In an abrasive manner; in a rude and unkind manner; acting in a way that may hurt other people's feelings.
absolvitory
absolvitory
adj
Of or pertaining to a dismissal or an acquittal.
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
absorptivity
absorptivity
noun
(analytical chemistry) The constant a in the Beer's law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance, b the path length, and c the concentration of solution. Also known as absorptive power. Formerly known as absorbency index; absorption constant; extinction coefficient.
(thermodynamics) The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface.
The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness.
abstractively
abstractively
adv
(now rare) In an abstract manner; in the abstract.
administratively
administratively
adv
In an administrative manner, or for purposes of administration.
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
adversatively
adversatively
adv
In an adversative manner
adversity
adversity
noun
(countable) An event that is adverse; calamity.
(uncountable) The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
advisatory
advisatory
adj
(law) Advisory.
advisorily
advisorily
adv
By way of advice.
advisory
advisory
adj
Able to give advice.
Containing advice; advising.
aggressively
aggressively
adv
In an aggressive manner.
aggressivity
aggressivity
noun
(geology) The acidic ability of water (when it contains dissolved carbon dioxide) to dissolve calcium carbonate from rocks.
The quality of being aggressive.
anniversalily
anniversarily
anniversarily
adv
(archaic) annually
anniversary
anniversary
noun
(especially) Such a day that commemorates a wedding.
(loosely) A day subsequent in time to a given event by some significant period other than a year (especially as prefixed by the amount of time in question).
A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years.
antiaggressively
anticonservatively
anticorrosively
antiexpressively
antihypertensive
antihypertensive
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting hypertension.
noun
(pharmacology) an agent that prevents or counteracts hypertension
antihypertensives
antihypertensives
noun
plural of antihypertensive
antislavery
antislavery
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the practice of slavery.
antislaveryism
antislaveryism
noun
Opposition to slavery.
antiuniversity
antiuniversity
adj
Opposing a university or universities in general.
apprehensively
apprehensively
adv
in an apprehensive manner; with apprehension
arthrosynovitis
arthrosynovitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the synovial membrane of a joint
aspersively
aspersively
adv
In an aspersive manner.
assertively
assertively
adv
In an assertive manner.
asseveratingly
asseveratingly
adv
in an asseverating manner
asseveratively
asseveratively
adv
In an asseverative manner.
assortatively
assortatively
adv
In an assortative way.
astrictively
avariciously
avariciously
adv
In a greedy or self-serving manner.
avascularity
avascularity
noun
(anatomy) The condition of being avascular.
avoyership
behavioristically
behavioristically
adv
In a behavioristic manner
biodiversity
biodiversity
noun
(ecology) The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region.
bryantsville
caressively
caressively
adv
In a caressive manner.
carnivorously
carnivorously
adv
In a carnivorous manner.
chivalrously
chivalrously
adv
In a chivalrous manner.
circumscriptively
circumscriptively
adv
In a circumscriptive manner
With regard to circumscription
circumspectively
circumspectively
adv
In a circumspective manner.
civilisatory
clairvoyances
clairvoyances
noun
plural of clairvoyance
clairvoyancies
clairvoyants
clairvoyants
noun
plural of clairvoyant
cleverishly
cleverishly
adv
In a cleverish manner.
commiseratively
commiseratively
adv
In a commiserative manner.
comprehensively
comprehensively
adv
In a comprehensive manner; in an all-inclusive or wide-ranging fashion.
compressively
compressively
adv
In a compressive way.
conservatively
conservatively
adv
In a conservative manner
consideratively
constructively
constructively
adv
In a constructive manner
contradistinctively
contradistinctively
adv
in contradistinction
contrastively
contrastively
adv
In a contrastive manner.
controversially
controversially
adv
In a controversial manner.
conversationally
conversationally
adv
In a conversational manner
conversibility
conversionary
conversionary
adj
Relating to, or leading to conversion
conveyorise
conveyorise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of conveyorize.
conveyorised
conveyorised
adj
(UK) Alternative spelling of conveyorized
verb
(UK) simple past tense and past participle of conveyorise
conveyorises
conveyorises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conveyorise
conveyorizes
conveyorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conveyorize
convulsionary
convulsionary
adj
Pertaining to convulsion; convulsive.
noun
A convulsionist.
corresponsively
corresponsively
adv
In a corresponsive manner.
corrosively
corrosively
adv
In a corrosive manner.
