(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
deprecatively
deprecatively
adv
In an deprecating manner; in a manner that deprecates
expectorative
expectorative
adj
Alternative form of expectorant
explicatively
explicatively
adv
In an explicative way.
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
hypothecative
hypothecative
adj
hypothecatory
implicatively
implicatively
adv
In an implicative way.
incorporative
incorporative
adj
(grammar) Polysynthetic.
That serves to incorporate.
induplicative
induplicative
adj
(botany) Having induplicate leaves in vernation.
(botany) Having induplicate sepals or petals in aestivation.
nuncupatively
nuncupatively
adv
In a nuncupative manner.
overbepatched
overcompliant
overcompliant
adj
Excessively compliant.
overexpectant
overexpectant
adj
Excessively expectant; expecting too much.
overpatriotic
overpatriotic
adj
Excessively patriotic.
overplacement
overplacement
noun
Assignment to a placement requiring greater talent than the person has.
Extreme overconfidence.
Placement over or above others.
overpolitical
overpracticed
overpraticing
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.
participative
participative
adj
That participates, or is capable of participating
petiveriaceae
photoactivate
photoactivate
verb
To activate by means of photoactivation
photoactivity
photoactivity
noun
The condition of being photoactive
postclavicula
preactiveness
preadjectival
preadvertency
preadvocating
precipitative
precipitative
adj
Synonym of precipitate
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
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.
prevocational
prevocational
adj
In preparation for a vocation.
procreativity
pronunciative
pronunciative
adj
(obsolete) Uttering confidently; dogmatical.
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
recaptivation
recaptivation
noun
captivation again or anew
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
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