(linguistics) The practice of describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing idealistic norms, of linguistic usage.
dispositively
dispositively
adv
(obsolete) In a dispositive manner; by natural or moral disposition.
disputatively
disputatively
adv
In a disputative manner.
disrespective
disrespective
adj
(obsolete) Showing a lack of respect; disrespectful.
dissipativity
dissipativity
noun
The rate at which palpable energy is dissipated away into other forms of energy.
diversipedate
exceptiveness
executiveship
executiveship
noun
The state or business of an executive.
expletiveness
expletiveness
noun
The quality of being expletive.
expostulative
expostulative
adj
Synonym of expostulatory
extrospective
extrospective
adj
Involving extrospection.
galvanoplasty
galvanoplasty
noun
The process of galvanizing, of coating with a thin layer of metal by electrochemical means.
hydropositive
hydropositive
adj
Attracted to water.
hypertensives
hypertensives
noun
plural of hypertensive
hypervenosity
hyposensitive
hyposensitive
adj
Having abnormally low sensitivity.
impassivities
impassivities
noun
plural of impassivity
imperseverant
imperseverant
adj
(obsolete) Not persevering; fickle; thoughtless.
impersonative
improvisation
improvisation
noun
Musical technique, characteristic of blues music.
That which is improvised; an impromptu.
The act of improvising, acting or going about something without planning ahead
The act or art of composing and making music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously
improvisatize
improvisatize
verb
(rare, obsolete) To improvise; to extemporize.
improvisatore
improvisatore
noun
(poetry) An individual who recites impromptu verse, as from a song or poem.
improvisatory
improvisatory
adj
Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of improvisation
indescriptive
indescriptive
adj
Not descriptive.
inscriptively
inscriptively
adv
In an inscriptive manner.
introspective
introspective
adj
Examining one's own perceptions and sensory experiences; contemplative or thoughtful about oneself.
juxtapositive
juxtapositive
adj
(grammar) Of or relating to a grammatical case expressing position beside something.
Relating to juxtaposition.
larviposition
larviposition
noun
(biology) The act or the result of larvipositing
neutropassive
neutropassive
adj
(grammar) The past perfect tense of a neuter (intransitive) verb which is formed by a passive participle.
nonabsorptive
nonabsorptive
adj
Not absorptive
nonassumptive
nondisruptive
nondisruptive
adj
Not disruptive.
nonperversity
nonprotrusive
nonprotrusive
adj
not protrusive
nonseparative
nonsusceptive
nonvaporosity
novitiateship
novitiateship
noun
The role or status of a novitiate.
omniscriptive
operativeness
operativeness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being operative.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being operative.
overbumptious
overbumptious
adj
Excessively bumptious.
overemptiness
overpersecute
overpiteously
overplenteous
overplenteous
adj
Excessively plenteous.
overpopulates
overpopulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overpopulate
overrepresent
overrepresent
verb
(transitive) To represent as being higher or greater than it is.
oversceptical
oversceptical
adj
Alternative form of overskeptical
overskeptical
overskeptical
adj
Excessively skeptical.
overspeculate
overspeculate
verb
(finance) To spend too much money in speculation.
To speculate excessively.
ovipositional
ovipositional
adj
Related to, or by means of, oviposition
ovispermiduct
palaeoatavism
parasynovitis
paravaginitis
parrottsville
parvirostrate
perfectivised
perivaginitis
perseveration
perseveration
noun
(psychology) The tendency to continue or repeat an act or activity after the cessation of the original stimulus.
(psychology) Uncontrollable repetition of a particular response, such as a word, phrase, or gesture, despite the absence or cessation of a stimulus, usually caused by brain injury or other organic disorder.
Argument by repetition; a mantra.
