(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
accusatorially
accusatorially
adv
By way of accusation; in an accusatorial manner.
acetosalicylic
acetylcholinic
acetylcholinic
adj
(biochemistry) Of or relating to acetylcholine.
acetylfluoride
acetylperoxide
acetyltropeine
achromatically
achromatically
adv
In an achromatic manner.
achromatolysis
achromatolysis
noun
(cytology) dissolution of achromatin
acrophonically
acrophonically
adv
In an acrophonic way.
actinomycestal
adscititiously
adscititiously
adv
In an adscititious way.
aerobiotically
aerobiotically
adv
By means of aerobiosis.
aeroelasticity
aeroelasticity
noun
(physics, countable) The effect of aerodynamic load on a given structure.
(physics, uncountable) The scientific study of the effect of aerodynamic loads on structures.
aeronautically
aeronautically
adv
In a aeronautical manner; with respect to aeronautics or aviation.
aeroscopically
aetiologically
aetiologically
adv
In aetiological terms.
affectionately
affectionately
adv
In an affectionate manner.
agriculturally
agriculturally
adv
In a manner pertaining to agriculture.
algometrically
algometrically
adv
In terms of or by means of algometry.
allopathically
allopathically
adv
By allopathic methods.
allopatrically
allopatrically
adv
In an allopatric manner
With regard to allopatry
allophonically
allophonically
adv
In an allophonic manner.
allosterically
allosterically
adv
In an allosteric manner
With regard to allostery
allotropically
allotropically
adv
With regard to allotropy
alphabetically
alphabetically
adv
(manner) In an alphabetical manner.
(sequence) Arranged in the order of the alphabet.
alphamerically
altimetrically
altimetrically
adv
By means of altimetry.
altruistically
altruistically
adv
In an altruistic manner; in a manner having regard of others
amaryllidaceae
amblychromatic
amphicondylous
anacamptically
anacamptically
adv
In an anacamptic manner; by reflection of sound.
anachronically
anachronically
adv
In an anachronic manner.
anacrustically
anacrustically
adv
In an anacrustic manner.
anamnestically
anamnestically
adv
By means of anamnesis
anapaestically
anapaestically
adv
Alternative form of anapestically
anchoritically
anchoritically
adv
In the manner of an anchorite; reclusively.
anesthetically
anesthetically
adv
In an anesthetic manner
Regarding anesthetics
angioparalytic
anisodactylous
anisodactylous
adj
(zoology) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.
ankylodactylia
annalistically
anthologically
anthologically
adv
In the manner of an anthology.
anthophyllitic
antibiotically
antibiotically
adv
By means of antibiotics.
In terms of antibiotic effect.
anticipatingly
anticipatingly
adv
In an anticipating manner; looking forward; expectantly.
anticipatively
anticipatively
adv
In an anticipative manner; expectantly.
anticipatorily
anticipatorily
adv
In an anticipatory manner.
anticreatively
anticritically
anticyclically
anticyclolysis
anticyclolysis
noun
(meteorology) The weakening or termination of anticyclonic circulation in the atmosphere.
antidromically
antidromically
adv
(neurology) In an antidromic manner.
antidynastical
antimystically
antiphonically
antiphonically
adv
With antiphony.
antiphysically
antipoetically
antiseptically
antiseptically
adv
In an antiseptic manner.
Regarding antisepsis.
antisyphilitic
antisyphilitic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering syphilis.
noun
(pharmacology) Any drug that counters syphilis.
antitechnology
antitechnology
adj
Opposed to technology
antithetically
antithetically
adv
In an antithetic manner.
Using antithesis.
aphoristically
aphoristically
adv
In an aphoristic manner.
Using or regarding aphorisms.
apocalypticism
apocalypticism
noun
(religion) A belief or doctrine based on apocalypse, especially which believes in an imminent end to the current world order.
apodeictically
apodeictically
adv
In an apodeictic manner.
apologetically
apologetically
adv
In an apologetic manner; by way of defense, apology or excuse.
apoplectically
apoplectically
adv
In an apoplectic manner.
aposematically
aposematically
adv
(ecology) In an aposematic manner.
apotropaically
apotropaically
adv
In an apotropaic manner.
apperceptively
apperceptively
adv
In an apperceptive manner.
appreciatingly
appreciatingly
adv
Appreciatively, with appreciation: in an appreciating manner.
appreciatively
appreciatively
adv
In an appreciative manner.
appreciatorily
appreciatorily
adv
(obsolete, rare) With appreciation; appreciatively.
araucarioxylon
archetypically
archetypically
adv
In an archetypical fashion.
