a diffused manner
diffusely
diffusely
adv
In a diffuse manner.
diffusively
diffusively
adv
In a diffusive manner
With regard to diffusion
dimethylsulfoxide
dimethylsulfoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethylsulphoxide
direfully
direfully
adv
In a direful manner.
disgracefully
disgracefully
adv
In a disgraceful manner.
disregardfully
disregardfully
adv
In a disregardful manner; negligently; heedlessly.
disrespectfully
disrespectfully
adv
In a disrespectful manner; with a lack of respect.
distastefully
distastefully
adv
In a distasteful manner
distressfully
distressfully
adv
In a distressful way; showing distress
dolefully
dolefully
adv
In a doleful manner
dreadfully
dreadfully
adv
(dated) Exceptionally, eminently, very much.
In a dreadful manner.
dreamfully
dreamfully
adv
In a dreamful manner.
drearfully
easefully
easefully
adv
In an easeful way.
effectuality
effectuality
noun
The state or condition of being effectual.
effectually
effectually
adv
In such a way as to achieve a desired result; effectively; so as to have an effect.
efficaciously
efficaciously
adv
in an efficacious manner
effluency
effluency
noun
(archaic) effluence
effluviography
effluviography
noun
(photography, obsolete) The effects upon the dry photographic plate of certain electric emanations, including those later known as the X-rays.
effortfully
effortfully
adv
In an effortful manner: with effort.
effulgently
effulgently
adv
In an effulgent manner; brilliantly.
effumability
effumability
noun
(obsolete, rare) The capability of flying off in fumes or vapour.
effusely
effusely
adv
In an effuse manner.
effusively
effusively
adv
In an effusive manner.
elytriferous
emulsifiability
emulsifiability
noun
The quality or degree of being emulsifiable.
emulsify
emulsify
verb
(transitive) To make into an emulsion.
emulsifying
emulsifying
adj
That emulsifies
verb
present participle of emulsify
eventfully
eventfully
adv
In a eventful manner; with much activity.
excusefully
expensefully
expensefully
adv
In an expenseful manner.
eyedropperful
eyedropperful
noun
As much as an eyedropper holds.
eyeful
eyeful
adj
Filling or attractive to the eye; visible; remarkable.
noun
(informal) A brief period of sleep; forty winks.
(sometimes ironic) A remarkable sight or a very attractive person.
A full or complete view; a good look.
Enough material to fill one's eye.
eyefuls
eyefuls
noun
plural of eyeful
facetiously
facetiously
adv
(dated) In a pleasantly humorous or playful fashion.
In a facetious or flippant manner; in a manner that treats serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
facultatively
facultatively
adv
In a facultative manner
farinaceously
farinaceously
adv
In a farinaceous manner.
fasciculately
fasciculately
adv
In a fasciculate manner.
fatefully
fatefully
adv
In a fateful manner.
faultlessly
faultlessly
adv
In a faultless manner
fauntleroy
favouredly
favouredly
adv
(obsolete) In a favoured or favourable manner; favourably.
fearfully
fearfully
adv
(UK, dated) very; very much.
In a fearful manner; characterized by fear.
feastfully
feastfully
adv
In a feastful manner.
featurally
featurally
adv
In a featural manner
featurely
featurely
adj
Having features; showing marked peculiarities; handsome.
feckfully
feckfully
adv
In a feckful manner.
feculency
feculency
noun
Alternative form of feculence
felicitously
felicitously
adv
In a felicitous manner.
feloniously
feloniously
adv
In a felonious manner; in a manner that constitutes a felony.
ferociously
ferociously
adv
In a ferocious manner, particularly violent and aggressive.
Intensely or extremely.
ferromolybdenum
ferromolybdenum
noun
An iron-molybdenum alloy.
feudality
feudality
noun
The state or quality of being feudal; feudal form or constitution.
feudally
feudally
adv
In a feudal manner.
feverously
feverously
adv
In a feverous way.
fiendfully
fiendfully
adv
In a fiendful manner.
figurately
figurately
adv
In a figurate manner; Using or forming a figure.
figuratively, in a figurative manner.
figuratively
figuratively
adv
(manner) In a figurative manner.
Used to indicate that what follows is to be taken as a figure of speech, not literally.
figuredly
flatulency
flatulency
noun
(chiefly dated) flatulence
flatulently
flatulently
adv
In a flatulent manner or fashion.
fleuretty
fleuretty
adj
Alternative form of floretty
fleury
fleury
adj
Alternative spelling of flory
flexuosely
flexuosity
flexuosity
noun
A flexuous point; a sinuous curve.
Quality of being flexuous.
flexuously
flexuously
adv
In a flexuous way.
flocculency
flocculency
noun
Quality of being flocculent.
flocculently
flocculently
adv
In a flocculent manner.
floriferously
floriferously
adv
In a floriferous manner.
flouncey
flouncey
adj
Dated form of flouncy.
flounderingly
flounderingly
adv
In a floundering manner; with awkward struggles.
flubdubbery
flubdubbery
noun
Trivial matters; nonsense.
fluency
fluency
noun
(linguistics) The quality of being fluent in a language; A person's command of a particular language.
The quality of consistently applying skill correctly in the manner of one well-practiced at it, requiring little deliberate thought to perform without mistakes
The quality of smoothness of flow.
fluently
fluently
adv
In a fluent manner, as expressing oneself easily, especially in a foreign language.
In a fluent manner, as having graceful movements.
In a fluent manner, as literally flowing.
fluey
fluey
adj
As if suffering from influenza.
downy; fluffy
fluidglycerate
fluidglycerate
noun
A plant extract produced by extracting with a mixture of glycerine and water
flukey
flukey
adj
lucky
unstable, prone to rapid and unpredictable changes
flummery
flummery
intj
An expression of contemptuous disbelief.
noun
(historical, specifically) A slightly tart, jelly-like food of Welsh origin, made from extensively boiling oats, then boiling down the liquid extracted from it.
A custard; any of several bland, gelatinous foodstuffs, usually made from stewed fruit and thickened with oatmeal, cornstarch or flour.
Deceptive or blustering speech.
Empty or meaningless talk, especially when used to flatter.
Pretentious trappings, useless ornaments used to impress.
flummydiddle
flunkey
flunkey
noun
(US, finance, slang) One easily deceived in buying stocks; an inexperienced and unwary jobber.
(derogatory) An underling; a liveried servant or a footman; servant, retainer – a person working in the service of another (especially in the household).