Relatively short; shorter than normal, or compared to others.
Scanty, as in clothing.
Shortened; made briefer.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abbreviate
adscriptive
adscriptive
adj
Attached or annexed to the glebe or estate and transferable with it.
adumbrative
adumbrative
adj
Of or pertaining to adumbration
adventurers
adventurers
noun
plural of adventurer
adventuress
adventuress
noun
A female adventurer; a woman who seeks adventure.
A female varietist.
A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character who pursues personal advancement, especially by sexual means; a demirep.
adventuring
adventuring
noun
adventure
verb
present participle of adventure
adventurish
adventurish
adj
Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
adventurism
adventurism
noun
(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
adventurist
adventurist
noun
A politician involved in adventurism.
Someone who is into adventurism.
adventurous
adventurous
adj
(of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
(of an act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.
adversative
adversative
adj
(linguistics) Expressing adverse effect.
(linguistics) Expressing opposition or difference.
noun
(rare, dated) Something, particularly a clause or conjunction, which is adversative.
adversities
adversities
noun
plural of adversity
advertences
advertences
noun
plural of advertence
advertently
advertently
adv
intentionally, on purpose, purposely
advertisers
advertisers
noun
plural of advertiser
advertising
advertising
noun
Communication whose purpose is to influence potential customers about products and services.
The industry or profession made up of such communications.
verb
present participle of advertise
advertizing
advertizing
verb
present participle of advertize
advertorial
advertorial
noun
An advertisement written in the form of an objective editorial, presented in a printed publication, and usually designed to look like a legitimate and independent news article.
advocatress
advocatress
noun
(rare) A female advocate.
advocatrice
advocatrice
noun
(archaic) A female advocate.
advoteresse
animadverts
animadverts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animadvert
antidivorce
antidivorce
adj
Opposing divorce.
architraved
architraved
adj
(architecture) Furnished with an architrave.
asseverated
asseverated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asseverate
bondservant
bondservant
noun
An indentured servant.
coacervated
coacervated
adj
That has undergone coacervation
coadventure
coadventure
noun
(archaic) A joint venture or partnership.
contravened
contravened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contravene
contrivedly
contrivedly
adv
In a contrived manner.
cravenetted
cravenetted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cravenette
deactivator
deactivator
noun
A chamber filled with iron filings or other material used to remove excess oxygen or other substances from water.
Any device used to deactivate something.
decemvirate
decemvirate
noun
A group of ten people, especially (politics) a council of ten men sharing office or power and particularly (historical) the groups of ten men who reformed and codified Roman law circa 450 BCE.
declarative
declarative
adj
(grammar, of a verb, sentence, or mood) Expressing truth.
(programming) A way of programming that is most akin to just stating what is wanted, rather than having to describe how to do it. w:Declarative programming
(programming) That declares a construct.
Serving to declare; having the quality of a declaration.
noun
Synonym of declaration (declarative statement)
decretively
decretively
adv
In a decretive manner.
decurvation
decurvature
deformative
degradative
degradative
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing degradation.
dehortative
dehortative
adj
dissuasive
denervating
denervating
verb
present participle of denervate
denervation
denervation
noun
(medicine) The removal or blocking of a nerve connection to tissue, such as by surgical or chemical means
denigrative
denigrative
adj
Synonym of denigratory
depravation
depravation
noun
Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion.
Detraction; depreciation.
The act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting.
The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity.
depravement
depravement
noun
(archaic) Depravity; corruption.
depravities
depravities
noun
plural of depravity
deprecative
deprecative
adj
Tending to deprecate; disapproving.
deprevation
deprivation
deprivation
noun
(countable) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.
(countable) The taking away from a clergyman of his benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity.
(followed by “of”) lack
(uncountable) The state of being deprived
deprivative
deprivative
adj
depriving
deprivement
deprivement
noun
deprivation
derivations
derivations
noun
plural of derivation
derivatives
derivatives
noun
plural of derivative
derivatized
derivatized
adj
(organic chemistry) modified by the formation of a derivative
derivatizes
derivatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of derivatize
descriptive
descriptive
adj
(grammar) Of an adjective, stating an attribute of the associated noun (as heavy in the heavy dictionary).
(linguistics) Describing the structure, grammar, vocabulary and actual use of a language.
(sciences, philosophy) Describing and seeking to classify, as opposed to normative or prescriptive.
Of, relating to, or providing a description.
noun
(grammar) An adjective (or other descriptive word)
destructive
destructive
adj
(computing) Lossy; causing irreversible change.
Causing breakdown or disassembly.
Causing destruction; damaging.
detersively
detersively
adv
So as to cleanse.
detrivorous
detrivorous
adj
Alternative form of detritivorous
devastators
devastators
noun
plural of devastator
deverbative
deverbative
adj
(linguistics, grammar, rare) Derived from a verb.
noun
(linguistics, grammar, rare) A word or a component of a word that is derived from a verb.
devirginate
devirginate
adj
Deprived of virginity.
verb
To deprive of virginity; to deflower.
deviscerate
devitrified
devitrified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of devitrify
devitrifies
devitrifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of devitrify
devotionary
dhanvantari
diffractive
diffractive
adj
(physics) Having the ability to diffract light
directively
directively
adv
In a directive manner.
directivity
directivity
noun
(geology) Anisotropy in the propagation of earthquake waves in the direction of rupture.
