Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
noun
Any substance that absorbs.
adsorptive
adsorptive
adj
Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
noun
Any substance that adsorbs.
appositive
appositive
adj
of or being in apposition
noun
(grammar) a word or phrase that is in apposition
ascriptive
ascriptive
adj
ascribing; relating to ascription
noun
The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work or other object to someone or something.
assumptive
assumptive
adj
(heraldry, of arms, not comparable) Originally, being arms which a person had a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now, those assumed without sanction of the Heralds' College.
Forward or presumptuous.
Held as true or valid without evidence.
captivates
captivates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of captivate
davenports
davenports
noun
plural of davenport
depositive
depositive
adj
(medicine) Describing a condition in which lymph is exuded into the derma, forming papules.
Involving or relating to the process of depositing.
developist
disportive
disruptive
disruptive
adj
(business) Causing major change, as in a market.
Causing disruption or unrest.
evaporates
evaporates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of evaporate
expletives
expletives
noun
plural of expletive
expositive
expositive
adj
That explains; expository
impositive
inspective
inspective
adj
Engaged in inspection; involving inspection.
larviposit
larviposit
verb
(biology) To deposit living larvae rather than eggs
operatives
operatives
noun
plural of operative
oppositive
oppositive
adj
Expressing contrariety.
noun
The oppositive case, or an instance of its use.
overprints
overprints
noun
plural of overprint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overprint
oviposited
oviposited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of oviposit
ovipositor
ovipositor
noun
(zoology) A tubular protruding organ for laying eggs.
packstaves
packstaves
noun
plural of packstaff
palaverist
palaverist
noun
(rare) Synonym of palaverer (“one who palavers”)
perovskite
perovskite
noun
(mineralogy) A minor accessory mineral, CaTiO₃, occurring in basic rocks, as orthorhombic crystals.
persistive
persistive
adj
(obsolete) persistent
perversite
perversity
perversity
noun
A perverse act.
The quality of being perverse.
pikestaves
pittsville
pluviosity
pluviosity
noun
(meteorology) Level of rainfall.
positively
positively
adv
(manner) In a positive manner.
(modal) With certainty.
Absolutely; utterly.
positivest
positivest
adj
(nonstandard) superlative form of positive: most positive
positivism
positivism
noun
(law) A school of thought in jurisprudence in which the law is seen as separated from moral values; i.e. the law is posited by lawmakers (humans).
(philosophy) A doctrine that states that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge, and that such knowledge can only come from positive affirmation of theories through strict scientific method, refusing every form of metaphysics.
positivist
positivist
adj
Related to positivism, positivistic.
noun
A believer in positivism.
positivity
positivity
noun
(countable) The result of being positive.
(physics and chemistry) The characteristic of possessing a positive electric charge
(uncountable) The condition of being positive (in all senses); positivism. Optimism.
positivize
positivize
verb
To make positive, or to emphasize a positive aspect
postclival
postfoveal
postfoveal
adj
Behind the fovea
postlarval
postlarval
adj
Following a larval stage
Relating to postlarvae
postvenous
postverbal
postverbal
adj
(linguistics) Occurring after a verb.
pottsville
pottsville
Proper noun
a city in Arkansas, USA.
an unincorporated community in Kentucky, USA.
a city in Pennsylvania, USA
an unincorporated community in Texas, USA.
a town in the region of New South Wales, Australia.
preestival
preharvest
preharvest
adj
Before a harvest.
presentive
presentive
adj
Bringing a conception or notion directly before the mind; presenting an object to the memory of imagination.
pretensive
pretensive
adj
(chiefly US) Pretentious.
