ive: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of ive
- give«Word Popularity Bar5/5
give
- noun the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
spring; springiness.
- verb cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
- She gave him a black eye
- The draft gave me a cold
- noun the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
- five5/5
five
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
quintet; quintuplet; quint; Little Phoebe; cinque; fivesome; 5; Phoebe; V; fin; pentad.
- noun a team that plays basketball
basketball team.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
- live5/5
live
- verb inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
dwell; inhabit; populate.
- People lived in Africa millions of years ago
- The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted
- this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean
- deer are populating the woods
- verb lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style
- we had to live frugally after the war
- verb inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
- effective5/5
effective
- adjective producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect
effectual; efficacious.
- an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford
- effective teaching methods
- effective steps toward peace
- made an effective entrance
- his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action
- an efficacious law
- adjective satellite able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively
efficient.
- people who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons..."-G.B.Shaw
- effective personnel
- an efficient secretary
- the efficient cause of the revolution
- adjective producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect
- positive5/5
positive
- noun the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution
positive degree.
- noun a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject
- noun the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution
- active5/5
active
- noun chemical agent capable of activity
active agent.
- noun the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb
active voice.
- `The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice
- noun chemical agent capable of activity
- negative5/5
negative
- noun a reply of denial
- he answered in the negative
- noun a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed
- noun a reply of denial
- relative5/5
relative
- noun a person related by blood or marriage
relation.
- police are searching for relatives of the deceased
- he has distant relations back in New Jersey
- noun an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
congeneric; congener; congenator.
- noun a person related by blood or marriage
- perspective5/5
perspective
- noun a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
position; view.
- consider what follows from the positivist view
- noun the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer
linear perspective.
- noun a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
- receive5/5
receive
- verb get something; come into possession of
have.
- receive payment
- receive a gift
- receive letters from the front
- verb receive a specified treatment (abstract)
incur; obtain; find; get.
- These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation
- His movie received a good review
- I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions
- verb get something; come into possession of
- alternative5/5
alternative
- noun one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
option; choice.
- what option did I have?
- there no other alternative
- my only choice is to refuse
- adjective satellite serving or used in place of another
alternate; substitute.
- an alternative plan
- noun one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
- drive5/5
drive
- noun the act of applying force to propel something
thrust; driving force.
- after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off
- noun a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
- a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds
- noun the act of applying force to propel something
- native5/5
native
- noun an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
indigen; aboriginal; indigene; aborigine.
- the art of the natives of the northwest coast
- the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students
- noun a person born in a particular place or country
- he is a native of Brazil
- noun an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
- objective5/5
objective
- noun the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
aim; object; target.
- the sole object of her trip was to see her children
- noun the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed
object glass; objective lens; object lens.
- noun the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
- narrative5/5
narrative
- noun a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
tale; story; narration.
- his narrative was interesting
- Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children
- adjective satellite consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story
- narrative poetry
- noun a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
- executive5/5
executive
- noun a person responsible for the administration of a business
executive director.
- noun persons who administer the law
- noun a person responsible for the administration of a business
- cognitive5/5
cognitive
- adjective of or being or relating to or involving cognition
- cognitive psychology
- cognitive style
- adjective of or being or relating to or involving cognition
- collective5/5
collective
- noun members of a cooperative enterprise
- adjective satellite done by or characteristic of individuals acting together
corporate.
- a joint identity
- the collective mind
- the corporate good
- noun members of a cooperative enterprise
- administrative5/5
administrative
- adjective of or relating to or responsible for administration
- adjective of or relating to or responsible for administration
- extensive5/5
extensive
- adjective satellite large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
extended.
- an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England
- extended farm lands
- surgeons with extended experience
- they suffered extensive damage
- adjective satellite broad in scope or content
wide; across-the-board; broad; blanket; all-encompassing; encompassing; all-inclusive; all-embracing; panoptic.
- across-the-board pay increases
- an all-embracing definition
- blanket sanctions against human-rights violators
- an invention with broad applications
- a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner
- granted him wide powers
- adjective satellite large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
- creative5/5
creative
- adjective having the ability or power to create
originative.
- a creative imagination
- adjective satellite promoting construction or creation
- creative work
- adjective having the ability or power to create
- sensitive5/5
sensitive
- noun someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead
spiritualist; medium.
- he consulted several mediums
- adjective responsive to physical stimuli
- a mimosa's leaves are sensitive to touch
- a sensitive voltmeter
- sensitive skin
- sensitive to light
- noun someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead
- alive5/5
alive
- adjective possessing life
live.
- the happiest person alive
- the nerve is alive
- doctors are working hard to keep him alive
- burned alive
- a live canary
- adjective satellite (often followed by `with') full of life and spirit
- she was wonderfully alive for her age
- a face alive with mischief
- adjective possessing life
- representative5/5
representative
- noun a person who represents others
- noun an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
spokesperson; interpreter; voice.
- the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government
- noun a person who represents others
- comprehensive5/5
comprehensive
- noun an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge
comp; comprehensive examination.
- she took her comps in English literature
- adjective including all or everything
- comprehensive coverage
- a comprehensive history of the revolution
- a comprehensive survey
- a comprehensive education
- noun an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge
- competitive5/5
competitive
- adjective involving competition or competitiveness
competitory.
- competitive games
- to improve one's competitive position
- adjective satellite subscribing to capitalistic competition
private-enterprise; free-enterprise.
- adjective involving competition or competitiveness
- conservative5/5
conservative
- noun a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
conservativist.
- noun a member of a Conservative Party
- noun a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
- expensive5/5
expensive
- adjective high in price or charging high prices
- expensive clothes
- an expensive shop
- adjective high in price or charging high prices
- comparative5/5
comparative
- noun the comparative form of an adjective or adverb
comparative degree.
- `faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast'
- `less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous'
- `more surely' is the comparative of the adverb `surely'
- adjective relating to or based on or involving comparison
- comparative linguistics
- noun the comparative form of an adjective or adverb
- massive5/5
massive
- adjective satellite imposing in size or bulk or solidity
monumental; monolithic.
- massive oak doors
- Moore's massive sculptures
- the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture
- a monumental scale
- adjective satellite being the same substance throughout
- massive silver
- adjective satellite imposing in size or bulk or solidity
- progressive5/5
progressive
- noun a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
progressive tense; imperfect; imperfect tense; continuous tense.
- noun a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
liberal; liberalist.
- noun a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
- attractive5/5
attractive
- adjective pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
- a remarkably attractive young man
- an attractive personality
- attractive clothes
- a book with attractive illustrations
- adjective satellite having power to arouse interest
- an attractive opportunity
- the job is attractive because of the pay
- adjective pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
- survive5/5
survive
- verb continue to live through hardship or adversity
live on; last; hold up; live; endure; hold out; go.
- We went without water and food for 3 days
- These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America
- The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents
- how long can a person last without food and water?
- verb continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)
pull round; make it; come through; pull through.
- He survived the cancer against all odds
- verb continue to live through hardship or adversity
- legislative5/5
legislative
- adjective relating to a legislature or composed of members of a legislature
- legislative council
- adjective of or relating to or created by legislation
- legislative proposal
- adjective relating to a legislature or composed of members of a legislature
- arrive5/5
arrive
- verb reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
come; get.
- She arrived home at 7 o'clock
- She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight
- verb succeed in a big way; get to the top
get in; make it; go far.
- After he published his book, he had arrived
- I don't know whether I can make it in science!
- You will go far, my boy!
- verb reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
- initiative5/5
initiative
- noun readiness to embark on bold new ventures
enterprisingness; go-ahead; enterprise.
- noun the first of a series of actions
opening move; first step; opening.
- noun readiness to embark on bold new ventures
- excessive5/5
excessive
- adjective satellite beyond normal limits
undue; inordinate; unreasonable.
- excessive charges
- a book of inordinate length
- his dress stops just short of undue elegance
- unreasonable demands
- adjective satellite unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
extravagant; overweening; exuberant.
- extravagant praise
- exuberant compliments
- overweening ambition
- overweening greed
- adjective satellite beyond normal limits
- passive5/5
passive
- noun the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb
passive voice.
- `The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice
- `The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive
- adjective lacking in energy or will
inactive.
- Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith
- noun the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb
- exclusive5/5
exclusive
- noun a news report that is reported first by one news organization
scoop.
- he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials
- adjective satellite not divided or shared with others
sole.
- they have exclusive use of the machine
- sole rights of publication
- noun a news report that is reported first by one news organization
- productive5/5
productive
- adjective producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly)
- productive farmland
- his productive years
- a productive collaboration
- adjective having the ability to produce or originate
generative.
- generative power
- generative forces
- adjective producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly)
- aggressive5/5
aggressive
- adjective having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends; positive in his convictions"
- an aggressive businessman
- an aggressive basketball player
- he was aggressive and imperious
- aggressive drivers
- adjective satellite tending to spread quickly
strong-growing; fast-growing.
- an aggressive tumor
- adjective having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends; positive in his convictions"
- respective5/5
respective
- adjective satellite considered individually
several; various.
- the respective club members
- specialists in their several fields
- the various reports all agreed
- adjective satellite considered individually
- quantitative5/5
quantitative
- adjective expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement
- export wheat without quantitative limitations
- quantitative analysis determines the amounts and proportions of the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture
- adjective relating to the measurement of quantity
- quantitative studies
- adjective expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement
- primitive5/5
primitive
- noun a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
primitive person.
- noun a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived
- noun a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
- subjective5/5
subjective
- adjective taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias
- a subjective judgment
- adjective of a mental act performed entirely within the mind
immanent.
- a cognition is an immanent act of mind
- adjective taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias
- distinctive5/5
distinctive
- adjective satellite of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing
typical.
- Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor"- Curtis Wilkie
- that is typical of you!
- adjective satellite capable of being classified
classifiable.
- adjective satellite of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing
- intensive5/5
intensive
- noun a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
intensifier.
- `up' in `finished up' is an intensifier
- `honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier
- adjective satellite characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form
- the questioning was intensive
- intensive care
- research-intensive
- a labor-intensive industry
- noun a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
- qualitative5/5
qualitative
- adjective involving distinctions based on qualities
- qualitative change
- qualitative data
- qualitative analysis determines the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture
- adjective relating to or involving comparisons based on qualities
- adjective involving distinctions based on qualities
- protective5/5
protective
- adjective intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind
- a protective covering
- the use of protective masks and equipment
- protective coatings
- kept the drunken sailor in protective custody
- animals with protective coloring
- protective tariffs
- adjective satellite showing care
- a protective mother
- adjective intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind
- cooperative5/5
cooperative
- noun a jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners
co-op.
- noun an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it
- noun a jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners
- selective5/5
selective
- adjective satellite tending to select; characterized by careful choice
- an exceptionally quick and selective reader"- John Mason Brown
- adjective satellite characterized by very careful or fastidious selection
- the school was very selective in its admissions
- adjective satellite tending to select; characterized by careful choice
- perceive5/5
perceive
- verb to become aware of through the senses
comprehend.
- I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon
- verb become conscious of
- She finally perceived the futility of her protest
- verb to become aware of through the senses
- impressive5/5
impressive
- adjective making a strong or vivid impression
- an impressive ceremony
- adjective satellite producing a strong effect
telling.
- gave an impressive performance as Othello
- a telling gesture
- adjective making a strong or vivid impression
- prospective5/5
prospective
- adjective of or concerned with or related to the future
- prospective earnings
- a prospective mother
- a prospective bride
- the statute is solely prospective in operation
- adjective of or concerned with or related to the future
- interactive5/5
interactive
- adjective used especially of drugs or muscles that work together so the total effect is greater than the sum of the two (or more)
synergistic.
- adjective satellite capable of acting on or influencing each other
interactional.
- adjective used especially of drugs or muscles that work together so the total effect is greater than the sum of the two (or more)
- forgive5/5
forgive
- verb stop blaming or grant forgiveness
- I forgave him his infidelity
- She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday
- verb absolve from payment
- I forgive you your debt
- verb stop blaming or grant forgiveness
- innovative5/5
innovative
- adjective satellite ahead of the times
forward-looking; modern; advanced.
- the advanced teaching methods
- had advanced views on the subject
- a forward-looking corporation
- is British industry innovative enough?
- adjective satellite being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before
groundbreaking; innovational.
- stylistically innovative works
- innovative members of the artistic community
- a mind so innovational, so original
- adjective satellite ahead of the times
- offensive5/5
offensive
- noun the action of attacking an enemy
offense; offence.
- adjective satellite violating or tending to violate or offend against
violative.
- violative of the principles of liberty
- considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity
- noun the action of attacking an enemy
- adaptive5/5
adaptive
- adjective having a capacity for adaptation
adaptative.
- the adaptive coloring of a chameleon
- adjective having a capacity for adaptation
- reproductive5/5
reproductive
- adjective satellite producing new life or offspring
generative; procreative.
- the reproductive potential of a species is its relative capacity to reproduce itself under optimal conditions
- the reproductive or generative organs
- adjective satellite producing new life or offspring
- derive5/5
derive
- verb reason by deduction; establish by deduction
deduce; deduct; infer.
- verb obtain
gain.
- derive pleasure from one's garden
- verb reason by deduction; establish by deduction
- motive5/5
motive
- noun the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
need; motivation.
- we did not understand his motivation
- he acted with the best of motives
- noun a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
motif.
- noun the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
- successive5/5
successive
- adjective satellite in regular succession without gaps
consecutive; serial; sequential; sequent.
- serial concerts
- adjective satellite in regular succession without gaps
- directive5/5
directive
- noun a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity
- the boss loves to send us directives
- adjective satellite showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on
directing; guiding; directional.
- felt his mother's directing arm around him
- the directional role of science on industrial progress
- noun a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity
- normative5/5
normative
- adjective relating to or dealing with norms
- normative discipline
- normative samples
- adjective pertaining to giving directives or rules
prescriptive.
- prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage
- adjective relating to or dealing with norms
- destructive5/5
destructive
- adjective causing destruction or much damage
- a policy that is destructive to the economy
- destructive criticism
- adjective causing destruction or much damage
- defensive5/5
defensive
- noun an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')
defensive attitude.
- adjective intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack
- defensive weapons
- a defensive stance
- noun an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')
- incentive5/5
incentive
- noun a positive motivational influence
motivator; inducement.
- noun an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output
bonus.
- noun a positive motivational influence
- collaborative5/5
collaborative
- adjective satellite accomplished by collaboration
- collaborative research
- adjective satellite accomplished by collaboration
- olive5/5
olive
- noun small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil
- noun evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits
European olive tree; Olea europaea.
- noun small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil
- descriptive5/5
descriptive
- adjective serving to describe or inform or characterized by description
- the descriptive variable
- a descriptive passage
- adjective describing the structure of a language
- descriptive grammar
- adjective serving to describe or inform or characterized by description
- detective5/5
detective
- noun a police officer who investigates crimes
tec; police detective; investigator.
- noun an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public
- noun a police officer who investigates crimes
- supportive5/5
supportive
- adjective furnishing support or assistance
- a supportive family network
- his family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer
- adjective furnishing support or assistance
- decisive5/5
decisive
- adjective determining or having the power to determine an outcome
- cast the decisive vote
- two factors had a decisive influence
- adjective satellite unmistakable
- had a decisive lead in the polls
- adjective determining or having the power to determine an outcome
- operative5/5
operative
- noun a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
intelligence agent; secret agent; intelligence officer.
- noun someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
private investigator; private eye; private detective; sherlock; shamus; PI.
- noun a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
- imperative5/5
imperative
- noun a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior
imperative form; jussive mood; imperative mood.
- noun some duty that is essential and urgent
- noun a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior
- cumulative5/5
cumulative
- adjective satellite increasing by successive addition
accumulative.
- the benefits are cumulative
- the eventual accumulative effect of these substances
- adjective satellite increasing by successive addition
- substantive5/5
substantive
- noun any word or group of words functioning as a noun
- adjective satellite having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable
substantial.
- substantial equivalents
- noun any word or group of words functioning as a noun
- constructive5/5
constructive
- adjective constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development
- constructive criticism
- a constructive attitude
- a constructive philosophy
- constructive permission
- adjective satellite emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good
- constructive criticism
- adjective constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development
- derivative5/5
derivative
- noun the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx
derived function; differential; first derivative; differential coefficient.
- noun a compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound
- noun the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx
- reactive5/5
reactive
- adjective participating readily in reactions
- sodium is a reactive metal
- free radicals are very reactive
- adjective satellite reacting to a stimulus
responsive.
- the skin of old persons is less reactive than that of younger persons
- adjective participating readily in reactions
- archive5/5
archive
- noun a depository containing historical records and documents
- verb put into an archive
file away.
- noun a depository containing historical records and documents
- affirmative5/5
affirmative
- noun a reply of affirmation
- he answered in the affirmative
- adjective affirming or giving assent
affirmatory.
- an affirmative decision
- affirmative votes
- noun a reply of affirmation
- inclusive5/5
inclusive
- adjective including much or everything; and especially including stated limits
- an inclusive art form
- an inclusive fee
- his concept of history is modern and inclusive
- from Monday to Friday inclusive
- adjective including much or everything; and especially including stated limits
- reflective5/5
reflective
- adjective satellite deeply or seriously thoughtful;
pensive; broody; ruminative; pondering; brooding; contemplative; musing; meditative.
- Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man
- adjective capable of physically reflecting light or sound
- a reflective surface
- adjective satellite deeply or seriously thoughtful;
- conceive5/5
conceive
- verb have the idea for
gestate; conceptualize; conceptualise.
- He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients
- This library was well conceived
- verb judge or regard; look upon; judge
believe; think; consider.
- I think he is very smart
- I believe her to be very smart
- I think that he is her boyfriend
- The racist conceives such people to be inferior
- verb have the idea for
- responsive5/5
responsive
- adjective containing or using responses; alternating
antiphonal.
- responsive reading
- antiphonal laughter
- adjective readily reacting or replying to people or events or stimuli; showing emotion
- children are often the quickest and most responsive members of the audience
- adjective containing or using responses; alternating
- definitive4/5
definitive
- adjective satellite clearly defined or formulated
unequivocal.
- the plain and unequivocal language of the laws"- R.B.Taney
- adjective satellite of recognized authority or excellence
authoritative; classical; classic.
- the definitive work on Greece
- classical methods of navigation
- adjective satellite clearly defined or formulated
- expressive4/5
expressive
- adjective satellite characterized by expression
- a very expressive face
- adjective satellite characterized by expression
- affective4/5
affective
- adjective satellite characterized by emotion
affectional; emotive.
- adjective satellite characterized by emotion
- restrictive4/5
restrictive
- adjective serving to restrict
- teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments
- adjective satellite (of tariff) protective of national interests by restricting imports
- adjective serving to restrict
- strive4/5
strive
- verb attempt by employing effort
endeavor; endeavour.
- we endeavor to make our customers happy
- verb to exert much effort or energy
strain; reach.
- straining our ears to hear
- verb attempt by employing effort
- intuitive4/5
intuitive
- adjective satellite spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency
- an intuitive revulsion
- adjective satellite obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation
visceral; nonrational.
- adjective satellite spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency
- authoritative4/5
authoritative
- adjective satellite having authority or ascendancy or influence
important.
- an important official
- the captain's authoritative manner
- adjective satellite of recognized authority or excellence
definitive; classical; classic.
- the definitive work on Greece
- classical methods of navigation
- adjective satellite having authority or ascendancy or influence
- preventive4/5
preventive
- noun remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
preventative; prophylactic.
- the doctor recommended several preventatives
- noun any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
incumbrance; preventative; encumbrance; interference; hitch; hindrance; hinderance.
- noun remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
- imaginative4/5
imaginative
- adjective satellite (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
inventive.
- an imaginative use of material
- the invention of the knitting frame by another ingenious English clergyman"- Lewis Mumford
- an ingenious device
- had an inventive turn of mind
- inventive ceramics
- adjective satellite (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
- defective4/5
defective
- adjective satellite having a defect
faulty.
- I returned the appliance because it was defective
- adjective satellite markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior
- defective speech
- adjective satellite having a defect
- pervasive4/5
pervasive
- adjective satellite spreading or spread throughout
permeative; permeating; permeant.
- armed with permeative irony...he punctures affectations
- the pervasive odor of garlic
- an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion
- adjective satellite spreading or spread throughout
- ineffective4/5
ineffective
- adjective not producing an intended effect
ineffectual; uneffective.
- an ineffective teacher
- ineffective legislation
- adjective satellite lacking in power or forcefulness
ineffectual; unable.
- an ineffectual ruler
- like an unable phoenix in hot ashes
- adjective not producing an intended effect
- naive4/5
naive
- adjective marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience
naif.
- a teenager's naive ignorance of life
- the naive assumption that things can only get better
- this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances
- adjective satellite of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style
primitive.
- primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is often colorful and striking
- adjective marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience
- consecutive4/5
consecutive
- adjective satellite one after the other
back-to-back.
- back-to-back home runs
- adjective satellite in regular succession without gaps
serial; sequential; sequent; successive.
- serial concerts
- adjective satellite one after the other
- indicative4/5
indicative
- noun a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
common mood; declarative mood; declarative; indicative mood; fact mood.
- adjective relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements
declarative.
- indicative mood
- noun a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
- speculative4/5
speculative
- adjective satellite not financially safe or secure
bad; high-risk; risky.
- a bad investment
- high risk investments
- anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky
- speculative business enterprises
- adjective satellite not based on fact or investigation
notional.
- a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs
- speculative knowledge
- adjective satellite not financially safe or secure
- postoperative4/5
postoperative
- adjective satellite happening or done after a surgical operation
- postoperative complications
- postoperative care
- adjective satellite happening or done after a surgical operation
- discursive4/5
discursive
- adjective satellite proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition
dianoetic.
- adjective satellite (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
excursive; digressive; rambling.
- amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things
- a rambling discursive book
- his excursive remarks
- a rambling speech about this and that
- adjective satellite proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition
- explosive4/5
explosive
- noun a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
- adjective serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst
- an explosive device
- explosive gas
- explosive force
- explosive violence
- an explosive temper
- noun a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
- invasive4/5
invasive
- adjective relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision
- adjective marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue
- invasive cancer cells
- adjective relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision
- predictive4/5
predictive
- adjective satellite of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions
prognosticative; prognostic.
- adjective satellite of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions
- persuasive4/5
persuasive
- adjective intended or having the power to induce action or belief
- persuasive eloquence
- a most persuasive speaker
- a persuasive argument
- adjective intended or having the power to induce action or belief
- decorative4/5
decorative
- adjective satellite serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
ornamental; cosmetic.
- cosmetic fenders on cars
- the buildings were utilitarian rather than decorative
- adjective satellite serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
- interpretive4/5
interpretive
- adjective satellite that provides interpretation
interpretative.
- adjective satellite that provides interpretation
- captive4/5
captive
- noun a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
prisoner.
- noun an animal that is confined
- noun a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
- communicative4/5
communicative
- adjective of or relating to communication
- communicative arts
- adjective able or tending to communicate
communicatory.
- was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew"- W.M.Thackeray
- adjective of or relating to communication
- suggestive4/5
suggestive
- adjective satellite tending to suggest or imply
implicative.
- artifacts suggestive of an ancient society
- an implicative statement
- adjective satellite (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly
significative; indicatory; revelatory; indicative.
- actions indicative of fear
- adjective satellite tending to suggest or imply
- inexpensive4/5
inexpensive
- adjective relatively low in price or charging low prices
cheap.
- it would have been cheap at twice the price
- inexpensive family restaurants
- adjective relatively low in price or charging low prices
- repetitive4/5
repetitive
- adjective satellite repetitive and persistent
insistent.
- the bluejay's insistent cry
- adjective characterized by repetition
repetitious.
- repetitive movement
- adjective satellite repetitive and persistent
- irrespective4/5
irrespective
- adverb in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks
disregarding; regardless; no matter; disregardless.
- he carried on regardless of the difficulties
- adverb in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks
- radioactive4/5
radioactive
- adjective exhibiting or caused by radioactivity
- radioactive isotope
- radioactive decay
- radioactive fallout
- adjective exhibiting or caused by radioactivity
- oppressive4/5
oppressive
- adjective satellite weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
- the atmosphere was oppressive
- oppressive sorrows
- adjective satellite marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
tyrannous; tyrannical.
- the oppressive government
- oppressive laws
- a tyrannical parent
- tyrannous disregard of human rights
- adjective satellite weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
- dive4/5
dive
- noun a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
honkytonk.
- noun a headlong plunge into water
diving.
- noun a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
- abusive4/5
abusive
- adjective satellite expressing offensive reproach
opprobrious; scurrilous.
- adjective satellite characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment
- abusive punishment
- argued...that foster homes are abusive
- adjective satellite expressing offensive reproach
- tentative4/5
tentative
- adjective satellite under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
provisional; probationary; provisionary.
- probationary employees
- a provisional government
- just a tentative schedule
- adjective satellite unsettled in mind or opinion
doubtful.
- drew a few tentative conclusions
- adjective satellite under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
- adjective4/5
adjective
- noun a word that expresses an attribute of something
- noun the word class that qualifies nouns
- noun a word that expresses an attribute of something
- retrospective4/5
retrospective
- noun an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work
- adjective concerned with or related to the past
- retrospective self-justification
- noun an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work
- elusive4/5
elusive
- adjective satellite difficult to describe
- a haunting elusive odor
- adjective satellite skillful at eluding capture
- a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist"- David Kline
- adjective satellite difficult to describe
- constitutive4/5
constitutive
- adjective satellite constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)
organic; constituent; constitutional.
- adjective satellite constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)
- depressive4/5
depressive
- noun someone suffering psychological depression
- noun someone suffering psychological depression
- receptive4/5
receptive
- adjective satellite open to arguments, ideas, or change
- receptive to reason and the logic of facts
- adjective ready or willing to receive favorably
open.
- receptive to the proposals
- adjective satellite open to arguments, ideas, or change
- informative4/5
informative
- adjective tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance
illuminating; enlightening.
- an enlightening glimpse of government in action
- an illuminating lecture
- adjective serving to instruct or enlighten or inform
instructive.
- adjective tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance
- digestive4/5
digestive
- noun any substance that promotes digestion
- adjective relating to or having the power to cause or promote digestion
- digestive juices
- a digestive enzyme
- digestive ferment
- noun any substance that promotes digestion
- corrective4/5
corrective
- noun a device for treating injury or disease
restorative.
- adjective satellite designed to promote discipline
disciplinary; disciplinal.
- the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional
- disciplinal measures
- the mother was stern and disciplinary
- noun a device for treating injury or disease
- punitive4/5
punitive
- adjective inflicting punishment
punitory.
- punitive justice
- punitive damages
- adjective inflicting punishment
- attentive4/5
attentive
- adjective (often followed by `to') giving care or attention
- attentive to details
- the nurse was attentive to her patient
- an attentive suitor
- adjective taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention
paying attention; thoughtful; heedful.
- heedful of the warnings
- so heedful a writer
- heedful of what they were doing
- adjective (often followed by `to') giving care or attention
- formative4/5
formative
- noun minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function
- adjective satellite capable of forming new cells and tissues
- a formative zone in developing bone
- noun minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function
- additive4/5
additive
- noun something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine
- adjective designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
linear.
- noun something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine
- thrive4/5
thrive
- verb grow vigorously
expand; flourish; boom.
- The deer population in this town is thriving
- business is booming
- verb make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
prosper; flourish; fly high.
- The new student is thriving
- verb grow vigorously
- inactive4/5
inactive
- adjective satellite (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert
- desired amounts of inactive chlorine
- adjective (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
- adjective satellite (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert
- conducive4/5
conducive
- adjective satellite tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
contributing; contributive; tributary; contributory.
- working conditions are not conducive to productivity
- the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city
- a contributory factor
- adjective satellite tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
- exhaustive4/5
exhaustive
- adjective satellite performed comprehensively and completely
thoroughgoing; thorough.
- an exhaustive study
- made a thorough search
- thoroughgoing research
- adjective satellite performed comprehensively and completely
- adhesive4/5
adhesive
- noun a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
adhesive agent; adhesive material.
- adjective tending to adhere
- noun a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
- instructive4/5
instructive
- adjective serving to instruct or enlighten or inform
informative.
- adjective serving to instruct or enlighten or inform
- disruptive4/5
disruptive
- adjective satellite characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
tumultuous; troubled; turbulent; riotous.
- effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive
- riotous times
- these troubled areas
- the tumultuous years of his administration
- a turbulent and unruly childhood
- adjective satellite characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
- provocative4/5
provocative
- adjective serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy
- a provocative remark
- a provocative smile
- provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance"- Anthony Trollope
- adjective satellite exciting sexual desire
- her gestures and postures became more wanton and provocative
- adjective serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy
- coercive4/5
coercive
- adjective satellite serving or intended to coerce
- authority is directional instead of coercive
- adjective satellite serving or intended to coerce
- investigative4/5
investigative
- adjective satellite designed to find information or ascertain facts
fact-finding; investigatory.
- a fact-finding committee
- investigative reporting
- adjective satellite designed to find information or ascertain facts
- connective4/5
connective
- noun an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
continuative; conjunction; conjunctive.
- noun an instrumentality that connects
connector; connection; connexion; connecter.
- he soldered the connection
- he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers
- noun an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
- automotive4/5
automotive
- adjective of or relating to motor vehicles
- automotive supplies
- adjective satellite containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement
self-propelling; self-propelled.
- a self-propelled vehicle
- adjective of or relating to motor vehicles
- proactive4/5
proactive
- adjective descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently
- proactive inhibition
- proactive interference
- adjective satellite (of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens
- adjective descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently
- inductive4/5
inductive
- adjective arising from inductance
- inductive reactance
- adjective of reasoning; proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion
- inductive reasoning
- adjective arising from inductance
- reflexive4/5
reflexive
- noun a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent
reflexive pronoun.
- adjective satellite without volition or conscious control
reflex; automatic.
- the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light
- a reflex knee jerk
- sneezing is reflexive
- noun a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent
- compulsive4/5
compulsive
- noun a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things
- adjective satellite caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion
- compulsive drinking
- noun a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things
- deceive4/5
deceive
- verb be false to; be dishonest with
cozen; lead on; delude.
- verb cause someone to believe an untruth
lead astray; betray.
- The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house
- verb be false to; be dishonest with
- obsessive4/5
obsessive
- noun a person who has obsessions
- adjective satellite characterized by or constituting an obsession
obsessional.
- the obsessional character of his response
- obsessive gambling
- noun a person who has obsessions
- fugitive4/5
fugitive
- noun someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
runaway; fleer.
- fugitives from the sweatshops
- noun someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice
fugitive from justice.
- noun someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
- conclusive4/5
conclusive
- adjective forming an end or termination; especially putting an end to doubt or question
- conclusive proof
- the evidence is conclusive
- adjective forming an end or termination; especially putting an end to doubt or question
- expansive4/5
expansive
- adjective able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion
- Expansive materials
- the expansive force of fire
- adjective satellite of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
heroic; grand.
- an expansive lifestyle
- in the grand manner
- collecting on a grand scale
- heroic undertakings
- adjective able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion
- illustrative4/5
illustrative
- adjective satellite clarifying by use of examples
exemplifying.
- adjective satellite serving to demonstrate
demonstrative.
- adjective satellite clarifying by use of examples
- lucrative4/5
lucrative
- adjective satellite producing a sizeable profit
moneymaking; remunerative.
- a remunerative business
- adjective satellite producing a sizeable profit
- preoperative4/5
preoperative
- adjective satellite happening or done before and in preparation for a surgical operation
- adjective satellite happening or done before and in preparation for a surgical operation
- revive4/5
revive
- verb cause to regain consciousness
resuscitate.
- The doctors revived the comatose man
- verb give new life or energy to
repair; revivify; recreate; reanimate; renovate; vivify; animate; quicken.
- A hot soup will revive me
- This will renovate my spirits
- This treatment repaired my health
- verb cause to regain consciousness
- subversive4/5
subversive
- noun a radical supporter of political or social revolution
revolutionary; subverter; revolutionist.
- adjective satellite in opposition to a civil authority or government
insurgent; seditious.
- noun a radical supporter of political or social revolution
- deprive4/5
deprive
- verb take away possessions from someone
divest; strip.
- The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets
- verb keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
- verb take away possessions from someone
- oxidative4/5
oxidative
- adjective satellite taking place in the presence of oxygen
- oxidative glycolysis
- oxidative rancidity
- adjective satellite taking place in the presence of oxygen
- iterative4/5
iterative
- noun the aspect of the verb that expresses the repetition of an action
iterative aspect.
- adjective satellite marked by iteration
reiterative.
- noun the aspect of the verb that expresses the repetition of an action
- elective4/5
elective
- noun a course that the student can select from among alternatives
elective course.
- adjective subject to popular election
elected.
- elective official
- noun a course that the student can select from among alternatives
- integrative4/5
integrative
- adjective combining and coordinating diverse elements into a whole
- adjective satellite tending to consolidate
consolidative.
- adjective combining and coordinating diverse elements into a whole
- cohesive4/5
cohesive
- adjective satellite causing cohesion
- a cohesive agent
- adjective satellite cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
- a cohesive organization
- adjective satellite causing cohesion
- putative4/5
putative
- adjective satellite purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds
- the foundling's putative father
- the putative author of the book
- adjective satellite purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds
- refractive4/5
refractive
- adjective of or relating to or capable of refraction
refractile.