archipterygial
arithmetically
arithmetically
adv
In an arithmetical manner; in terms of arithmetic.
arrhythmically
arrhythmically
adv
In an arrhythmic manner; without a fixed rhythm
articulability
articulability
noun
The quality or degree of being articulable.
articulatorily
articulatorily
adv
In terms of, or by means of, articulation.
artiodactylous
artiodactylous
adj
(zoology) even-toed; of ungulates, having the weight borne about equally by the third and fourth toes
assertorically
assertorically
adv
In an assertoric fashion.
assyriological
assyriological
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Assyriology.
astigmatically
astigmatically
adv
In an astigmatic manner; through or in relation to astigmatism.
astrologically
astrologically
adv
In an astrological manner.
With regard to astrology.
astronomically
astronomically
adv
(comparable, degree) In the extreme, very (typically very large).
asymmetrically
asymmetrically
adv
In an asymmetric manner.
asymptotically
asymptotically
adv
(mathematical analysis) In an asymptotical manner, in the way of an asymptote, toward an asymptote.
atheologically
atheologically
adv
In an atheological manner.
attractability
attractability
noun
The quality of being attractable.
attractionally
attractionally
adv
In an attractional manner.
auriscopically
autocratically
autocratically
adv
In an autocratic manner.
autoerotically
autoerotically
adv
In an autoerotic manner.
autophytically
autosymbolical
autotropically
autotropically
adv
In an autotropic manner
axisymmetrical
axisymmetrical
adj
axisymmetric
bacchanalianly
bacchanalianly
adv
In a Bacchanalian manner.
bactericidally
bactericidally
adv
In a bactericidal manner.
barometrically
barometrically
adv
By means of a barometer
benzoylglycine
bicentennially
bicentennially
adv
Every two hundred years.
bicycloheptane
bicycloheptane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any bicyclic alicyclic hydrocarbon that has seven carbon atoms
(organic chemistry) The compound cycloheptylcycloheptane
bielectrolysis
bigamistically
bioclimatology
bioclimatology
noun
The interdisciplinary field of science that studies the interactions between the biosphere and the Earth's atmosphere on time scales of the order of seasons or longer (in opposition to biometeorology).
bioelectricity
bioelectricity
noun
(biology, physics) Any form of electricity generated within an organism, especially by a muscle or nerve
biogenetically
biogenetically
adv
In a biogenetic manner.
biographically
biographically
adv
In the form of a biography.
blackberrylike
blackberrylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a blackberry.
blennocystitis
bolometrically
bolometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, bolometry.
borofluohydric
borosalicylate
brachycephalic
brachycephalic
adj
(of a person or animal) Having a head that is short from front to back (relative to its width from left to right).
noun
A brachycephalic person or creature.
brachydactylia
brachydactylia
noun
brachydactyly
brachydactylic
brachydactylic
adj
Relating to brachydactyly
brachydiagonal
brachydiagonal
adj
Relating to the shorter diagonal, as of a rhombic prism.
noun
The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism.
brachysclereid
brachysclereid
noun
(botany) A sclereid that occurs in the stems (and some fruit) of plants
bradyseismical
buddhistically
buddhistically
Adverb
as a Buddhist, in a manner of a Buddhist
cabalistically
cabalistically
adv
in a cabalistic manner
cacophonically
cacophonically
adv
In a cacophonous manner; in a manner that produces harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds.
calciphylactic
calciphylactic
adj
Of or pertaining to calciphylaxis.
calelectricity
calyptoblastic
cancellability
cancellability
noun
The quality of being cancellable.
capsulociliary
carcinopolypus
cardiomotility
cardiomotility
noun
motility (movement) of the heart
carpologically
carpologically
adv
In terms of carpology.
cataclysmatist
cataclysmatist
noun
Alternative form of cataclysmist
cataleptically
cataleptically
adv
In a cataleptic way.
catechetically
catechetically
adv
In a catechetical manner; by question and answer.
celiocolpotomy
celiomyomotomy
cellulifugally
cellulipetally
cellulipetally
adv
In a cellulifugal manner.
certifiability
certifiability
noun
The quality of being certifiable.
chalcophyllite
chalcophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare secondary copper arsenate mineral occurring in the oxidized zones of some arsenic-bearing copper deposits.
chartophylacia
chemicobiology
chirologically
chirologically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, chirology.
chiropompholyx
chlamydosporic
chloranhydride
chlorophyllian
chlorophyllide
chlorophyllide
noun
(biochemistry) Any water-soluble breakdown product of chlorophyll formed by hydrolysis or enzyme action