With inadequate preparation or without advance thought; offhand.
extemporaneously
extemporaneously
adv
In an extemporaneous manner; without prior preparation or planning.
extemporaneousness
extemporaneousness
noun
The degree or property of being extemporaneous.
extenuator
extenuator
noun
One who extenuates.
extenuators
extenuators
noun
plural of extenuator
extenuatory
extenuatory
adj
Tending to extenuate or palliate.
exterraneous
exterraneous
adj
foreign; belonging to, or coming from, abroad
extrabuccal
extrabuccal
adj
(anatomy) Outside of the mouth.
extrabulbar
extrabulbar
adj
Outside of a bulb, especially that of the urethra
extrabureau
extrabureau
adj
Outside of a bureau or office.
extraburghal
extraburghal
adj
(UK) Outside of a burgh or borough.
extracalicular
extracampus
extracapsular
extracapsular
adj
(anatomy) Situated outside a capsule, especially outside the capsular ligament of a joint.
extracellular
extracellular
adj
Occurring or found outside of a cell.
extracellularly
extracellularly
adv
In an extracellular manner.
extraclaustral
extraclaustral
adj
Outside of a cloister.
extracolumella
extracommunity
extraconscious
extraconscious
adj
Outside of a person's consciousness.
extraconstitutional
extraconstitutional
adj
Beyond what is accommodated for in a constitution.
extracorpuscular
extracorpuscular
adj
(anatomy) Outside the corpuscle.
extracultural
extracultural
adj
Outside of a culture.
extracurial
extracurial
adj
Outside of a court.
extracurricular
extracurricular
adj
(informal) extramarital
Outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment
Similarly outside of the normal duties of a job or profession
noun
(education) An activity outside the normal academic curriculum.
(informal) An activity beyond official duties of a job or profession.
(informal) An extramarital affair.
extracurriculum
extracurriculum
noun
The activities and groups, clubs, and societies that are sponsored or regulated by an educational institution but which are not part of the academic curriculum.
extracutaneous
extracutaneous
adj
Outside of the skin or cutis.
extraduction
extradural
extradural
adj
(anatomy) Outside of the dura mater
noun
Such an injection
extraequilibrium
extrafascicular
extrafascicular
adj
Outside of a fascicle
extrafoliaceous
extrafoliaceous
adj
(botany) Away from the leaves, or inserted in a different place from them.
extraforaneous
extraforaneous
adj
(nonce word, archaic) outdoor
extrahazardous
extrahuman
extrahuman
noun
Synonym of nonhuman
Synonym of parahuman
extrajudicial
extrajudicial
adj
(law) Out of or beyond the power or authority of a court or judge; beyond jurisdiction.
(law, of a punishment) Carried out without legal authority.
extrajudicially
extrajudicially
adv
Outside of the legal system.
extralinguistic
extralinguistic
adj
Outside the realm of linguistics.
extralinguistically
extralinguistically
adv
Outside of language.
extramedullary
extramedullary
adj
(anatomy, medicine) Outside of the bone marrow, as with extramedullary hematopoiesis.
(anatomy, medicine) Outside of the medulla oblongata, as with extramedullary influences on control of ventilation.
(anatomy, medicine) Outside of the renal medulla, as with extramedullary electrolytes or renal tissue.
(anatomy, medicine) Outside of the spinal cord, as with intrameningeal but extramedullary tissues of the central nervous system.
extramolecular
extramolecular
adj
(chemistry, physics) Not relating to a molecule
extramundane
extramundane
adj
Beyond mundane, beyond ordinary.
Extraterrestrial; occurring or originating outside of the Earth.
extramural
extramural
adj
Describing teaching of students who are not resident at such an institution.
Taking place outside the walls of an institution, especially a school or university.
extramurally
extramurally
adv
In an extramural manner
extramusical
extramusical
adj
Apart from and in addition to music
extranatural
extranatural
adj
Alternative form of extra-natural
extraneous
extraneous
adj
Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; foreign
Not essential or intrinsic
extraneously
extraneously
adv
In an extraneous manner.
extraneousness
extraneousness
noun
The state of being extraneous or inessential and irrelevant; extrinsic.
extranuclear
extranuclear
adj
(biology) Outside the nucleus but within the cell cytoplasm.
Outside the nucleus.
extraocular
extraocular
adj
Situated outside of or away from the eyes.
extraovular
extraovular
adj
Outside the egg
extrapituitary
extrapituitary
adj
Outside of the pituitary gland
extrapleural
extrapleural
adj
Outside of the pleura
extrapopular
extrapopular
adj
Outside of the populace.
extrapulmonary
extrapulmonary
adj
(anatomy) Beyond or outside the lungs.
extrapunitive
extrapunitive
adj
(psychology) Tending to punish others.
extraquiz
extraregular
extraregular
adj
Not covered by a rule or rules.
extraregularly
extraregularly
adv
In an extraregular manner.
extrascriptural
extrascriptural
adj
Outside of scripture.
extrascripturality
extrascripturality
noun
The quality of being extrascriptural.
extrasensuous
extrasensuous
adj
Synonym of extrasensible
extraserous
extraserous
adj
Outside a serous cavity
extratabular
extratellurian
extratelluric
extratextual
extratextual
adj
Outside of a text.
extratubal
extratubal
adj
Outside a tube, especially outside the eustachian or fallopian tubes
extraught
extraught
verb
(obsolete) past participle of extract
extrauterine
extrauterine
adj
Outside the uterus.
extravascular
extravascular
adj
Situated or happening outside of the blood vessels or lymph vessels.
extravehicular
extravehicular
adj
Relating to, on happening in, the space outside a vehicle, especially a spacecraft in space
extraventricular
extraventricular
adj
(anatomy) Outside the ventricle.
extremadura
extremadura
Proper noun
An autonomous province of western Spain, capital Mérida
extremuma
extrudability
extrudability
noun
The quality or degree of being extrudable.
extrudable
extrudable
adj
Capable of being extruded.
extuberance
extuberance
noun
A swelling or rising; protuberance.
extuberant
extuberant
adj
swelling out; protuberant
extuberate
extuberate
verb
(obsolete) To swell out.
exuberance
exuberance
noun
(uncountable) The quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness.
