(medicine, psychiatry) In a phase of mental activity in which one begins to recognize and acknowledge the maladaptiveness of someone's behavior (such as own's own, or that of a family member or friend); usually with reference to substance use.
Inclined to contemplate; introspective and thoughtful; meditative.
Pertaining to a religious contemplative, or a contemplative religious orders, especially the Roman Catholic varieties.
noun
Someone who has dedicated themselves to religious or philosophical contemplation.
contraceptive
contraceptive
adj
That acts to prevent conception as a result of sexual intercourse.
noun
A mechanism or means by which conception as a result of sexual intercourse can be prevented or made less likely.
convertaplane
convertaplane
noun
Alternative form of convertiplane
convertiplane
convertiplane
noun
Any of several forms of aircraft capable of both vertical takeoff and landing, and of normal forward flight; usually has variable geometry wings that can rotate
convertoplane
cooperatively
cooperatively
adv
In a cooperative manner; working with others on a task as part of a team.
corporatively
corporativism
corporativism
noun
Synonym of corporatism
cryptovalence
cryptovalency
deceptiveness
deceptiveness
noun
the state or quality of being deceptive
deprecatively
deprecatively
adv
In an deprecating manner; in a manner that deprecates
descriptively
descriptively
adv
In a descriptive manner.
descriptivism
descriptivism
noun
(linguistics) The practice of describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing idealistic norms, of linguistic usage.
disrespective
disrespective
adj
(obsolete) Showing a lack of respect; disrespectful.
exceptiveness
executiveship
executiveship
noun
The state or business of an executive.
expectorative
expectorative
adj
Alternative form of expectorant
explicatively
explicatively
adv
In an explicative way.
exteroceptive
exteroceptive
adj
(anatomy) That responds to external stimuli
extrospective
extrospective
adj
Involving extrospection.
galvanotropic
hyperactively
hyperactively
adv
In a hyperactive manner.
hyperactivity
hyperactivity
noun
The quality of being hyperactive; excessive and pathological movement and restlessness
hyperreactive
hyperreactive
adj
Showing a much greater than normal response to a stimulus
hypervelocity
hypervelocity
adj
Having, or occurring at, extreme velocity.
noun
(astronomy) A velocity greater than escape velocity.
A hypersonic velocity.
A very high velocity.
hypothecative
hypothecative
adj
hypothecatory
implicatively
implicatively
adv
In an implicative way.
incorporative
incorporative
adj
(grammar) Polysynthetic.
That serves to incorporate.
indescriptive
indescriptive
adj
Not descriptive.
induplicative
induplicative
adj
(botany) Having induplicate leaves in vernation.
(botany) Having induplicate sepals or petals in aestivation.
inscriptively
inscriptively
adv
In an inscriptive manner.
interoceptive
interoceptive
adj
Of or pertaining to interoception or an interoceptor.
introspective
introspective
adj
Examining one's own perceptions and sensory experiences; contemplative or thoughtful about oneself.
irreceptivity
irreceptivity
noun
The quality of being irreceptive.
neutroceptive
noncorruptive
nonperceptive
nonperceptive
adj
unperceptive
nonpredictive
nonpredictive
adj
Not predictive.
nonproductive
nonproductive
adj
Not productive.
nonprojective
nonprojective
adj
Not projective.
nonprotective
nonprotective
adj
Not protective.
nonsusceptive
nuncupatively
nuncupatively
adv
In a nuncupative manner.
omniscriptive
overbepatched
overcompliant
overcompliant
adj
Excessively compliant.
overcorruptly
overexpectant
overexpectant
adj
Excessively expectant; expecting too much.
overpatriotic
overpatriotic
adj
Excessively patriotic.
overpersecute
overplacement
overplacement
noun
Assignment to a placement requiring greater talent than the person has.
Extreme overconfidence.
Placement over or above others.
overpoeticize
overpolitical
overpracticed
overpraticing
overprotected
overprotected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overprotect
overpublicity
overpublicity
noun
Excessive publicity.
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.
ovispermiduct
participative
participative
adj
That participates, or is capable of participating
perfectivised
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.
petiveriaceae
photoactivate
photoactivate
verb
To activate by means of photoactivation
photoactivity
photoactivity
noun
The condition of being photoactive
postclavicula
postinfective
postinfective
adj
Relating to postinfection
preactiveness
preadjectival
preadvertency
preadvocating
precipitative
precipitative
adj
Synonym of precipitate
preconcertive
precongestive
preconnective
precontriving
precontriving
verb
present participle of precontrive
preconvention
preconvention
adj
Before a convention (meeting or gathering).
noun
A preliminary convention.
preconviction
preconviction
adj
Prior to conviction.
noun
A prior conviction.
precorruptive
precultivated
precultivated
adj
cultivated in advance
predicatively
predicatively
adv
As a predicate; giving information about the subject of a sentence.
preindicative
preinvocation
prejudicative
prejudicative
adj
Forming a judgment without due examination; prejudging.
preoccupative
preperceptive
pretervection
pretervection
noun
(obsolete, nonce word) The act of carrying past or beyond.
prevaccinated
prevaccinated
adj
vaccinated prior to some other treatment
prevaricating
prevaricating
verb
present participle of prevaricate
prevarication
prevarication
noun
(Ancient Rome, law, historical) The collusion of an informer with the defendant, for the purpose of making a sham prosecution.
(law) A false or deceitful seeming to undertake a thing for the purpose of defeating or destroying it.
(now rare) Deviation from what is right or correct.
A secret abuse in the exercise of a public office.
Evasion of the truth.
prevaricative
prevaricative
adj
Synonym of prevaricatory
prevaricators
prevaricators
noun
plural of prevaricator
prevaricatory
prevaricatory
adj
Tending to prevaricate.
previctorious
prevocational
prevocational
adj
In preparation for a vocation.
primitivistic
primitivistic
adj
Of or pertaining to primitivism.
proconvention
proconvention
adj
In favour of a convention.
proconviction
procreativity
proctorsville
pronunciative
pronunciative
adj
(obsolete) Uttering confidently; dogmatical.
prospectively
prospectively
adv
In a prospective manner.
proventricule
proventriculi
proventriculi
noun
plural of proventriculus
provincialate
provincialate
noun
The office of a provincial (monastic superior)
provincialist
provincialist
noun
One who lives in a province; a provincial.
provinciality
provinciality
noun
The quality of being provincial.
provocational
provocatively
provocatively
adv
In a provocative manner.
pseudocaptive
pseudoviaduct
purposivistic
purposivistic
adj
Of or relating to purposivism.
recaptivation
recaptivation
noun
captivation again or anew
receptiveness
receptiveness
noun
the characteristic of being receptive
receptivities
receptivities
noun
plural of receptivity
reciprocative
reciprocative
adj
(archaic) Reciprocated; giving back to one another.
recurvopatent
reduplicative
reduplicative
adj
Formed by redoubling; reduplicate, double
noun
(grammar) A word obtained by the process of reduplication.
replicatively
replicatively
adv
By means of replication
reprovocation
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.
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.
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.
transcriptive
transcriptive
adj
Pertaining to, or having the character of, transcription
unapplicative
uncaptivating
uncaptivating
adj
Not captivating.
uncaptivative
uncompetitive
uncompetitive
adj
That does not involve competition; not competitive