corrosivity
corrosivity
noun
Corrosiveness, especially when related to water.
cosovereignty
cosovereignty
noun
joint sovereignty; a situation where there is more than one sovereign over a territory
crescively
crescively
adv
In a crescive manner.
cropseyville
cryptovolcanism
cursively
cursively
adv
In a cursive manner.
cytomegalovirus
cytomegalovirus
noun
(virology) Any of several herpes viruses, of the genus Cytomegalovirus, that infect the salivary glands of certain primates, including humans.
decursively
decursively
adv
(botany) In a decursive manner.
degressively
degressively
adv
In a degressive manner.
demonstratively
demonstratively
adv
In a demonstrative manner.
depressively
depressively
adv
In a depressive manner.
derisively
derisively
adv
In a derisive manner; demeaningly, mockingly.
dermosynovitis
descriptively
descriptively
adv
In a descriptive manner.
deservingly
deservingly
adv
In a deserving manner.
destructively
destructively
adv
in a destructive manner: in a way that causes destruction
destructivity
destructivity
noun
destructiveness
detersively
detersively
adv
So as to cleanse.
digressively
digressively
adv
In a digressive fashion.
disapprovingly
disapprovingly
adv
In a disapproving manner
discoursively
discoursively
adv
Discursively.
In a reasoning manner; by way of conversation or discourse.
discoverability
discoverability
noun
The condition of being discoverable
discoverably
discoverably
adv
In a discoverable way.
discovery
discovery
noun
(countable, archaic) An act of uncovering or revealing something; a revelation.
(law, uncountable) A pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.
(law, uncountable) Materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.
(uncountable) The discovering of new things.
Something discovered.
discretively
discretively
adv
In a discretive manner.
discriminatively
discriminatively
adv
With discrimination or distinction.
discursively
discursively
adv
In a discursive manner.
dispersively
dispersively
adv
In a dispersive way.
With regard to dispersion.
dispurvey
dispurvey
noun
(obsolete) dispurveyance
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To strip of provisions; to disfurnish.
disruptively
disruptively
adv
In a disruptive manner
disserviceably
disserviceably
adv
In a disserviceable manner.
distractively
distributively
distributively
adv
In a distributive manner
distributivity
distributivity
noun
(mathematics) the fact of being distributive
disvulnerability
diversely
diversely
adv
In a diverse manner.
diversifiability
diversifiability
noun
The quality or capacity of being diversifiable.
diversify
diversify
verb
(transitive) To make diverse or various in form or quality; to give variety to distinguish by numerous differences or aspects.
diversifying
diversifying
verb
present participle of diversify
diversionary
diversionary
adj
That serves as a diversion.
diversity
diversity
noun
(chiefly business) Equal-opportunity inclusion.
A variety; diverse types or examples.
The quality of being diverse or different; difference or unlikeness.
diversly
diversly
adv
(archaic) In a divers way; severally, variously.
diversory
diversory
adj
Tending to divert; causing diversion.
noun
(obsolete, rare) A wayside inn.
divisionary
divisionary
adj
divisional
divisory
divisory
adj
Serving to divide or split apart.
dorsiventrality
dorsiventrality
noun
The quality of being dorsiventral.
dorsiventrally
dorsiventrally
adv
Alternative form of dorsoventrally
dorsocervically
dorsoventrality
dorsoventrality
noun
Alternative form of dorsiventrality
driveways
driveways
noun
plural of driveway
dyersville
earlysville
effervescingly
effervescingly
adv
With effervescence.
enravishingly
enravishingly
adv
So as to enravish, or throw into ecstasy.
erosivity
erosivity
noun
A measure of the potential ability of soil, regolith, or other weathered material to be eroded by rain, wind, or surface runoff.
evangelistary
evangelistary
noun
(Christianity) A book containing selections from the Gospels, read during worship services.
everlastingly
everlastingly
adv
In an everlasting manner; without end; forever.
Perpetually; constantly.
evilsayer
excursively
excursively
adv
In an excursive manner.
expressively
expressively
adv
In an expressive manner.
expressivity
expressivity
noun
(genetics) The degree to which a gene affects or can affect an organism.
(uncountable) The quality of being expressive.
extorsively
extorsively
adv
In an extorsive manner; extortionately.
extraversively
extroversively
extroversively
adv
In an extroversive manner.
eyeservice
eyeservice
noun
Work or service done only when one's employer is watching; service done for show.