- the refractive characteristics of the eye
- adjective satellite capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave)
deflective.
- adjective of or relating to or capable of refraction
- assertive4/5
assertive
- adjective aggressively self-assured
self-assertive; self-asserting.
- an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue
- pointing directly at a listener is an assertive act
- adjective aggressively self-assured
- deceptive4/5
deceptive
- adjective satellite causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true
delusory.
- deceptive calm
- a delusory pleasure
- adjective satellite designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently
shoddy; misleading.
- the deceptive calm in the eye of the storm
- deliberately deceptive packaging
- a misleading similarity
- statistics can be presented in ways that are misleading
- shoddy business practices
- adjective satellite causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true
- instinctive4/5
instinctive
- adjective satellite unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct
natural.
- a cat's natural aversion to water
- offering to help was as instinctive as breathing
- adjective satellite unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct
- repressive4/5
repressive
- adjective satellite restrictive of action
repressing; inhibitory.
- a repressive regime
- an overly strict and inhibiting discipline
- adjective satellite restrictive of action
- insensitive4/5
insensitive
- adjective not responsive to physical stimuli
- insensitive to radiation
- adjective deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive
- insensitive to the needs of the patients
- adjective not responsive to physical stimuli
- obstructive4/5
obstructive
- adjective satellite preventing movement
impeding; hindering; clogging.
- the clogging crowds of revelers overflowing into the street
- adjective satellite preventing movement
- intrusive4/5
intrusive
- adjective tending to intrude (especially upon privacy)
- she felt her presence there was intrusive
- adjective of rock material; forced while molten into cracks between layers of other rock
- adjective tending to intrude (especially upon privacy)
- figurative4/5
figurative
- adjective (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech
nonliteral.
- figurative language
- adjective satellite consisting of or forming human or animal figures
figural.
- a figural design
- the figurative art of the humanistic tradition"- Herbert Read
- adjective (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech
- recursive4/5
recursive
- adjective satellite of or relating to a recursion
- adjective satellite of or relating to a recursion
- impulsive4/5
impulsive
- adjective satellite proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
unprompted.
- an impulsive gesture of affection
- adjective satellite without forethought
- letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted
- adjective satellite proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
- palliative4/5
palliative
- noun remedy that alleviates pain without curing
alleviant; alleviator.
- adjective satellite moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
lenitive; mitigative; mitigatory; alleviative; alleviatory.
- noun remedy that alleviates pain without curing
- prerogative4/5
prerogative
- noun a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
privilege; exclusive right; perquisite.
- suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males
- noun a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
- distributive4/5
distributive
- adjective serving to distribute or allot or disperse
- adjective serving to distribute or allot or disperse
- restorative4/5
restorative
- noun a medicine that strengthens and invigorates
tonic.
- noun a device for treating injury or disease
corrective.
- noun a medicine that strengthens and invigorates
- evaluative4/5
evaluative
- adjective satellite exercising or involving careful evaluations
appraising.
- looked him over with an appraising eye
- the literary judge uses many evaluative terms
- adjective satellite exercising or involving careful evaluations
- associative4/5
associative
- adjective characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
associatory.
- associative learning
- adjective characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
- transformative4/5
transformative
Having power, or a tendency, to transform.
- seductive4/5
seductive
- adjective tending to entice into a desired action or state
- adjective tending to entice into a desired action or state
- compressive4/5
compressive
Compressing, or having power or tendency to compress; as, a .compressive force
- clive4/5
clive
- noun British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774)
Robert Clive; Baron Clive; Baron Clive of Plassey.
- noun British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774)
- generative4/5
generative
- adjective having the ability to produce or originate
productive.
- generative power
- generative forces
- adjective satellite producing new life or offspring
procreative; reproductive.
- the reproductive potential of a species is its relative capacity to reproduce itself under optimal conditions
- the reproductive or generative organs
- adjective having the ability to produce or originate
- locomotive4/5
locomotive
- noun a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
engine; railway locomotive; locomotive engine.
- adjective of or relating to locomotion
locomotor.
- noun a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
- deductive4/5
deductive
- adjective relating to logical deduction
- deductive reasoning
- adjective involving inferences from general principles
- adjective relating to logical deduction
- contraceptive4/5
contraceptive
- noun an agent or device intended to prevent conception
prophylactic device; birth control device; preventive; contraceptive device; preventative.
- adjective satellite capable of preventing conception or impregnation
prophylactic; antifertility.
- contraceptive devices and medications
- noun an agent or device intended to prevent conception
- adoptive4/5
adoptive
- adjective of parents and children; related by adoption
- adoptive parents
- adjective acquired as your own by free choice
adopted.
- my adopted state
- an adoptive country
- adjective of parents and children; related by adoption
- recessive4/5
recessive
- noun an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical
recessive allele.
- adjective of or pertaining to a recession
recessionary.
- noun an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical
- possessive4/5
possessive
- noun the case expressing ownership
genitive; possessive case; genitive case.
- adjective serving to express or indicate possession
genitive.
- possessive pronouns
- the genitive endings
- noun the case expressing ownership
- interpretative4/5
interpretative
- adjective satellite that provides interpretation
interpretive.
- adjective satellite that provides interpretation
- festive4/5
festive
- adjective satellite offering fun and gaiety
festal; merry; gay.
- a festive (or festal) occasion
- gay and exciting night life
- a merry evening
- adjective satellite offering fun and gaiety
- prescriptive4/5
prescriptive
- adjective pertaining to giving directives or rules
normative.
- prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage
- adjective pertaining to giving directives or rules
- performative4/5
performative
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- consultative4/5
consultative
- adjective satellite giving advice
consultive; advisory; consultatory.
- an advisory memorandum", "his function was purely consultative
- adjective satellite giving advice
- deliberative4/5
deliberative
- adjective satellite involved in or characterized by deliberation and discussion and examination
- a deliberative body
- adjective satellite involved in or characterized by deliberation and discussion and examination
- vegetative4/5
vegetative
- adjective of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous
vegetive.
- a dull vegetative lifestyle
- adjective composed of vegetation or plants
vegetal; vegetational.
- regions rich in vegetal products
- vegetational cover
- the decaying vegetative layer covering a forest floor
- adjective of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous
- contemplative4/5
contemplative
- noun a person devoted to the contemplative life
- adjective satellite deeply or seriously thoughtful;
pensive; broody; ruminative; pondering; brooding; musing; meditative; reflective.
- Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man
- noun a person devoted to the contemplative life
- degenerative4/5
degenerative
- adjective satellite (of illness) marked by gradual deterioration of organs and cells along with loss of function
- degenerative diseases of old age
- adjective satellite (of illness) marked by gradual deterioration of organs and cells along with loss of function
- repulsive4/5
repulsive
- adjective satellite offensive to the mind
abhorrent; detestable; repugnant; obscene.
- an abhorrent deed
- the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee
- morally repugnant customs
- repulsive behavior
- the most repulsive character in recent novels
- adjective possessing the ability to repel
- a repulsive force
- adjective satellite offensive to the mind
- addictive4/5
addictive
- adjective causing or characterized by addiction
habit-forming.
- addictive drugs
- addictive behavior
- adjective causing or characterized by addiction
- inventive4/5
inventive
- adjective satellite (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
imaginative.
- an imaginative use of material
- the invention of the knitting frame by another ingenious English clergyman"- Lewis Mumford
- an ingenious device
- had an inventive turn of mind
- inventive ceramics
- adjective satellite (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
- appreciative4/5
appreciative
- adjective satellite feeling or expressive of gratitude
- was appreciative of his efforts
- an appreciative word
- adjective satellite having or showing appreciation or a favorable critical judgment or opinion
- appreciative of a beautiful landscape
- an appreciative laugh from the audience
- adjective satellite feeling or expressive of gratitude
- perceptive3/5
perceptive
- adjective of or relating to perception
- perceptive faculties
- adjective having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment
- a perceptive eye
- a perceptive observation
- adjective of or relating to perception
- manipulative3/5
manipulative
- adjective satellite skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage
- the early manipulative techniques of a three-year-old child
- adjective satellite skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage
- apprehensive3/5
apprehensive
- adjective satellite quick to understand
discerning.
- a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- adjective satellite mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc
worried.
- apprehensive about her job
- not used to a city and worried about small things
- felt apprehensive about the consequences
- adjective satellite quick to understand
- causative3/5
causative
- adjective producing an effect
- poverty as a causative factor in crime
- adjective producing an effect
- submissive3/5
submissive
- adjective inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination
- submissive servants
- a submissive reply
- replacing troublemakers with more submissive people
- adjective satellite abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant
subservient; slavish.
- slavish devotion to her job ruled her life
- a slavish yes-man to the party bosses"- S.H.Adams
- she has become submissive and subservient
- adjective inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination
- transitive3/5
transitive
- noun a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical
transitive verb form; transitive verb.
- adjective designating a verb that requires a direct object to complete the meaning
- noun a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical
- congestive3/5
congestive
- adjective relating to or affected by an abnormal collection of blood or other fluid
- congestive heart disease
- adjective relating to or affected by an abnormal collection of blood or other fluid
- declarative3/5
declarative
- noun a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
common mood; declarative mood; indicative; indicative mood; fact mood.
- adjective relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration
declaratory; asserting.
- noun a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
- divisive3/5
divisive
- adjective satellite dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)
factious; dissentious.
- adjective satellite dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)
- unproductive3/5
unproductive
- adjective not producing or capable of producing
- elimination of high-cost or unproductive industries
- adjective satellite not producing desired results
- the talks between labor and management were unproductive
- adjective not producing or capable of producing
- unattractive3/5
unattractive
- adjective lacking beauty or charm
- as unattractive as most mining regions
- adjective satellite lacking power to arouse interest
- being unemployed is a most unattractive prospect
- adjective lacking beauty or charm
- hive3/5
hive
- noun a teeming multitude
- noun a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees
beehive.
- noun a teeming multitude
- conductive3/5
conductive
- adjective having the quality or power of conducting heat or electricity or sound; exhibiting conductivity
- adjective having the quality or power of conducting heat or electricity or sound; exhibiting conductivity
- projective3/5
projective
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- evocative3/5
evocative
- adjective satellite serving to bring to mind
reminiscent; remindful; redolent; resonant.
- cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note"- Wilder Hobson
- a campaign redolent of machine politics
- adjective satellite serving to bring to mind
- counterproductive3/5
counterproductive
- adjective satellite tending to hinder the achievement of a goal
- adjective satellite tending to hinder the achievement of a goal
- hypertensive3/5
hypertensive
- noun a person who has abnormally high blood pressure
- adjective having abnormally high blood pressure
- noun a person who has abnormally high blood pressure
- permissive3/5
permissive
- adjective not preventive
- adjective granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline
- direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive
- permissive parents
- adjective not preventive
- inconclusive3/5
inconclusive
- adjective not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question
- an inconclusive reply
- inconclusive evidence
- the inconclusive committee vote
- adjective not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question
- meditative3/5
meditative
- adjective satellite deeply or seriously thoughtful;
pensive; broody; ruminative; pondering; brooding; contemplative; musing; reflective.
- Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man
- adjective satellite deeply or seriously thoughtful;
- curative3/5
curative
- noun a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
remedy; cure; therapeutic.
- adjective satellite tending to cure or restore to health
alterative; remedial; healing; sanative; therapeutic.
- curative powers of herbal remedies
- her gentle healing hand
- remedial surgery
- a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air
- a therapeutic agent
- therapeutic diets
- noun a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
- diminutive3/5
diminutive
- noun a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness
- adjective satellite very small
bantam; petite; tiny; midget; flyspeck; lilliputian.
- diminutive in stature
- a lilliputian chest of drawers
- her petite figure
- tiny feet
- the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy
- noun a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness
- radiative3/5
radiative
Capable of radiating; acting by radiation. Tyndall.
- demonstrative3/5
demonstrative
- noun a pronoun that points out an intended referent
demonstrative pronoun.
- adjective given to or marked by the open expression of emotion
- an affectionate and demonstrative family
- noun a pronoun that points out an intended referent
- waive3/5
waive
- verb do without or cease to hold or adhere to
relinquish; foreswear; forego; forgo; dispense with.
- We are dispensing with formalities
- relinquish the old ideas
- verb lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
throw overboard; forego; forfeit; forgo; give up.
- you've forfeited your right to name your successor
- forfeited property
- verb do without or cease to hold or adhere to
- corrosive3/5
corrosive
- noun a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)
- adjective satellite of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
erosive; vitriolic; mordant; caustic.
- noun a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)
- infinitive3/5
infinitive
- noun the uninflected form of the verb
- noun the uninflected form of the verb
- secretive3/5
secretive
- adjective satellite inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
close; tightlipped; closelipped; closemouthed.
- although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it
- adjective satellite inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
- abrasive3/5
abrasive
- noun a substance that abrades or wears down
abradant; abrasive material.
- adjective satellite causing abrasion
scratchy.
- noun a substance that abrades or wears down
- noninvasive3/5
noninvasive
- adjective relating to a technique that does not involve puncturing the skin or entering a body cavity
- adjective relating to a technique that does not involve puncturing the skin or entering a body cavity
- redemptive3/5
redemptive
- adjective of or relating to or resulting in redemption
redemptional; redemptory.
- a redemptive theory about life"- E.K.Brown
- adjective satellite bringing about salvation or redemption from sin
saving; redeeming.
- saving faith
- redemptive (or redeeming) love
- adjective of or relating to or resulting in redemption
- inquisitive3/5
inquisitive
- adjective satellite showing curiosity
speculative; wondering; questioning.
- if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive
- raised a speculative eyebrow
- adjective satellite inquiring or appearing to inquire
- an inquiring look
- the police are proverbially inquisitive
- adjective satellite showing curiosity
- sedative3/5
sedative
- noun a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
downer; sedative drug; depressant.
- adjective satellite tending to soothe or tranquilize
tranquilizing; ataractic; tranquillizing; tranquillising; ataraxic; tranquilising.
- valium has a tranquilizing effect
- took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed
- noun a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
- convective3/5
convective
Caused or accomplished by convection; Faraday.as, a .convective discharge of electricity
- argumentative3/5
argumentative
- adjective given to or characterized by argument
- an argumentative discourse
- argumentative to the point of being cantankerous
- an intelligent but argumentative child
- adjective given to or characterized by argument
- regressive3/5
regressive
- adjective (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases
- adjective opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state
- adjective (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases
- emotive3/5
emotive
- adjective satellite characterized by emotion
affective; affectional.
- adjective satellite characterized by emotion
- ulcerative3/5
ulcerative
- adjective of or relating to or characterized by ulceration
- ulcerative colitis
- adjective of or relating to or characterized by ulceration
- reductive3/5
reductive
- adjective satellite characterized by or causing diminution or curtailment
- their views of life were reductive and depreciatory" - R.H.Rovere
- adjective satellite characterized by or causing diminution or curtailment
- unresponsive3/5
unresponsive
- adjective not responding to some influence or stimulus
- adjective satellite aloof or indifferent
- was unresponsive to her passionate advances
- adjective not responding to some influence or stimulus
- exploitative3/5
exploitative
- adjective satellite tending to exploit or make use of
exploitatory; exploitive.
- adjective satellite tending to exploit or make use of
- commemorative3/5
commemorative
- noun an object (such as a coin or postage stamp) made to mark an event or honor a person
- adjective intended as a commemoration
commemorating.
- a commemorative plaque
- noun an object (such as a coin or postage stamp) made to mark an event or honor a person
- dissociative3/5
dissociative
- adjective satellite tending to produce dissociation
- adjective satellite tending to produce dissociation
- preemptive3/5
preemptive
- adjective satellite designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence
pre-emptive.
- a preemptive business offer
- adjective satellite designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence
- dismissive3/5
dismissive
- adjective satellite showing indifference or disregard
- a dismissive shrug
- the firm is dismissive of the competitor's product
- 'chronic fatigue syndrome' was known by the dismissive term 'housewife syndrome'
- adjective satellite stopping to associate with
- they took dismissive action after the third violation
- adjective satellite showing indifference or disregard
- evasive3/5
evasive
- adjective satellite deliberately vague or ambiguous
- his answers were brief, constrained and evasive
- an evasive statement
- adjective satellite avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire
- pilots are taught to take evasive action
- adjective satellite deliberately vague or ambiguous
- maladaptive3/5
maladaptive
- adjective showing faulty adaptation
- adjective showing faulty adaptation
- subjunctive3/5
subjunctive
- noun a mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible
subjunctive mood.
- adjective relating to a mood of verbs
- subjunctive verb endings
- noun a mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible
- abortive3/5
abortive
- adjective satellite failing to accomplish an intended result
stillborn; unsuccessful.
- an abortive revolt
- a stillborn plot to assassinate the President
- adjective satellite failing to accomplish an intended result
- prohibitive3/5
prohibitive
- adjective satellite tending to discourage (especially of prices)
prohibitory.
- the price was prohibitive
- adjective satellite tending to discourage (especially of prices)
- preventative3/5
preventative
- noun remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
preventive; prophylactic.
- the doctor recommended several preventatives
- noun any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
incumbrance; encumbrance; interference; hitch; hindrance; preventive; hinderance.
- noun remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
- correlative3/5
correlative
- noun either of two or more related or complementary variables
correlate.
- adjective satellite mutually related
correlate; correlated.
- noun either of two or more related or complementary variables
- purposive3/5
purposive
- adjective satellite having or showing or acting with a purpose or design
- purposive behavior
- adjective satellite having a purpose
goal-directed.
- purposive behavior
- adjective satellite having or showing or acting with a purpose or design
- infective3/5
infective
- adjective satellite able to cause disease
pathogenic; morbific.
- infective agents
- pathogenic bacteria
- adjective satellite caused by infection or capable of causing infection
infectious.
- viruses and other infective agents
- a carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease
- adjective satellite able to cause disease
- assistive3/5
assistive
- adjective satellite giving assistance
- adjective satellite giving assistance
- proliferative3/5
proliferative
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- vindictive3/5
vindictive
- adjective satellite disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
vengeful; revengeful.
- more vindictive than jealous love"- Shakespeare
- punishments...essentially vindictive in their nature"- M.R.Cohen
- adjective satellite showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite
despiteful; spiteful.
- a despiteful fiend
- a truly spiteful child
- a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment
- adjective satellite disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
- regenerative3/5
regenerative
Of or pertaining to regeneration; tending to regenerate; H. Bushnell.as, .regenerative influences
- introspective3/5
introspective
- adjective given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences
self-examining; introverted.
- adjective given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences
- genitive3/5
genitive
- noun the case expressing ownership
possessive; possessive case; genitive case.
- adjective serving to express or indicate possession
possessive.
- possessive pronouns
- the genitive endings
- noun the case expressing ownership
- resistive3/5
resistive
- adjective exhibiting or relating to electrical resistance
- resistive load
- adjective satellite disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
insubordinate; resistant.
- adjective exhibiting or relating to electrical resistance
- pensive3/5
pensive
- adjective satellite deeply or seriously thoughtful;
broody; ruminative; pondering; brooding; contemplative; musing; meditative; reflective.
- Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man
- adjective satellite showing pensive sadness
wistful.
- the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty
- adjective satellite deeply or seriously thoughtful;
- nominative3/5
nominative
- noun the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb
nominative case; subject case.
- adjective serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb
- nominative noun endings
- predicate nominative
- noun the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb
- presumptive3/5
presumptive
- adjective satellite having a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance
- the presumptive heir (or heir apparent)
- adjective satellite affording reasonable grounds for belief or acceptance
- presumptive evidence
- a strong presumptive case is made out
- adjective satellite having a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance
- retroactive3/5
retroactive
- adjective descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously
- adjective satellite affecting things past
retro; ex post facto.
- retroactive tax increase
- an ex-post-facto law
- retro pay
- adjective descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously
- imitative3/5
imitative
- adjective marked by or given to imitation
- acting is an imitative art
- man is an imitative being
- adjective (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound
onomatopoeical; echoic; onomatopoetic; onomatopoeic.
- onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises
- it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer
- adjective marked by or given to imitation
- talkative3/5
talkative
- adjective satellite full of trivial conversation
loquacious; talky; gabby; garrulous; chatty.
- kept from her housework by gabby neighbors
- adjective satellite unwisely talking too much
bigmouthed; blabby; blabbermouthed.
- adjective satellite full of trivial conversation
- intersubjective3/5
intersubjective
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- immunosuppressive3/5
immunosuppressive
- noun a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response
immunosuppressive drug; immunosuppressant; immune suppressant drug; immunosuppressor.
- adjective of or relating to a substance that lowers the body's normal immune response and induces immunosuppression
- noun a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response
- reconstructive3/5
reconstructive
- adjective satellite helping to restore to good condition
rehabilitative.
- reconstructive surgery
- rehabilitative exercises
- adjective satellite helping to restore to good condition
- transgressive3/5
transgressive
Disposed or tending to transgress; faulty; culpable. -
- aversive3/5
aversive
- adjective tending to repel or dissuade
- aversive conditioning
- adjective tending to repel or dissuade
- preservative3/5
preservative
- noun a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition
- adjective satellite tending or having the power to preserve
- timbers should be treated with a preservative substance
- noun a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition
- incisive3/5
incisive
- adjective satellite having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
acute; penetrating; penetrative; piercing; discriminating; keen; sharp; knifelike.
- an acute observer of politics and politicians
- incisive comments
- icy knifelike reasoning
- as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang
- penetrating insight
- frequent penetrative observations
- adjective satellite suitable for cutting or piercing
- incisive teeth
- adjective satellite having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
- antihypertensive3/5
antihypertensive
- noun a drug that reduces high blood pressure
antihypertensive drug.
- noun a drug that reduces high blood pressure
- plaintive3/5
plaintive
- adjective satellite expressing sorrow
mournful.
- adjective satellite expressing sorrow
- participative3/5
participative
Capable of participating.
- interrogative3/5
interrogative
- noun a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
interrogation; question; interrogative sentence.
- he asked a direct question
- he had trouble phrasing his interrogations
- noun some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood
interrogative mood.
- noun a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
- hyperactive3/5
hyperactive
- adjective satellite more active than normal
overactive.
- a hyperactive child
- adjective satellite more active than normal
- unobtrusive3/5
unobtrusive
- adjective not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable
unnoticeable.
- a quiet, unobtrusive life of self-denial
- adjective not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable
- furtive3/5
furtive
- adjective satellite marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
surreptitious; sneak; stealthy; sneaky.
- a furtive manner
- a sneak attack
- stealthy footsteps
- a surreptitious glance at his watch
- adjective satellite secret and sly or sordid
backstair; backstairs.
- backstairs gossip
- his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard
- backstairs intimacies
- furtive behavior
- adjective satellite marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
- pejorative3/5
pejorative
- adjective satellite expressing disapproval
dyslogistic; dislogistic.
- dyslogistic terms like `nitwit' and `scalawag'
- adjective satellite expressing disapproval
- accusative3/5
accusative
- noun the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb
accusative case; objective case.
- adjective satellite containing or expressing accusation
accusing; accusive; accusatory.
- an accusitive forefinger
- black accusatory looks
- accusive shoes and telltale trousers"- O.Henry
- his accusing glare
- noun the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb
- injunctive3/5
injunctive
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- votive3/5
votive
- adjective satellite dedicated in fulfillment of a vow
- votive prayers
- adjective satellite dedicated in fulfillment of a vow
- multiplicative3/5
multiplicative
- adjective satellite tending or having the power to multiply or increase in number or quantity or degree
- the multiplicative tendency of proportional representation
- adjective satellite tending or having the power to multiply or increase in number or quantity or degree
- dative3/5
dative
- noun the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb
dative case.
- noun the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb
- superlative3/5
superlative
- noun an exaggerated expression (usually of praise)
- the critics lavished superlatives on it
- noun the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
pinnacle; acme; top; height; summit; peak; elevation; tiptop; meridian.
- his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty
- the artist's gifts are at their acme
- at the height of her career
- the peak of perfection
- summer was at its peak
- ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame
- the summit of his ambition
- so many highest superlatives achieved by man
- at the top of his profession
- noun an exaggerated expression (usually of praise)
- convulsive3/5
convulsive
- adjective satellite affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm
spastic; spasmodic.
- convulsive motions
- his body made a spasmodic jerk
- spastic movements
- adjective satellite resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent
- a convulsive rage
- convulsive laughter
- adjective satellite affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm
- fictive3/5
fictive
- adjective satellite adopted in order to deceive
false; put on; assumed; pretended; fictitious; sham.
- an assumed name
- an assumed cheerfulness
- a fictitious address
- fictive sympathy
- a pretended interest
- a put-on childish voice
- sham modesty
- adjective satellite capable of imaginative creation
- fictive talent
- adjective satellite adopted in order to deceive
- redistributive3/5
- contrastive3/5
contrastive
- adjective satellite of words so related that one contrasts with the other
incompatible.
- `rich' and `hard-up' are contrastive terms
- adjective satellite strikingly different; tending to contrast
contrasting.
- contrasting (or contrastive) colors
- adjective satellite of words so related that one contrasts with the other
- combative3/5
combative
- adjective satellite inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
disputatious; contentious; litigious; disputative.
- a style described as abrasive and contentious
- a disputatious lawyer
- a litigious and acrimonious spirit
- adjective satellite striving to overcome in argument
agonistic; agonistical.
- a dialectical and agonistic approach
- adjective satellite inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
- intransitive3/5
intransitive
- noun a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object
intransitive verb; intransitive verb form.
- adjective designating a verb that does not require or cannot take a direct object
- noun a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object
- contrive3/5
contrive
- verb make or work out a plan for; devise
project; design; plan.
- They contrived to murder their boss
- design a new sales strategy
- plan an attack
- verb come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
formulate; devise; invent; excogitate; forge.
- excogitate a way to measure the speed of light
- verb make or work out a plan for; devise
- impassive3/5
impassive
- adjective satellite having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
stolid.
- her impassive remoteness
- he remained impassive, showing neither interest in nor concern for our plight"- Nordhoff & Hall
- a silent stolid creature who took it all as a matter of course"-Virginia Woolf
- her face showed nothing but stolid indifference
- adjective satellite deliberately impassive in manner
deadpan; unexpressive; poker-faced; expressionless.
- deadpan humor
- his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read
- adjective satellite having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
- determinative3/5
determinative
- noun one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases
determiner.
- noun a determining or causal element or factor
causal factor; determinant; determiner; determining factor.
- education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life
- noun one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases
- dispersive3/5
dispersive
- adjective satellite spreading by diffusion
diffusive; diffusing; disseminative.
- adjective satellite spreading by diffusion
- occlusive3/5
occlusive
- noun a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
plosive speech sound; plosive; stop; stop consonant; plosive consonant.
- his stop consonants are too aspirated
- adjective tending to occlude
- noun a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
- nutritive3/5
nutritive
- adjective satellite of or providing nourishment
alimentary; nutritious; alimental; nourishing; nutrient.
- good nourishing stew
- adjective satellite of or providing nourishment
- disjunctive3/5
disjunctive
- adjective serving or tending to divide or separate
- adjective serving or tending to divide or separate
- capacitive3/5
capacitive
- adjective of or relating to capacitance
- adjective of or relating to capacitance
- regulative3/5
regulative
- adjective satellite restricting according to rules or principles
regulatory.
- a regulatory gene
- adjective satellite restricting according to rules or principles
- rehabilitative3/5
rehabilitative
- adjective designed to accomplish rehabilitation
- from a penal to a rehabilitative philosophy"- J.B.Costello
- rehabilitative treatment
- adjective satellite helping to restore to good condition
reconstructive.
- reconstructive surgery
- rehabilitative exercises
- adjective designed to accomplish rehabilitation
- invective3/5
invective
- noun abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will
vitriol; vituperation.
- noun abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will
- counterintuitive3/5
counterintuitive
- adjective satellite contrary to what common sense would suggest
- adjective satellite contrary to what common sense would suggest
- absorptive3/5
absorptive
- adjective having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.)
absorbent.
- as absorbent as a sponge
- adjective having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.)
- probative3/5
probative
- adjective satellite tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade you of the truth of an allegation
probatory.
- evidence should only be excluded if its probative value was outweighed by its prejudicial effect
- adjective satellite tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade you of the truth of an allegation
- summative3/5
summative
- adjective satellite of or relating to a summation or produced by summation
summational.
- adjective satellite of or relating to a summation or produced by summation
- relive3/5
relive
- verb experience again, often in the imagination
live over.
- He relived the horrors of war
- verb experience again, often in the imagination
- adjunctive3/5
adjunctive
- adjective satellite joining; forming an adjunct
- adjective satellite joining; forming an adjunct
- anticompetitive3/5
- uncooperative3/5
uncooperative
- adjective unwilling to cooperate
- an uncooperative witness
- adjective satellite intentionally unaccommodating
disobliging.
- the action was not offensive to him but proved somewhat disobliging
- adjective unwilling to cooperate
- diffusive3/5
diffusive
- adjective satellite spreading by diffusion
dispersive; diffusing; disseminative.
- adjective satellite spreading by diffusion
- educative3/5
educative
- adjective satellite resulting in education
- an educative experience
- adjective satellite resulting in education
- extractive3/5
extractive
Capable of being extracted. "Thirty grains of extractive matter." Kirwan.
- conjunctive3/5
conjunctive
- noun an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
continuative; conjunction; connective.
- adjective serving or tending to connect
- noun an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
- psychoactive3/5
psychoactive
- adjective affecting the mind or mood or other mental processes
psychotropic.
- psychoactive drugs
- adjective affecting the mind or mood or other mental processes
- vive3/5
vive
Long live, that is, success to; as, vive le roi , long live the king;vive la bagatelle , success to trifles or sport.
- deconstructive3/5
deconstructive
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- laxative3/5
laxative
- noun a mild cathartic
- adjective stimulating evacuation of feces
- noun a mild cathartic
- indecisive3/5
indecisive
- adjective characterized by lack of decision and firmness
- an indecisive manager brought the enterprise to a standstill
- adjective not definitely settling something
- a long and indecisive war
- adjective characterized by lack of decision and firmness
- beehive3/5
beehive
- noun any workplace where people are very busy
- noun a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree
hive.
- noun any workplace where people are very busy
- inattentive3/5
inattentive
- adjective showing a lack of attention or care
- inattentive students
- an inattentive babysitter
- adjective satellite not showing due care or attention
neglectful.
- inattentive students
- an inattentive babysitter
- neglectful parents
- adjective showing a lack of attention or care
- locative3/5
locative
- noun the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the place of the state or action denoted by the verb
locative role.
- noun the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the place of the state or action denoted by the verb
- retributive3/5
retributive
- adjective satellite of or relating to or having the nature of retribution
retributory; retaliatory; relatiative; vindicatory.
- retributive justice demands an eye for an eye
- adjective satellite given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts
retributory; vindicatory.
- retributive justice
- adjective satellite of or relating to or having the nature of retribution
- consumptive3/5
consumptive
- noun a person with pulmonary tuberculosis
lunger; tubercular.
- adjective tending to consume or use often wastefully
- water suitable for beneficial consumptive uses
- duties consumptive of time and energy
- consumptive fires
- noun a person with pulmonary tuberculosis
- emptive3/5
emptive
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- inoperative3/5
inoperative
- adjective not working or taking effect
- an inoperative law
- adjective not working or taking effect
- autoregressive3/5
- nociceptive3/5
nociceptive
- adjective satellite caused by or in response to pain
- a nociceptive spinal reflex
- adjective satellite caused by or in response to pain
- dissipative3/5
dissipative
Tending to dissipate.
- neurodegenerative3/5
neurodegenerative
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- nonnegative3/5
nonnegative
- adjective satellite either positive or zero
- adjective satellite either positive or zero
- discriminative3/5
discriminative
- adjective satellite capable of making fine distinctions
discriminatory.
- adjective satellite expressing careful judgment
judicial.
- discriminative censure
- a biography ...appreciative and yet judicial in purpose"-Tyler Dennett
- adjective satellite capable of making fine distinctions
- bioactive3/5
- hypersensitive3/5
hypersensitive
- adjective satellite having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)
supersensitized; supersensitive; sensitised; hypersensitized; sensitized; supersensitised; hypersensitised; allergic.
- allergic children
- hypersensitive to pollen
- adjective satellite having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)
- proprioceptive3/5
proprioceptive
- adjective of or relating to proprioception
- adjective of or relating to proprioception
- derisive3/5
derisive
- adjective satellite abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
gibelike; taunting; jeering; mocking.
- derisive laughter
- a jeering crowd
- her mocking smile
- taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'
- adjective satellite abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
- outlive3/5
outlive
- verb live longer than
survive; outlast.
- She outlived her husband by many years
- verb live longer than
- commutative2/5
commutative
- adjective satellite (of a binary operation) independent of order; as in e.g. "a x b = b x a"
- adjective satellite (of a binary operation) independent of order; as in e.g. "a x b = b x a"
- evaporative2/5
evaporative
- adjective relating to or causing or being caused by evaporation
- an evaporative cooler
- adjective relating to or causing or being caused by evaporation
- missive2/5
missive
- noun a written message addressed to a person or organization
letter.
- mailed an indignant letter to the editor
- noun a written message addressed to a person or organization
- facilitative2/5
facilitative
- adjective satellite freeing from difficulty or impediment
- facilitative changes in the economic structure
- adjective satellite freeing from difficulty or impediment
- restive2/5
restive
- adjective satellite being in a tense state
jumpy; highly strung; edgy; uptight; high-strung; jittery; nervy; overstrung.
