(archaic) Full of confusion; confused or confusing.
defencive
defencive
adj
(British) Alternative spelling of defensive
defensive
defensive
adj
(chiefly sports) Pertaining to defense, as opposed to attack.
(cricket) Of a bowling or fielding tactic designed to prevent the other side from scoring runs; of a batting tactic designed to prevent being out.
Displaying an inordinate sensitivity to criticism or intrusion; oversensitive; thin-skinned.
In a state or posture of defense.
Intended for defence; protective.
Intended to deter attack.
Performed so as to minimise risk.
noun
A means, attitude or position of defense.
enfevered
enfevered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enfever
enforcive
enforcive
adj
Serving to enforce or constrain; compulsive.
euflavine
evenfalls
evenfalls
noun
plural of evenfall
evenforth
farnovian
faventine
favouring
favouring
verb
present participle of favour
fennville
fervanite
fervanite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and vanadium.
fervently
fervently
adv
In a fervent manner.
fivepence
fivepence
noun
A monetary amount of five pence.
fivepenny
fivepenny
adj
(dated) Costing fivepence.
flavanone
flavanone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of flavonoid ketones, many of which occur in nature as glycosides
flavicant
flavonoid
flavonoid
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of many compounds that are plant metabolites, being formally derived from flavone; they have antioxidant properties, and sometimes contribute to flavor.
flavonols
flavonols
noun
plural of flavonol
flavoring
flavoring
noun
(American spelling) Something that gives flavor, usually a food ingredient.
verb
present participle of flavor
folkvangr
forgiving
forgiving
adj
(computing) User-friendly, such that harmful mistakes are not easily made.
Inclined to forgive.
noun
An act of forgiveness.
verb
present participle of forgive
foveation
foveation
noun
Pitting and scarring, as seen in smallpox, chickenpox, etc.
The act of foveating (angling the eyes to focus on an object).
frivoling
furnivall
heavenful
heavenful
noun
skyful
infantive
infective
infective
adj
Able to cause infection; infectious
noun
(epidemiology) A person who is capable of spreading a disease by infecting others.
infestive
infestive
adj
Tending to infest; acting like an infection.
inflative
inflative
adj
(obsolete) Of an inflating quality or tendency.
inflexive
inflexive
adj
(obsolete) inflexible
inflective
influxive
influxive
adj
(obsolete) Having influence; influential.
Having a tendency to flow inward.
inventful
inventful
adj
Full of invention; creative.
nonfervid
offensive
offensive
adj
(sports) Having to do with play directed at scoring.
Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, hatred, or indignation.
Relating to an offense or attack, as opposed to defensive.
noun
(countable, military) An attack.
(uncountable) The posture of attacking or being able to attack.
overfaint
overfaint
adj
Too faint.
overfancy
overfancy
adj
Excessively fancy.
overfelon
overfling
overflown
overflown
verb
(US, proscribed) past participle of overflow
past participle of overfly
overfrank
overfrank
adj
Excessively frank or candid.
verb
(philately) To apply stamps with a higher value than the postage required to a letter.
To pay excessive franking credits.
overfrown
ovoflavin
sevenfold
sevenfold
adj
Having seven parts; composed of seven items.
Seven times as much; multiplied by seven.
adv
By a factor of seven.
silverfin
silverfin
noun
(zoology) A small North American freshwater cyprinoid fish (Notropis whipplei, now Cyprinella whipplei).
unfavored
unfavored
adj
Not favoured.
unfervent
unfervent
adj
Not fervent.
unfestive
unfestive
adj
Not festive.
unfevered
unfevered
adj
Not fevered
unfluvial
veinstuff
veinstuff
noun
(mining) Minerals found in a vein, of lesser value than ores.
venefical
venefical
adj
Obsolete form of veneficial.
venenific
venenific
adj
(archaic) poisonous
ventifact
ventifact
noun
A pebble or little stone shaped and polished by wind-blown sand.
verifying
verifying
verb
present participle of verify
vilifying
vilifying
noun
An act of vilification.
verb
present participle of vilify
viniferas
viniferas
noun
plural of vinifera
vivifying
vivifying
verb
present participle of vivify
wavefront
wavefront
noun
(physics) An imaginary surface passing through points of a medium oscillating in phase.
zoofulvin
zoofulvin
noun
A yellow carotenoid pigment present in the feathers of some birds