An instance of exuberant behaviour.
An overflowing quantity; superfluousness.
exuberances
exuberances
noun
plural of exuberance
exuberancy
exuberancy
noun
Archaic form of exuberance.
exuberant
exuberant
adj
(literary, of things that grow) Abundant, luxuriant.
(of people) Very high-spirited; extremely energetic and enthusiastic.
exuberantly
exuberantly
adv
In an exuberant manner
exuberantness
exuberantness
noun
Quality of being exuberant.
exuberate
exuberate
verb
(now rare) To develop into (something), by an exuberance of growth.
(obsolete) To abound; to be in great abundance.
To delight, to make exuberant
exuberated
exuberated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exuberate
exuberating
exuberating
verb
present participle of exuberate
exuberation
exudatory
exudatory
adj
Relating to exudation
exulcerate
exulcerate
adj
(obsolete) Very sore; ulcerated.
verb
To corrode; to fret; to chafe; to inflame.
To ulcerate.
exulcerated
exulcerated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exulcerate
exulcerating
exulcerating
verb
present participle of exulcerate
exulceration
exulceration
noun
(obsolete) fretting; festering; soreness
(obsolete) ulceration
exulcerative
exulcerative
adj
Tending to cause ulcers.
exulceratory
exumbral
exumbrella
exumbrella
noun
The outer surface of the umbrella of a jellyfish.
exumbrellar
exumbrellar
adj
(zoology) relating to the exumbrella
exuperable
exurban
exurban
adj
Of, pertaining to, or residing in an exurb
exurbanite
exurbanite
noun
A person who lives in an exurb
a former urbanite
exurbanites
exurbanites
noun
plural of exurbanite
exurbia
exurbia
noun
A residential area beyond the suburbs.
exurbias
exurbias
noun
plural of exurbia
fixature
fixature
noun
(historical) A gummy preparation for fixing the hair in place.
flexura
flexural
flexural
adj
of, or relating to, flexure
fluidacetextract
fluidextract
fluidextract
noun
Dated form of fluid extract.
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
fricandeaux
gubernatrix
haruspex
haruspex
noun
A soothsayer or priest in Ancient Rome (originally Etruscan) who practiced divination by inspecting entrails.
hemopneumothorax
hemopneumothorax
noun
(medicine) pneumothorax and hemothorax occurring together
heterauxesis
heterauxesis
noun
(botany) unequal growth of a cell, or of part of a plant.
heteroauxin
heteroauxin
noun
A growth-promoting hormone, 3-indoleacetic acid, occurring in some plants.
heteroauxins
heteroauxins
noun
plural of heteroauxin
heterosexual
heterosexual
adj
Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex.
noun
A heterosexual person, or other heterosexual organism.
heterosexuality
heterosexuality
noun
Sexual activity with a person of the opposite sex.
The state of being sexually and romantically attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the opposite sex.
heterosexually
heterosexually
adj
In a heterosexual way.
heterosexuals
heterosexuals
noun
plural of heterosexual
hexacapsular
hexachronous
hexafluoride
hexafluoride
noun
(chemistry) any fluoride containing six fluorine atoms in each molecule
hexamerous
hexamerous
adj
(botany) In six parts; occurring in sixes.
hexandrous
hexandrous
adj
Alternative form of hexandrian
hexangular
hexangular
adj
Having six angles or corners.
hexangularly
hexangularly
adv
In a hexangular manner.
hexapterous
hexapterous
adj
(botany) Having six wing-like processes or extensions
hexaspermous
hydropneumothorax
hydropneumothorax
noun
(medicine) The presence of both fluid and air in the pleural cavity
hydroxyanthraquinone
hydroxyanthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several organic compounds that can be viewed as derivatives of an anthraquinone through replacement of one hydrogen atom by a hydroxyl group.
hydroxyurea
hydroxyurea
noun
(organic chemistry) The hydroxylated derivative of urea, NH₂CO-NHOH, used as an antineoplastic drug; any N- or O- derivative of this compound
hydroxyureas
hydroxyureas
noun
plural of hydroxyurea
hyperanxious
hyperanxious
adj
Very anxious
hyperdiazeuxis
hyperoxymuriate
hyperoxymuriate
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) Any perchlorate.
hyperoxymuriatic
hyperoxymuriatic
adj
(obsolete, chemistry) perchloric
hypersexual
hypersexual
adj
Excessively interested in sex.
Of or relating to hypersexuality.
noun
A person who is hypersexual.
hypersexualities
hypersexualities
noun
plural of hypersexuality
hypersexuality
hypersexuality
noun
The desire for sexual activity at levels high enough to be considered clinically significant.
inexsuperable
inexsuperable
adj
(archaic) Not capable of being passed over; insuperable; insurmountable.
intersexual
intersexual
adj
(biology) Having both male and female characteristics, or characteristics intermediate between the sexes.
(of a competition, etc.) Between the sexes.
noun
An intersex person.
intersexualism
intersexualism
noun
The state of being intersexual.
intersexualities
intersexuality
intersexuality
noun
The state of having the physical features of both sexes, or of having ambiguous sex, i.e. not unambiguously male or female.
intersexually
intersexually
adv
In an intersexual way.
intertextual
intertextual
adj
Pertaining to intertextuality; being or involving the reference to one text in another.