- adjective satellite impatient especially under restriction or delay
- the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive
- adjective satellite being in a tense state
- overdrive2/5
overdrive
- noun the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration
- Troops are ready to go into overdrive as soon as the signal is given
- Melissa's brain was in overdrive
- noun a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power
- noun the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration
- inoffensive2/5
inoffensive
- adjective not causing anger or annoyance
unoffending.
- inoffensive behavior
- adjective giving no offense
- a quiet inoffensive man
- a refreshing inoffensive stimulant
- adjective not causing anger or annoyance
- recitative2/5
recitative
- noun a vocal passage of narrative text that a singer delivers with natural rhythms of speech
- noun a vocal passage of narrative text that a singer delivers with natural rhythms of speech
- perfective2/5
perfective
- noun a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
perfect; perfect tense; perfective tense.
- noun the aspect of a verb that expresses a completed action
perfective aspect.
- noun a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
- cursive2/5
cursive
- noun rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper
longhand; cursive script; running hand.
- adjective satellite having successive letter joined together
- cursive script
- noun rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper
- effusive2/5
effusive
- adjective satellite uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
burbly; burbling; gushing.
- a novel told in burbly panting tones
- adjective satellite extravagantly demonstrative
gushing; gushy.
- insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship
- a large gushing female
- write unrestrained and gushy poetry
- adjective satellite uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
- remunerative2/5
remunerative
- adjective satellite for which money is paid
compensable; paying; stipendiary; salaried.
- a paying job
- remunerative work
- salaried employment
- stipendiary services
- adjective satellite producing a sizeable profit
moneymaking; lucrative.
- a remunerative business
- adjective satellite for which money is paid
- nondestructive2/5
nondestructive
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- overactive2/5
overactive
- adjective satellite more active than normal
hyperactive.
- a hyperactive child
- adjective satellite more active than normal
- erosive2/5
erosive
- adjective satellite wearing away by friction
- the erosive effects of waves on the shoreline
- adjective satellite of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
vitriolic; corrosive; mordant; caustic.
- adjective satellite wearing away by friction
- ablative2/5
ablative
- noun the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb
ablative case.
- adjective relating to the ablative case
- noun the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb
- suppressive2/5
suppressive
- adjective satellite tending to suppress
- the government used suppressive measures to control the protest
- adjective satellite tending to suppress
- vasoactive2/5
- procreative2/5
procreative
- adjective satellite producing new life or offspring
generative; reproductive.
- the reproductive potential of a species is its relative capacity to reproduce itself under optimal conditions
- the reproductive or generative organs
- adjective satellite producing new life or offspring
- acquisitive2/5
acquisitive
- adjective eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas
- an acquisitive mind
- an acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied
- adjective eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas
- unimaginative2/5
unimaginative
- adjective satellite deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention
uninventive; sterile; uninspired.
- a sterile ideology lacking in originality
- unimaginative development of a musical theme
- uninspired writing
- adjective satellite dealing only with concrete facts
- adjective satellite deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention
- predicative2/5
predicative
- adjective of adjectives; relating to or occurring within the predicate of a sentence
- `red' is a predicative adjective in `the apple is red'
- adjective of adjectives; relating to or occurring within the predicate of a sentence
- tardive2/5
tardive
- adjective satellite late-occurring (especially with reference to symptoms of a disease)
- tardive dyskinesia
- adjective satellite late-occurring (especially with reference to symptoms of a disease)
- nonnative2/5
nonnative
- adjective not being or composed of aborigines
- the nonnative population of South Africa
- adjective satellite of persons born in another area or country than that lived in
foreign-born.
- our large nonnative population
- adjective not being or composed of aborigines
- facultative2/5
facultative
- adjective of or relating to the mental faculties
- adjective able to exist under more than one set of conditions
- a facultative parasite can exist as a parasite or a saprophyte
- adjective of or relating to the mental faculties
- reclusive2/5
reclusive
- adjective satellite withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
recluse; withdrawn.
- lived an unsocial reclusive life
- adjective satellite providing privacy or seclusion
secluded; sequestered; cloistered.
- the cloistered academic world of books
- sat close together in the sequestered pergola
- sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree
- a secluded romantic spot
- adjective satellite withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
- nonexclusive2/5
nonexclusive
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- dispositive2/5
dispositive
Disposing; tending to regulate; decretive. Obs.His dispositive wisdom and power. Bates.
- neoconservative2/5
neoconservative
- noun a conservative who subscribes to neoconservatism
neocon.
- noun a conservative who subscribes to neoconservatism
- disincentive2/5
disincentive
- noun a negative motivational influence
deterrence.
- noun a negative motivational influence
- noncompetitive2/5
noncompetitive
- adjective not involving competition or competitiveness
- noncompetitive positions
- noncompetitive interest in games
- adjective not involving competition or competitiveness
- expletive2/5
expletive
- noun profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
swearing; swearword; cuss; curse; oath; curse word.
- expletives were deleted
- noun a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line
- noun profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
- subtractive2/5
subtractive
- adjective constituting or involving subtraction
- a subtractive correction
- adjective constituting or involving subtraction
- jive2/5
jive
- noun a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
swing music; swing.
- verb dance to jive music; dance the jive
- noun a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
- hypotensive2/5
hypotensive
- noun a person who has abnormally low blood pressure
- adjective having abnormally low blood pressure
- noun a person who has abnormally low blood pressure
- unrepresentative2/5
unrepresentative
- adjective satellite not exemplifying a class
- I soon tumbled to the fact that my weekends were atypical
- behavior quite unrepresentative (or atypical) of the profession
- adjective satellite not exemplifying a class
- obtrusive2/5
obtrusive
- adjective undesirably noticeable
noticeable.
- the obtrusive behavior of a spoiled child
- equally obtrusive was the graffiti
- adjective satellite sticking out; protruding
- adjective undesirably noticeable
- preparative2/5
preparative
- adjective satellite preceding and preparing for something
preparatory; propaedeutic.
- preparatory steps
- adjective satellite preceding and preparing for something
- electroconvulsive2/5
electroconvulsive
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- accommodative2/5
accommodative
- adjective helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
accommodating.
- the warden was always accommodating in allowing visitors in
- made a special effort to be accommodating
- adjective satellite willing to adjust to differences in order to obtain agreement
cooperative.
- adjective helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
- retentive2/5
retentive
- adjective good at remembering
tenacious; recollective; long.
- a retentive mind
- tenacious memory
- adjective having the capacity to retain something
- adjective good at remembering
- allusive2/5
allusive
- adjective satellite characterized by indirect references
- allusive speech is characterized by allusions
- adjective satellite characterized by indirect references
- coextensive2/5
coextensive
- adjective satellite being of equal extent or scope or duration
conterminous; coterminous.
- adjective satellite being of equal extent or scope or duration
- collusive2/5
collusive
- adjective satellite acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end
conniving.
- adjective satellite acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end
- electromotive2/5
electromotive
- adjective concerned with or producing electric current
- adjective concerned with or producing electric current
- reparative2/5
reparative
Repairing, or tending to repair. Jer. Taylor.
- delusive2/5
delusive
- adjective satellite inappropriate to reality or facts
false.
- delusive faith in a wonder drug
- delusive expectations
- false hopes
- adjective satellite inappropriate to reality or facts
- attributive2/5
attributive
- adjective of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify
prenominal.
- `red' is an attributive adjective in `a red apple'
- adjective of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify
- immersive2/5
immersive
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- nonoperative2/5
nonoperative
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- nonproductive2/5
nonproductive
- adjective satellite not directly productive
- nonproductive labor
- adjective satellite not directly productive
- immunoreactive2/5
immunoreactive
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- nonselective2/5
nonselective
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- ergative2/5
ergative
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- fixative2/5
fixative
- noun a compound (such as ethanol or formaldehyde) that fixes tissues and cells for microscopic study
- noun a varnish dissolved in alcohol and sprayed over pictures to prevent smudging
- noun a compound (such as ethanol or formaldehyde) that fixes tissues and cells for microscopic study
- fricative2/5
fricative
- noun a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
spirant; fricative consonant.
- adjective satellite of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
spirant; sibilant; strident; continuant.
- noun a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
- percussive2/5
percussive
- adjective involving percussion or featuring percussive instruments
- percussive music
- adjective involving percussion or featuring percussive instruments
- rive2/5
rive
- verb tear or be torn violently
pull; rend; rip.
- The curtain ripped from top to bottom
- pull the cooked chicken into strips
- verb separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
cleave; split.
- cleave the bone
- verb tear or be torn violently
- alliterative2/5
alliterative
- adjective satellite having the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable
- alliterative verse
- adjective satellite having the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable
- eruptive2/5
eruptive
- adjective producing or characterized by eruptions
- an eruptive disease
- adjective produced by the action of fire or intense heat
igneous.
- rocks formed by igneous agents
- adjective producing or characterized by eruptions
- photosensitive2/5
photosensitive
- adjective satellite sensitive to visible light
light-sensitive.
- photographic film is light-sensitive
- adjective satellite sensitive to visible light
- khedive2/5
khedive
A governor or viceroy; -- a title granted in 1867 by the sultan of Turkey to the ruler of Egypt.
- suppurative2/5
suppurative
- adjective relating to or characterized by suppuration
- adjective relating to or characterized by suppuration
- illusive2/5
illusive
- adjective satellite based on or having the nature of an illusion
illusory.
- illusive hopes of finding a better job
- Secret activities offer presidents the alluring but often illusory promise that they can achieve foreign policy goals without the bothersome debate and open decision that are staples of democracy
- adjective satellite based on or having the nature of an illusion
- appetitive2/5
appetitive
- adjective of or relating to appetite
- appetitive needs
- adjective of or relating to appetite
- stative2/5
stative
- adjective ( used of verbs (e.g. `be' or `own') and most participial adjectives) expressing existence or a state rather than an action
- adjective ( used of verbs (e.g. `be' or `own') and most participial adjectives) expressing existence or a state rather than an action
- imperfective2/5
imperfective
- noun aspect without regard to the beginning or completion of the action of the verb
imperfective aspect.
- noun aspect without regard to the beginning or completion of the action of the verb
- unimpressive2/5
unimpressive
- adjective not capable of impressing
- adjective not capable of impressing
- adjudicative2/5
adjudicative
- adjective concerned with adjudicating
adjudicatory.
- adjective concerned with adjudicating
- constrictive2/5
constrictive
- adjective satellite (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom
constricting; narrowing.
- adjective satellite restricting the scope or freedom of action
constraining; confining; restricting; limiting.
- adjective satellite (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom
- unreflective2/5
unreflective
- adjective satellite not exhibiting or characterized by careful thought
unthoughtful; unthinking.
- adjective satellite not exhibiting or characterized by careful thought
- seropositive2/5
- corroborative2/5
corroborative
- adjective satellite serving to support or corroborate
collateral; verificatory; validating; verifying; substantiative; confirming; confirmatory; corroboratory; substantiating; validatory; confirmative.
- collateral evidence
- adjective satellite serving to support or corroborate
- connotative2/5
connotative
- adjective having the power of implying or suggesting something in addition to what is explicit
- adjective having the power of implying or suggesting something in addition to what is explicit
- diffractive2/5
diffractive
That produces diffraction.
- perturbative2/5
perturbative
Tending to cause perturbation; disturbing. Sir J. Herschel.
- purgative2/5
purgative
- noun a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
aperient; cathartic; physic.
- adjective satellite strongly laxative
cathartic; evacuant.
- noun a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
- assimilative2/5
assimilative
- adjective satellite capable of mentally absorbing
- assimilative processes", "assimilative capacity of the human mind
- adjective satellite capable of taking (gas, light, or liquids) into a solution
assimilatory; assimilating.
- an assimilative substance
- adjective satellite capable of mentally absorbing
- accumulative2/5
accumulative
- adjective satellite increasing by successive addition
cumulative.
- the benefits are cumulative
- the eventual accumulative effect of these substances
- adjective satellite marked by acquiring or amassing
- we live in an accumulative society
- adjective satellite increasing by successive addition
- replicative2/5
replicative
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- infiltrative2/5
infiltrative
Of or pertaining to infiltration. Kane.
- sportive2/5
sportive
- adjective relating to or interested in sports
- adjective satellite given to merry frolicking
coltish; frolicsome; frolicky; rollicking.
- frolicsome students celebrated their graduation with parties and practical jokes
- adjective relating to or interested in sports
- endive2/5
endive
- noun widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched
Cichorium endivia; witloof.
- noun variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges
escarole; chicory escarole.
- noun widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched
- nonreactive2/5
nonreactive
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- violative2/5
violative
- adjective satellite violating or tending to violate or offend against
offensive.
- violative of the principles of liberty
- considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity
- adjective satellite violating or tending to violate or offend against
- uncompetitive2/5
uncompetitive
- adjective satellite not inclined to compete
- adjective satellite not inclined to compete
- photorefractive2/5
- propulsive2/5
propulsive
- adjective having the power to propel
- propulsive coefficient
- adjective satellite tending to or capable of propelling
propellent; propellant; propelling.
- propellant fuel for submarines
- the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency
- universities...the seats of propulsive thought
- adjective having the power to propel
- agentive2/5
agentive
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- fortyfive2/5
fortyfive
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- overprotective2/5
overprotective
- adjective satellite overly protective
- overprotective parents
- adjective satellite overly protective
- exudative2/5
exudative
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- normotensive2/5
normotensive
- adjective having normal blood pressure
- adjective having normal blood pressure
- penetrative2/5
penetrative
- adjective satellite having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
acute; penetrating; incisive; piercing; discriminating; keen; sharp; knifelike.
- an acute observer of politics and politicians
- incisive comments
- icy knifelike reasoning
- as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang
- penetrating insight
- frequent penetrative observations
- adjective satellite tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing
penetrating.
- a toxic penetrative spray applied to the surface
- a cold penetrating wind
- a penetrating odor
- adjective satellite having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
- seronegative2/5
- counteroffensive2/5
counteroffensive
- noun a large scale offensive (more than a counterattack) undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force
- noun a large scale offensive (more than a counterattack) undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force
- recuperative2/5
recuperative
- adjective satellite promoting recuperation
restorative.
- recuperative powers
- strongly recuperative remedies
- restorative effects of exercise
- adjective satellite promoting recuperation
- augmentative2/5
augmentative
- adjective satellite increasing or having the power to increase especially in size or amount or degree
- `up' is an augmentative word in `hurry up'
- adjective satellite intensifying by augmentation and enhancement
enhancive.
- adjective satellite increasing or having the power to increase especially in size or amount or degree
- denotative2/5
denotative
- adjective having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming
denotive.
- adjective satellite in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term
explicit.
- adjective having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming
- affiliative2/5
- uninformative2/5
uninformative
- adjective lacking information
- adjective lacking information
- calculative2/5
calculative
- adjective satellite used of persons
scheming; conniving; shrewd; calculating.
- the most calculating and selfish men in the community
- adjective satellite used of persons
- electronegative2/5
electronegative
- adjective satellite having a negative charge
negative; negatively charged.
- electrons are negative
- adjective satellite having a negative charge
- vocative2/5
vocative
- noun the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed
vocative case.
- adjective relating to a case used in some languages
- vocative verb endings
- noun the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed
- ascriptive2/5
- conative2/5
conative
Of or pertaining to conation. This division of mind into the three great classes of the cognitive faculties, the feelings, . . . and the exertive or conative powers, . . . was first promulgated by Kant. Sir W. Hamilton.
- exploitive2/5
exploitive
- adjective satellite tending to exploit or make use of
exploitatory; exploitative.
- adjective satellite tending to exploit or make use of
- appositive2/5
appositive
- adjective relating to or being in apposition
appositional.
- an appositive noun
- adjective relating to or being in apposition
- resultative2/5
resultative
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- duplicative2/5
duplicative
Having the quality of duplicating or doubling.
- noncooperative2/5
noncooperative
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- vituperative2/5
vituperative
- adjective satellite marked by harshly abusive criticism
scathing.
- his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists
- her vituperative railing
- adjective satellite marked by harshly abusive criticism
- retrogressive2/5
retrogressive
- adjective satellite going from better to worse
retrograde.
- adjective satellite going from better to worse
- semiquantitative2/5
semiquantitative
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- nondirective2/5
nondirective
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- ostensive2/5
ostensive
- adjective satellite manifestly demonstrative
- adjective satellite represented or appearing as such; pretended
ostensible.
- His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity
- adjective satellite manifestly demonstrative
- partitive2/5
partitive
- noun word (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole
- adjective (Romance languages) relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the whole
- a partitive construction
- noun word (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole
- uncommunicative2/5
uncommunicative
- adjective not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions
incommunicative.
- adjective not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions
- advective2/5
advective
- adjective of or relating to advection
- adjective of or relating to advection
- ameliorative2/5
ameliorative
- adjective satellite tending to ameliorate
ameliorating; meliorative; amelioratory.
- adjective satellite tending to ameliorate
- aggregative2/5
aggregative
- adjective satellite formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole
aggregate; mass; aggregated.
- aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year
- the aggregated amount of indebtedness
- adjective satellite formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole
- nonaggressive2/5
nonaggressive
- adjective not aggressive; not given to fighting or assertiveness
unaggressive.
- adjective not aggressive; not given to fighting or assertiveness
- unitive2/5
unitive
Having the power of uniting; causing, or tending to produce, union. Jer. Taylor.
- explorative2/5
explorative
- adjective serving in or intended for exploration or discovery
exploratory.
- an exploratory operation
- exploratory reconnaissance
- digging an exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico
- exploratory talks between diplomats
- adjective serving in or intended for exploration or discovery
- unsupportive2/5
unsupportive
- adjective not furnishing support or assistance
- adjective not furnishing support or assistance
- assaultive2/5
assaultive
- adjective satellite disposed to attack
attacking.
- adjective satellite disposed to attack
- unpersuasive2/5
unpersuasive
- adjective satellite not capable of persuading
- adjective satellite not capable of persuading
- intellective2/5
intellective
Pertaining to, or produced by, the intellect or understanding; intellectual.
- palmolive2/5
palmolive
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- applicative2/5
applicative
- adjective satellite readily applicable or practical
applicatory.
- adjective satellite readily applicable or practical
- federative2/5
federative
Uniting in a league; forming a confederacy; federal. "A federative society." Burke.
- myeloproliferative2/5
myeloproliferative
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- argive2/5
argive
Of or performance to Argos, the capital of Argolis in Greece. --n. A native of Argos. Often used as a generic term, equivalent to Grecian or Greek.
- preclusive2/5
preclusive
- adjective satellite made impossible
obviating.
- adjective satellite made impossible
- donative2/5
donative
A gift; a largess; a gratuity; a present. "The Romans were entertained with shows and donatives." Dryden.
- conflictive2/5
conflictive
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- adsorptive2/5
adsorptive
- adjective having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface
surface-assimilative; adsorbent.
- adjective having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface
- nonrestrictive2/5
nonrestrictive
- adjective satellite not limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase
- the nonrestrictive clause in `I always buy his books, which have influenced me greatly,' refers to his books generally and adds an additional fact about them
- adjective satellite not limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase
- degradative2/5
degradative
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- corporative2/5
corporative
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- elaborative2/5
elaborative
Serving or tending to elaborate; constructing with labor and minute attention to details.
- noncognitive2/5
- tractive2/5
tractive
- adjective exerting traction and serving to pull
- adjective exerting traction and serving to pull
- disintegrative2/5
disintegrative
- adjective tending to cause breakup into constituent elements or parts
- adjective tending to cause breakup into constituent elements or parts
- assortative2/5
assortative
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- eliminative2/5
eliminative
(Physiol.) Relating to, or carrying on, elimination.
- privative2/5
privative
Causing privation; depriving.
- absolutive2/5
- hypoactive2/5
hypoactive
- adjective satellite abnormally inactive
underactive.
- adjective satellite abnormally inactive
- coordinative2/5
coordinative
- adjective serving to connect two grammatical constituents of identical construction; and so is `or' in `will you go or stay?'"
coordinating.
- `and' in `John and Mary' or in `John walked and Mary rode' is a coordinating conjunction
- adjective serving to connect two grammatical constituents of identical construction; and so is `or' in `will you go or stay?'"
- appointive2/5
appointive
- adjective relating to the act of appointing
- appointive powers
- adjective subject to appointment
appointed.
- adjective relating to the act of appointing
- plosive2/5
plosive
- noun a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
plosive speech sound; stop; occlusive; stop consonant; plosive consonant.
- his stop consonants are too aspirated
- noun a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
- fermentative2/5
fermentative
Causing, or having power to cause, fermentation; produced by fermentation; fermenting; --as, a .fermentative processFer*ment"a*tive*ly , adv. --Fer*ment"a*tive*ness , n.
- nonradiative2/5
- resumptive2/5
resumptive
Taking back; resuming, or tending toward resumption; as, .resumptive measures
- durative2/5
durative
- noun the aspect of a verb that expresses its duration
durative aspect.
- noun the aspect of a verb that expresses its duration
- irritative2/5
irritative
- adjective satellite (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite
irritating.
- an irritative agent
- adjective satellite (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite
- emissive2/5
emissive
Sending out; emitting; as, .emissive powers
- conjugative2/5
- connive2/5
connive
- verb encourage or assent to illegally or criminally
- verb form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
scheme; intrigue.
- verb encourage or assent to illegally or criminally
- enumerative2/5
enumerative
Counting, or reckoning up, one by one. Enumerative of the variety of evils. Jer. Taylor.
- exfoliative2/5
exfoliative
Having the power of causing exfoliation. --n. Wiseman.An exfoliative agent.
- promotive2/5
promotive
- adjective satellite tending to further or encourage
- adjective satellite tending to further or encourage
- unreceptive2/5
unreceptive
- adjective not receptive
- adjective not receptive
- significative2/5
significative
- adjective satellite (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly
indicatory; revelatory; indicative; suggestive.
- actions indicative of fear
- adjective satellite (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly
- optative2/5
optative
- noun a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs
optative mood.
- adjective indicating an option or wish
- noun a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs
- unappreciative2/5
unappreciative
- adjective satellite not feeling or expressing gratitude
- unappreciative of nature's bounty
- adjective satellite not feeling or expressing gratitude
- unreactive2/5
unreactive
- adjective (chemistry) not reacting chemically
- adjective satellite not tending to react to stimulation
- adjective (chemistry) not reacting chemically
- dilutive2/5
dilutive
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- photoconductive2/5
photoconductive
- adjective of or relating to photoconductivity
- selenium is a photoconductive substance
- adjective of or relating to photoconductivity
- resuscitative2/5
resuscitative
Tending to resuscitate; reviving; revivifying.
- factive2/5
factive
Making; having power to make. Obs. "You are . . . factive, not destructive." Bacon.
- ultraconservative2/5
ultraconservative
- noun an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism
extreme right-winger; reactionary.
- adjective satellite extremely conservative
- noun an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism
- nonresponsive2/5
nonresponsive
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- concessive2/5
concessive
- adjective of or pertaining to concession
- adjective of or pertaining to concession
- oversensitive2/5
oversensitive
- adjective satellite unduly sensitive or thin-skinned
- adjective satellite unduly sensitive or thin-skinned
- digressive2/5
digressive
- adjective satellite of superficial relevance if any
tangential.
- a digressive allusion to the day of the week
- a tangential remark
- adjective satellite (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
excursive; rambling; discursive.
- amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things
- a rambling discursive book
- his excursive remarks
- a rambling speech about this and that
- adjective satellite of superficial relevance if any
- nosedive2/5
nosedive
- noun a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline
- the stock took a nosedive
- noun a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
dive; nose dive.
- noun a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline
- carminative2/5
carminative
- noun medication that prevents the formation of gas in the alimentary tract or eases its passing
- adjective satellite relieving gas in the alimentary tract (colic or flatulence or griping)
flatus-relieving.
- noun medication that prevents the formation of gas in the alimentary tract or eases its passing
- acculturative2/5
acculturative
- adjective of or relating to acculturation
acculturational.
- adjective of or relating to acculturation
- adversative2/5
adversative
- adjective satellite expressing antithesis or opposition
oppositive.
- the adversative conjunction `but' in `poor but happy'
- adjective satellite expressing antithesis or opposition
- agglomerative2/5
agglomerative
- adjective satellite clustered together but not coherent
clustered; agglomerated; agglomerate.
- an agglomerated flower head
- adjective satellite clustered together but not coherent
- substitutive2/5
substitutive
Tending to afford or furnish a substitute; making substitution; capable of being substituted. Bp. Wilkins.
- nonradioactive2/5
nonradioactive
- adjective not radioactive
- adjective not radioactive
- ditransitive2/5
ditransitive
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- undemonstrative2/5
undemonstrative
- adjective not given to open expression of emotion
- adjective not given to open expression of emotion
- appropriative2/5
appropriative
- adjective of or relating to or given to the act of taking for yourself
- adjective of or relating to or given to the act of taking for yourself
- constative2/5
constative
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- transmissive2/5
transmissive
Capable of being transmitted; derived, or handed down, from one to another. Itself a sun, it with transmissive light Enlivens worlds denied to human sight. Prior.
- inexpressive2/5
inexpressive
- adjective satellite not expressive
- an inexpressive face
- adjective satellite not expressive
- alterative2/5
alterative
- adjective satellite tending to cure or restore to health
remedial; healing; sanative; curative; therapeutic.
- curative powers of herbal remedies
- her gentle healing hand
- remedial surgery
- a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air
- a therapeutic agent
- therapeutic diets
- adjective satellite tending to cure or restore to health
- nonnormative2/5
nonnormative
- adjective satellite not based on a norm
- adjective satellite not based on a norm
- noncoercive2/5
- magnetostrictive2/5
- ruminative2/5
ruminative
- adjective satellite deeply or seriously thoughtful;
pensive; broody; pondering; brooding; contemplative; musing; meditative; reflective.
- Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man
- adjective satellite deeply or seriously thoughtful;
- assumptive2/5
assumptive
- adjective satellite excessively forward
presumptuous; assuming.
- an assumptive person
- on a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide
- the duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants
- adjective satellite accepted as real or true without proof
- the assumed reason for his absence
- assumptive beliefs
- adjective satellite excessively forward
- undeceive2/5
undeceive
- verb free from deception or illusion
- verb free from deception or illusion
- illuminative2/5
illuminative
Tending to illuminate or illustrate; throwing light; illustrative. "Illuminative reading." Carlyle.
- chive2/5
chive
- noun perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
chives; cive; schnittlaugh; Allium schoenoprasum.
- noun perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
- underactive2/5
underactive
- adjective satellite abnormally inactive
hypoactive.
- adjective satellite abnormally inactive
- afflictive2/5
afflictive
- adjective satellite causing misery or pain or distress
sore; painful.
- it was a sore trial to him
- the painful process of growing up
- adjective satellite causing misery or pain or distress
- cive2/5
cive
- noun perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
chive; chives; schnittlaugh; Allium schoenoprasum.
- noun perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
- nonprogressive2/5
nonprogressive
- adjective satellite old-fashioned and out of date
unprogressive; fusty; standpat.
- adjective satellite old-fashioned and out of date
- liberative2/5
liberative
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- noninteractive2/5
- supermassive2/5
- injective2/5
- perseverative2/5
- extrusive2/5
extrusive
- adjective of rock material; forced out while molten through cracks in the earth's surface
- adjective of rock material; forced out while molten through cracks in the earth's surface
- enactive2/5
enactive
Having power to enact or establish as a law. Abp. Bramhall.
- reformative2/5
reformative
- adjective satellite tending to reform
reformatory.
- reformative and rehabilitative agencies
- reformatory punishment
- adjective satellite tending to reform
- precognitive2/5
precognitive
- adjective satellite foreseeing the future
clairvoyant; second-sighted.
- adjective satellite foreseeing the future
- explicative2/5
explicative
Serving to unfold or explain; tending to lay open to the understanding; explanatory. Sir W. Hamilton.
- reiterative1/5
reiterative
- adjective satellite marked by iteration
iterative.
- adjective satellite marked by iteration
- obliterative1/5
obliterative
Tending or serving to obliterate.
- vasoconstrictive1/5
vasoconstrictive
- noun any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure
vasoconstrictor; pressor.
- noun any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure
- uncreative1/5
uncreative
- adjective not creative
- an uncreative imagination
- adjective not creative
- ultrasensitive1/5
- nonconservative1/5
- apperceptive1/5
apperceptive
- adjective satellite able to relate new percepts to past experience
- adjective satellite able to relate new percepts to past experience
- decompressive1/5
decompressive
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- suspensive1/5
suspensive
- adjective satellite (of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense
cliff-hanging; suspenseful; nail-biting.
- adjective satellite undecided or characterized by indecisiveness
- adjective satellite (of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense
- abstractive1/5
abstractive
- adjective satellite of an abstracting nature or having the power of abstracting
- abstractive analysis
- adjective satellite of an abstracting nature or having the power of abstracting
- inchoative1/5
inchoative
- noun aspect with regard to the beginning of the action of the verb
inchoative aspect.
- adjective satellite beginning to develop
- inchoative stages
- noun aspect with regard to the beginning of the action of the verb
- presentative1/5
presentative
(Eccl.) Having the right of presentation, or offering a clergyman to the bishop for institution; Blackstone.as, advowsons are .presentative , collative, or donative
- antitussive1/5
antitussive
- noun any medicine used to suppress or relieve coughing
- noun any medicine used to suppress or relieve coughing
- depictive1/5
depictive
- adjective satellite depicted in a recognizable manner
delineative.
- adjective satellite depicted in a recognizable manner
- interoceptive1/5
interoceptive
- adjective of or relating to interoception
- adjective of or relating to interoception
- nonelective1/5
nonelective
- adjective satellite filled by appointment rather than by election
nonelected; non-elective.
- a nonelective office
- adjective satellite filled by appointment rather than by election
- reduplicative1/5
reduplicative
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- contrapositive1/5
- nonintrusive1/5
- agglutinative1/5
agglutinative
- adjective satellite forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning
polysynthetic.
- adjective satellite united as if by glue
agglutinate.
- adjective satellite forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning
- enunciative1/5
enunciative
Pertaining to, or containing, enunciation; declarative. Ayliffe. --E*nun"ci*a*tive*ly , adv.
- reintegrative1/5
- implicative1/5
implicative
- adjective satellite tending to suggest or imply
suggestive.
- artifacts suggestive of an ancient society
- an implicative statement
- adjective satellite tending to suggest or imply
- approximative1/5
approximative
- adjective satellite not quite exact or correct
rough; approximate.
- the approximate time was 10 o'clock
- a rough guess
- a ballpark estimate
- adjective satellite not quite exact or correct
- copulative1/5
copulative
- noun an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence
copula; linking verb.
- adjective satellite syntactically connecting sentences or elements of a sentence
- `and' is a copulative conjunction
- noun an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence
- unassertive1/5
unassertive
- adjective inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence
- a shy unassertive person
- adjective inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence
- appellative1/5
appellative
- noun identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
appellation; designation; denomination.
- adjective pertaining to or dealing with or used as a common noun
- noun identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
- recreative1/5
recreative
Tending to recreate or refresh; recreating; giving new vigor or animation; reinvigorating; giving relief after labor or pain; amusing; diverting. Let the music of them be recreative. Bacon.
---Rec"re*a`tive*ly , adv. --Rec"re*a`tive*ness , n.
- corruptive1/5
corruptive
- adjective satellite tending to corrupt or pervert
pestiferous; perversive.
- adjective satellite tending to corrupt or pervert
- nonadaptive1/5
nonadaptive
- adjective satellite (of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose
dysfunctional.
- dysfunctional behavior
- adjective satellite (of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose
- stipulative1/5
stipulative
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- ogive1/5
ogive
- noun front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere
nose cone.
- noun front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere
- neuroactive1/5
- separative1/5
separative
- adjective satellite (used of an accent in Hebrew orthography) indicating that the word marked is separated to a greater or lesser degree rhythmically and grammatically from the word that follows it
- adjective satellite serving to separate or divide into parts
partitive.
- partitive tendencies in education
- the uniting influence was stronger than the separative
- adjective satellite (used of an accent in Hebrew orthography) indicating that the word marked is separated to a greater or lesser degree rhythmically and grammatically from the word that follows it
- evolutive1/5
- radiosensitive1/5
radiosensitive
- adjective satellite sensitive to radiation
- radiosensitive cancer cells can be treated with radiotherapy
- adjective satellite sensitive to radiation
- nonexecutive1/5
- reconceive1/5
reconceive
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- stimulative1/5
stimulative
- adjective capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent
- adjective capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent
- comitative1/5
- nonobjective1/5
nonobjective
- adjective satellite not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature
abstract; nonfigurative; abstractionist.
- a large abstract painting
- adjective satellite not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature
- interruptive1/5
interruptive
Tending to interrupt; interrupting. "Interruptive forces." H. Bushnell. --In`ter*rupt"ive*ly , adv.
- noncumulative1/5
noncumulative
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- processive1/5
processive
Proceeding; advancing. Because it is language, -- ergo, processive. Coleridge.
(Biochemistry) acting from one end of a polymer, and continuing to act on the same polymer, rather than detaching and re-binding randomly to other molecules. Said of polymerases or hydrolytic enzymes. Opposed to "distributive". Colloquially, (laboratory slang) processive and distributive enzymes may be referred to as "clingers" and "hoppers", respectively.
- concussive1/5
concussive
Having the power or quality of shaking or agitating. Johnson.