(physics, electrical engineering) A measure of the performance of an antenna compared to an isotropic antenna; the ratio of the maximum value of radiation intensity to the average radiation intensity.
(rare) Directionality
discerptive
discerptive
adj
Tending to separate or disunite parts.
distractive
distractive
adj
causing distraction
divaricated
divaricated
adj
Spread-out, divergent, especially of a branch etc. which is at nearly ninety degrees to the main stem.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of divaricate
divaricates
divaricates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of divaricate
divaricator
divaricator
noun
(zoology) One of the muscles that open the shell of a brachiopod; a cardinal muscle.
diverberate
divergement
divergement
noun
(archaic) divergence
divergently
divergently
adv
In a divergent manner
diversities
diversities
noun
plural of diversity
diverticula
divertingly
divertingly
adv
In a diverting manner; so as to divert attention.
divestiture
divestiture
noun
The act of selling something off, especially an investment or a business.
The process of stripping away a person's confidence, values and attitudes in order to indoctrinate them into an organization.
divorcement
divorcement
noun
(figuratively, psychology) Complete detachment or disunion.
(obsolete) Divorce; dissolution of a marriage.
divulgatory
divulgatory
adj
Divulging; of or pertaining to divulging.
drivability
drivability
noun
The quality of being drivable, of being easy or pleasant to drive
driveshafts
driveshafts
noun
plural of driveshaft
drivetrains
drivetrains
noun
plural of drivetrain
duumvirates
duumvirates
noun
plural of duumvirate
eradicative
eradicative
adj
Tending or serving to eradicate; curing or destroying thoroughly, as a disease or any evil.
noun
(rare) That which eradicates.
evidentiary
evidentiary
adj
(law) Of or pertaining to evidence.
evilhearted
eviscerated
eviscerated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of eviscerate
extraverted
extraverted
adj
Alternative form of extroverted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extravert
extroverted
extroverted
adj
(informal psychology) Of or characteristic of the personality of an extrovert: outgoing, sociable.
(medicine) Synonym of inside-out.
Turned or thrust outwards, especially:
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extrovert
fervidities
gradatively
gravidation
gravidation
noun
(obsolete) gravidity
gravidities
gravidities
noun
plural of gravidity
imbreviated
improvident
improvident
adj
failing to provide for the future; reckless
incautious; prone to rashness
inadvertant
inadvertent
inadvertent
adj
(obsolete) Inattentive.
Not intentional; not on purpose; not conscious.
inconverted
inconverted
adj
(archaic) Not turned or changed about.
indepravate
ingravidate
ingravidate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To impregnate.
interdevour
interdevour
verb
(rare) Of many people, creatures etc.: to devour each other.
interleaved
interleaved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interleave
intervalled
intervaried
intervaried
verb
simple past tense and past participle of intervary
interveined
interveined
adj
intersected with, or as if with, veins
interviewed
interviewed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interview
intervolved
intervolved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of intervolve
interweaved
interweaved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interweave
introverted
introverted
adj
(poetry, literature) Arranged so that two similar words, lines, etc. form the middle of the structure.
(psychology) Of or characteristic of the personality of an introvert: thoughtful, reflective.
Thinking about internal or spiritual matters.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of introvert
invalidator
invalidator
noun
One who, or that which, makes invalid.
inventoried
inventoried
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inventory
invigorated
invigorated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of invigorate
irradiative
irradiative
adj
That involves radiation.
That irradiates.
landgravate
landgravate
noun
The rank or territory of a landgrave.
livetrapped
livetrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of livetrap
maidservant
maidservant
noun
A female servant; a maid.
mordicative
mordicative
adj
Biting; corrosive.
noninverted
noninverted
adj
Not inverted.
odorivector
odorivector
noun
A material that emits an odor.
outdelivers
outdelivers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outdeliver
outrivalled
outrivalled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outrival
outtraveled
overacidity
overcounted
overcounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overcount
overdebated
overdefiant
overdescant
overdevoted
overdevoted
adj
Excessively devoted.
overdignity
overdilated
overdiluted
overdiluted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overdilute
overdirects
overdirects
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overdirect
overdistant
overdistant
adj
Excessively distant.
overdistend
overdistort
overdraught
overdraught
noun
(chiefly Britain) An overdraft.
overdrifted
overdrifted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overdrift
overediting
overediting
verb
present participle of overedit
overeducate
overeducate
verb
To educate too much.
overexcited
overexcited
adj
Excessively excited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overexcite
overexerted
overexerted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overexert
overextends
overextends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overextend
overfruited
overlighted
overmatched
overmatched
adj
Outclassed; unable to compete
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overmatch
overmettled
overmodesty
overmodesty
noun
excessive modesty
overnighted
overnighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overnight
overpitched
overpitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overpitch
overplanted
overplanted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overplant