The act or an instance of persevering; perseverance.
perseverative
perseverative
adj
Of or pertaining to perseveration
perspectively
perspectively
adv
By means of perspective; in perspective.
perspectivism
perspectivism
noun
The philosophical view that all perception always takes place from a specific perspective.
perspectivist
perspectivist
noun
A proponent of perspectivism.
perspectivity
perspectivity
noun
(geometry) The formation of an image in a picture plane of a scene viewed from a fixed point.
pervertedness
pervertedness
noun
The state of being perverted; perversion.
petropavlovsk
photoemissive
photoemissive
adj
of, or relating to photoemission
photoengraves
photoengraves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of photoengrave
photopositive
photopositive
adj
(biology) having a positive phototropic or phototactic response; attracted by light
plaintiveness
plaintiveness
noun
The state or condition of being plaintive.
plantersville
pleasantville
plumbisolvent
plumbisolvent
adj
Alternative form of plumbosolvent
plumbosolvent
plumbosolvent
adj
Exhibiting plumbosolvency.
portervillios
portreeveship
portreeveship
noun
The state or business of a portreeve.
postclavicula
postdigestive
postinfective
postinfective
adj
Relating to postinfection
postmediaeval
postoperative
postoperative
adj
Of, relating to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation.
noun
A transgender person who has undergone gender reassignment surgery.
postvarioloid
postvertebral
postvertebral
adj
(anatomy) posterior to the vertebrae
preactiveness
preadvertised
preadvertised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preadvertise
preadvertiser
precongestive
preinvestment
prepositively
prepositively
adv
In a prepositive position.
preservations
preservations
noun
plural of preservation
preservatives
preservatives
noun
plural of preservative
presuggestive
presumptively
presumptively
adv
As is presumed to be the case
In a presumptive manner
pretelevision
pretelevision
adj
Before the introduction of television.
prevalentness
prevaricators
prevaricators
noun
plural of prevaricator
preventatives
preventatives
noun
plural of preventative
preventionism
preventionism
noun
A policy or approach based on trying to prevent something from happening.
preventionist
preventionist
noun
One who tries to prevent something from happening; an advocate of prevention.
preventoriums
preventoriums
noun
plural of preventorium
previctorious
previsibility
previsibility
noun
(uncommon) The quality of being previsible; able to be previewed.
primitiveness
primitiveness
noun
The quality or state of being primitive.
primitivistic
primitivistic
adj
Of or pertaining to primitivism.
primitivities
primitivities
noun
plural of primitivity
privateersman
privateersman
noun
(nautical) The captain or member of the crew of a privateer.
privativeness
privativeness
noun
The state of being privative.
proctorsville
progressivist
progressivist
noun
An advocate of progressivism.
progressivity
progressivity
noun
The condition of being progressive.
proinvestment
promotiveness
promotiveness
noun
The quality of being promotive.
prospectively
prospectively
adv
In a prospective manner.
protovestiary
prouniversity
proverbialist
proverbialist
noun
One who composes, collects, or studies proverbs.
One who makes much use of proverbs in speech or writing.
providentness
providentness
noun
the quality or state of being provident; carefulness; prudence; economy
provincialist
provincialist
noun
One who lives in a province; a provincial.
provisionment
provisionment
noun
The supplying of provisions.
pseudocaptive
pseudoviaduct
pulverisation
pulverisation
noun
Alternative spelling of pulverization
purposivistic
purposivistic
adj
Of or relating to purposivism.
receptiveness
receptiveness
noun
the characteristic of being receptive
receptivities
receptivities
noun
plural of receptivity
reptilivorous
reptilivorous
adj
Feeding on reptiles.
rescriptively
rescriptively
adv
By rescript.
retrospective
retrospective
adj
Affecting or influencing past things; retroactive.
Looking backwards.
Of, relating to, or contemplating the past.
noun
An exhibition of works from an extended period of an artist's activity.
semiprimitive
semiprimitive
adj
(mathematics) Describing a generalization of a semisimple ring
specificative
specificative
adj
Serving to specify something.
speculatively
speculatively
adv
In a speculative manner.
speculativism
speculativism
noun
An approach based on speculation rather than any formal method.
strumiprivous
superactivate
superactivate
verb
To produce, or to undergo superactivity or superactivation
superactively
superactivity
superactivity
noun
A scout group activity involving adventure away from home.
A state of heightened or excessive activity.
superdevotion
superelevated
superelevated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of superelevate
superlatively
superlatively
adv
In a superlative manner; in the greatest possible way.