- benefactive1/5
benefactive
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- nonconductive1/5
nonconductive
- adjective not able to conduct heat or electricity or sound
nonconducting; non-conducting.
- adjective not able to conduct heat or electricity or sound
- supersensitive1/5
supersensitive
- adjective satellite having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)
supersensitized; hypersensitive; sensitised; hypersensitized; sensitized; supersensitised; hypersensitised; allergic.
- allergic children
- hypersensitive to pollen
- adjective satellite having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)
- noncommutative1/5
- misperceive1/5
misperceive
- verb perceive incorrectly
- verb perceive incorrectly
- proscriptive1/5
proscriptive
Of or pertaining to proscription; consisting in, or of the nature of, proscription; proscribing. Burke. --Pro*scrip"tive*ly , adv.
- expulsive1/5
expulsive
Having the power of driving out or away; serving to expel. The expulsive power of a new affection. Chalmers.
- quotative1/5
- nonreductive1/5
- nonassertive1/5
nonassertive
- adjective satellite not aggressively self-assured, though not necessarily lacking in confidence
- she was quiet and nonassertive as she took control
- adjective satellite not aggressively self-assured, though not necessarily lacking in confidence
- completive1/5
completive
Making complete. R. J. Harris.
- contractive1/5
contractive
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- unprogressive1/5
unprogressive
- adjective satellite old-fashioned and out of date
nonprogressive; fusty; standpat.
- adjective satellite old-fashioned and out of date
- protrusive1/5
protrusive
- adjective thrusting outward
- adjective thrusting outward
- resorptive1/5
resorptive
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- disclosive1/5
- nondiscursive1/5
- nonreproductive1/5
- nonadditive1/5
- colligative1/5
- nonrepresentative1/5
nonrepresentative
- adjective not standing for something else
unsymbolic.
- adjective not standing for something else
- tensive1/5
tensive
Giving the sensation of tension, stiffness, or contraction. A tensive pain from distension of the parts. Floyer.
- contributive1/5
contributive
- adjective satellite tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
contributing; tributary; contributory; conducive.
- working conditions are not conducive to productivity
- the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city
- a contributory factor
- adjective satellite tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
- gerundive1/5
gerundive
Pertaining to, or partaking of, the nature of the gerund; gerundial. --n. (Lat. Gram.) The future passive participle; as, .amandus , i. e., to be loved
- implosive1/5
implosive
(Phon.) Formed by implosion. --n. --An implosive sound, an implodent. H. Sweet.Im*plo"sive*ly , adv.
- photoactive1/5
- recollective1/5
recollective
- adjective good at remembering
tenacious; long; retentive.
- a retentive mind
- tenacious memory
- adjective good at remembering
- dissuasive1/5
dissuasive
- adjective deterring from action
- dissuasive advice
- made a slight dissuasive gesture with her hand
- adjective deterring from action
- introjective1/5
- nonnutritive1/5
- coagulative1/5
coagulative
Having the power to cause coagulation; Boyle.as, a .coagulative agent
- counternarrative1/5
counternarrative
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- continuative1/5
continuative
- noun an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
conjunction; connective; conjunctive.
- noun an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
- putrefactive1/5
putrefactive
- adjective satellite causing or promoting bacterial putrefaction
putrefacient.
- adjective satellite causing or promoting bacterial putrefaction
- bijective1/5
- electropositive1/5
electropositive
- adjective satellite having a positive charge
positive; positively charged.
- protons are positive
- adjective satellite having a positive charge
- ingestive1/5
ingestive
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- nondeclarative1/5
- unselective1/5
unselective
- adjective satellite not selective or discriminating; her choices seemed completely random"
- unselective in her reading habits
- adjective satellite not selective or discriminating; her choices seemed completely random"
- nonpassive1/5
- unremunerative1/5
unremunerative
- adjective satellite not yielding profit or recompense
- an unremunerative occupation
- adjective satellite not yielding profit or recompense
- desquamative1/5
desquamative
Of, pertaining to, or attended with, desquamation.
- nonpunitive1/5
- concentrative1/5
concentrative
Serving or tending to concentrate; characterized by concentration. A discrimination is only possible by a concentrative act, or act of attention. Sir W. Hamilton.
- maldive1/5
maldive
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- exemptive1/5
exemptive
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- originative1/5
originative
- adjective having the ability or power to create
creative.
- a creative imagination
- adjective satellite containing seeds of later development
seminal; germinal.
- seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another
- adjective having the ability or power to create
- suppletive1/5
suppletive
Supplying deficiencies; supplementary; as, a .suppletory oath
- sorptive1/5
sorptive
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- superconductive1/5
superconductive
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- distortive1/5
distortive
Causing distortion.
- adaptative1/5
adaptative
- adjective having a capacity for adaptation
adaptive.
- the adaptive coloring of a chameleon
- adjective having a capacity for adaptation
- nonconsecutive1/5
nonconsecutive
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- noninformative1/5
noninformative
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- ratiocinative1/5
ratiocinative
- adjective satellite based on exact thinking
- one's ratiocinative powers
- adjective satellite based on exact thinking
- semiconservative1/5
- inhibitive1/5
inhibitive
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- incorporative1/5
incorporative
- adjective satellite growing by taking over and incorporating adjacent territories
- the Russian Empire was a typical incorporative state
- adjective satellite growing by taking over and incorporating adjacent territories
- nonreflective1/5
nonreflective
- adjective not capable of physical reflection
nonreflecting.
- adjective not capable of physical reflection
- exteroceptive1/5
exteroceptive
- adjective of or relating to exteroception
- adjective of or relating to exteroception
- nonrelative1/5
nonrelative
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- nonobstructive1/5
- emulative1/5
emulative
Inclined to emulation; aspiring to competition; rivaling; "Emulative zeal." Hoole.as, an .emulative person or effort
- adjustive1/5
adjustive
- adjective satellite conducive to adjustment
- adjective satellite conducive to adjustment
- desiderative1/5
desiderative
Denoting desire; as, .desiderative verbs
- interceptive1/5
interceptive
Intercepting or tending to intercept. interceptor n. one that intercepts, esp. a fast-climbing high-speed combat airplane for defense against attacking airplanes; also, a missile which intercepts and destroys incoming missiles or airplanes. Also spelt intercepter. [MW10]
- thermosensitive1/5
- delegative1/5
- magnetomotive1/5
magnetomotive
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- restitutive1/5
restitutive
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- nonnarrative1/5
- nonabusive1/5
- nonactive1/5
nonactive
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- preinvasive1/5
preinvasive
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- nonquantitative1/5
- prefigurative1/5
prefigurative
- adjective satellite indistinctly prophetic
adumbrative; foreshadowing.
- adjective satellite indistinctly prophetic
- inceptive1/5
inceptive
Beginning; expressing or indicating beginning; --as, an ; -- called alsoinceptive proposition; aninceptive verb, which expresses the beginning of actioninchoative .In*cep"tive*ly , adv.
- counteractive1/5
counteractive
- adjective satellite opposing or neutralizing or mitigating an effect by contrary action
- adjective satellite opposing or neutralizing or mitigating an effect by contrary action
- illative1/5
illative
- adjective relating to or having the nature of illation or inference
inferential.
- the illative faculty of the mind
- adjective satellite resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference
inferential.
- an illative conclusion
- inferential reasoning
- adjective relating to or having the nature of illation or inference
- annotative1/5
annotative
Characterized by annotations; of the nature of annotation.
- confirmative1/5
confirmative
- adjective satellite serving to support or corroborate
collateral; verificatory; validating; verifying; substantiative; confirming; confirmatory; corroboratory; corroborative; substantiating; validatory.
- collateral evidence
- adjective satellite serving to support or corroborate
- surjective1/5
- nonpositive1/5
- segregative1/5
segregative
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- glaive1/5
glaive
A weapon formerly used, consisting of a large blade fixed on the end of a pole, whose edge was on the outside curve; also, a light lance with a long sharp-pointed head. Wilhelm.
- microdrive1/5
- misconceive1/5
misconceive
- verb interpret in the wrong way
misinterpret; misunderstand; be amiss; misconstrue; misapprehend.
- Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism
- She misconstrued my remarks
- verb interpret in the wrong way
- simulative1/5
simulative
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- combinative1/5
combinative
- adjective marked by or relating to or resulting from combination
combinatory.
- adjective satellite relating to or involving combinations
combinatory; combinatorial.
- adjective marked by or relating to or resulting from combination
- auditive1/5
auditive
- adjective of or relating to the process of hearing
audile; auditory.
- auditory processing
- an audile person
- adjective of or relating to the process of hearing
- chemosensitive1/5
chemosensitive
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- scrive1/5
scribe
- noun informal terms for journalists
penman; scribbler.
- noun French playwright (1791-1861)
Augustin Eugene Scribe.
- noun informal terms for journalists
- accelerative1/5
accelerative
- adjective satellite tending to increase velocity
acceleratory.
- adjective satellite tending to increase velocity
- germinative1/5
germinative
Pertaining to germination; having power to bud or develop.
- noncommunicative1/5
noncommunicative
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- nonassociative1/5
nonassociative
- adjective not associative
- adjective not associative
- estimative1/5
estimative
Inclined, or able, to estimate; serving for, or capable of being used in, estimating. We find in animals an estimative or judicial faculty. Sir M. Hale.
- hypercompetitive1/5
- overinclusive1/5
overinclusive
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- nondefensive1/5
nondefensive
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- nonrepetitive1/5
nonrepetitive
- adjective marked by the absence of repetition
- nonrepetitive DNA sequence
- nonrepetitive dance movements
- adjective marked by the absence of repetition
- nonpermissive1/5
- interventive1/5
- rotative1/5
rotative
turning, as a wheel; rotary; rotational. This high rotative velocity of the sun must cause an equatorial rise of the solar atmosphere. Siemens.
- unintuitive1/5
- noncorrosive1/5
noncorrosive
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- cogitative1/5
cogitative
- adjective of or relating to having capacities for cogitation
- the cogitative faculty
- adjective satellite given to cogitation
- he looked at me with cogitative eyes
- adjective of or relating to having capacities for cogitation
- accretive1/5
accretive
- adjective satellite growing by accretion
- adjective satellite growing by accretion
- distractive1/5
distractive
Causing perplexity; distracting. "Distractive thoughts." Bp. Hall.
- jussive1/5
jussive
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- equative1/5
- ponderomotive1/5
- extrapolative1/5
- mutative1/5
mutative
- adjective of or pertaining to or marked by genetic mutation
- adjective of or pertaining to or marked by genetic mutation
- exclamative1/5
exclamative
Exclamatory. Earle. --Ex*clam"a*tive*ly , adv.
- unaggressive1/5
unaggressive
- adjective not aggressive; not given to fighting or assertiveness
nonaggressive.
- adjective not aggressive; not given to fighting or assertiveness
- shrive1/5
shrive
- verb grant remission of a sin to
absolve.
- The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's
- verb grant remission of a sin to
- pressive1/5
pressive
Pressing; urgent; also, oppressive; R. Bp. Hall.as, .pressive taxation
- ingressive1/5
ingressive
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- dominative1/5
dominative
Governing; ruling; imperious. Sir E. Sandys.
- nonocclusive1/5
- irreflexive1/5
- nonevaluative1/5
- allative1/5
- nondispersive1/5
- electrostrictive1/5
- anticipative1/5
anticipative
- adjective satellite marked by eager anticipation
anticipant; expectant.
- an expectant hush
- adjective satellite marked by eager anticipation
- nonconsumptive1/5
- propagative1/5
propagative
- adjective characterized by propagation or relating to propagation
- adjective characterized by propagation or relating to propagation
- tananarive1/5
- ampliative1/5
ampliative
(Logic) Enlarging a conception by adding to that which is already known or received. "All bodies possess power of attraction" is an ampliative judgment; because we can think of bodies without thinking of attraction as one of their immediate primary attribute. Abp. W. Thomson.
- nonexhaustive1/5
- bioaccumulative1/5
- excursive1/5
excursive
- adjective satellite (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
digressive; rambling; discursive.
- amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things
- a rambling discursive book
- his excursive remarks
- a rambling speech about this and that
- adjective satellite (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
- unconstructive1/5
unconstructive
- adjective satellite not constructive
- adjective satellite not constructive
- capacitative1/5
capacitative
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- archconservative1/5
- antidepressive1/5
antidepressive
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- wive1/5
wive
- verb take (someone) as a wife
- verb marry a woman, take a wife
- verb take (someone) as a wife
- suasive1/5
suasive
Having power to persuade; persuasive; suasory. South. "Genial and suasive satire." Earle. --Sua"sive*ly , adv.
- nondefective1/5
- prehensive1/5
prehensive
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- skydive1/5
skydive
- verb jump from an airplane and perform various maneuvers before opening one's parachute
sky dive.
- verb jump from an airplane and perform various maneuvers before opening one's parachute
- insulative1/5
- nonintuitive1/5
- celebrative1/5
- irruptive1/5
irruptive
- adjective satellite of igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth's surface; granite or diorite or gabbro
plutonic.
- adjective satellite of igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth's surface; granite or diorite or gabbro
- redressive1/5
redressive
Tending to redress. Thomson.
- costive1/5
costive
- adjective retarding evacuation of feces; binding; constipating
- adjective retarding evacuation of feces; binding; constipating
- nonfigurative1/5
nonfigurative
- adjective satellite not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature
abstract; abstractionist; nonobjective.
- a large abstract painting
- adjective satellite not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature
- terminative1/5
terminative
- adjective satellite coming to an end
- a contract terminative with the end of the war
- adjective satellite coming to an end
- semiactive1/5
semiactive
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- nondisruptive1/5
- lative1/5
lative
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- nuncupative1/5
nuncupative
Publicly or solemnly declaratory. Obs.
- nonprocreative1/5
- irresponsive1/5
irresponsive
Not responsive; not able, ready, or inclined to respond.
- commissive1/5
commissive
Relating to commission; of the nature of, or involving, commission. R.
- antiderivative1/5
antiderivative
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- nonlegislative1/5
- exhortative1/5
exhortative
- adjective satellite giving strong encouragement
exhortatory; hortatory; hortative.
- adjective satellite giving strong encouragement
- insertive1/5
- configurative1/5
configurative
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- conceptive1/5
conceptive
- adjective satellite capable of conceiving
impregnable.
- adjective satellite capable of conceiving
- nonaddictive1/5
nonaddictive
- adjective not causing or characterized by addiction
- for years tobacco companies have contended that tobacco is nonaddictive
- adjective not causing or characterized by addiction
- rebarbative1/5
rebarbative
- adjective satellite serving or tending to repel
repellant; repellent.
- he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful
- I find his obsequiousness repellent
- adjective satellite serving or tending to repel
- denominative1/5
denominative
Conferring a denomination or name.
- preceptive1/5
preceptive
Containing or giving precepts; of the nature of precepts; didactic; as, the .preceptive parts of the ScripturesThe lesson given us here is preceptive to us. L'Estrange.
- nonsuppurative1/5
nonsuppurative
- adjective not suppurative
- adjective not suppurative
- valuative1/5
valuative
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- unexpressive1/5
unexpressive
- adjective satellite deliberately impassive in manner
deadpan; impassive; poker-faced; expressionless.
- deadpan humor
- his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read
- adjective satellite deliberately impassive in manner
- noncohesive1/5
noncohesive
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- translative1/5
translative
tropical; figurative; R. Puttenham.as, a .translative sense
- nonauthoritative1/5
nonauthoritative
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- ejective1/5
ejective
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- quantitive1/5
quantitive
Estimable according to quantity; quantitative. Sir K. Digby.
- semiconductive1/5
semiconductive
- adjective satellite having characteristics of a semiconductor; that is having electrical conductivity greater than insulators but less than good conductors
semiconducting.
- adjective satellite having characteristics of a semiconductor; that is having electrical conductivity greater than insulators but less than good conductors
- mediative1/5
mediative
Pertaining to mediation; used in mediation; Beaconsfield.as, .mediative efforts
- nonsensitive1/5
nonsensitive
- adjective satellite never having had security classification
unrestricted.
- adjective satellite never having had security classification
- nonoxidative1/5
- frequentative1/5
frequentative
- noun a verb form that serves to express frequent repetition of an action
- noun a verb form that serves to express frequent repetition of an action
- entitative1/5
entitative
Considered as pure entity; abstracted from all circumstances. Ellis. --En"ti*ta*tive*ly , adv.
- limitative1/5
limitative
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- transudative1/5
- coactive1/5
coactive
Serving to compel or constrain; compulsory; restrictive. Any coactive power or the civil kind. Bp. Warburton.
- anticorrosive1/5
anticorrosive
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- overaggressive1/5
overaggressive
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- deflective1/5
deflective
- adjective satellite capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave)
refractive.
- adjective satellite capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave)
- nonsubstantive1/5
- mechanoreceptive1/5
mechanoreceptive
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- inscriptive1/5
inscriptive
- adjective of or relating to an inscription
- adjective of or relating to an inscription
- antireflective1/5
- permeative1/5
permeative
- adjective satellite spreading or spread throughout
pervasive; permeating; permeant.
- armed with permeative irony...he punctures affectations
- the pervasive odor of garlic
- an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion
- adjective satellite spreading or spread throughout
- deteriorative1/5
deteriorative
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- skive1/5
skive
- verb remove the surface of
- skive leather
- verb remove the surface of
- structive1/5
structive
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- hortative1/5
hortative
- adjective satellite giving strong encouragement
exhortatory; hortatory; exhortative.
- adjective satellite giving strong encouragement
- designative1/5
designative
- adjective satellite serving to designate
- adjective satellite serving to designate
- nonderivative1/5
- resolutive1/5
resolutive
Serving to dissolve or relax. R. Johnson.
- postreproductive1/5
- introversive1/5
introversive
- adjective directed inward; marked by interest in yourself or concerned with inner feelings
introvertive.
- adjective directed inward; marked by interest in yourself or concerned with inner feelings
- convolutive1/5
- shive1/5
shive
A slice; Obs. or Prov. Eng. Shak.as, a .shive of bread
- nonadhesive1/5
nonadhesive
- adjective not tending to adhere
- adjective not tending to adhere
- mitigative1/5
mitigative
- adjective satellite moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
lenitive; mitigatory; alleviative; alleviatory; palliative.
- adjective satellite moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
- discoursive1/5
discursive
- adjective satellite proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition
dianoetic.
- adjective satellite (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
excursive; digressive; rambling.
- amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things
- a rambling discursive book
- his excursive remarks
- a rambling speech about this and that
- adjective satellite proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition
- slive1/5
slive
To sneak. Prov. Eng.
- overreactive1/5
- belive1/5
believe
- verb accept as true; take to be true
- I believed his report
- We didn't believe his stories from the War
- She believes in spirits
- verb judge or regard; look upon; judge
conceive; think; consider.
- I think he is very smart
- I believe her to be very smart
- I think that he is her boyfriend
- The racist conceives such people to be inferior
- verb accept as true; take to be true
- recognitive1/5
recognitive
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- hyperreactive1/5
- nontransitive1/5
- cryoprotective1/5
- nondescriptive1/5
nondescriptive
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- sanative1/5
sanative
- adjective satellite tending to cure or restore to health
alterative; remedial; healing; curative; therapeutic.
- curative powers of herbal remedies
- her gentle healing hand
- remedial surgery
- a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air
- a therapeutic agent
- therapeutic diets
- adjective satellite tending to cure or restore to health
- pendentive1/5
pendentive
(Arch.) (a) The portion of a vault by means of which the square space in the middle of a building is brought to an octagon or circle to receive a cupola. (b) The part of a groined vault which is supported by, and springs from, one pier or corbel.
- photooxidative1/5
- individuative1/5
- precompetitive1/5
- noncreative1/5
noncreative
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- elative1/5
elative
(Gram.) Raised; lifted up; -- a term applied to what is also called the absolute superlative, denoting a high or intense degree of a quality, but not excluding the idea that an equal degree may exist in other cases.
- interpolative1/5
- anticonvulsive1/5
anticonvulsive
(Med.) Good against convulsions. J. Floyer.
- derogative1/5
derogative
- adjective satellite expressive of low opinion
disparaging; derogatory.
- derogatory comments
- disparaging remarks about the new house
- adjective satellite expressive of low opinion
- nonexploitative1/5
- volitive1/5
volitive
Of or pertaining to the will; originating in the will; having the power to will. "They not only perfect the intellectual faculty, but the volitive." Sir M. Hale.
- heterofermentative1/5
heterofermentative
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- quidditative1/5
quidditative
Quiddative.
- emancipative1/5
emancipative
- adjective satellite tending to set free
- adjective satellite tending to set free
- incursive1/5
incursive
- adjective satellite involving invasion or aggressive attack
invasive; invading.
- invasive war
- adjective satellite involving invasion or aggressive attack
- erative1/5
erative
Pertaining to the Muse Erato who presided over amatory poetry. Stormonth.
- nonregenerative1/5
- calmative1/5
calmative
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- nonaffective1/5
- emanative1/5
emanative
Issuing forth; effluent.
- nonexplosive1/5
nonexplosive
- adjective not explosive
- nonexplosive gases
- a nonexplosive fuel
- adjective not explosive
- confrontative1/5
- mediopassive1/5
- subadditive1/5
- apperceive1/5
apperceive
- verb perceive in terms of a past experience
- verb perceive in terms of a past experience
- nonerosive1/5
- misdescriptive1/5
misdescriptive
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- unrestrictive1/5
unrestrictive
- adjective not tending to restrict
- adjective not tending to restrict
- uninstructive1/5
uninstructive
- adjective failing to instruct
- adjective failing to instruct
- photoemissive1/5
photoemissive
- adjective of or relating to photoemission
- adjective of or relating to photoemission
- nonsubjective1/5
nonsubjective
- adjective undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena
objective.
- an objective appraisal
- objective evidence
- adjective undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena
- nonconstructive1/5
nonconstructive
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- meliorative1/5
meliorative
- adjective satellite tending to ameliorate
ameliorative; ameliorating; amelioratory.
- adjective satellite tending to ameliorate
- nonabrasive1/5
nonabrasive
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- exceptive1/5
exceptive
That excepts; including an exception; I. Watts.as, an .exceptive propositionA particular and exceptive law. Milton.
- subsumptive1/5
subsumptive
Relating to, or containing, a subsumption. Coleridge.
- radioprotective1/5
- optive1/5
optive
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- rejuvenative1/5
- misrepresentative1/5
misrepresentative
Tending to convey a wrong impression; misrepresenting.
- adventive1/5
adventive
- adjective satellite not native and not fully established; locally or temporarily naturalized
- an adventive weed
- adjective satellite not native and not fully established; locally or temporarily naturalized
- egressive1/5
egressive
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- conversive1/5
conversive
Capable of being converted or changed.
- hyperresponsive1/5
hyperresponsive
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- unintrusive1/5
unintrusive
- adjective not interfering or meddling
not intrusive.
- adjective not interfering or meddling
- homofermentative1/5
- rejective1/5
rejective
- adjective rejecting or tending to reject
- rejective or overcritical attitudes of disappointed parents
- adjective rejecting or tending to reject
- noneffective1/5
noneffective
Not effective.
- stive1/5
stive
To stuff; to crowd; to fill full; hence, to make hot and close; to render stifling. Sandys.His chamber was commonly stived with friends or suitors of one kind or other. Sir H. Wotton.
- nondeceptive1/5
- photoreceptive1/5
photoreceptive
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- postpositive1/5
postpositive
- adjective (of a modifier) placed after another word
- adjective (of a modifier) placed after another word
- unsubmissive1/5
unsubmissive
- adjective not servile or submissive
unservile.
- adjective not servile or submissive
- degressive1/5
degressive
- adjective satellite going down by steps
- adjective satellite (of taxes) gradually decreasing in rate on sums below a certain amount
- adjective satellite going down by steps
- imperceptive1/5
imperceptive
Unable to perceive. The imperceptive part of the soul. Dr. H. More.
- judicative1/5
judicative
Having power to judge; judicial; Hammond.as, the .judicative faculty
- depurative1/5
depurative
(Med.) Purifying the blood or the humors; depuratory. --n. A depurative remedy or agent; or a disease which is believed to be depurative.
- ministrative1/5
ministrative
Serving to aid; ministering.
- compositive1/5
compositive
Having the quality of entering into composition; compounded. R.
- unconservative1/5
- uninventive1/5
uninventive
- adjective satellite deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention
unimaginative; sterile; uninspired.
- a sterile ideology lacking in originality
- unimaginative development of a musical theme
- uninspired writing
- adjective satellite deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention
- portative1/5
portative
Portable. Obs.
- explanative1/5
explanative
Explanatory.
- inoculative1/5
inoculative
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- noninfective1/5
- factitive1/5
factitive
Causing; causative.
- amative1/5
amative
- adjective satellite inclined toward or displaying love
amorous.
- feeling amorous
- adjective satellite inclined toward or displaying love
- scriptive1/5
scriptive
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- habilitative1/5
habilitative
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- dilative1/5
dilative
Causing dilation; tending to dilate, on enlarge; expansive. Coleridge.
- nonextensive1/5
- expositive1/5
expositive
- adjective satellite serving to expound or set forth
expository.
- clean expository writing
- adjective satellite serving to expound or set forth
- suffocative1/5
suffocative
- adjective satellite causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat
suffocating; smothering.
- the choking June dust
- the smothering soft voices
- smothering heat
- the room was suffocating--hot and airless
- adjective satellite causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat
- nonrestorative1/5
- obviative1/5
- nonpossessive1/5
nonpossessive
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- retractive1/5
retractive
Serving to retract; of the nature of a retraction. --Re*tract"ive*ly , adv.
- nonadministrative1/5
nonadministrative
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- debilitative1/5
debilitative
- adjective satellite causing debilitation
enervating; weakening; enfeebling.
- adjective satellite causing debilitation
- retroreflective1/5
- dubitative1/5
dubitative
Tending to doubt; doubtful. R. -- . Eliot.Du"bi*ta*tive*ly , adv. R.
- introgressive1/5
- isolative1/5
- noninclusive1/5
noninclusive
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- unauthoritative1/5
- differentiative1/5
- noninductive1/5
noninductive
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- revulsive1/5
revulsive
Causing, or tending to, revulsion.
- circumspective1/5
circumspective
Looking around everi way; cautious; careful of consequences; watchful of danger. "Circumspective eyes." Pope.
- circulative1/5
circulative
- adjective of or relating to circulation
circulatory.
- adjective of or relating to circulation
- inversive1/5
inversive
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- depreciative1/5
depreciative
- adjective satellite tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value
depreciating; depreciatory.
- a depreciating currency
- depreciatory effects on prices
- adjective satellite tending to diminish or disparage
deprecatory; belittling; deprecating; depreciatory; deprecative; slighting.
- belittling comments
- managed a deprecating smile at the compliment
- deprecatory remarks about the book
- a slighting remark
- adjective satellite tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value
- descrive1/5
describe
- verb give a description of
draw; depict.
- He drew an elaborate plan of attack
- verb to give an account or representation of in words
report; account.
- Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental
- verb give a description of
- incommunicative1/5
incommunicative
- adjective not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions
uncommunicative.
- adjective not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions
- unconducive1/5
- internegative1/5
- decongestive1/5
decongestive
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- seclusive1/5
seclusive
Tending to seclude; keeping in seclusion; secluding; sequestering.
- recapitulative1/5
recapitulative
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- nonprescriptive1/5
nonprescriptive
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- inessive1/5
- extinctive1/5
- transfigurative1/5
- extrovertive1/5
extrovertive
- adjective satellite being concerned with the social and physical environment
extroverted; extravertive; extravert; extraverted; extrovert.
- adjective satellite being concerned with the social and physical environment
- nonprimitive1/5
- essive1/5
essive
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- introvertive1/5
introvertive
- adjective directed inward; marked by interest in yourself or concerned with inner feelings
introversive.
- adjective directed inward; marked by interest in yourself or concerned with inner feelings
- nonspeculative1/5
- liquefactive1/5
liquefactive
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- ordinative1/5
ordinative
Tending to ordain; directing; giving order. R. Gauden.
- retrusive1/5
- gravitative1/5
gravitative
- adjective of or relating to or caused by gravitation
gravitational.
- adjective of or relating to or caused by gravitation
- adessive1/5
- visive1/5
visive
Of or pertaining to the sight; visual. Obs.I can not satisfy myself how men should be so little surprised about this visive faculty. Berkeley.
- deformative1/5
deformative
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- litigative1/5
- consultive1/5
consultive
- adjective satellite giving advice
advisory; consultatory; consultative.
- an advisory memorandum", "his function was purely consultative
- adjective satellite giving advice
- unperceptive1/5
unperceptive
- adjective lacking perception
unperceiving.
- as unperceptive as a boulder
- adjective satellite lacking sensitivity, taste, or judgment
- adjective lacking perception
- confederative1/5
confederative
- adjective satellite united in a confederacy or league
allied; confederate.
- adjective satellite united in a confederacy or league
- opinionative1/5
opinionative
- adjective satellite obstinate in your opinions
opinionated; self-opinionated.
- adjective satellite obstinate in your opinions
- nonexpressive1/5
- culminative1/5
- succesive1/5
- noncombative1/5
- hyperaggressive1/5
- nonprotective1/5
nonprotective
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- semelfactive1/5
- consolidative1/5
consolidative
- adjective satellite combining into a single unit
unifying.
- adjective satellite tending to consolidate
integrative.
- adjective satellite combining into a single unit
- combustive1/5
combustive
- adjective satellite supporting combustion
comburent; comburant.
- adjective satellite supporting combustion
- subordinative1/5
subordinative
- adjective serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause
subordinating.
- `when' in `I will come when I can' is a subordinating conjunction
- adjective serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause
- inflective1/5
inflective
Capable of, or pertaining to, inflection; deflecting; Derham.as, the .inflective quality of the air
- declive1/5
- nondeductive1/5
- extratensive1/5
- nonoffensive1/5
- fruitive1/5
fruitive
Eujoying; possessing. Obs. Boyle.
- compensative1/5
compensative
Affording compensation.
- disassortative1/5
disassortative
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- nonpredictive1/5
- abreactive1/5
- underproductive1/5
- unactive1/5
unactive
Inactive; listless. R.While other animals unactive range. Milton.
- nonmanipulative1/5
- blive1/5
believe
- verb accept as true; take to be true
- I believed his report
- We didn't believe his stories from the War
- She believes in spirits
- verb judge or regard; look upon; judge
conceive; think; consider.
- I think he is very smart
- I believe her to be very smart
- I think that he is her boyfriend
- The racist conceives such people to be inferior
- verb accept as true; take to be true
- alleviative1/5
alleviative
- adjective satellite moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
lenitive; mitigative; mitigatory; alleviatory; palliative.
- adjective satellite moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
- nonadjudicative1/5
- prereproductive1/5
prereproductive
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- disseminative1/5
disseminative
- adjective satellite spreading by diffusion
diffusive; dispersive; diffusing.
- adjective satellite spreading by diffusion
- nondistinctive1/5
- precursive1/5
precursive
Preceding; introductory; precursory. "A deep precursive sound." Coleridge.
- articulative1/5
articulative
- adjective of or relating to articulation
articulatory.
- articulatory features
- articulatory phonetics
- adjective of or relating to articulation
- tussive1/5
tussive
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- impactive1/5
- contradictive1/5
contradictive
Contradictory; inconsistent. --Con`tra*dict"ive*ly , adv..
- affinitive1/5
affinitive
Closely connected, as by affinity.
- extirpative1/5
extirpative
Capable of rooting out, or tending to root out. Cheyne.
- mandative1/5
- cohortative1/5
- irrelative1/5
irrelative
Not relative; without mutual relations; unconnected. -- Owen.Ir*rel"a*tive*ly , adv.
- conscriptive1/5
- exaggerative1/5
exaggerative
Tending to exaggerate; involving exaggeration. "Exaggerative language." Geddes. "Exaggerative pictures." W. J. Linton. --Ex*ag"ger*a*tive*ly , adv. Carlyle.
- noninterpretive1/5
- percolative1/5
- cultive1/5
cultive
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- annihilative1/5
annihilative
- adjective satellite wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction
withering; devastating; annihilating.
- possessing annihilative power
- a devastating hurricane
- the guns opened a withering fire
- adjective satellite wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction
- transsubjective1/5
- noncollaborative1/5
- nonrepressive1/5
- susceptive1/5
susceptive
Susceptible. I. Watts. --Sus*cep"tive*ness , n.
- retrodictive1/5
- reeducative1/5
- antisubversive1/5
- nondemonstrative1/5
- vindicative1/5
vindicative
Tending to vindicate; vindicating; as, a .vindicative policy
- sociative1/5
sociative
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- incomprehensive1/5
incomprehensive
- adjective not comprehensive
noncomprehensive.
- adjective not comprehensive
- remonstrative1/5
remonstrative
Having the character of a remonstrance; expressing remonstrance.
- fensive1/5
fensive
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- memorative1/5
memorative
Commemorative. Obs. Hammond.
- obligative1/5
- indistinctive1/5
indistinctive
Having nothing distinctive; common. --In`dis*tinc"tive*ness , n.
- superactive1/5
- antinarrative1/5
- interpenetrative1/5
interpenetrative
Penetrating among or between other substances; penetrating each the other; mutually penetrative.
- precative1/5
precative
- adjective satellite expressing entreaty or supplication
precatory.
- precatory overtures
- adjective satellite expressing entreaty or supplication
- commentative1/5
- nondivisive1/5
- incohesive1/5
- noncontrastive1/5
- introductive1/5
introductive
Serving to introduce; introductory. --In`tro*duc"tive*ly , adv.