(now rare) Pretended; feigned.
previsitor
primitives
primitives
noun
plural of primitive
privateers
privateers
noun
plural of privateer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of privateer
privations
privations
noun
plural of privation
proprovost
protensive
protensive
adj
Drawn out; extended.
protestive
protestive
adj
Expressing protest.
protrusive
protrusive
adj
rather conspicuous; obtrusive
that protrudes; protruding
provostess
provostess
noun
(rare) A female provost.
purgatives
purgatives
noun
plural of purgative
pursuivant
pursuivant
noun
(Freemasonry) A Grand Lodge Officer who guards the inner door during a meeting of the Grand Lodge
(archaic) A follower
(heraldry) A functionary of lower rank than a herald, but discharging similar duties; called also pursuivant at arms; an attendant of the heralds, e.g. in the College of Arms.
(law enforcement, by extension) A warrant officer.
A royal messenger, (particularly) one with the authority to execute warrants.
resorptive
resorptive
adj
Of, pertaining to, or caused by resorption.
respective
respective
adj
(obsolete) Fitted to awaken respect.
(obsolete) Looking toward; having reference to; relative, not absolute.
(obsolete) Noticing with attention; careful; wary.
Relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; own.
resumptive
resumptive
adj
That is in the nature of resumption.
noun
(archaic) A restorative medicine.
(grammar) A resumptive pronoun.
separative
separative
adj
(rare) Tending to keep oneself separate from others.
Serving to separate.
noun
Something that serves to separate.
septemviri
septemviri
noun
plural of septemvir
septemvirs
sevastopol
shreveport
shreveport
Proper noun
A city in the state of Louisiana, USA
silverspot
silverspot
noun
Any of numerous butterflies with silvery spots on the undersides of the wings.
spermatova
spermatova
noun
plural of spermatovum
splenative
splenative
adj
(obsolete) pertaining to the spleen
splenetive
splenetive
adj
Alternative form of splenitive
splenitive
splenitive
adj
(obsolete) splenetic
spoliative
spoliative
adj
(medicine, dated) Serving to diminish the amount of blood in the body.
Serving to take away, diminish, or rob.
sportively
sportively
adv
In a sportive way
spurtively
stovepipes
stovepipes
noun
Synonym of stovepipe trousers
plural of stovepipe
subreptive
subreptive
adj
(obsolete) surreptitious
supervital
suppletive
suppletive
adj
(grammar) Supplying an etymologically unrelated word with forms, or which is used as one of its forms, by suppletion (for example, in English, better and best are suppletive forms of good).
(law) Relating to laws which can apply in a contract if the parties choose to agree to this.
Making up for deficiencies; supplementary; suppletory.
noun
(grammar) A form used by way of suppletion.
supportive
supportive
adj
Providing support.
supravital
supravital
adj
(cytology, of a stain) Capable of staining living cells after their removal from a host
susceptive
susceptive
adj
receptive
susceptible
tapedrives
tapedrives
noun
plural of tapedrive
tempestive
tempestive
adj
(obsolete) seasonable; timely
unpositive
unsportive
unsportive
adj
Not sportive.
usurpative
usurpative
adj
That usurps.
vapidities
vapidities
noun
plural of vapidity
vaporettos
vaporosity
vaporosity
noun
(countable) Anything lacking substance.
The quality of being vaporous.
varitypist
varitypist
noun
The operator of a varitype machine.
vasotripsy
vespertide
vespertide
noun
(poetic, archaic) the evening, especially (Christianity) the time at which vespers is prayed
vespertine
vespertine
adj
(astrology, of a planet or star) That sets after the sun.
(botany) Occurring in the evening.
(botany, of a plant) That opens or blooms in the evening.
(poetic) Of or related to the evening; that occurs in the evening.
(zoology, of an animal) That is principally active at dusk.
vestalship
vestalship
noun
The state or condition of a vestal.
videotapes
videotapes
noun
plural of videotape
viewpoints
viewpoints
noun
plural of viewpoint
vitascopic
vitascopic
adj
Of or relating to the vitascope.
vituperous
vituperous
adj
(rare) Vituperative.
(rare) Worthy of blame.
volapukist
volplanist
voltaplast
voltaplast
noun
(obsolete) A form of electrical battery once used for electrotyping
voluptuous
voluptuous
adj
(of a woman) Curvaceous and sexually attractive.
Suggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation.