(military) The obligation imposed by law or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping.
An open determination of one's responsibility for something and imposition of consequences.
Good-faith acceptance of one's responsibility for something and of its consequences.
The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.
accumulatively
accumulatively
adv
In an accumulative manner
accusatively
accusatively
adv
(not comparable) In relation to the accusative case in grammar.
In an accusative manner.
accusatorially
accusatorially
adv
By way of accusation; in an accusatorial manner.
acetylbiuret
acetylenediurein
acetylfluoride
acicularity
acicularity
noun
Quality or degree of being acicular.
acoustically
acoustically
adv
(domain) From the perspective of acoustics.
(manner) In an acoustic manner, or using an acoustic musical instrument.
acquaintancy
acquaintancy
noun
acquaintanceship
acquiescently
acquiescently
adv
In an acquiescent manner.
acquirability
acquirability
noun
(rare) The quality of being acquirable; attainableness.
acquisitively
acquisitively
adv
In an acquisitive manner; for the purpose of acquisition.
actinautography
actinautography
noun
(obsolete, photography) The production of an actinautographic image
actinomycesous
actinomycetous
actinomycetous
adj
Of or relating to actinomycetes.
actinopterygious
actuality
actuality
noun
(historical, film) A short early motion picture.
(television) Live reporting on current affairs.
An instance or quality of being actual or factual; fact.
The state of existing; existence.
actuarially
actuarially
adv
By actuarial principles.
From an actuarial perspective.
In a manner performed by an actuary.
actuaryship
actuaryship
noun
The role or status of actuary.
acuity
acuity
noun
Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.
The ability to think, see, or hear clearly.
adjudicatory
adjudicatory
adj
Of or pertaining to an adjudication.
adjunctively
adjunctively
adv
In an adjunctive way.
adscititiously
adscititiously
adv
In an adscititious way.
aduncity
aduncity
noun
Crookedness, curvaceousness, hookedness.
aeronautically
aeronautically
adv
In a aeronautical manner; with respect to aeronautics or aviation.
agranulocytosis
agranulocytosis
noun
(pathology) An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.
agriculturally
agriculturally
adv
In a manner pertaining to agriculture.
altruistically
altruistically
adv
In an altruistic manner; in a manner having regard of others
alumohydrocalcite
alumohydrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
amphicyrtous
amphicytula
amurcosity
amyloleucite
anacatadidymus
anacoluthically
anacoluthically
adv
In an anacoluthic manner.
anacrustically
anacrustically
adv
In an anacrustic manner.
aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
adj
(medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal
anfractuosity
anfractuosity
noun
A winding channel or crevice, such as occur in the depths of the sea or in mountains.
One of the fissures (sulci) separating the convolutions of the brain, or, by analogy, in the mind.
anisocotyledonous
anisodactylous
anisodactylous
adj
(zoology) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.
anisoleucocytosis
annunciatory
annunciatory
adj
In the nature of an announcement
antejudiciary
anticensoriously
anticeremoniously
anticommunistically
anticonstitutionally
anticonstitutionally
adv
(law) In an anticonstitutional manner.
anticontagiously
anticruelty
anticruelty
adj
Opposing cruelty, especially towards animals.
antidysuric
antieducationally
antienthusiastically
antiinsurrectionally
antiliturgically
antimusically
antipolyneuritic
antipolyneuritic
adj
Countering polyneuritis.
antiproductively
antiproductivity
aquatically
aquatically
adv
In an aquatic style or manner.
archantiquary
archicytula
archipterygium
archipterygium
noun
(anatomy) A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
architecturally
architecturally
adv
In an architectural manner.
Regarding architecture.
articulability
articulability
noun
The quality or degree of being articulable.
articulacy
articulacy
noun
The condition of being articulate.
articularly
articularly
adv
In an articular manner.
articulary
articulary
adj
articular; relating to the joints
noun
(anatomy) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.
articulately
articulately
adv
In an articulate manner.
articulatorily
articulatorily
adv
In terms of, or by means of, articulation.
articulatory
articulatory
adj
(medicine) Related to the specific articulation function of a joint.
(phonology) Of or pertaining to articulation; phonetic.
artifactually
artifactually
adv
(medical imaging or laboratory testing) Apparently but not truly, with the appearance being due to artifacts; spuriously.
With reference to artifacts
artiodactylous
artiodactylous
adj
(zoology) even-toed; of ungulates, having the weight borne about equally by the third and fourth toes
astronautically
astronautically
adv
In an astronautic way.
astuciously
astuciously
adv
astutely
astucity
astucity
noun
Craftiness; astuteness.
atrociously
atrociously
adv
in an atrocious manner
auctionary
auctionary
adj
Of or pertaining to an auction.
audacity
audacity
noun
Fearlessness, intrepidity or daring, especially with confident disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions.
Insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional.
audiometrically
audiometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, audiometry.
auriculately
autarchically
autarkically
autarkically
adv
In an autarkic way.
auteciously
autecologically
autecologically
adv
In terms of autecology.
authentically
authentically
adv
In an authentic manner; with the requisite or genuine authority.
authenticity
authenticity
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being authentic (of established authority).
The quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original, of having the same origin (or attribution, commitment, intention, etc.) as claimed.
authenticly
authenticly
adv
Dated spelling of authentically.
autistically
autistically
adv
In an autistic way.
autoanalytic
autoanalytic
adj
Relating to autoanalysis.
autobasidiomycetes
autobasidiomycetous
autobiographically
autobiographically
adv
In an autobiographical manner.
autocatalysis
autocatalysis
noun
(chemistry) catalysis of a reaction by one of its products
autocatalytic
autocatalytic
adj
(chemistry, of a reaction) catalyzed by one of its own products
autocatalytically
autocatalytically
adv
By means of autocatalysis.
autocephality
autocephality
noun
(Christianity) The right of autonomy for a church; specifically, the right to resolve all internal problems on its own authority and to appoint its own bishops, including the head of the church, without any obligatory expression of dependence on another church.
autocratically
autocratically
adv
In an autocratic manner.
autocytolysis
autocytolysis
noun
cytolysis by a lysin produced by the same cell
autocytolytic
autocytolytic
adj
Relating to, or producing autocytolysis
autodidactically
autodidactically
adv
By teaching oneself.
autodynamic
autodynamic
adj
Supplying its own power.
autoeciously
autoeciously
adv
In an autoecious manner.
autoelectrolysis
autoelectrolytic
autoerotically
autoerotically
adv
In an autoerotic manner.
autogenetically
autogenetically
adv
In an autogenetic manner.
autographically
autographically
adv
By means of autography.
autohemolytic
autohypnotic
autohypnotic
adj
Of or pertaining to autohypnosis; self-hypnotizing.
autohypnotically
autolaryngoscopic
autolytic
autolytic
adj
(pathology) Relating to autolysis
automatically
automatically
adv
In an automatic manner.
automaticity
automaticity
noun
(medicine) The ability of the heart muscles to contract independently of each other when separated or in unison when reattached in whole or in groups.
The ability to do things without occupying the mind with the low level details required.
The process of one thing automatically following another.
automorphically
automorphically
adv
(mathematics) In terms of automorphisms
autonomically
autonomically
adv
In an autonomic manner
With reference to the autonomic nervous system
autophytic
autophytically
autoplastically
autoplastically
adv
In an autoplastic manner.
autopsychic
autopsychic
adj
(psychology) Relating to the perception of one's own mind
autopsychoanalysis
autopsychoanalysis
noun
psychoanalysis of oneself
autopsychorhythmia
autopsychosis
autoptically
autoptically
adv
By means of ocular view, or one's own observation.
autopticity
autopticity
noun
The condition of being autoptic; an autoptic event
autorhythmic
autorhythmic
adj
That generates its own rhythm
autoschediastically
autoschediastically
adv
In an autoschediastic manner.
autostylic
autostylic
adj
(anatomy) Having the mandibular arch articulated directly to the cranium, as in the skulls of the Amphibia.
autosymbiontic
autosymbolic
autosymbolical
autosymbolically
autotoxicity
autotoxicity
noun
Self-destruction of a species through the production of chemicals that escape into the environment and directly inhibit the growth of that species.
autotrophically
autotrophically
adv
In an autotrophic manner.
With regard to autotrophy.
autotropically
autotropically
adv
In an autotropic manner
autotypic
autotypic
adj
Relating to an autotype
auxetically
auxetically
adv
By auxesis.
auxilytic
avascularity
avascularity
noun
(anatomy) The condition of being avascular.
avuncularity
avuncularity
noun
The condition of being an uncle.
The condition of being avuncular.
ayacahuite
basidiomycetous
basidiomycetous
adj
Relating to the basidiomycetes.
bidactylous
bifurcately
bifurcately
adv
In a bifurcate manner.
binocularity
binocularity
noun
Binocular vision.
biscuitry
biscuitry
noun
(countable) An individual business that manufactures biscuits and similar items; a biscuit factory.
(uncountable) A form of unglazed earthenware.
(uncountable) A mass or collection of baked goods such as biscuits and bread.
(uncountable) The baking of biscuits, bread, and similar items.
(uncountable) The business of manufacturing biscuits.
(woodworking, uncountable) The process of inserting biscuits (thin ovals of wood or other material) into mating slots in order to provide a gluing surface.