- nondissipative1/5
- incarcerative1/5
- exhibitive1/5
exhibitive
Serving for exhibition; representative; exhibitory. Norris. --Ex*hib"it*ive*ly , adv.
- preactive1/5
- hyposensitive1/5
hyposensitive
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- nonargumentative1/5
- intentive1/5
intentive
Attentive; intent. Obs. Spenser.
- unobjective1/5
unobjective
- adjective satellite (of e.g. evidence) not objective or easily verified
unverifiable.
- adjective satellite (of e.g. evidence) not objective or easily verified
- nonoppressive1/5
- antiprogressive1/5
Suffixes of ive
- ives«Word Popularity Bar3/5
ives
- noun United States composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954)
Charles Edward Ives.
- noun United States lithographer who (with his partner Nathaniel Currier) produced thousands of prints signed `Currier & Ives' (1824-1895)
James Ives; James Merritt Ives.
- noun United States composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954)
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Derived words of ive
- university«Word Popularity Bar5/5
university
- noun the body of faculty and students at a university
- noun establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching
- noun the body of faculty and students at a university
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given
- noun an assumption that is taken for granted
presumption; precondition.
- verb cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
give.
- She gave him a black eye
- The draft gave me a cold
- noun an assumption that is taken for granted
- received5/5
received
- adjective conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
standard.
- standard English" (American)
- received standard English is sometimes called the King's English" (British)
- verb get something; come into possession of
receive; have.
- receive payment
- receive a gift
- receive letters from the front
- adjective conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
- river5/5
river
- noun a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
- the river was navigable for 50 miles
- noun a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
- lives5/5
live
- verb inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
dwell; inhabit; populate.
- People lived in Africa millions of years ago
- The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted
- this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean
- deer are populating the woods
- verb lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style
- we had to live frugally after the war
- verb inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
- gives5/5
give
- noun the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
spring; springiness.
- verb cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
- She gave him a black eye
- The draft gave me a cold
- noun the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
- lived5/5
live
- verb inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
dwell; inhabit; populate.
- People lived in Africa millions of years ago
- The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted
- this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean
- deer are populating the woods
- verb lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style
- we had to live frugally after the war
- verb inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
- relatively5/5
relatively
- adverb in a relative manner; by comparison to something else
comparatively.
- the situation is relatively calm now
- adverb in a relative manner; by comparison to something else
- arrived5/5
arrive
- verb reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
come; get.
- She arrived home at 7 o'clock
- She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight
- verb succeed in a big way; get to the top
get in; make it; go far.
- After he published his book, he had arrived
- I don't know whether I can make it in science!
- You will go far, my boy!
- verb reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
- universal5/5
universal
- noun (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages
linguistic universal.
- noun (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class
universal proposition.
- noun (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages
- derived5/5
derived
- adjective formed or developed from something else; not original
- the belief that classes and organizations are secondary and derived"- John Dewey
- verb reason by deduction; establish by deduction
derive; deduce; deduct; infer.
- adjective formed or developed from something else; not original
- respectively5/5
respectively
- adverb in the order given
severally.
- the brothers were called Felix and Max, respectively
- adverb in the order given
- driven5/5
driven
- adjective satellite compelled forcibly by an outside agency
goaded.
- mobs goaded by blind hatred
- verb operate or control a vehicle
drive.
- drive a car or bus
- Can you drive this four-wheel truck?
- adjective satellite compelled forcibly by an outside agency
- effectively5/5
effectively
- adverb in an effective manner
efficaciously.
- these are real problems that can be dealt with most effectively by rational discussion
- adverb in actuality or reality or fact
in effect.
- she is effectively his wife
- in effect, they had no choice
- adverb in an effective manner
- delivery5/5
delivery
- noun the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
bringing.
- his reluctant delivery of bad news
- noun the event of giving birth
- she had a difficult delivery
- noun the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
- objectives5/5
objective
- noun the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
aim; object; target.
- the sole object of her trip was to see her children
- noun the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed
object glass; objective lens; object lens.
- noun the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
- perceived5/5
perceived
- adjective satellite detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
sensed.
- the felt presence of an intruder
- a sensed presence in the room raised goosebumps on her arms
- a perceived threat
- verb to become aware of through the senses
perceive; comprehend.
- I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon
- adjective satellite detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
- diversity5/5
diversity
- noun noticeable heterogeneity
variety; diverseness; multifariousness.
- a diversity of possibilities
- the range and variety of his work is amazing
- noun the condition or result of being changeable
- noun noticeable heterogeneity
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universe
- noun everything that exists anywhere
creation; macrocosm; existence; world; cosmos.
- they study the evolution of the universe
- the biggest tree in existence
- noun (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn
population.
- it is an estimate of the mean of the population
- noun everything that exists anywhere
- delivered5/5
deliver
- verb deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
present.
- The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students
- verb bring to a destination, make a delivery
- our local super market delivers
- verb deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
- driver5/5
driver
- noun the operator of a motor vehicle
- noun someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle
- noun the operator of a motor vehicle
- representatives5/5
representative
- noun a person who represents others
- noun an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
spokesperson; interpreter; voice.
- the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government
- noun a person who represents others
- perspectives5/5
perspective
- noun a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
position; view.
- consider what follows from the positivist view
- noun the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer
linear perspective.
- noun a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
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effectiveness
- noun power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect
effectuality; effectivity; effectualness.
- noun capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
strength; potency.
- the toxin's potency
- the strength of the drinks
- noun power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect
- diverse5/5
diverse
- adjective satellite many and different
divers.
- tourist offices of divers nationalities
- a person of diverse talents
- adjective satellite distinctly dissimilar or unlike
various.
- celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan
- animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth
- adjective satellite many and different
- liver5/5
liver
- noun large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes
- noun liver of an animal used as meat
- noun large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes
- universities5/5
university
- noun the body of faculty and students at a university
- noun establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching
- noun the body of faculty and students at a university
- deliver5/5
deliver
- verb deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
present.
- The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students
- verb bring to a destination, make a delivery
- our local super market delivers
- verb deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
- rivers5/5
river
- noun a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
- the river was navigable for 50 miles
- noun a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
- archives5/5
archives
- noun collection of records especially about an institution
- noun a depository containing historical records and documents
archive.
- noun collection of records especially about an institution
- relatives5/5
relative
- noun a person related by blood or marriage
relation.
- police are searching for relatives of the deceased
- he has distant relations back in New Jersey
- noun an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
congeneric; congener; congenator.
- noun a person related by blood or marriage
- alternatives5/5
alternative
- noun one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
option; choice.
- what option did I have?
- there no other alternative
- my only choice is to refuse
- adjective satellite serving or used in place of another
alternate; substitute.
- an alternative plan
- noun one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
- exclusively5/5
exclusively
- adverb without any others being included or involved
alone; entirely; solely; only.
- was entirely to blame
- a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children
- he works for Mr. Smith exclusively
- did it solely for money
- the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone
- a privilege granted only to him
- adverb without any others being included or involved
- wives5/5
wive
- verb take (someone) as a wife
- verb marry a woman, take a wife
- verb take (someone) as a wife
- receives5/5
receive
- verb get something; come into possession of
have.
- receive payment
- receive a gift
- receive letters from the front
- verb receive a specified treatment (abstract)
incur; obtain; find; get.
- These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation
- His movie received a good review
- I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions
- verb get something; come into possession of
- actively5/5
actively
- adverb in an active manner
- he participated actively in the war
- adverb in an active manner
- initiatives5/5
initiative
- noun readiness to embark on bold new ventures
enterprisingness; go-ahead; enterprise.
- noun the first of a series of actions
opening move; first step; opening.
- noun readiness to embark on bold new ventures
- conceived5/5
conceive
- verb have the idea for
gestate; conceptualize; conceptualise.
- He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients
- This library was well conceived
- verb judge or regard; look upon; judge
believe; think; consider.
- I think he is very smart
- I believe her to be very smart
- I think that he is her boyfriend
- The racist conceives such people to be inferior
- verb have the idea for
- survived5/5
survive
- verb continue to live through hardship or adversity
live on; last; hold up; live; endure; hold out; go.
- We went without water and food for 3 days
- These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America
- The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents
- how long can a person last without food and water?
- verb continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)
pull round; make it; come through; pull through.
- He survived the cancer against all odds
- verb continue to live through hardship or adversity
- narratives5/5
narrative
- noun a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
tale; story; narration.
- his narrative was interesting
- Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children
- adjective satellite consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story
- narrative poetry
- noun a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
- receiver5/5
receiver
- noun set that receives radio or tv signals
receiving system.
- noun (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties
liquidator.
- noun set that receives radio or tv signals
- incentives5/5
incentive
- noun a positive motivational influence
motivator; inducement.
- noun an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output
bonus.
- noun a positive motivational influence
- drives5/5
drive
- noun the act of applying force to propel something
thrust; driving force.
- after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off
- noun a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
- a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds
- noun the act of applying force to propel something
- motives5/5
motif
- noun a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
motive.
- noun a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
motive.
- noun a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
- drivers5/5
driver
- noun the operator of a motor vehicle
- noun someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle
- noun the operator of a motor vehicle
- positively5/5
positively
- adverb extremely
- it was positively monumental
- adverb so as to be positive; in a positive manner
- she intended her remarks to be interpreted positively
- adverb extremely
- oliver5/5
olive
- noun small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil
- noun evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits
European olive tree; Olea europaea.
- noun small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil
- natives5/5
native
- noun an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
indigen; aboriginal; indigene; aborigine.
- the art of the natives of the northwest coast
- the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students
- noun a person born in a particular place or country
- he is a native of Brazil
- noun an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
- executives5/5
executive
- noun a person responsible for the administration of a business
executive director.
- noun persons who administer the law
- noun a person responsible for the administration of a business
- alternatively5/5
alternatively
- adverb in place of, or as an alternative to
or else; instead.
- Felix became a herpetologist instead
- alternatively we could buy a used car
- adverb in place of, or as an alternative to
- extensively5/5
extensively
- adverb in a widespread way
- oxidation ponds are extensively used for sewage treatment in the Midwest
- adverb in a widespread way
- forgiveness5/5
forgiveness
- noun compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive
- noun the act of excusing a mistake or offense
pardon.
- noun compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive
- deprived5/5
deprived
- adjective satellite marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences
disadvantaged.
- a childhood that was unhappy and deprived, the family living off charity
- boys from a deprived environment, wherein the family life revealed a pattern of neglect, moral degradation, and disregard for law
- verb take away possessions from someone
deprive; divest; strip.
- The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets
- adjective satellite marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences
- lively5/5
lively
- adjective full of life and energy
- a lively discussion
- lively and attractive parents
- a lively party
- adjective satellite full of zest or vigor
racy.
- a racy literary style
- adjective full of life and energy
- comparatively5/5
comparatively
- adverb in a relative manner; by comparison to something else
relatively.
- the situation is relatively calm now
- adverb in a relative manner; by comparison to something else
- livestock5/5
livestock
- noun any animals kept for use or profit
farm animal; stock.
- noun any animals kept for use or profit
- delivering4/5
deliver
- verb deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
present.
- The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students
- verb bring to a destination, make a delivery
- our local super market delivers
- verb deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
- anniversary4/5
anniversary
- noun the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
day of remembrance.
- noun the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
- collectively4/5
collectively
- adverb in conjunction with; combined
together with; jointly; conjointly.
- our salaries put together couldn't pay for the damage
- we couldn't pay for the damages with all our salaries put together
- adverb in conjunction with; combined
- derivatives4/5
derivative
- noun the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx
derived function; differential; first derivative; differential coefficient.
- noun a compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound
- noun the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx
- arrives4/5
arrive
- verb reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
come; get.
- She arrived home at 7 o'clock
- She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight
- verb succeed in a big way; get to the top
get in; make it; go far.
- After he published his book, he had arrived
- I don't know whether I can make it in science!
- You will go far, my boy!
- verb reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
- universally4/5
universally
- adverb everywhere
- people universally agree on this
- adverb everywhere
- derives4/5
derive
- verb reason by deduction; establish by deduction
deduce; deduct; infer.
- verb obtain
gain.
- derive pleasure from one's garden
- verb reason by deduction; establish by deduction
- negatively4/5
negatively
- adverb in a harmful manner
- he was negatively affected
- adverb in a negative way
- he was negatively inclined
- adverb in a harmful manner
- conservatives4/5
conservative
- noun a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
conservativist.
- noun a member of a Conservative Party
- noun a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
- liverpool4/5
liverpool
- noun a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
- noun a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
- biodiversity4/5
biodiversity
- noun the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole)
- a high level of biodiversity is desirable
- noun the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole)
- competitiveness4/5
competitiveness
- noun an aggressive willingness to compete
fight.
- the team was full of fight
- noun an aggressive willingness to compete
- progressively4/5
progressively
- adverb advancing in amount or intensity
increasingly; more and more.
- she became increasingly depressed
- adverb advancing in amount or intensity
- revived4/5
revived
- adjective restored to consciousness or life or vigor
- felt revived hope
- verb cause to regain consciousness
resuscitate; revive.
- The doctors revived the comatose man
- adjective restored to consciousness or life or vigor
- caregivers4/5
caregiver
- noun a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability
PCP; primary care provider; health care provider; health professional.
- noun a person who is responsible for attending to the needs of a child or dependent adult
- noun a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability
- directives4/5
directive
- noun a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity
- the boss loves to send us directives
- adjective satellite showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on
directing; guiding; directional.
- felt his mother's directing arm around him
- the directional role of science on industrial progress
- noun a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity
- driveway4/5
driveway
- noun a road leading up to a private house
private road; drive.
- they parked in the driveway
- noun a road leading up to a private house
- diversification4/5
diversification
- noun the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered)
variegation.
- my broker recommended a greater diversification of my investments
- he limited his losses by diversification of his product line
- noun the condition of being varied; every day it is the same"
- that restaurant's menu lacks diversification
- noun the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered)
- divergence4/5
divergence
- noun the act of moving away in different direction from a common point
divergency.
- an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines
- noun a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
deviation; difference; departure.
- the deviation from the mean
- noun the act of moving away in different direction from a common point
- diversion4/5
diversion
- noun an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
recreation.
- scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists
- for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles
- drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation
- noun a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
deviation; digression; deflexion; deflection; divagation.
- a diversion from the main highway
- a digression into irrelevant details
- a deflection from his goal
- noun an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
- deceived4/5
deceive
- verb be false to; be dishonest with
cozen; lead on; delude.
- verb cause someone to believe an untruth
lead astray; betray.
- The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house
- verb be false to; be dishonest with
- livelihood4/5
livelihood
- noun the financial means whereby one lives
living; support; bread and butter; sustenance; keep.
- each child was expected to pay for their keep
- he applied to the state for support
- he could no longer earn his own livelihood
- noun the financial means whereby one lives
- knives4/5
knife
- noun edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
- noun a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point
- noun edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
- divergent4/5
divergent
- adjective satellite diverging from another or from a standard
- a divergent opinion
- adjective tending to move apart in different directions
diverging.
- adjective satellite diverging from another or from a standard
- instinctively4/5
instinctively
- adverb as a matter of instinct
- he instinctively grabbed the knife
- adverb as a matter of instinct
- forgiven4/5
forgive
- verb stop blaming or grant forgiveness
- I forgave him his infidelity
- She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday
- verb absolve from payment
- I forgive you your debt
- verb stop blaming or grant forgiveness
- responsiveness4/5
responsiveness
- noun responsive to stimulation
reactivity.
- noun the quality of being responsive; reacting quickly; as a quality of people, it involves responding with emotion to people and events
- noun responsive to stimulation
- waiver4/5
waiver
- noun a formal written statement of relinquishment
release; discharge.
- noun a formal written statement of relinquishment
- adjectives4/5
adjective
- noun a word that expresses an attribute of something
- noun the word class that qualifies nouns
- noun a word that expresses an attribute of something
- delivers4/5
deliver
- verb deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
present.
- The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students
- verb bring to a destination, make a delivery
- our local super market delivers
- verb deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
- caregiver4/5
caregiver
- noun a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability
PCP; primary care provider; health care provider; health professional.
- noun a person who is responsible for attending to the needs of a child or dependent adult
- noun a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability
- excessively4/5
excessively
- adverb to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
to a fault; overly; too.
- too big
- adverb to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
- objectively4/5
objectively
- adverb with objectivity
- we must look at the facts objectively
- adverb with objectivity
- survives4/5
survive
- verb continue to live through hardship or adversity
live on; last; hold up; live; endure; hold out; go.
- We went without water and food for 3 days
- These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America
- The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents
- how long can a person last without food and water?
- verb continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)
pull round; make it; come through; pull through.
- He survived the cancer against all odds
- verb continue to live through hardship or adversity
- universality4/5
universality
- noun the quality of being universal; existing everywhere
catholicity.
- noun the quality of being universal; existing everywhere
- selectively4/5
selectively
- adverb by selection; in a selective manner
- we choose our students very selectively
- adverb by selection; in a selective manner
- diversified4/5
diversified
- adjective having variety of character or form or components; or having increased variety
- a diversified musical program ranging from classical to modern
- diversified farming
- diversified manufacturing
- diversified scenery
- diversified investments
- verb make (more) diverse
diversify.
- diversify a course of study
- adjective having variety of character or form or components; or having increased variety
- divers4/5
divers
- adjective satellite many and different
diverse.
- tourist offices of divers nationalities
- a person of diverse talents
- noun someone who works underwater
frogman; underwater diver; diver.
- adjective satellite many and different
- deliverance4/5
deliverance
- noun recovery or preservation from loss or danger
delivery; saving; rescue.
- work is the deliverance of mankind
- a surgeon's job is the saving of lives
- noun recovery or preservation from loss or danger
- aggressively4/5
aggressively
- adverb in an aggressive manner
sharply.
- she was being sharply questioned
- adverb in an aggressive manner
- diverted4/5
diverted
- adjective satellite pleasantly occupied
entertained; amused.
- We are not amused" -Queen Victoria
- verb turn aside; turn away from
divert; deviate.
- adjective satellite pleasantly occupied
- contrived4/5
contrived
- adjective satellite showing effects of planning or manipulation
- a novel with a contrived ending
- verb make or work out a plan for; devise
project; design; contrive; plan.
- They contrived to murder their boss
- design a new sales strategy
- plan an attack
- adjective satellite showing effects of planning or manipulation
- detectives4/5
detective
- noun a police officer who investigates crimes
tec; police detective; investigator.
- noun an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public
- noun a police officer who investigates crimes
- intuitively4/5
intuitively
- adverb in an intuitive manner
- inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles
- adverb in an intuitive manner
- receivers4/5
receiver
- noun set that receives radio or tv signals
receiving system.
- noun (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties
liquidator.
- noun set that receives radio or tv signals
- perceives4/5
perceive
- verb to become aware of through the senses
comprehend.
- I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon
- verb become conscious of
- She finally perceived the futility of her protest
- verb to become aware of through the senses
- captives4/5
captive
- noun a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
prisoner.
- noun an animal that is confined
- noun a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
- explosives4/5
explosive
- noun a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
- adjective serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst
- an explosive device
- explosive gas
- explosive force
- explosive violence
- an explosive temper
- noun a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
- attractiveness4/5
attractiveness
- noun the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts
attraction.
- her personality held a strange attraction for him
- noun sexual allure
- noun the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts
- imperatives4/5
imperative
- noun a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior
imperative form; jussive mood; imperative mood.
- noun some duty that is essential and urgent
- noun a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior
- shivering4/5
shivering
- noun a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
chill.
- verb tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
shudder; throb; shiver; thrill.
- noun a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
- divert4/5
divert
- verb turn aside; turn away from
deviate.
- verb send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one
- verb turn aside; turn away from
- additives4/5
additive
- noun something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine
- adjective designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
linear.
- noun something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine
- riverside4/5
riverside
- noun the bank of a river
riverbank.
- noun a city in southern California
- noun the bank of a river
- shivered4/5
shiver
- noun a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
tremble; shake.
- noun an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
frisson; quiver; thrill; shudder; tingle; chill.
- a frisson of surprise shot through him
- noun a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
- successively4/5
successively
- adverb in proper order or sequence
in turn.
- talked to each child in turn
- the stable became in turn a chapel and then a movie theater
- adverb in proper order or sequence
- decisively4/5
decisively
- adverb with firmness
resolutely.
- `I will come along,' she said decisively
- adverb with finality; conclusively
- the voted settled the argument decisively
- adverb with firmness
- qualitatively4/5
qualitatively
- adverb in a qualitative manner
- this discoloration qualitatively suggests that the substance is low in inorganic iron
- adverb in a qualitative manner
- olives4/5
olive
- noun small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil
- noun evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits
European olive tree; Olea europaea.
- noun small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil
- cooperatives4/5
cooperative
- noun a jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners
co-op.
- noun an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it
- noun a jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners
- deliveries4/5
delivery
- noun the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
bringing.
- his reluctant delivery of bad news
- noun the event of giving birth
- she had a difficult delivery
- noun the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
- giver4/5
giver
- noun someone who devotes himself completely
- there are no greater givers than those who give themselves
- noun person who makes a gift of property
donor; bestower; conferrer; presenter.
- noun someone who devotes himself completely
- tentatively4/5
tentatively
- adverb in a tentative manner
- we agreed tentatively on a dinner date
- adverb in a tentative manner
- shiver4/5
shiver
- noun a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
tremble; shake.
- noun an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
frisson; quiver; thrill; shudder; tingle; chill.
- a frisson of surprise shot through him
- noun a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
- rivera4/5
rivera
- noun socialist Mexican painter of murals (1886-1957)
Diego Rivera.
- noun socialist Mexican painter of murals (1886-1957)
- operatives4/5
operative
- noun a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
intelligence agent; secret agent; intelligence officer.
- noun someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
private investigator; private eye; private detective; sherlock; shamus; PI.
- noun a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
- passively4/5
passively
- adverb in a passive manner
- he listened passively
- adverb in a passive manner
- negatives4/5
negative
- noun a reply of denial
- he answered in the negative
- noun a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed
- noun a reply of denial
- quivering4/5
quivering
- noun a shaky motion
quiver; vibration; palpitation; trembling; shakiness; shaking.
- the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe
- noun the act of vibrating
quiver; vibration.
- noun a shaky motion
- midwives4/5
midwife
- noun a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies
accoucheuse.
- noun a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies
- creatively3/5
creatively
- adverb in a creative manner
- she solved the problem creatively
- adverb in a creative manner
- strives3/5
strive
- verb attempt by employing effort
endeavor; endeavour.
- we endeavor to make our customers happy
- verb to exert much effort or energy
strain; reach.
- straining our ears to hear
- verb attempt by employing effort
- quantitatively3/5
quantitatively
- adverb in a quantitative manner
- this can be expressed quantitatively
- adverb in a quantitative manner
- contraceptives3/5
contraceptive
- noun an agent or device intended to prevent conception
prophylactic device; birth control device; preventive; contraceptive device; preventative.
- adjective satellite capable of preventing conception or impregnation
prophylactic; antifertility.
- contraceptive devices and medications
- noun an agent or device intended to prevent conception
- universals3/5
universal
- noun (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages
linguistic universal.
- noun (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class
universal proposition.
- noun (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages
- distinctiveness3/5
distinctiveness
- noun a distinguishing trait
peculiarity; speciality; specialty; specialness.
- noun utter dissimilarity
disparateness.
- noun a distinguishing trait
- waived3/5
waive
- verb do without or cease to hold or adhere to
relinquish; foreswear; forego; forgo; dispense with.
- We are dispensing with formalities
- relinquish the old ideas
- verb lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
throw overboard; forego; forfeit; forgo; give up.
- you've forfeited your right to name your successor
- forfeited property
- verb do without or cease to hold or adhere to
- distinctively3/5
distinctively
- adverb in an identifiably distinctive manner
- the distinctively conservative district of the county
- adverb in an identifiably distinctive manner
- definitively3/5
definitive
- adjective satellite clearly defined or formulated
unequivocal.
- the plain and unequivocal language of the laws"- R.B.Taney
- adjective satellite of recognized authority or excellence
authoritative; classical; classic.
- the definitive work on Greece
- classical methods of navigation
- adjective satellite clearly defined or formulated
- livelihoods3/5
livelihood
- noun the financial means whereby one lives
living; support; bread and butter; sustenance; keep.
- each child was expected to pay for their keep
- he applied to the state for support
- he could no longer earn his own livelihood
- noun the financial means whereby one lives
- conclusively3/5
conclusively
- adverb in a conclusive way
once and for all.
- we settled the problem conclusively
- adverb in a conclusive way
- attentively3/5
attentively
- adverb with attention; in an attentive manner
- he listened attentively
- adverb with attention; in an attentive manner
- universalism3/5
universalism
- noun the theological doctrine that all people will eventually be saved
- noun the theological doctrine that all people will eventually be saved
- fugitives3/5
fugitive
- noun someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
runaway; fleer.
- fugitives from the sweatshops
- noun someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice
fugitive from justice.
- noun someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
- intensively3/5
intensively
- adverb in an intensive manner
- he studied the snake intensively
- adverb in an intensive manner
- primitives3/5
primitive
- noun a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
primitive person.
- noun a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived
- noun a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
- diver3/5
diver
- noun someone who works underwater
frogman; underwater diver.
- noun someone who dives (into water)
plunger.
- noun someone who works underwater
- quiver3/5
quiver
- noun an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
frisson; thrill; shudder; shiver; tingle; chill.
- a frisson of surprise shot through him
- noun a shaky motion
quivering; vibration; palpitation; trembling; shakiness; shaking.
- the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe
- noun an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
- diverge3/5
diverge
- verb move or draw apart
- The two paths diverge here
- verb have no limits as a mathematical series
- verb move or draw apart
- prerogatives3/5
prerogative
- noun a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
privilege; exclusive right; perquisite.
- suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males
- noun a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
- progressives3/5
progressive
- noun a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
progressive tense; imperfect; imperfect tense; continuous tense.
- noun a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
liberal; liberalist.
- noun a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
- thrived3/5
thrive
- verb grow vigorously
expand; flourish; boom.
- The deer population in this town is thriving
- business is booming
- verb make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
prosper; flourish; fly high.
- The new student is thriving
- verb grow vigorously
- positives3/5
positive
- noun the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution
positive degree.
- noun a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject
- noun the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution
- aggressiveness3/5
aggressiveness
- noun the quality of being bold and enterprising
- noun a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack
aggression.
- noun the quality of being bold and enterprising
- assertiveness3/5
assertiveness
- noun aggressive self-assurance; given to making bold assertions
self-assertiveness.
- noun aggressive self-assurance; given to making bold assertions
- diversify3/5
diversify
- verb make (more) diverse
- diversify a course of study
- verb spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate
radiate.
- The plants on this island diversified
- verb make (more) diverse
- housewives3/5
housewife
- noun a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
woman of the house; lady of the house; homemaker.
- noun a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
- livery3/5
livery
- noun uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs
- noun the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another
delivery; legal transfer.
- noun uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs
- diverting3/5
diverting
- adjective satellite providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
amusing; amusive.
- an amusing speaker
- a diverting story
- verb turn aside; turn away from
divert; deviate.
- adjective satellite providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
- conceives3/5
conceive
- verb have the idea for
gestate; conceptualize; conceptualise.
- He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients
- This library was well conceived
- verb judge or regard; look upon; judge
believe; think; consider.
- I think he is very smart
- I believe her to be very smart
- I think that he is her boyfriend
- The racist conceives such people to be inferior
- verb have the idea for
- cognitively3/5
cognitively
- adverb with regard to cognition
- cognitively skillful
- adverb with regard to cognition
- comprehensively3/5
comprehensively
- adverb in an all-inclusive manner
- adverb in an all-inclusive manner
- preconceived3/5
preconceived
- adjective (of an idea or opinion) formed beforehand; especially without evidence or through prejudice
- certain preconceived notions
- verb conceive beforehand
preconceive.
- a preconceived notion
- adjective (of an idea or opinion) formed beforehand; especially without evidence or through prejudice
- adhesives3/5
adhesive
- noun a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
adhesive agent; adhesive material.
- adjective tending to adhere
- noun a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
- figuratively3/5
figuratively
- adverb in a figurative sense
- figuratively speaking,...
- adverb in a figurative sense
- locomotives3/5
locomotive
- noun a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
engine; railway locomotive; locomotive engine.
- adjective of or relating to locomotion
locomotor.
- noun a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
- dived3/5
dive
- noun a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
honkytonk.
- noun a headlong plunge into water
diving.
- noun a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
- subjectively3/5
subjectively
- adverb in a subjective way
- you cannot look at these facts subjectively
- adverb in a subjective way
- dives3/5
dive
- noun a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
honkytonk.
- noun a headlong plunge into water
diving.
- noun a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
- quivered3/5
quiver
- noun an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
frisson; thrill; shudder; shiver; tingle; chill.
- a frisson of surprise shot through him
- noun a shaky motion
quivering; vibration; palpitation; trembling; shakiness; shaking.
- the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe
- noun an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
- massively3/5
massively
- adverb to a massive degree or in a massive manner
- tonight the haddock were shoaling massively in three hundred fathoms
- adverb to a massive degree or in a massive manner
- riveted3/5
rivet
- noun ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
stud.
- noun heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together
- noun ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
- diversions3/5
diversion
- noun an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
recreation.
- scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists
- for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles
- drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation
- noun a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
deviation; digression; deflexion; deflection; divagation.
- a diversion from the main highway
- a digression into irrelevant details
- a deflection from his goal
- noun an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
- universes3/5
universe
- noun everything that exists anywhere
creation; macrocosm; existence; world; cosmos.
- they study the evolution of the universe
- the biggest tree in existence
- noun (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn
population.
- it is an estimate of the mean of the population
- noun everything that exists anywhere
- constructively3/5
constructively
- adverb in a constructive manner
- it is my task to look critically and constructively at the flaws and the failures
- adverb in a constructive manner
- diverging3/5
diverging
- adjective tending to move apart in different directions
divergent.
- verb move or draw apart
diverge.
- The two paths diverge here
- adjective tending to move apart in different directions
- retrospectively3/5
retrospectively
- adverb in a manner contemplative of past events
- retrospectively, he seems like a great artist
- adverb in a manner contemplative of past events
- thrives3/5
thrive
- verb grow vigorously
expand; flourish; boom.
- The deer population in this town is thriving
- business is booming
- verb make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
prosper; flourish; fly high.
- The new student is thriving
- verb grow vigorously
- deliverables3/5
deliverable
- noun something that can be provided as the product of development
- under this contract the deliverables include both software and hardware
- adjective suitable for or ready for delivery
- noun something that can be provided as the product of development
- universite3/5
universite
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- universalist3/5
universalist
- adjective of or relating to or tending toward universalism
universalistic.
- adjective of or relating to or tending toward universalism
- collaboratively3/5
collaborative
- adjective satellite accomplished by collaboration
- collaborative research
- adjective satellite accomplished by collaboration
- defensively3/5
defensively
- adverb in an apologetic and defensive manner
- `I felt it better you should know,' said Sir Cedric defensively
- adverb in a defensive manner
- the general conviction that our side is in the right and acting defensively over what Russians call the German question and Americans the Berlin crisis
- adverb in an apologetic and defensive manner
- productively3/5
productively
- adverb in a productive way
fruitfully; profitably.
- they worked together productively for two years
- adverb in a productive way
- postoperatively3/5
postoperatively
- adverb after the operation
- remove postoperatively
- adverb after the operation
- riverbank3/5
riverbank
- noun the bank of a river
riverside.
- noun the bank of a river
- persuasively3/5
persuasively
- adverb in a persuasive manner
- this essay argues so persuasively...
- adverb in a persuasive manner
- cohesiveness3/5
cohesiveness
- noun the state of cohering or sticking together
cohesion; coherence; coherency.
- noun the property of being cohesive and sticky
gluiness; gumminess; glueyness; viscidness; ropiness; tackiness; viscidity.
- noun the state of cohering or sticking together
- naively3/5
naively
- adverb in a naive manner
- he believed, naively, that she would leave him her money
- adverb in a naive manner
- waivers3/5
waiver
- noun a formal written statement of relinquishment
release; discharge.
- noun a formal written statement of relinquishment
- archived3/5
archive
- noun a depository containing historical records and documents
- verb put into an archive
file away.
- noun a depository containing historical records and documents
- hives3/5
hives
- noun an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs
nettle rash; urtication; urticaria.
- noun a teeming multitude
hive.
- noun an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs
- impressively3/5
impressively
- adverb in an impressive manner
imposingly.
- the students progressed impressively fast
- adverb in an impressive manner
- naivete3/5
naivete
- noun lack of sophistication or worldliness
naivety; naiveness.
- noun lack of sophistication or worldliness
- diverged3/5
diverge
- verb move or draw apart
- The two paths diverge here
- verb have no limits as a mathematical series
- verb move or draw apart
- deprives3/5
deprive
- verb take away possessions from someone
divest; strip.
- The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets
- verb keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
- verb take away possessions from someone
- swivel3/5
swivel
- noun a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
- verb turn on a pivot
pivot.
- noun a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
- deceptively3/5
deceptively
- adverb in a misleading way
misleadingly; deceivingly.
- the exam looked deceptively easy
- adverb in a misleading way
- screwdriver3/5
screwdriver
- noun a hand tool for driving screws; has a tip that fits into the head of a screw
- noun a cocktail made with vodka and orange juice
- noun a hand tool for driving screws; has a tip that fits into the head of a screw
- shivers3/5
shiver
- noun a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
tremble; shake.
- noun an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
frisson; quiver; thrill; shudder; tingle; chill.
- a frisson of surprise shot through him
- noun a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
- sliver3/5
sliver
- noun a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
splinter.
- he got a splinter in his finger
- it broke into slivers
- noun a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
paring; shaving.
- noun a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
- gulliver3/5
gulliver
- noun a fictional Englishman who travels to the imaginary land of Lilliput in a satirical novel by Jonathan Swift
- noun a fictional Englishman who travels to the imaginary land of Lilliput in a satirical novel by Jonathan Swift
- vivekananda3/5
vivekananda
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- cooperatively3/5
cooperatively
- adverb in close cooperation
hand in glove; hand and glove.
- they work hand in glove
- adverb in close cooperation
- collectives3/5
collective
- noun members of a cooperative enterprise
- adjective satellite done by or characteristic of individuals acting together
corporate.
- a joint identity
- the collective mind
- the corporate good
- noun members of a cooperative enterprise
- impulsively3/5
impulsively
- adverb in an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions
impetuously.
- he often acts impulsively and later regrets it
- adverb in an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions
- imaginatively3/5
imaginatively
- adverb with imagination
- the room was decorated very imaginatively
- adverb with imagination
- givers3/5
giver
- noun someone who devotes himself completely
- there are no greater givers than those who give themselves
- noun person who makes a gift of property
donor; bestower; conferrer; presenter.
- noun someone who devotes himself completely
- divested3/5
divest
- verb take away possessions from someone
deprive; strip.
- The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets
- verb deprive of status or authority
disinvest.
- he was divested of his rights and his title
- They disinvested themselves of their rights
- verb take away possessions from someone
- livermore3/5
livermore
- noun United States suffragist (1820-1905)
Mary Ashton Rice Livermore.
- noun United States suffragist (1820-1905)
- upriver3/5
upriver
- adverb toward the source or against the current
upstream.
- adverb toward the source or against the current
- conservatively3/5
conservatively
- adverb in a conservative manner
guardedly; cautiously.
- we estimated the number of demonstrators conservatively at 200,000.
- adverb in a conservative manner
- inclusiveness3/5
inclusiveness
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- preservatives3/5
preservative
- noun a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition
- adjective satellite tending or having the power to preserve
- timbers should be treated with a preservative substance
- noun a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition
- divergences3/5
divergence
- noun the act of moving away in different direction from a common point
divergency.
- an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines
- noun a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
deviation; difference; departure.
- the deviation from the mean
- noun the act of moving away in different direction from a common point
- expressiveness3/5
expressiveness
- noun the quality of being expressive
- noun the quality of being expressive
- recursively3/5
recursive
- adjective satellite of or relating to a recursion
- adjective satellite of or relating to a recursion
- consecutively3/5
consecutively
- adverb in a consecutive manner
- he was consecutively ill, then well, then ill again
- adverb in a consecutive manner
- attentiveness3/5
attentiveness
- noun paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
paying attention; regard; heed.
- his attentiveness to her wishes
- he spends without heed to the consequences
- noun the trait of being considerate and thoughtful of others
- noun paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
- outlived3/5
outlive
- verb live longer than
survive; outlast.
- She outlived her husband by many years
- verb live longer than
- divest3/5
divest
- verb take away possessions from someone
deprive; strip.
- The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets
- verb deprive of status or authority
disinvest.
- he was divested of his rights and his title
- They disinvested themselves of their rights
- verb take away possessions from someone
- inventiveness3/5
inventiveness
- noun the power of creative imagination
ingeniousness; cleverness; ingenuity.
- noun the power of creative imagination
- enlivened3/5
enlivened
- adjective made sprightly or cheerful
- verb heighten or intensify
invigorate; enliven; animate; inspire; exalt.
- These paintings exalt the imagination
- adjective made sprightly or cheerful
- ineffectiveness3/5
ineffectiveness
- noun lacking the power to be effective
ineffectuality; ineffectualness.
- noun lacking the power to be effective
- pervasiveness3/5
pervasiveness
- noun the quality of filling or spreading throughout
- the pervasiveness of the odor of cabbage in tenement hallways
- noun the quality of filling or spreading throughout
- representativeness3/5
representativeness
The quality or state of being representative. Dr. Burnet observes, that every thought is attended with conssciousness and representativeness. Spectator.
- defensiveness3/5
defensiveness
- noun excessive sensitivity to criticism
- his defensiveness was manifested in hurt silence
- the fear of being sued for malpractice has magnified physicians' defensiveness
- noun excessive sensitivity to criticism
- exhaustively3/5
exhaustively
- adverb in an exhaustive manner
thoroughly.
- we searched the files thoroughly
- adverb in an exhaustive manner
- inductively3/5
inductive
- adjective arising from inductance
- inductive reactance
- adjective of reasoning; proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion
- inductive reasoning
- adjective arising from inductance
- laxatives3/5
laxative
- noun a mild cathartic
- adjective stimulating evacuation of feces
- noun a mild cathartic
- affirmatively3/5
affirmatively
- adverb in an affirmative manner
- adverb in an affirmative manner
- administratively3/5
administratively
- adverb by or for an administrator
- this decision was made administratively
- adverb by or for an administrator
- competitively3/5
competitively
- adverb in competition
- the companies should bid competitively
- adverb in competition
- proactively3/5
proactive
- adjective descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently
- proactive inhibition
- proactive interference
- adjective satellite (of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens
- adjective descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently
- livers3/5
liver
- noun large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes
- noun liver of an animal used as meat
- noun large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes
- rivet3/5
rivet
- noun ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
stud.
- noun heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together
- noun ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
- deliverable3/5
deliverable
- noun something that can be provided as the product of development
- under this contract the deliverables include both software and hardware
- adjective suitable for or ready for delivery
- noun something that can be provided as the product of development
- deliverer3/5
deliverer
- noun a person who rescues you from harm or danger
saviour; rescuer; savior.
- noun a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
Christ; the Nazarene; Jesus of Nazareth; Good Shepherd; Jesus; Saviour; Redeemer; Savior; Jesus Christ.
- noun a person who rescues you from harm or danger
- comprehensiveness3/5
comprehensiveness
- noun completeness over a broad scope
fullness.
- noun the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
breadth; largeness.
- a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject
- a man distinguished by the largeness and scope of his views
- noun completeness over a broad scope
- reflexively3/5
reflexive
- noun a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent
reflexive pronoun.
- adjective satellite without volition or conscious control
reflex; automatic.
- the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light
- a reflex knee jerk
- sneezing is reflexive
- noun a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent
- riverine3/5
riverine
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- sedatives3/5
sedative
- noun a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
downer; sedative drug; depressant.
- adjective satellite tending to soothe or tranquilize
tranquilizing; ataractic; tranquillizing; tranquillising; ataraxic; tranquilising.
- valium has a tranquilizing effect
- took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed
- noun a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
- sensitively3/5
sensitively
- adverb in a sensitive manner
- she questioned the rape victim very sensitively about the attack
- adverb in a sensitive manner
- substantively3/5
substantive
- noun any word or group of words functioning as a noun
- adjective satellite having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable
substantial.
- substantial equivalents
- noun any word or group of words functioning as a noun
- diversifying3/5
diversify
- verb make (more) diverse
- diversify a course of study
- verb spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate
radiate.
- The plants on this island diversified
- verb make (more) diverse
- authoritatively3/5
authoritatively
- adverb in an authoritative and magisterial manner
magisterially.
- she spoke authoritatively
- adverb in an authoritative and magisterial manner
- givens3/5
given
- noun an assumption that is taken for granted
presumption; precondition.
- verb cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
give.
- She gave him a black eye
- The draft gave me a cold
- noun an assumption that is taken for granted
- striven3/5
strive
- verb attempt by employing effort
endeavor; endeavour.
- we endeavor to make our customers happy
- verb to exert much effort or energy
strain; reach.
- straining our ears to hear
- verb attempt by employing effort
- furtively3/5
furtively
- adverb in a furtive manner
on the sly.
- the soldiers were furtively crawling through the night
- adverb in a furtive manner
- destructiveness3/5
destructiveness
- noun the quality of causing destruction
- noun the quality of causing destruction
- rivets3/5
rivet
- noun ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
stud.
- noun heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together
- noun ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
- interactively3/5
interactive
- adjective used especially of drugs or muscles that work together so the total effect is greater than the sum of the two (or more)
synergistic.
- adjective satellite capable of acting on or influencing each other
interactional.
- adjective used especially of drugs or muscles that work together so the total effect is greater than the sum of the two (or more)
- prospectively3/5
prospective
- adjective of or concerned with or related to the future
- prospective earnings
- a prospective mother
- a prospective bride
- the statute is solely prospective in operation
- adjective of or concerned with or related to the future
- forgives3/5
forgive
- verb stop blaming or grant forgiveness
- I forgave him his infidelity
- She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday
- verb absolve from payment
- I forgive you your debt
- verb stop blaming or grant forgiveness
- sensitiveness3/5
sensitiveness
- noun sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
sensitivity.
- noun (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation
sensitivity; sensibility.
- sensitivity to pain
- noun sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
- riveting3/5
riveting
- adjective satellite capable of arousing and holding the attention
absorbing; engrossing; gripping; fascinating.
- a fascinating story
- verb direct one's attention on something
center; centre; pore; focus; concentrate; rivet.
- Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
- adjective satellite capable of arousing and holding the attention
- fives3/5
fives
- noun a game resembling handball; played on a court with a front wall and two side walls
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
quintet; quintuplet; quint; Little Phoebe; cinque; fivesome; 5; Phoebe; V; five; fin; pentad.
- noun a game resembling handball; played on a court with a front wall and two side walls
- obsessively3/5
obsessively
- adverb in a compulsive manner
compulsively; obsessionally.
- he cleaned his shoes compulsively after every walk
- adverb in a compulsive manner
- anniversaries3/5
anniversary
- noun the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
day of remembrance.
- noun the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
- retroactively3/5
retroactively
- adverb after the fact
- he will get paid retroactively
- adverb after the fact
- downriver3/5
downriver
- adverb away from the source or with the current
downstream.
- adverb away from the source or with the current
- transceiver3/5
transceiver
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- giveth3/5
give
- noun the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
spring; springiness.
- verb cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
- She gave him a black eye
- The draft gave me a cold
- noun the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
- lawgiver3/5
lawgiver
- noun a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws
lawmaker.
- noun a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws
- enliven3/5
enliven
- verb heighten or intensify
invigorate; animate; inspire; exalt.
- These paintings exalt the imagination
- verb make lively
liven; animate; liven up; invigorate.
- let's liven up this room a bit
- verb heighten or intensify
- diversities3/5
diversity
- noun noticeable heterogeneity
variety; diverseness; multifariousness.
- a diversity of possibilities
- the range and variety of his work is amazing
- noun the condition or result of being changeable
- noun noticeable heterogeneity
- reflectively3/5
reflectively
- adverb in a reflective manner
- he watched her reflectively
- adverb in a reflective manner
- universalistic3/5
universalistic
- adjective of or relating to or tending toward universalism
universalist.
- adjective of or relating to the whole
- adjective of or relating to or tending toward universalism
- iteratively3/5
iterative
- noun the aspect of the verb that expresses the repetition of an action
iterative aspect.
- adjective satellite marked by iteration
reiterative.
- noun the aspect of the verb that expresses the repetition of an action
- chives3/5
chives
- noun perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
chive; cive; schnittlaugh; Allium schoenoprasum.
- noun cylindrical leaves used fresh as a mild onion-flavored seasoning
- noun perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
- preoperatively3/5
preoperative
- adjective satellite happening or done before and in preparation for a surgical operation
- adjective satellite happening or done before and in preparation for a surgical operation
- perceiver3/5
perceiver
- noun a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
percipient; observer; beholder.
- noun a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
- riven3/5
rive
- verb tear or be torn violently
pull; rend; rip.
- The curtain ripped from top to bottom
- pull the cooked chicken into strips
- verb separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
cleave; split.
- cleave the bone
- verb tear or be torn violently
- exclusiveness3/5
exclusiveness
- noun tendency to associate with only a select group
cliquishness; clannishness.
- noun tendency to associate with only a select group
- maldives3/5
maldives
- noun a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965
Republic of Maldives.
- noun a group of about 1,200 small coral islands (about 220 inhabited) in the Indian ocean
Maldive Islands.
- noun a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965
- swiveled3/5
swivel
- noun a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
- verb turn on a pivot
pivot.
- noun a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
- diverges2/5
diverge
- verb move or draw apart
- The two paths diverge here
- verb have no limits as a mathematical series
- verb move or draw apart
- constitutively2/5
constitutive
- adjective satellite constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)
organic; constituent; constitutional.
- adjective satellite constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)
- normatively2/5
normative
- adjective relating to or dealing with norms
- normative discipline
- normative samples
- adjective pertaining to giving directives or rules
prescriptive.
- prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage
- adjective relating to or dealing with norms
- vivendi2/5
vivendi
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- provocatively2/5
provocatively
- adverb in a provocative manner
provokingly.
- `Try it,' he said provocatively
- adverb in a provocative manner
- shriveled2/5
shriveled
- adjective satellite (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
withered; sear; sere; shrivelled; dried-up.
- dried-up grass
- the desert was edged with sere vegetation
- shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings
- withered vines
- verb wither, as with a loss of moisture
wither; shrivel; shrink; shrivel up.
- The fruit dried and shriveled
- adjective satellite (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
- prohibitively2/5
prohibitively
- adverb to a prohibitive degree
- it is prohibitively expensive
- adverb to a prohibitive degree
- discursively2/5
discursively
- adverb in a rambling manner
ramblingly.
- adverb in a rambling manner
- attractively2/5
attractively
- adverb in a beautiful manner
beautifully.
- her face was beautifully made up
- adverb in a beautiful manner
- liveliness2/5
liveliness
- noun general activity and motion
animation.
- noun animation and energy in action or expression
life; sprightliness; spirit.
- it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it
- noun general activity and motion
- riverbed2/5
riverbed
- noun a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a river
river bottom.
- noun a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a river
- connectives2/5
connective
- noun an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
continuative; conjunction; conjunctive.
- noun an instrumentality that connects
connector; connection; connexion; connecter.
- he soldered the connection
- he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers
- noun an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
- infinitives2/5
infinitive
- noun the uninflected form of the verb
- noun the uninflected form of the verb
- deceiver2/5
deceiver
- noun someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
slicker; trickster; beguiler; cheat; cheater.
- noun someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
- divestiture2/5
divestiture
- noun an order to an offending party to rid itself of property; it has the purpose of depriving the defendant of the gains of wrongful behavior
- the court found divestiture to be necessary in preventing a monopoly
- noun the sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division
- noun an order to an offending party to rid itself of property; it has the purpose of depriving the defendant of the gains of wrongful behavior
- diverticulum2/5
diverticulum
- noun a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon)
- noun a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon)
- cumulatively2/5
cumulatively
- adverb in a cumulative manner
- mind has become self-reproducing through man's capacity to transmit experience and its products cumulatively
- adverb in a cumulative manner
- fivefold2/5
fivefold
- adjective satellite having five units or components
quintuple; five-fold.
- adjective satellite having five units or components
- unobtrusively2/5
unobtrusively
- adverb in an unobtrusive manner
- messengers were moving unobtrusively over the jet-black mountain ranges, bearing confidential tidings from sheikhdom to sheikhdom
- adverb in an unobtrusive manner
- derisively2/5
derisively
- adverb in a disrespectful and mocking manner
scoffingly; derisorily; mockingly.
- `Sorry,' she repeated derisively
- adverb in a disrespectful and mocking manner
- disincentives2/5
disincentive
- noun a negative motivational influence
deterrence.
- noun a negative motivational influence
- offensives2/5
offensive
- noun the action of attacking an enemy
offense; offence.
- adjective satellite violating or tending to violate or offend against
violative.
- violative of the principles of liberty
- considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity
- noun the action of attacking an enemy
- slivers2/5
sliver
- noun a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
splinter.
- he got a splinter in his finger
- it broke into slivers
- noun a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
paring; shaving.
- noun a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
- persuasiveness2/5
persuasiveness
- noun the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty
strength.
- the strength of his argument settled the matter
- noun the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty
- dismissively2/5
dismissive
- adjective satellite showing indifference or disregard
- a dismissive shrug
- the firm is dismissive of the competitor's product
- 'chronic fatigue syndrome' was known by the dismissive term 'housewife syndrome'
- adjective satellite stopping to associate with
- they took dismissive action after the third violation
- adjective satellite showing indifference or disregard
- putatively2/5
putative
- adjective satellite purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds
- the foundling's putative father
- the putative author of the book
- adjective satellite purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds
- appreciatively2/5
appreciatively
- adverb with appreciation; in a grateful manner
gratefully.
- he accepted my offer appreciatively
- adverb with appreciation; in a grateful manner
- vives2/5
vives
(Far.) A disease of brute animals, especially of horses, seated in the glands under the ear, where a tumor is formed which sometimes ends in suppuration.
- revives2/5
revive
- verb cause to regain consciousness
resuscitate.
- The doctors revived the comatose man
- verb give new life or energy to
repair; revivify; recreate; reanimate; renovate; vivify; animate; quicken.
- A hot soup will revive me
- This will renovate my spirits
- This treatment repaired my health
- verb cause to regain consciousness
- protectively2/5
protectively
- adverb in a protective manner
- he bent protectively over the woman
- adverb in a protective manner
- seductively2/5
seductively
- adverb in a tempting seductive manner
temptingly.
- she smiled at him seductively
- adverb in a tempting seductive manner
- niveau2/5
niveau
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- giveaway2/5
giveaway
- noun a gift of public land or resources for the private gain of a limited group
- noun an unintentional disclosure
- noun a gift of public land or resources for the private gain of a limited group
- deceives2/5
deceive
- verb be false to; be dishonest with
cozen; lead on; delude.
- verb cause someone to believe an untruth
lead astray; betray.
- The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house
- verb be false to; be dishonest with
- convulsively2/5
convulsively
- adverb with convulsions, in a convulsive way
- her leg twitched convulsively
- adverb with convulsions, in a convulsive way
- universalizing2/5
universalize
- verb make universal
universalise.
- This author's stories universalize old themes
- verb make universal
- suggestively2/5
suggestively
- adverb in a suggestive manner
- she smiled suggestively
- adverb in a suggestive manner
- shrivelled2/5
shrivelled
- adjective satellite (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
withered; sear; shriveled; sere; dried-up.
- dried-up grass
- the desert was edged with sere vegetation
- shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings
- withered vines
- verb wither, as with a loss of moisture
wither; shrivel; shrink; shrivel up.
- The fruit dried and shriveled
- adjective satellite (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
- diversionary2/5
diversionary
- adjective satellite (of tactics e.g.) likely or designed to confuse or deceive
- adjective satellite (of tactics e.g.) likely or designed to confuse or deceive
- diverts2/5
divert
- verb turn aside; turn away from
deviate.
- verb send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one
- verb turn aside; turn away from
- liveth2/5
life
- noun a characteristic state or mode of living
- social life
- city life
- real life
- noun the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
living.
- he could no longer cope with the complexities of life
- noun a characteristic state or mode of living
- compulsively2/5
compulsively
- adverb in a compulsive manner
obsessively; obsessionally.
- he cleaned his shoes compulsively after every walk
- adverb in a compulsive manner
- decisiveness2/5
decisiveness
- noun the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose
decision.
- a man of unusual decisiveness
- noun the quality of being final or definitely settled
finality; conclusiveness.
- the finality of death
- noun the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose
- plaintively2/5
plaintively
- adverb in a plaintive manner
- the last note of the song rang out plaintively
- adverb in a plaintive manner
- electives2/5
elective
- noun a course that the student can select from among alternatives
elective course.
- adjective subject to popular election
elected.
- elective official
- noun a course that the student can select from among alternatives
- impulsiveness2/5
impulsiveness
- noun the trait of acting suddenly on impulse without reflection
- noun the trait of acting suddenly on impulse without reflection
- presumptively2/5
presumptively
- adverb by reasonable assumption
presumably.
- presumably, he missed the train
- adverb by reasonable assumption
- receivership2/5
receivership
- noun the state of property that is in the hands of a receiver
- the business is in receivership
- noun a court action that places property under the control of a receiver during litigation so that it can be preserved for the benefit of all
- noun the state of property that is in the hands of a receiver
- divisiveness2/5
divisiveness
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- livelier2/5
lively
- adjective full of life and energy
- a lively discussion
- lively and attractive parents
- a lively party
- adjective satellite full of zest or vigor
racy.
- a racy literary style
- adjective full of life and energy
- riverboat2/5
riverboat
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- riverfront2/5
riverfront
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- relived2/5
relive
- verb experience again, often in the imagination
live over.
- He relived the horrors of war
- verb experience again, often in the imagination
- neoconservatives2/5
neoconservative
- noun a conservative who subscribes to neoconservatism
neocon.
- noun a conservative who subscribes to neoconservatism
- givenness2/5
givenness
- noun the quality of being granted as a supposition; of being acknowledged or assumed
- noun the quality of being granted as a supposition; of being acknowledged or assumed
- shriver2/5
shrive
- verb grant remission of a sin to
absolve.
- The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's
- verb grant remission of a sin to
- pensively2/5
pensively
- adverb in a pensive manner
- pensively he stared at the painting
- adverb in a pensive manner
- liveliest2/5
lively
- adjective full of life and energy
- a lively discussion
- lively and attractive parents
- a lively party
- adjective satellite full of zest or vigor
racy.
- a racy literary style
- adjective full of life and energy
- permissiveness2/5
permissiveness
- noun a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
tolerance.
- noun a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
- expensively2/5
expensively
- adverb in an expensive manner
- an expensively dressed little man turned a corner and approached her
- adverb in an expensive manner
- adaptively2/5
adaptive
- adjective having a capacity for adaptation
adaptative.
- the adaptive coloring of a chameleon
- adjective having a capacity for adaptation
- niven2/5
niven
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- innovativeness2/5
innovativeness
- noun originality by virtue of introducing new ideas
- noun originality by virtue of introducing new ideas
- diverticulitis2/5
diverticulitis
- noun inflammation of a diverticulum in the digestive tract (especially the colon); characterized by painful abdominal cramping and fever and constipation
- noun inflammation of a diverticulum in the digestive tract (especially the colon); characterized by painful abdominal cramping and fever and constipation
- waives2/5
waive
- verb do without or cease to hold or adhere to
relinquish; foreswear; forego; forgo; dispense with.
- We are dispensing with formalities
- relinquish the old ideas
- verb lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
throw overboard; forego; forfeit; forgo; give up.
- you've forfeited your right to name your successor
- forfeited property
- verb do without or cease to hold or adhere to
- submissiveness2/5
submissiveness
- noun the trait of being willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force etc.
- noun the trait of being willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force etc.
- naivety2/5
naivety
- noun lack of sophistication or worldliness
naivete; naiveness.
- noun lack of sophistication or worldliness
- driveways2/5
driveway
- noun a road leading up to a private house
private road; drive.
- they parked in the driveway
- noun a road leading up to a private house
- apprehensively2/5
apprehensively
- adverb with anxiety or apprehension
uneasily; anxiously.
- we watched anxiously
- adverb with anxiety or apprehension
- inexpensively2/5
inexpensively
- adverb in a cheap manner
cheaply; tattily.
- a cheaply dressed woman approached him in the bar
- adverb with little expenditure of money
cheaply.
- I bought this car very cheaply
- adverb in a cheap manner
- passives2/5
passive
- noun the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb
passive voice.
- `The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice
- `The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive
- adjective lacking in energy or will
inactive.
- Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith
- noun the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb
- demonstratives2/5
demonstrative
- noun a pronoun that points out an intended referent
demonstrative pronoun.
- adjective given to or marked by the open expression of emotion
- an affectionate and demonstrative family
- noun a pronoun that points out an intended referent
- speculatively2/5
speculatively
- adverb with speculation; in a speculative manner
- he looked at her speculatively
- adverb with speculation; in a speculative manner
- misconceived2/5
misconceive
- verb interpret in the wrong way
misinterpret; misunderstand; be amiss; misconstrue; misapprehend.
- Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism
- She misconstrued my remarks
- verb interpret in the wrong way
- vindictiveness2/5
vindictiveness
- noun a malevolent desire for revenge
vengefulness.
- noun a malevolent desire for revenge
- perceptively2/5
perceptively
- adverb in a perceptive manner
- adverb in a perceptive manner
- unperceived2/5
unperceived
- adjective satellite not perceived or commented on
unremarked.
- adjective satellite not perceived or commented on
- diverticula2/5
diverticulum
- noun a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon)
- noun a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon)
- possessiveness2/5
possessiveness
- noun excessive desire to possess or dominate
- noun excessive desire to possess or dominate
- divestment2/5
divestment
The act of divesting. R.
- assertively2/5
assertively
- adverb in an assertive manner
- `I will take care of my own life,' she said assertively
- adverb in an assertive manner
- shrivel2/5
shrivel
- verb wither, as with a loss of moisture
wither; shrink; shrivel up.
- The fruit dried and shriveled
- verb decrease in size, range, or extent
shrink.
- His earnings shrank
- My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me
- verb wither, as with a loss of moisture
- fricatives2/5
fricative
- noun a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
spirant; fricative consonant.
- adjective satellite of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
spirant; sibilant; strident; continuant.
- noun a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
- explosively2/5
explosively
- adverb suddenly and rapidly
- the population in Central America is growing explosively
- adverb in an explosive manner
- the political situation in Kashmir and Jammu is explosively unstable
- adverb suddenly and rapidly
- rives2/5
rive
- verb tear or be torn violently
pull; rend; rip.
- The curtain ripped from top to bottom
- pull the cooked chicken into strips
- verb separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
cleave; split.
- cleave the bone
- verb tear or be torn violently
- quivers2/5
quiver
- noun an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
frisson; thrill; shudder; shiver; tingle; chill.
- a frisson of surprise shot through him
- noun a shaky motion
quivering; vibration; palpitation; trembling; shakiness; shaking.
- the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe
- noun an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
- superlatives2/5
superlative
- noun an exaggerated expression (usually of praise)
- the critics lavished superlatives on it
- noun the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
pinnacle; acme; top; height; summit; peak; elevation; tiptop; meridian.
- his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty
- the artist's gifts are at their acme
- at the height of her career
- the peak of perfection
- summer was at its peak
- ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame
- the summit of his ambition
- so many highest superlatives achieved by man
- at the top of his profession
- noun an exaggerated expression (usually of praise)
- expletives2/5
expletive
- noun profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
swearing; swearword; cuss; curse; oath; curse word.
- expletives were deleted
- noun a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line
- noun profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
- offensively2/5
offensively
- adverb in an unpleasantly offensive manner
- he smelled offensively unwashed
- adverb in an obnoxious manner
obnoxiously; objectionably.
- he said so in one of his more offensively intellectually arrogant sentences
- adverb in an unpleasantly offensive manner
- strived2/5
strive
- verb attempt by employing effort
endeavor; endeavour.
- we endeavor to make our customers happy
- verb to exert much effort or energy
strain; reach.
- straining our ears to hear
- verb attempt by employing effort
- pervasively2/5
pervasively
- adverb in a pervasive manner
- adverb in a pervasive manner
- riverbanks2/5
riverbank
- noun the bank of a river
riverside.
- noun the bank of a river
- descriptively2/5
descriptively
- adverb by giving a description
- these topics need to be treated not just descriptively
- adverb by giving a description
- enlivening2/5
enlivening
- adjective satellite giving spirit and vivacity
animating.
- verb heighten or intensify
invigorate; enliven; animate; inspire; exalt.
- These paintings exalt the imagination
- adjective satellite giving spirit and vivacity
- scrivener2/5
scrivener
- noun someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts
scribe; copyist.
- noun someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts
- purposiveness2/5
- perceivers2/5
perceiver
- noun a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
percipient; observer; beholder.
- noun a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
- operatively2/5
operatively
- adverb in a manner to produce an effect
- adverb in a manner to produce an effect
- universalization2/5
universalization
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- divesting2/5
divest
- verb take away possessions from someone
deprive; strip.
- The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets
- verb deprive of status or authority
disinvest.
- he was divested of his rights and his title
- They disinvested themselves of their rights
- verb take away possessions from someone
- repetitively2/5
repetitively
- adverb in a repetitive manner
- this type of border display is used repetitively in advertising
- adverb in a repetitive manner
- deductively2/5
deductive
- adjective relating to logical deduction
- deductive reasoning
- adjective involving inferences from general principles
- adjective relating to logical deduction
- expressively2/5
expressively
- adverb with expression; in an expressive manner
- she gave the order to the waiter, using her hands very expressively
- adverb with expression; in an expressive manner
- transceivers2/5
transceivers
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- impassively2/5
impassively
- adverb in an impassive manner
- he submitted impassively to his arrest
- adverb in an impassive manner
- affectively2/5
affective
- adjective satellite characterized by emotion
affectional; emotive.
- adjective satellite characterized by emotion
- destructively2/5
destructively
- adverb in a destructive manner
- he is destructively aggressive
- adverb in a destructive manner
- olivet2/5
olivet
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- subversives2/5
subversive
- noun a radical supporter of political or social revolution
revolutionary; subverter; revolutionist.
- adjective satellite in opposition to a civil authority or government
insurgent; seditious.
- noun a radical supporter of political or social revolution
- invectives2/5
invective
- noun abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will
vitriol; vituperation.
- noun abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will
- defectives2/5
defective
- adjective satellite having a defect
faulty.
- I returned the appliance because it was defective
- adjective satellite markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior
- defective speech
- adjective satellite having a defect
- liven2/5
liven
- verb make lively
enliven; animate; liven up; invigorate.
- let's liven up this room a bit
- verb make lively
- imperatively2/5
imperatively
- adverb in an imperative and commanding manner
peremptorily.
- adverb in an imperative and commanding manner
- universalized2/5
universalize
- verb make universal
universalise.
- This author's stories universalize old themes
- verb make universal
- invasiveness2/5
invasiveness
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- liveness2/5
liveness
- noun the property of being animated; having animal life as distinguished from plant life
animateness; aliveness.
- verb make lively
enliven; liven; animate; liven up; invigorate.
- let's liven up this room a bit
- noun the property of being animated; having animal life as distinguished from plant life
- expansively2/5
expansively
- adverb in an impressively expansive manner
- she managed to live rather expansively on her modest income
- adverb in an ebullient manner
ebulliently; exuberantly.
- Khrushchev ebulliently promised to supply rockets for the protection of Cuba against American aggression
- adverb in an impressively expansive manner
- meditatively2/5
meditatively
- adverb in a meditative manner
- round and round, while meditatively, as a cow chewing the cud, he let his eyes rest on the flat water ahead of him
- adverb in a meditative manner
- inquisitiveness2/5
inquisitiveness
- noun a state of active curiosity
curiousness.
- noun a state of active curiosity
- indecisiveness2/5
indecisiveness
- noun doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action
indecision; irresolution.
- his indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost
- noun the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose
indecision.
- the king's incurable indecisiveness caused turmoil in his court
- noun doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action
- deceivers2/5
deceiver
- noun someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
slicker; trickster; beguiler; cheat; cheater.
- noun someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
- universitas2/5
- unresponsiveness2/5
unresponsiveness
- noun the quality of being unresponsive; not reacting; as a quality of people, it is marked by a failure to respond quickly or with emotion to people or events
deadness.
- she began to recover from her numb unresponsiveness after the accident
- in an instant all the deadness and withdrawal were wiped away
- noun the quality of being unresponsive; not reacting; as a quality of people, it is marked by a failure to respond quickly or with emotion to people or events
- elusiveness2/5
elusiveness
- noun the quality of being difficult to grasp or pin down
- the author's elusiveness may at times be construed as evasiveness
- noun the quality of being difficult to grasp or pin down
- universalis2/5
universalis
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- protectiveness2/5
protectiveness
- noun a feeling of protective affection
- noun the quality of providing protection
- statistical evidence for the protectiveness of vaccination
- noun a feeling of protective affection
- antihypertensives2/5
antihypertensive
- noun a drug that reduces high blood pressure
antihypertensive drug.
- noun a drug that reduces high blood pressure
- missives2/5
missive
- noun a written message addressed to a person or organization
letter.
- mailed an indignant letter to the editor
- noun a written message addressed to a person or organization
- productiveness2/5
productiveness
- noun the quality of being productive or having the power to produce
productivity.
- noun the quality of being productive or having the power to produce
- legislatively2/5
legislatively
- adverb by legislation
- legislatively determined
- adverb by legislation
- screwdrivers2/5
screwdriver
- noun a hand tool for driving screws; has a tip that fits into the head of a screw
- noun a cocktail made with vodka and orange juice
- noun a hand tool for driving screws; has a tip that fits into the head of a screw
- intrusiveness2/5
intrusiveness
- noun aggressiveness as evidenced by intruding; by advancing yourself or your ideas without invitation
meddlesomeness; officiousness.
- noun aggressiveness as evidenced by intruding; by advancing yourself or your ideas without invitation
- drivel2/5
drivel
- noun a worthless message
garbage.
- noun saliva spilling from the mouth
drool; dribble; slobber.
- noun a worthless message
- suggestiveness2/5
suggestiveness
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- diverses2/5
diver
- noun someone who works underwater
frogman; underwater diver.
- noun someone who dives (into water)
plunger.
- noun someone who works underwater
- oppressively2/5
oppressively
- adverb in a heavy and oppressive way
- it was oppressively hot in the office
- adverb in a heavy and oppressive way
- expansiveness2/5
expansiveness
- noun a quality characterized by magnificence of scale or the tendency to expand
expansivity.
- the expansiveness of their extravagant life style was soon curtailed
- noun a friendly open trait of a talkative person
effusiveness; expansivity.
- noun a quality characterized by magnificence of scale or the tendency to expand
- abrasives2/5
abrasive
- noun a substance that abrades or wears down
abradant; abrasive material.
- adjective satellite causing abrasion
scratchy.
- noun a substance that abrades or wears down
- contrives2/5
contrive
- verb make or work out a plan for; devise
project; design; plan.
- They contrived to murder their boss
- design a new sales strategy
- plan an attack
- verb come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
formulate; devise; invent; excogitate; forge.
- excogitate a way to measure the speed of light
- verb make or work out a plan for; devise
- receptiveness2/5
receptiveness
- noun willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas)
receptivity; openness.
- he was testing the government's receptiveness to reform
- this receptiveness is the key feature in oestral behavior, enabling natural mating to occur
- their receptivity to the proposal
- noun willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas)
- diverticular2/5
diverticular
(Anat.) Pertaining to a diverticulum.
- natively2/5
native
- noun an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
indigen; aboriginal; indigene; aborigine.
- the art of the natives of the northwest coast
- the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students
- noun a person born in a particular place or country
- he is a native of Brazil
- noun an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
- universalists2/5
universalist
- adjective of or relating to or tending toward universalism
universalistic.
- adjective of or relating to or tending toward universalism
- submissively2/5
submissively
- adverb in a servile manner
deferentially.
- he always acts so deferentially around his supervisor
- adverb in a servile manner
- evasively2/5
evasively
- adverb with evasion; in an evasive manner
- her husband seemed to know many of the people who were named, but he replied evasively when asked who they were
- adverb with evasion; in an evasive manner
- aliveness2/5
aliveness
- noun the condition of living or the state of being alive
living; life; animation.
- while there's life there's hope
- life depends on many chemical and physical processes
- noun the property of being animated; having animal life as distinguished from plant life
animateness; liveness.
- noun the condition of living or the state of being alive
- riverhead2/5
- acquisitiveness2/5
acquisitiveness
- noun strong desire to acquire and possess
- noun strong desire to acquire and possess
- liveries2/5
livery
- noun uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs
- noun the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another
delivery; legal transfer.
- noun uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs
- interrogatives2/5
interrogative
- noun a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
interrogation; question; interrogative sentence.
- he asked a direct question
- he had trouble phrasing his interrogations
- noun some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood
interrogative mood.
- noun a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
- universitatis2/5
- giveaways2/5
giveaway
- noun a gift of public land or resources for the private gain of a limited group
- noun an unintentional disclosure
- noun a gift of public land or resources for the private gain of a limited group
- narratively2/5
narrative
- noun a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
tale; story; narration.
- his narrative was interesting
- Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children
- adjective satellite consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story
- narrative poetry
- noun a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
- privet2/5
privet
- noun any of various Old World shrubs having smooth entire leaves and terminal panicles of small white flowers followed by small black berries; many used for hedges
- noun any of various Old World shrubs having smooth entire leaves and terminal panicles of small white flowers followed by small black berries; many used for hedges
- swiveling2/5
swivel
- noun a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
- verb turn on a pivot
pivot.
- noun a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
- scriven2/5
scriven
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- ineffectively2/5
ineffectively
- adverb in an ineffective manner
inefficaciously.
- he dealt with the problem rather ineffectively
- adverb in an ineffective manner
- connived2/5
connive
- verb encourage or assent to illegally or criminally
- verb form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
scheme; intrigue.
- verb encourage or assent to illegally or criminally
- beehives2/5
beehive
- noun any workplace where people are very busy
- noun a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree
hive.
- noun any workplace where people are very busy
- olivetti2/5
olivetti
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- unforgiveness2/5
- inquisitively2/5
inquisitively
- adverb with curiosity
curiously; interrogatively.
- the baby looked around curiously
- adverb with curiosity
- reflexives2/5
reflexive
- noun a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent
reflexive pronoun.
- adjective satellite without volition or conscious control
reflex; automatic.
- the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light
- a reflex knee jerk
- sneezing is reflexive
- noun a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent
- reproductively2/5
reproductive
- adjective satellite producing new life or offspring
generative; procreative.
- the reproductive potential of a species is its relative capacity to reproduce itself under optimal conditions
- the reproductive or generative organs
- adjective satellite producing new life or offspring
- swivels2/5
swivel
- noun a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
- verb turn on a pivot
pivot.
- noun a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
- enlivens2/5
enliven
- verb heighten or intensify
invigorate; animate; inspire; exalt.
- These paintings exalt the imagination
- verb make lively
liven; animate; liven up; invigorate.
- let's liven up this room a bit
- verb heighten or intensify
- performatives2/5
- deliverances2/5
deliverance
- noun recovery or preservation from loss or danger
delivery; saving; rescue.
- work is the deliverance of mankind
- a surgeon's job is the saving of lives
- noun recovery or preservation from loss or danger
- argives2/5
argive
- noun a native or inhabitant of the city of Argos
- adjective of or relating to the ancient Greek city of Argos or its people
- noun a native or inhabitant of the city of Argos
- possessives2/5
possessive
- noun the case expressing ownership
genitive; possessive case; genitive case.
- adjective serving to express or indicate possession
genitive.
- possessive pronouns
- the genitive endings
- noun the case expressing ownership
- diversely2/5
diversely
- adverb in diverse ways
multifariously; variously.
- the alternatives that are variously represented by the participants
- the speakers treated the subject most diversely
- adverb in diverse ways
- pejoratively2/5
pejoratively
- adverb in a pejorative manner
- I am not using the word pejoratively
- adverb in a pejorative manner
- comparatives2/5
comparative
- noun the comparative form of an adjective or adverb
comparative degree.
- `faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast'
- `less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous'
- `more surely' is the comparative of the adverb `surely'
- adjective relating to or based on or involving comparison
- comparative linguistics
- noun the comparative form of an adjective or adverb
- liveried2/5
liveried
- adjective wearing livery
- liveried footmen stood on the palace steps
- adjective wearing livery
- creatives2/5
creative
- adjective having the ability or power to create
originative.
- a creative imagination
- adjective satellite promoting construction or creation
- creative work
- adjective having the ability or power to create
- archiver2/5
archive
- noun a depository containing historical records and documents
- verb put into an archive
file away.
- noun a depository containing historical records and documents
- inclusively2/5
inclusive
- adjective including much or everything; and especially including stated limits
- an inclusive art form
- an inclusive fee
- his concept of history is modern and inclusive
- from Monday to Friday inclusive
- adjective including much or everything; and especially including stated limits
- effusively2/5
effusively
- adverb in an effusive manner
- the critics praised her effusively
- adverb in an effusive manner
- impressiveness2/5
impressiveness
- noun splendid or imposing in size or appearance
magnificence; grandness; richness.
- the grandness of the architecture
- impressed by the richness of the flora
- noun the quality of making a strong or vivid impression on the mind
- noun splendid or imposing in size or appearance
- creativeness2/5
creativeness
- noun the ability to create
creative thinking; creativity.
- noun the ability to create
- actives2/5
active
- noun chemical agent capable of activity
active agent.
- noun the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb
active voice.
- `The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice
- noun chemical agent capable of activity
- civet2/5
civet
- noun cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes
civet cat.
- noun cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes
- universalize2/5
universalize
- verb make universal
universalise.
- This author's stories universalize old themes
- verb make universal
- deliverers2/5
deliverer
- noun a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
Christ; the Nazarene; Jesus of Nazareth; Good Shepherd; Jesus; Saviour; Redeemer; Savior; Jesus Christ.
- noun a person who rescues you from harm or danger
saviour; rescuer; savior.
- noun a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
- lawgivers2/5
lawgiver
- noun a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws
lawmaker.
- noun a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws
- preemptively2/5
preemptive
- adjective satellite designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence
pre-emptive.
- a preemptive business offer
- adjective satellite designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence
- negatived2/5
negative
- noun a reply of denial
- he answered in the negative
- noun a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed
- noun a reply of denial
- diverticulosis2/5
diverticulosis
- noun presence of multiple diverticula in the walls of the colon
- noun presence of multiple diverticula in the walls of the colon
- multiverse2/5
multiverse
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- correctives2/5
corrective
- noun a device for treating injury or disease
restorative.
- adjective satellite designed to promote discipline
disciplinary; disciplinal.
- the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional
- disciplinal measures
- the mother was stern and disciplinary
- noun a device for treating injury or disease
- divestitures2/5
divestiture
- noun an order to an offending party to rid itself of property; it has the purpose of depriving the defendant of the gains of wrongful behavior
- the court found divestiture to be necessary in preventing a monopoly
- noun the sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division
- noun an order to an offending party to rid itself of property; it has the purpose of depriving the defendant of the gains of wrongful behavior
- restrictiveness2/5
restrictiveness
- noun a grammatical qualification that makes the meaning more specific (`red hat' has a more specific meaning than `hat')
- noun a lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to confine behavior within certain specified limits
unpermissiveness.
- noun a grammatical qualification that makes the meaning more specific (`red hat' has a more specific meaning than `hat')
- perceptiveness2/5
perceptiveness
- noun a feeling of understanding
insight; perceptivity.
- noun delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)
taste; appreciation; discernment.
- arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success
- to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste
- noun a feeling of understanding
- undelivered2/5
undelivered
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- reconceived2/5
reconceived
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- undeceived2/5
undeceived
- adjective satellite freed of a mistaken or misguided notion
disabused.
- some people are still not disabused of the old idea that the universe revolves around the Earth
- verb free from deception or illusion
undeceive.
- adjective satellite freed of a mistaken or misguided notion
- swivelled2/5
swivel
- noun a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
- verb turn on a pivot
pivot.
- noun a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
- secretiveness2/5
secretiveness
- noun characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes)
closeness.
- noun the trait of keeping things secret
silence; secrecy.
- noun characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes)
- diminutives2/5
diminutive
- noun a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness
- adjective satellite very small
bantam; petite; tiny; midget; flyspeck; lilliputian.
- diminutive in stature
- a lilliputian chest of drawers
- her petite figure
- tiny feet
- the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy
- noun a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness
- combativeness2/5
combativeness
- noun a militant aggressiveness
militance; militancy.
- noun a militant aggressiveness
- tentativeness2/5
tentativeness
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- depressives2/5
depressive
- noun someone suffering psychological depression
- noun someone suffering psychological depression
- unforgiven2/5
unforgiven
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- inattentiveness2/5
inattentiveness
- noun a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people)
heedlessness.
- noun the trait of not being considerate and thoughtful of others
- noun a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people)
- seductiveness2/5
seductiveness
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- repetitiveness2/5
repetitiveness
- noun verboseness resulting from excessive repetitions
repetitiousness.
- noun verboseness resulting from excessive repetitions
- hiver2/5
hive
- noun a teeming multitude
- noun a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees
beehive.
- noun a teeming multitude
- fiver2/5
fiver
- noun a United States bill worth 5 dollars
five dollar bill; five-spot.
- adjective satellite being one more than four
5; five; v.
- noun a United States bill worth 5 dollars
- slivered2/5
sliver
- noun a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
splinter.
- he got a splinter in his finger
- it broke into slivers
- noun a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
paring; shaving.
- noun a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
- offensiveness2/5
offensiveness
- noun the quality of being offensive
distastefulness; odiousness.
- noun the quality of being offensive
- progressiveness2/5
progressiveness
- noun advancement toward better conditions or policies or methods
progressivity.
- noun advancement toward better conditions or policies or methods
- substantives2/5
substantive
- noun any word or group of words functioning as a noun
- adjective satellite having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable
substantial.
- substantial equivalents
- noun any word or group of words functioning as a noun
- evasiveness2/5
evasiveness
- noun intentionally vague or ambiguous
prevarication; equivocation.
- noun intentionally vague or ambiguous
- possessively2/5
possessively
- adverb in a possessive manner
- he was sleeping, one arm flung possessively across his wife
- adverb in a possessive manner
- intersubjectively2/5
intersubjectively
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- extensiveness2/5
extensiveness
- noun large or extensive in breadth or importance or comprehensiveness
largeness.
- the might have repercussions of unimaginable largeness
- the very extensiveness of his power was a temptation to abuse it
- noun large or extensive in breadth or importance or comprehensiveness
- restrictively2/5
restrictively
- adverb in a restrictive manner
- this relative clause is used restrictively
- adverb in a restrictive manner
- riveter2/5
riveter
- noun a worker who inserts and hammers rivets
rivetter.
- noun a machine for driving rivets
rivetter; riveting machine.
- noun a worker who inserts and hammers rivets
- sniveling2/5
sniveling
- noun whining in a tearful manner
snivel.
- verb talk in a tearful manner
snivel; whine.
- noun whining in a tearful manner
- primitively2/5
primitively
- adverb with reference to the origin or beginning
in the beginning; originally.
- adverb in a primitive style or manner
- rather primitively operated foundries
- adverb with reference to the origin or beginning
- purposively2/5
purposive
- adjective satellite having or showing or acting with a purpose or design
- purposive behavior
- adjective satellite having a purpose
goal-directed.
- purposive behavior
- adjective satellite having or showing or acting with a purpose or design
- communicatively2/5
communicative
- adjective of or relating to communication
- communicative arts
- adjective able or tending to communicate
communicatory.
- was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew"- W.M.Thackeray
- adjective of or relating to communication
- riverbeds2/5
riverbed
- noun a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a river
river bottom.
- noun a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a river
- primitiveness2/5
primitiveness
- noun a wild or unrefined state
crudeness; rudeness; crudity; primitivism.
- noun a wild or unrefined state
- riverboats2/5
riverboats
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- purgatives2/5
purgative
- noun a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
aperient; cathartic; physic.
- adjective satellite strongly laxative
cathartic; evacuant.
- noun a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
- radioactively2/5
radioactively
- adverb in a radioactive manner
- radioactively labeled
- adverb in a radioactive manner
- stivers2/5
stiver
A Dutch coin, and money of account, of the value of two cents, or about one penny sterling; hence, figuratively, anything of little worth.
- additively2/5
additive
- noun something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine
- adjective designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
linear.
- noun something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine
- adhesiveness2/5
adhesiveness
- noun the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
adhesion; bond; adherence.
- the mutual adhesiveness of cells
- a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion
- noun the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
- informativeness2/5
informativeness
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- liverworts2/5
liverwort
- noun any of numerous small green nonvascular plants of the class Hepaticopsida growing in wet places and resembling green seaweeds or leafy mosses
hepatic.
- noun any of numerous small green nonvascular plants of the class Hepaticopsida growing in wet places and resembling green seaweeds or leafy mosses
- adaptiveness2/5
adaptiveness
The quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.
- hypertensives2/5
hypertensive
- noun a person who has abnormally high blood pressure
- adjective having abnormally high blood pressure
- noun a person who has abnormally high blood pressure
- correlatives2/5
correlative
- noun either of two or more related or complementary variables
correlate.
- adjective satellite mutually related
correlate; correlated.
- noun either of two or more related or complementary variables
- vegetatively2/5
vegetative
- adjective of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous
vegetive.
- a dull vegetative lifestyle
- adjective composed of vegetation or plants
vegetal; vegetational.
- regions rich in vegetal products
- vegetational cover
- the decaying vegetative layer covering a forest floor
- adjective of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous
- cabdriver2/5
cabdriver
- noun someone who drives a taxi for a living
livery driver; taxidriver; hack driver; cabman; cabby; taximan; hack-driver.
- noun someone who drives a taxi for a living
- demonstratively2/5
demonstratively
- adverb in a demonstrative manner
- he greeted her demonstratively
- adverb in a demonstrative manner
- positiveness2/5
positiveness
- noun the character of the positive electric pole
positivity.
- noun a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness
positivity; positivism.
- noun the character of the positive electric pole
- derivatively2/5
derivative
- noun the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx
derived function; differential; first derivative; differential coefficient.
- noun a compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound
- noun the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx
- causatives2/5
causative
- adjective producing an effect
- poverty as a causative factor in crime
- adjective producing an effect
- defectiveness2/5
defectiveness
- noun the state of being defective
faultiness.
- noun the state of being defective
- plosives2/5
plosive
- noun a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
plosive speech sound; stop; occlusive; stop consonant; plosive consonant.
- his stop consonants are too aspirated
- noun a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
- cooperativeness2/5
cooperativeness
- noun the trait of being cooperative
amenability; amenableness.
- noun the trait of being cooperative
- massiveness2/5
massiveness
- noun an unwieldy largeness
bulkiness.
- noun the property of being large in mass
ponderousness; heft; heftiness; ponderosity.
- noun an unwieldy largeness
- reactively2/5
reactive
- adjective participating readily in reactions
- sodium is a reactive metal
- free radicals are very reactive
- adjective satellite reacting to a stimulus
responsive.
- the skin of old persons is less reactive than that of younger persons
- adjective participating readily in reactions
- incisively2/5
incisively
- adverb in an incisive manner
- he was incisively critical
- adverb in a precise manner
exactly; precisely.
- she always expressed herself precisely
- adverb in an incisive manner
- stiver2/5
stiver
A Dutch coin, and money of account, of the value of two cents, or about one penny sterling; hence, figuratively, anything of little worth.
- coercively2/5
coercive
- adjective satellite serving or intended to coerce
- authority is directional instead of coercive
- adjective satellite serving or intended to coerce
- recitatives2/5
recitative
- noun a vocal passage of narrative text that a singer delivers with natural rhythms of speech
- noun a vocal passage of narrative text that a singer delivers with natural rhythms of speech
- evocatively2/5
evocative
- adjective satellite serving to bring to mind
reminiscent; remindful; redolent; resonant.
- cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note"- Wilder Hobson
- a campaign redolent of machine politics
- adjective satellite serving to bring to mind
- shivery2/5
shivery
- adjective satellite cold enough to cause shivers
- felt all shivery
- shivery weather
- adjective satellite provoking fear terror
scary; shuddery; chilling; scarey.
- a scary movie
- the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge
- adjective satellite cold enough to cause shivers
- innovatively2/5
innovative
- adjective satellite ahead of the times
forward-looking; modern; advanced.
- the advanced teaching methods
- had advanced views on the subject
- a forward-looking corporation
- is British industry innovative enough?
- adjective satellite being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before
groundbreaking; innovational.
- stylistically innovative works
- innovative members of the artistic community
- a mind so innovational, so original
- adjective satellite ahead of the times
- retrospectives2/5
retrospective
- noun an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work
- adjective concerned with or related to the past
- retrospective self-justification
- noun an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work
- palliatives2/5
palliative
- noun remedy that alleviates pain without curing
alleviant; alleviator.
- adjective satellite moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
lenitive; mitigative; mitigatory; alleviative; alleviatory.
- noun remedy that alleviates pain without curing
- naiveté2/5
- correlatively2/5
correlative
- noun either of two or more related or complementary variables
correlate.
- adjective satellite mutually related
correlate; correlated.
- noun either of two or more related or complementary variables
- excessiveness2/5
excessiveness
- noun immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
inordinateness; excess.
- noun immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
- contemplatives2/5
contemplative
- noun a person devoted to the contemplative life
- adjective satellite deeply or seriously thoughtful;
pensive; broody; ruminative; pondering; brooding; musing; meditative; reflective.
- Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man
- noun a person devoted to the contemplative life
- reductively2/5
reductive
- adjective satellite characterized by or causing diminution or curtailment
- their views of life were reductive and depreciatory" - R.H.Rovere
- adjective satellite characterized by or causing diminution or curtailment
- decoratively2/5
decoratively
- adverb in a decorative manner
- used decoratively at Christmas
- adverb in a decorative manner
- oppressiveness2/5
oppressiveness
- noun a feeling of being oppressed
oppression.
- noun unwelcome burdensome difficulty
heaviness; onerousness; burdensomeness.
- noun a feeling of being oppressed
- livelong2/5
livelong
- noun perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers
orpin; Sedum telephium; live-forever; orpine.
- adjective satellite (of time) constituting the full extent or duration
- all the livelong day
- noun perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers
- scriver2/5
scriver
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- superlatively2/5
superlatively
- adverb to a superlative degree
- adverb to a superlative degree
- supportiveness2/5
- liveable2/5
liveable
- adjective fit or suitable to live in or with
livable.
- livable conditions
- adjective fit or suitable to live in or with
- declaratives2/5
declarative
- noun a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
common mood; declarative mood; indicative; indicative mood; fact mood.
- adjective relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration
declaratory; asserting.
- noun a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
- responsively2/5
responsive
- adjective containing or using responses; alternating
antiphonal.
- responsive reading
- antiphonal laughter
- adjective readily reacting or replying to people or events or stimuli; showing emotion
- children are often the quickest and most responsive members of the audience
- adjective containing or using responses; alternating
- nivea2/5
nivea
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- universalisation2/5
- passiveness2/5
passiveness
- noun submission to others or to outside influences
passivity.
- noun the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative
passivity.
- noun submission to others or to outside influences
- effectives2/5
effective
- adjective producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect
effectual; efficacious.
- an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford
- effective teaching methods
- effective steps toward peace
- made an effective entrance
- his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action
- an efficacious law
- adjective satellite able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively
efficient.
- people who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons..."-G.B.Shaw
- effective personnel
- an efficient secretary
- the efficient cause of the revolution
- adjective producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect
- vetiver2/5
vetiver
(Bot.) An East Indian grass ( Andropogon muricatus ); also, its fragrant roots which are much used for making mats and screens. Also calledkuskus , andkhuskhus .Sometimes written vetivert , andvitivert .
- stuiver2/5
stuiver
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- fixatives2/5
fixative
- noun a compound (such as ethanol or formaldehyde) that fixes tissues and cells for microscopic study
- noun a varnish dissolved in alcohol and sprayed over pictures to prevent smudging
- noun a compound (such as ethanol or formaldehyde) that fixes tissues and cells for microscopic study
- misperceived2/5
- reflectiveness2/5
reflectiveness
- noun the capability of quiet thought or contemplation
reflectivity.
- noun the capability of quiet thought or contemplation
- driveshaft1/5
driveshaft
- noun a rotating shaft that transmits power from the engine to the point of application
- noun a rotating shaft that transmits power from the engine to the point of application
- genitives1/5
genitive
- noun the case expressing ownership
possessive; possessive case; genitive case.
- adjective serving to express or indicate possession
possessive.
- possessive pronouns
- the genitive endings
- noun the case expressing ownership
- antivenom1/5
antivenom
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- universalising1/5
universalise
- verb make universal
universalize.
- This author's stories universalize old themes
- verb make universal
- undeliverable1/5
undeliverable
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- antivenin1/5
antivenin
- noun an antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the bite of a snake or insect or other animal
antivenene.
- noun an antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the bite of a snake or insect or other animal
- authoritativeness1/5
authoritativeness
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- subversively1/5
subversive
- noun a radical supporter of political or social revolution
revolutionary; subverter; revolutionist.
- adjective satellite in opposition to a civil authority or government
insurgent; seditious.
- noun a radical supporter of political or social revolution
- vindictively1/5
vindictively
- adverb in a vindictive, revengeful manner
revengefully; vengefully.
- he plotted vindictively against his former superiors
- adverb in a vindictive, revengeful manner
- exclusives1/5
exclusive
- noun a news report that is reported first by one news organization
scoop.
- he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials
- adjective satellite not divided or shared with others
sole.
- they have exclusive use of the machine
- sole rights of publication
- noun a news report that is reported first by one news organization
- trivet1/5
trivet
- noun a three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth
- noun a stand with short feet used under a hot dish on a table
- noun a three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth
- appositives1/5
appositive
- adjective relating to or being in apposition
appositional.
- an appositive noun
- adjective relating to or being in apposition
- drivetrain1/5
- defectively1/5
defectively
- adverb in a defective manner
- this machine functions only defectively
- adverb in a defective manner
- relives1/5
relive
- verb experience again, often in the imagination
live over.
- He relived the horrors of war
- verb experience again, often in the imagination
- contemplatively1/5
contemplative
- noun a person devoted to the contemplative life
- adjective satellite deeply or seriously thoughtful;
pensive; broody; ruminative; pondering; brooding; musing; meditative; reflective.
- Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man
- noun a person devoted to the contemplative life
- shriveling1/5
shrivel
- verb wither, as with a loss of moisture
wither; shrink; shrivel up.
- The fruit dried and shriveled
- verb decrease in size, range, or extent
shrink.
- His earnings shrank
- My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me
- verb wither, as with a loss of moisture
- introspectively1/5
introspective
- adjective given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences
self-examining; introverted.
- adjective given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences
- conclusiveness1/5
conclusiveness
- noun the quality of being final or definitely settled
decisiveness; finality.
- the finality of death
- noun the quality of being final or definitely settled
- livered1/5
liver
- noun large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes
- noun liver of an animal used as meat
- noun large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes
- inconclusively1/5
inconclusively
- adverb not conclusively
- the meeting ended inconclusively
- adverb not conclusively
- outlives1/5
outlive
- verb live longer than
survive; outlast.
- She outlived her husband by many years
- verb live longer than
- deliveryman1/5
deliveryman
- noun someone employed to make deliveries
delivery boy; deliverer.
- noun someone employed to make deliveries
- punitiveness1/5
- divests1/5
divest
- verb take away possessions from someone
deprive; strip.
- The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets
- verb deprive of status or authority
disinvest.
- he was divested of his rights and his title
- They disinvested themselves of their rights
- verb take away possessions from someone
- divergencies1/5
divergency
- noun an infinite series that has no limit
divergence.
- noun the act of moving away in different direction from a common point
divergence.
- an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines
- noun an infinite series that has no limit
- divertissement1/5
divertissement
A short ballet, or other entertainment, between the acts of a play. Smart.
- descriptives1/5
descriptive
- adjective serving to describe or inform or characterized by description
- the descriptive variable
- a descriptive passage
- adjective describing the structure of a language
- descriptive grammar
- adjective serving to describe or inform or characterized by description
- talkativeness1/5
talkativeness
- noun the quality of being wordy and talkative
loquaciousness; garrulity; loquacity; garrulousness.
- noun the quality of being wordy and talkative
- invasively1/5
invasive
- adjective relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision
- adjective marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue
- invasive cancer cells
- adjective relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision
- supportively1/5
supportive
- adjective furnishing support or assistance
- a supportive family network
- his family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer
- adjective furnishing support or assistance
- subjunctives1/5
subjunctive
- noun a mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible
subjunctive mood.
- adjective relating to a mood of verbs
- subjunctive verb endings
- noun a mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible
- declaratively1/5
declarative
- noun a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
common mood; declarative mood; indicative; indicative mood; fact mood.
- adjective relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration
declaratory; asserting.
- noun a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
- abusively1/5
abusively
- adverb in an abusive manner
- he behaved abusively toward his children
- adverb in an abusive manner
- shrivels1/5
shrivel
- verb wither, as with a loss of moisture
wither; shrink; shrivel up.
- The fruit dried and shriveled
- verb decrease in size, range, or extent
shrink.
- His earnings shrank
- My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me
- verb wither, as with a loss of moisture
- miniver1/5
miniver
- noun trimming on ceremonial robes consisting of white or light grey fur
- noun trimming on ceremonial robes consisting of white or light grey fur
- arriver1/5
arriver
- noun someone who arrives (or has arrived)
arrival; comer.
- noun someone who arrives (or has arrived)
- diverter1/5
diverter
One who, or that which, diverts, turns off, or pleases.
- oxidatively1/5
oxidative
- adjective satellite taking place in the presence of oxygen
- oxidative glycolysis
- oxidative rancidity
- adjective satellite taking place in the presence of oxygen
- livest1/5
liv
- adjective satellite being four more than fifty
fifty-four; 54.
- adjective satellite being four more than fifty
- explosiveness1/5
explosiveness
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- interrogatively1/5
interrogatively
- adverb in a questioning format
- adverb with curiosity
curiously; inquisitively.
- the baby looked around curiously
- adverb in a questioning format
- snivelling1/5
snivel
- noun whining in a tearful manner
sniveling.
- noun the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
snuffle; sniffle.
- noun whining in a tearful manner
- extractives1/5
extractive
Capable of being extracted. "Thirty grains of extractive matter." Kirwan.
- diversifies1/5
diversify
- verb make (more) diverse
- diversify a course of study
- verb spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate
radiate.
- The plants on this island diversified
- verb make (more) diverse
- rived1/5
rive
- verb tear or be torn violently
pull; rend; rip.
- The curtain ripped from top to bottom
- pull the cooked chicken into strips
- verb separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
cleave; split.
- cleave the bone
- verb tear or be torn violently
- obsessiveness1/5
obsessiveness
- noun extreme compulsiveness
obsessivity.
- noun extreme compulsiveness
- unlived1/5
unlive
- verb live so as to annul some previous behavior
live down.
- You can never live this down!
- verb live so as to annul some previous behavior
- swivelling1/5
swivel
- noun a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
- verb turn on a pivot
pivot.
- noun a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
- restiveness1/5
restiveness
- noun the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
nervousness; jumpiness; jitteriness.
- noun characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright
skittishness.
- noun the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
- instructively1/5
instructively
- adverb in an informative manner
informatively.
- adverb in an informative manner
- unreflectively1/5
unreflective
- adjective satellite not exhibiting or characterized by careful thought
unthoughtful; unthinking.
- adjective satellite not exhibiting or characterized by careful thought
- cives1/5
cive
- noun perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
chive; chives; schnittlaugh; Allium schoenoprasum.
- noun perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
- divertimento1/5
divertimento
- noun a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form
serenade.
- noun a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form
- secretively1/5
secretively
- adverb in a secretive manner; with a preference for secrecy
- the teacher raised a hand to him, slightly and secretively, because he was her favorite
- adverb in a secretive manner; with a preference for secrecy
- cohesively1/5
cohesive
- adjective satellite causing cohesion
- a cohesive agent
- adjective satellite cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
- a cohesive organization
- adjective satellite causing cohesion
- transitively1/5
transitively
- adverb in a transitive manner
- you can use the verb `eat' transitively or intransitively
- adverb in a transitive manner
- hived1/5
hive
- noun a teeming multitude
- noun a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees
beehive.
- noun a teeming multitude
- subversiveness1/5
subversiveness
- noun disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior
traitorousness; treason.
- noun disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior
- sensitives1/5
sensitive
- noun someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead
spiritualist; medium.
- he consulted several mediums
- adjective responsive to physical stimuli
- a mimosa's leaves are sensitive to touch
- a sensitive voltmeter
- sensitive skin
- sensitive to light
- noun someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead
- strivers1/5
striver
- noun someone who works as hard as a slave
hard worker; slave.
- noun someone who works as hard as a slave
- distinctives1/5
distinctive
- adjective satellite of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing
typical.
- Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor"- Curtis Wilkie
- that is typical of you!
- adjective satellite capable of being classified
classifiable.
- adjective satellite of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing
- livened1/5
liven
- verb make lively
enliven; animate; liven up; invigorate.
- let's liven up this room a bit
- verb make lively
- inventively1/5
inventively
- adverb in an inventive manner
- Picasso's liberated shapes and excitingly applied and inventively combined colours
- adverb in an inventive manner
- irrespectively1/5
irrespective
- adverb in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks
disregarding; regardless; no matter; disregardless.
- he carried on regardless of the difficulties
- adverb in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks
- bedivere1/5
- vocatives1/5
vocative
- noun the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed
vocative case.
- adjective relating to a case used in some languages
- vocative verb endings
- noun the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed
- deceptiveness1/5
deceptiveness
- noun the quality of being deceptive
obliquity.
- noun the quality of being deceptive
- radiatively1/5
radiative
Capable of radiating; acting by radiation. Tyndall.
- inconclusiveness1/5
inconclusiveness
- noun the quality of being inconclusive
- noun the quality of being inconclusive
- argumentativeness1/5
argumentativeness
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- pendentives1/5
pendentive
(Arch.) (a) The portion of a vault by means of which the square space in the middle of a building is brought to an octagon or circle to receive a cupola. (b) The part of a groined vault which is supported by, and springs from, one pier or corbel.
- intuitiveness1/5
intuitiveness
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- collaboratives1/5
collaborative
- adjective satellite accomplished by collaboration
- collaborative research
- adjective satellite accomplished by collaboration
- motiveless1/5
motiveless
- adjective satellite occurring without motivation or provocation
wanton; unprovoked.
- motiveless malignity
- unprovoked and dastardly attack"- F.D.Roosevelt
- adjective satellite occurring without motivation or provocation
- scriveners1/5
scrivener
- noun someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts
scribe; copyist.
- noun someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts
- electively1/5
elective
- noun a course that the student can select from among alternatives
elective course.
- adjective subject to popular election
elected.
- elective official
- noun a course that the student can select from among alternatives
- exhaustiveness1/5
exhaustiveness
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- interuniversity1/5
interuniversity
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- diversifiable1/5
diversifiable
Capable of being diversified or varied. Boyle.
- restoratives1/5
restorative
- noun a medicine that strengthens and invigorates
tonic.
- noun a device for treating injury or disease
corrective.
- noun a medicine that strengthens and invigorates
- nonrelatives1/5
- abusiveness1/5
abusiveness
The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person. Pick out mirth, like stones out of thy ground, Profaneness, filthiness, abusiveness. Herbert.
- underived1/5
underived
- adjective not derived; primary or simple
- adjective not derived; primary or simple
- unattractiveness1/5
unattractiveness
- noun an ugliness of appearance that is not appealing to viewers
- noun an ugliness of appearance that is not appealing to viewers
- pensiveness1/5
pensiveness
- noun persistent morbid meditation on a problem
brooding.
- noun deep serious thoughtfulness
meditativeness; contemplativeness.
- noun persistent morbid meditation on a problem
- indecisively1/5
indecisively
- adverb lacking firmness or resoluteness
- `I don't know,' he said indecisively
- adverb without finality; inconclusively; neither side had clearly won but neither side admitted defeat"
- the battle ended indecisively
- adverb lacking firmness or resoluteness
- consumptives1/5
consumptive
- noun a person with pulmonary tuberculosis
lunger; tubercular.
- adjective tending to consume or use often wastefully
- water suitable for beneficial consumptive uses
- duties consumptive of time and energy
- consumptive fires
- noun a person with pulmonary tuberculosis
- allusiveness1/5
allusiveness
- noun a quality characterized by indirect reference
- noun a quality characterized by indirect reference
- incisiveness1/5
incisiveness
- noun keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect
trenchancy.
- noun keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect
- contriver1/5
contriver
- noun a person who makes plans
deviser; planner.
- noun a person who makes plans
- capacitively1/5
capacitive
- adjective of or relating to capacitance
- adjective of or relating to capacitance
- multiversity1/5
multiversity
- noun a university system having several separate campuses and colleges and research centers
- noun a university system having several separate campuses and colleges and research centers
- repulsiveness1/5
repulsiveness
- noun the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions
loathsomeness; lousiness; vileness; sliminess; wickedness.
- the vileness of his language surprised us
- noun the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions
- locatives1/5
locative
- noun the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the place of the state or action denoted by the verb
locative role.
- noun the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the place of the state or action denoted by the verb
- obtrusively1/5
obtrusively
- adverb in an obtrusive manner
- adverb in an obtrusive manner
- facultatively1/5
facultative
- adjective of or relating to the mental faculties
- adjective able to exist under more than one set of conditions
- a facultative parasite can exist as a parasite or a saprophyte
- adjective of or relating to the mental faculties
- forgiver1/5
forgiver
- noun a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense
excuser; pardoner.
- noun a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense
- universalised1/5
universalise
- verb make universal
universalize.
- This author's stories universalize old themes
- verb make universal
- festively1/5
festive
- adjective satellite offering fun and gaiety
festal; merry; gay.
- a festive (or festal) occasion
- gay and exciting night life
- a merry evening
- adjective satellite offering fun and gaiety
- datives1/5
dative
- noun the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb
dative case.
- noun the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb
- snivel1/5
snivel
- noun whining in a tearful manner
sniveling.
- noun the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
snuffle; sniffle.
- noun whining in a tearful manner
- prescriptively1/5
prescriptive
- adjective pertaining to giving directives or rules
normative.
- prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage
- adjective pertaining to giving directives or rules
- reivers1/5
- associatively1/5
associative
- adjective characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
associatory.
- associative learning
- adjective characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
- preventively1/5
preventive
- noun remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
preventative; prophylactic.
- the doctor recommended several preventatives
- noun any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
incumbrance; preventative; encumbrance; interference; hitch; hindrance; hinderance.
- noun remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
- preventives1/5
preventive
- noun remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
preventative; prophylactic.
- the doctor recommended several preventatives
- noun any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
incumbrance; preventative; encumbrance; interference; hitch; hindrance; hinderance.
- noun remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
- liverwort1/5
liverwort
- noun any of numerous small green nonvascular plants of the class Hepaticopsida growing in wet places and resembling green seaweeds or leafy mosses
hepatic.
- noun any of numerous small green nonvascular plants of the class Hepaticopsida growing in wet places and resembling green seaweeds or leafy mosses
- representatively1/5
representative
- noun a person who represents others
- noun an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
spokesperson; interpreter; voice.
- the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government
- noun a person who represents others
- livedo1/5
livedo
- noun skin disorder characterized by patchy bluish discolorations on the skin
- noun skin disorder characterized by patchy bluish discolorations on the skin
- glenlivet1/5
glenlivet
A kind of Scotch whisky, named from the district in which it was first made. W. E. Aytoun.
- olivers1/5
oliver
- noun United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
Joseph Oliver; King Oliver.
- noun United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
- interpretively1/5
interpretive
- adjective satellite that provides interpretation
interpretative.
- adjective satellite that provides interpretation
- rivetted1/5
rivet
- noun ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
stud.
- noun heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together
- noun ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
- skydiver1/5
skydiver
- noun a person who jumps from a plane and performs various gymnastic maneuvers before pulling the parachute cord
- noun a person who jumps from a plane and performs various gymnastic maneuvers before pulling the parachute cord
- abrasiveness1/5
abrasiveness
- noun the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
harshness; scratchiness.
- noun the quality of being sharply disagreeable
- noun the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
- divertor1/5
- biliverdin1/5
biliverdin
(Physiol.) A green pigment present in the bile, formed from bilirubin by oxidation.
- shrivelling1/5
shrivel
- verb wither, as with a loss of moisture
wither; shrink; shrivel up.
- The fruit dried and shriveled
- verb decrease in size, range, or extent
shrink.
- His earnings shrank
- My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me
- verb wither, as with a loss of moisture
- compulsiveness1/5
compulsiveness
- noun the trait of acting compulsively
compulsivity.
- noun the trait of acting compulsively
- driveline1/5
- apprehensiveness1/5
apprehensiveness
- noun fearful expectation or anticipation
apprehension; dread.
- the student looked around the examination room with apprehension
- noun fearful expectation or anticipation
- directiveness1/5
directiveness
- noun the quality of being directive
directivity.
- noun the quality of being directive
- thriven1/5
thrive
- verb grow vigorously
expand; flourish; boom.
- The deer population in this town is thriving
- business is booming
- verb make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
prosper; flourish; fly high.
- The new student is thriving
- verb grow vigorously
- insensitively1/5
insensitively
- adverb in an insensitive manner
- the police officer questioned the woman rather insensitively about the attack
- adverb in an insensitive manner
- activeness1/5
activeness
- noun the state of being active
action; activity.
- his sphere of activity
- he is out of action
- noun the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically
activity.
- the level of activity declines with age
- noun the state of being active
- alewives1/5
alewife
- noun flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams
- noun shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
Alosa pseudoharengus; Pomolobus pseudoharengus.
- noun flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams
- intrusively1/5
intrusive
- adjective tending to intrude (especially upon privacy)
- she felt her presence there was intrusive
- adjective of rock material; forced while molten into cracks between layers of other rock
- adjective tending to intrude (especially upon privacy)
- contrastively1/5
contrastive
- adjective satellite of words so related that one contrasts with the other
incompatible.
- `rich' and `hard-up' are contrastive terms
- adjective satellite strikingly different; tending to contrast
contrasting.
- contrasting (or contrastive) colors
- adjective satellite of words so related that one contrasts with the other
- punitively1/5
punitively
- adverb in a punishing manner
penally; punitorily.
- adverb in a punishing manner
- allusively1/5
allusive
- adjective satellite characterized by indirect references
- allusive speech is characterized by allusions
- adjective satellite characterized by indirect references
- corrosives1/5
corrosive
- noun a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)
- adjective satellite of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
erosive; vitriolic; mordant; caustic.
- noun a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)
- driver's1/5
driver
- noun the operator of a motor vehicle
- noun someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle
- noun the operator of a motor vehicle
- counterintuitively1/5
counterintuitively
- adverb in a counterintuitive manner
- adverb in a counterintuitive manner
- nondelivery1/5
nondelivery
A neglect or failure of delivery; omission of delivery.
- elusively1/5
elusive
- adjective satellite difficult to describe
- a haunting elusive odor
- adjective satellite skillful at eluding capture
- a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist"- David Kline
- adjective satellite difficult to describe
- cabdrivers1/5
cabdriver
- noun someone who drives a taxi for a living
livery driver; taxidriver; hack driver; cabman; cabby; taximan; hack-driver.
- noun someone who drives a taxi for a living
- constructiveness1/5
constructiveness
- noun the quality of serving to build or improve
- noun the quality of serving to build or improve
- snively1/5
snively
Running at the nose; sniveling pitiful; whining.
- divestments1/5
- diversional1/5
- disruptiveness1/5
disruptiveness
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- intensiveness1/5
intensiveness
- noun high level or degree; the property of being intense
intensity.
- noun high level or degree; the property of being intense
- striver1/5
striver
- noun someone who works as hard as a slave
hard worker; slave.
- noun someone who works as hard as a slave
- liveweight1/5
- civets1/5
civet
- noun cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes
civet cat.
- noun cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes
- undiversified1/5
undiversified
- adjective not diversified
- adjective not diversified
- conduciveness1/5
conduciveness
The quality of conducing.
- effusiveness1/5
effusiveness
- noun a friendly open trait of a talkative person
expansivity; expansiveness.
- noun a friendly open trait of a talkative person
- adhesively1/5
adhesive
- noun a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
adhesive agent; adhesive material.
- adjective tending to adhere
- noun a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
- reflexiveness1/5
reflexiveness
- noun the coreferential relation between a reflexive pronoun and its antecedent
reflexivity.
- noun (logic and mathematics) a relation such that it holds between an element and itself
reflexivity.
- noun the coreferential relation between a reflexive pronoun and its antecedent
- coerciveness1/5
coerciveness
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- reviver1/5
revive
- verb cause to regain consciousness
resuscitate.
- The doctors revived the comatose man
- verb give new life or energy to
repair; revivify; recreate; reanimate; renovate; vivify; animate; quicken.
- A hot soup will revive me
- This will renovate my spirits
- This treatment repaired my health
- verb cause to regain consciousness
- discursiveness1/5
discursiveness
- noun the quality of being discursive
- noun the quality of being discursive
- universalizes1/5
universalize
- verb make universal
universalise.
- This author's stories universalize old themes
- verb make universal
- antitussives1/5
antitussive
- noun any medicine used to suppress or relieve coughing
- noun any medicine used to suppress or relieve coughing
- kiver1/5
kiver
To cover. --n. A cover. Disused except in illiterate speech.
- argumentatively1/5
argumentatively
- adverb in a disputatious manner
disputatiously.
- adverb in a disputatious manner
- intransitives1/5
intransitive
- noun a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object
intransitive verb; intransitive verb form.
- adjective designating a verb that does not require or cannot take a direct object
- noun a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object
- unproductively1/5
unproductively
- adverb in an unproductive manner
unprofitably; fruitlessly.
- adverb in an unproductive manner
- drivelling1/5
drivel
- noun a worthless message
garbage.
- noun saliva spilling from the mouth
drool; dribble; slobber.
- noun a worthless message
- livens1/5
liven
- verb make lively
enliven; animate; liven up; invigorate.
- let's liven up this room a bit
- verb make lively
- receiverships1/5
receivership
- noun the state of property that is in the hands of a receiver
- the business is in receivership
- noun a court action that places property under the control of a receiver during litigation so that it can be preserved for the benefit of all
- noun the state of property that is in the hands of a receiver
- overdriven1/5
overdrive
- noun the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration
- Troops are ready to go into overdrive as soon as the signal is given
- Melissa's brain was in overdrive
- noun a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power
- noun the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration
- distributively1/5
distributively
- adverb as individuals or as separate units (not collectively)
- taken distributively, their rights are imperceptible
- adverb in a distributive manner
- marine vertebrates have their weight supported distributively by the water
- adverb as individuals or as separate units (not collectively)
- informatively1/5
informatively
- adverb in an informative manner
instructively.
- adverb in an informative manner
- liveborn1/5
liveborn
- adjective satellite (of newborn infant) showing signs of life after birth; not stillborn
- a liveborn baby
- adjective satellite (of newborn infant) showing signs of life after birth; not stillborn
- tentatives1/5
tentative
- adjective satellite under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
provisional; probationary; provisionary.
- probationary employees
- a provisional government
- just a tentative schedule
- adjective satellite unsettled in mind or opinion
doubtful.
- drew a few tentative conclusions
- adjective satellite under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
- recessively1/5
recessive
- noun an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical
recessive allele.
- adjective of or pertaining to a recession
recessionary.
- noun an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical
- nativeness1/5
nativeness
- noun the quality of belonging to or being connected with a certain place or region by virtue of birth or origin
- noun the quality of belonging to or being connected with a certain place or region by virtue of birth or origin
- recursiveness1/5
- skydivers1/5
skydiver
- noun a person who jumps from a plane and performs various gymnastic maneuvers before pulling the parachute cord
- noun a person who jumps from a plane and performs various gymnastic maneuvers before pulling the parachute cord
- expensiveness1/5
expensiveness
- noun the quality of being high-priced
- noun the quality of being high-priced
- conservativeness1/5
conservativeness
The quality of being conservative.
- transitives1/5
transitive
- noun a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical
transitive verb form; transitive verb.
- adjective designating a verb that requires a direct object to complete the meaning
- noun a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical
- affirmatives1/5
affirmative
- noun a reply of affirmation
- he answered in the affirmative
- adjective affirming or giving assent
affirmatory.
- an affirmative decision
- affirmative votes
- noun a reply of affirmation
- liveryman1/5
liveryman
- noun a worker in a livery stable
- noun a worker in a livery stable
- comprehensives1/5
comprehensive
- noun an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge
comp; comprehensive examination.
- she took her comps in English literature
- adjective including all or everything
- comprehensive coverage
- a comprehensive history of the revolution
- a comprehensive survey
- a comprehensive education
- noun an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge
- repulsively1/5
repulsively
- adverb in an offensive and hateful manner
odiously; abominably; detestably.
- I don't know anyone who could have behaved so abominably
- adverb in an offensive and hateful manner
- overprotectiveness1/5
overprotectiveness
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- nonnatives1/5
nonnative
- adjective not being or composed of aborigines
- the nonnative population of South Africa
- adjective satellite of persons born in another area or country than that lived in
foreign-born.
- our large nonnative population
- adjective not being or composed of aborigines
- repressiveness1/5
repressiveness
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- quiverful1/5
- shriven1/5
shrive
- verb grant remission of a sin to
absolve.
- The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's
- verb grant remission of a sin to
- divertissements1/5
divertissement
A short ballet, or other entertainment, between the acts of a play. Smart.
- uncontrived1/5
uncontrived
- adjective not by design or artifice; unforced and impromptu
unstudied.
- an air of unstudied spontaneous utterance is apt to be painstakingly achieved
- simple unstudied charm
- adjective not by design or artifice; unforced and impromptu
- divergently1/5
divergent
- adjective satellite diverging from another or from a standard
- a divergent opinion
- adjective tending to move apart in different directions
diverging.
- adjective satellite diverging from another or from a standard
- nominatives1/5
nominative
- noun the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb
nominative case; subject case.
- adjective serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb
- nominative noun endings
- predicate nominative
- noun the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb
- retentiveness1/5
retentiveness
- noun the power of retaining and recalling past experience
retention; retentivity; memory.
- he had a good memory when he was younger
- noun the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired
retentivity.
- noun the power of retaining and recalling past experience
- compulsives1/5
compulsive
- noun a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things
- adjective satellite caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion
- compulsive drinking
- noun a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things
- liverpudlian1/5
liverpudlian
- noun a native or resident of Liverpool
Scouser.
- adjective of or relating to Liverpool or its people
- Liverpudlian streets
- Liverpudlian street urchins
- noun a native or resident of Liverpool
- trivette1/5
trivet
- noun a three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth
- noun a stand with short feet used under a hot dish on a table
- noun a three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth
- illustratively1/5
illustrative
- adjective satellite clarifying by use of examples
exemplifying.
- adjective satellite serving to demonstrate
demonstrative.
- adjective satellite clarifying by use of examples
- fishwives1/5
fishwife
- noun someone who sells fish
fishmonger.
- noun someone who sells fish
- riveters1/5
riveter
- noun a worker who inserts and hammers rivets
rivetter.
- noun a machine for driving rivets
rivetter; riveting machine.
- noun a worker who inserts and hammers rivets
- conjunctively1/5
conjunctive
- noun an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
continuative; conjunction; connective.
- adjective serving or tending to connect
- noun an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
- intrusives1/5
intrusive
- adjective tending to intrude (especially upon privacy)
- she felt her presence there was intrusive
- adjective of rock material; forced while molten into cracks between layers of other rock
- adjective tending to intrude (especially upon privacy)
- liverwurst1/5
liverwurst
- noun sausage containing ground liver
liver sausage; liver pudding.
- noun sausage containing ground liver
- receptively1/5
receptively
- adverb in a receptive manner
- adverb in a receptive manner
- disjunctively1/5
disjunctive
- adjective serving or tending to divide or separate
- adjective serving or tending to divide or separate
- liveability1/5
liveability
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- emotively1/5
emotive
- adjective satellite characterized by emotion
affective; affectional.
- adjective satellite characterized by emotion
- afterlives1/5
afterlives
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- rivermen1/5
- imaginativeness1/5
imaginativeness
- noun the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
imagination; vision.
- popular imagination created a world of demons
- imagination reveals what the world could be
- noun the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
- indicatives1/5
indicative
- noun a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
common mood; declarative mood; declarative; indicative mood; fact mood.
- adjective relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements
declarative.
- indicative mood
- noun a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
- aquiver1/5
aquiver
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- obtrusiveness1/5
obtrusiveness
- noun an unwelcome conspicuousness
- noun an unwelcome conspicuousness
- descriptiveness1/5
descriptiveness
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- universalise1/5
universalise
- verb make universal
universalize.
- This author's stories universalize old themes
- verb make universal
- redelivery1/5
redelivery
Act of delivering back.
- multiplicatively1/5
multiplicatively
- adverb in a multiplicative manner
- the errors increased multiplicatively
- adverb in a multiplicative manner
- definitiveness1/5
definitiveness
The quality of being definitive.
- unimaginatively1/5
unimaginatively
- adverb in a matter-of-fact manner
prosaically.
- I applied my attention prosaically to my routine
- adverb without imagination
- the stage sets were designed rather unimaginatively
- adverb in a matter-of-fact manner
- furtiveness1/5
furtiveness
- noun a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously
sneakiness; stealthiness.
- noun a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously
- livening1/5
liven
- verb make lively
enliven; animate; liven up; invigorate.
- let's liven up this room a bit
- verb make lively
- fivers1/5
fiver
- noun a United States bill worth 5 dollars
five dollar bill; five-spot.
- adjective satellite being one more than four
5; five; v.
- noun a United States bill worth 5 dollars
- determinatives1/5
determinative
- noun one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases
determiner.
- noun a determining or causal element or factor
causal factor; determinant; determiner; determining factor.
- education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life
- noun one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases
- postdelivery1/5
- selectiveness1/5
selectiveness
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- viver1/5
vive
Long live, that is, success to; as, vive le roi , long live the king;vive la bagatelle , success to trifles or sport.
- driveability1/5
- ostensively1/5
ostensive
- adjective satellite manifestly demonstrative
- adjective satellite represented or appearing as such; pretended
ostensible.
- His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity
- adjective satellite manifestly demonstrative
- corrosiveness1/5
corrosiveness
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- deliverymen1/5
deliveryman
- noun someone employed to make deliveries
delivery boy; deliverer.
- noun someone employed to make deliveries
- statives1/5
stative
- adjective ( used of verbs (e.g. `be' or `own') and most participial adjectives) expressing existence or a state rather than an action
- adjective ( used of verbs (e.g. `be' or `own') and most participial adjectives) expressing existence or a state rather than an action
- attributively1/5
attributively
- adverb in an attributive manner
- the genitive noun is used attributively
- adverb in an attributive manner
- predictively1/5
predictive
- adjective satellite of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions
prognosticative; prognostic.
- adjective satellite of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions
- deliverability1/5
- halflives1/5
halflives
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- riverman1/5
riverman
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- driverless1/5
driverless
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- penknives1/5
penknife
- noun a small pocketknife; originally used to cut quill pens
- noun a small pocketknife; originally used to cut quill pens
- diversifications1/5
diversification
- noun the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered)
variegation.
- my broker recommended a greater diversification of my investments
- he limited his losses by diversification of his product line
- noun the condition of being varied; every day it is the same"
- that restaurant's menu lacks diversification
- noun the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered)
- intransitively1/5
intransitively
- adverb in an intransitive manner
- you can use the verb `drink' intransitively, without a direct object
- adverb in an intransitive manner
- cliver1/5
clive
- noun British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774)
Robert Clive; Baron Clive; Baron Clive of Plassey.
- noun British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774)
- impassiveness1/5
impassiveness
- noun apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
stolidity; unemotionality; impassivity; indifference; emotionlessness; phlegm.
- noun apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
- resistively1/5
resistive
- adjective exhibiting or relating to electrical resistance
- resistive load
- adjective satellite disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
insubordinate; resistant.
- adjective exhibiting or relating to electrical resistance
- predicatively1/5
predicatively
- adverb occurring within the predicate phrase
- predicatively used adjectives
- adverb occurring within the predicate phrase
- divell1/5
devil
- noun (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
Prince of Darkness; Lucifer; the Tempter; Beelzebub; Satan; Old Nick.
- noun an evil supernatural being
daemon; demon; daimon; fiend.
- noun (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
- convectively1/5
convectively
In a convective manner. Hare.
- aversiveness1/5
- formatives1/5
formative
- noun minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function
- adjective satellite capable of forming new cells and tissues
- a formative zone in developing bone
- noun minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function
- endives1/5
endive
- noun widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched
Cichorium endivia; witloof.
- noun variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges
escarole; chicory escarole.
- noun widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched
- riverway1/5
riverway
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- gingivectomy1/5
- misconceives1/5
misconceive
- verb interpret in the wrong way
misinterpret; misunderstand; be amiss; misconstrue; misapprehend.
- Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism
- She misconstrued my remarks
- verb interpret in the wrong way
- repressively1/5
repressive
- adjective satellite restrictive of action
repressing; inhibitory.
- a repressive regime
- an overly strict and inhibiting discipline
- adjective satellite restrictive of action
- reiver1/5
reiver
See Ruskin.Reaver .
- dismissiveness1/5
- reclusiveness1/5
reclusiveness
- noun a disposition to prefer seclusion or isolation
- noun a disposition to prefer seclusion or isolation
- unobtrusiveness1/5
unobtrusiveness
- noun the quality of not sticking out in an unwelcome way
- noun the quality of not sticking out in an unwelcome way
- regressively1/5
regressive
- adjective (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases
- adjective opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state
- adjective (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases
- formatively1/5
formative
- noun minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function
- adjective satellite capable of forming new cells and tissues
- a formative zone in developing bone
- noun minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function
- deliberatively1/5
deliberative
- adjective satellite involved in or characterized by deliberation and discussion and examination
- a deliberative body
- adjective satellite involved in or characterized by deliberation and discussion and examination
- prospectives1/5
prospective
- adjective of or concerned with or related to the future
- prospective earnings
- a prospective mother
- a prospective bride
- the statute is solely prospective in operation
- adjective of or concerned with or related to the future
- fivepence1/5
fivepence
- noun a coin worth five cents
- noun a coin worth five cents
- universalisms1/5
universalism
- noun the theological doctrine that all people will eventually be saved
- noun the theological doctrine that all people will eventually be saved
- intensives1/5
intensive
- noun a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
intensifier.
- `up' in `finished up' is an intensifier
- `honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier
- adjective satellite characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form
- the questioning was intensive
- intensive care
- research-intensive
- a labor-intensive industry
- noun a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
- recessives1/5
recessive
- noun an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical
recessive allele.
- adjective of or pertaining to a recession
recessionary.
- noun an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical
- objectiveness1/5
objectiveness
- noun judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices
objectivity.
- noun judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices
- unattractively1/5
unattractively
- adverb in an unattractive manner
- she was unattractively dressed last night
- adverb in an unattractive manner
- riverain1/5
- adoptively1/5
adoptive
- adjective of parents and children; related by adoption
- adoptive parents
- adjective acquired as your own by free choice
adopted.
- my adopted state
- an adoptive country
- adjective of parents and children; related by adoption
- projectively1/5
- nivernais1/5
- quivery1/5
quivery
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- communicativeness1/5
communicativeness
- noun the trait of being communicative
- noun the trait of being communicative
- amativeness1/5
amativeness
- noun the arousal of feelings of sexual desire
eroticism; sexiness; erotism; amorousness.
- noun the arousal of feelings of sexual desire
- sportively1/5
sportively
- adverb in a merry sportive manner
- adverb in a merry sportive manner
- disruptively1/5
disruptively
- adverb in a disruptive manner
- adverb in a disruptive manner
- arrivederci1/5
arrivederci
- noun a farewell remark
good-by; adieu; adios; so long; cheerio; good-bye; sayonara; auf wiedersehen; goodbye; bye-bye; goodby; bye; good day; au revoir.
- they said their good-byes
- noun a farewell remark
- divergency1/5
divergency
- noun an infinite series that has no limit
divergence.
- noun the act of moving away in different direction from a common point
divergence.
- an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines
- noun an infinite series that has no limit
- contrivers1/5
contriver
- noun a person who makes plans
deviser; planner.
- noun a person who makes plans
- nonuniversity1/5
- liverymen1/5
liveryman
- noun a worker in a livery stable
- noun a worker in a livery stable
- multiversion1/5
- permissively1/5
permissively
- adverb in a permissive manner
- adverb in a permissive manner
- curatives1/5
curative
- noun a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
remedy; cure; therapeutic.
- adjective satellite tending to cure or restore to health
alterative; remedial; healing; sanative; therapeutic.
- curative powers of herbal remedies
- her gentle healing hand
- remedial surgery
- a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air
- a therapeutic agent
- therapeutic diets
- noun a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
- tiver1/5
tiver
A kind of ocher which is used in some parts of England in marking sheep. Prov. Eng.
- apperceived1/5
apperceive
- verb perceive in terms of a past experience
- verb perceive in terms of a past experience
- sivers1/5
- accusatives1/5
accusative
- noun the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb
accusative case; objective case.
- adjective satellite containing or expressing accusation
accusing; accusive; accusatory.
- an accusitive forefinger
- black accusatory looks
- accusive shoes and telltale trousers"- O.Henry
- his accusing glare
- noun the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb
- reproductives1/5
reproductive
- adjective satellite producing new life or offspring
generative; procreative.
- the reproductive potential of a species is its relative capacity to reproduce itself under optimal conditions
- the reproductive or generative organs
- adjective satellite producing new life or offspring
- indicatively1/5
indicative
- noun a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
common mood; declarative mood; declarative; indicative mood; fact mood.
- adjective relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements
declarative.
- indicative mood
- noun a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
- universalia1/5
- tergiversation1/5
tergiversation
- noun falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
equivocation.
- noun the act of abandoning a party for cause
apostasy.
- noun falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
- trivets1/5
trivet
- noun a three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth
- noun a stand with short feet used under a hot dish on a table
- noun a three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth
- drivethrough1/5
- universalities1/5
universality
- noun the quality of being universal; existing everywhere
catholicity.
- noun the quality of being universal; existing everywhere
- unconceived1/5
- manipulativeness1/5
manipulativeness
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- uncooperativeness1/5
uncooperativeness
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- inattentively1/5
inattentively
- adverb in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
absently; absentmindedly; abstractedly.
- he read the letter absently
- adverb in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
- imitativeness1/5
imitativeness
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- connives1/5
connive
- verb encourage or assent to illegally or criminally
- verb form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
scheme; intrigue.
- verb encourage or assent to illegally or criminally
- appellatives1/5
appellative
- noun identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
appellation; designation; denomination.
- adjective pertaining to or dealing with or used as a common noun
- noun identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
- shives1/5
shive
A slice; Obs. or Prov. Eng. Shak.as, a .shive of bread
- motived1/5
motive
- noun the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
need; motivation.
- we did not understand his motivation
- he acted with the best of motives
- noun a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
motif.
- noun the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
- addictiveness1/5
addictiveness
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- obsessives1/5
obsessive
- noun a person who has obsessions
- adjective satellite characterized by or constituting an obsession
obsessional.
- the obsessional character of his response
- obsessive gambling
- noun a person who has obsessions
- nondestructively1/5
nondestructively
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- nonuniversal1/5
- inoffensively1/5
inoffensively
- adverb in a not unpleasantly offensive manner
- that wretched beast, the elephant, breathing inoffensively not a pace behind me
- adverb in a not unpleasantly offensive manner
- manipulatively1/5
manipulatively
- adverb in an artfully manipulative manner
- adverb in an artfully manipulative manner
- perivesical1/5
- redemptively1/5
redemptive
- adjective of or relating to or resulting in redemption
redemptional; redemptory.
- a redemptive theory about life"- E.K.Brown
- adjective satellite bringing about salvation or redemption from sin
saving; redeeming.
- saving faith
- redemptive (or redeeming) love
- adjective of or relating to or resulting in redemption
- abrasively1/5
abrasive
- noun a substance that abrades or wears down
abradant; abrasive material.
- adjective satellite causing abrasion
scratchy.
- noun a substance that abrades or wears down
- preventatives1/5
preventative
- noun remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
preventive; prophylactic.
- the doctor recommended several preventatives
- noun any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
incumbrance; encumbrance; interference; hitch; hindrance; preventive; hinderance.
- noun remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
- drivenness1/5
- normativeness1/5
normativeness
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- perivenous1/5
- collusively1/5
collusive
- adjective satellite acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end
conniving.
- adjective satellite acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end
- jives1/5
jive
- noun a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
swing music; swing.
- verb dance to jive music; dance the jive
- noun a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
- cognitives1/5
cognitive
- adjective of or being or relating to or involving cognition
- cognitive psychology
- cognitive style
- adjective of or being or relating to or involving cognition
- jived1/5
jive
- noun a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
swing music; swing.
- verb dance to jive music; dance the jive
- noun a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
- redeliver1/5
redeliver
To deliver or give back; to return. Ayiffe.
- reductiveness1/5
- ejectives1/5
ejectives
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- diverters1/5
diverter
One who, or that which, diverts, turns off, or pleases.
- divergens1/5
divergens
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- digestives1/5
digestive
- noun any substance that promotes digestion
- adjective relating to or having the power to cause or promote digestion
- digestive juices
- a digestive enzyme
- digestive ferment
- noun any substance that promotes digestion
- costiveness1/5
costiveness
An unnatural retention of the fecal matter of the bowels; constipation.
- reactiveness1/5
- subjectiveness1/5
subjectiveness
- noun judgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external facts
subjectivity.
- noun judgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external facts
- redelivered1/5
redeliver
To deliver or give back; to return. Ayiffe.
- approximatively1/5
approximative
- adjective satellite not quite exact or correct
rough; approximate.
- the approximate time was 10 o'clock
- a rough guess
- a ballpark estimate
- adjective satellite not quite exact or correct
- plaintiveness1/5
plaintiveness
- noun expressing sorrowfulness
- noun expressing sorrowfulness
- viveur1/5
- ogives1/5
ogive
- noun front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere
nose cone.
- noun front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere
- commemoratives1/5
commemorative
- noun an object (such as a coin or postage stamp) made to mark an event or honor a person
- adjective intended as a commemoration
commemorating.
- a commemorative plaque
- noun an object (such as a coin or postage stamp) made to mark an event or honor a person
- olivette1/5
- diversifolia1/5
diversifolia
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- pocketknives1/5
pocketknife
- noun a knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket
pocket knife.
- noun a knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket
- pejoratives1/5
pejorative
- adjective satellite expressing disapproval
dyslogistic; dislogistic.
- dyslogistic terms like `nitwit' and `scalawag'
- adjective satellite expressing disapproval
- grivet1/5
grivet
- noun white and olive green East African monkey with long white tufts of hair beside the face
Cercopithecus aethiops.
- noun white and olive green East African monkey with long white tufts of hair beside the face
- bivector1/5
bivector
(Math.) A term made up of the two parts + 1 -1, where and 1 are vectors.
- counteroffensives1/5
counteroffensive
- noun a large scale offensive (more than a counterattack) undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force
- noun a large scale offensive (more than a counterattack) undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force
- cumulativeness1/5
- interpretatively1/5
interpretative
- adjective satellite that provides interpretation
interpretive.
- adjective satellite that provides interpretation
- partitives1/5
partitive
- noun word (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole
- adjective (Romance languages) relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the whole
- a partitive construction
- noun word (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole
- liverpudlians1/5
liverpudlian
- noun a native or resident of Liverpool
Scouser.
- adjective of or relating to Liverpool or its people
- Liverpudlian streets
- Liverpudlian street urchins
- noun a native or resident of Liverpool
- imitatively1/5
imitative
- adjective marked by or given to imitation
- acting is an imitative art
- man is an imitative being
- adjective (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound
onomatopoeical; echoic; onomatopoetic; onomatopoeic.
- onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises
- it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer
- adjective marked by or given to imitation
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- negativeness1/5
negativeness
- noun the character of the negative electric pole
negativity.
- noun characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands
negativity; negativism.
- noun the character of the negative electric pole
- conniver1/5
connive
- verb encourage or assent to illegally or criminally
- verb form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
scheme; intrigue.
- verb encourage or assent to illegally or criminally
- normotensives1/5
normotensive
- adjective having normal blood pressure
- adjective having normal blood pressure
- compressively1/5
compressive
Compressing, or having power or tendency to compress; as, a .compressive force
- restively1/5
restively
- adverb in a restive manner
- he sat down again, restively
- adverb in a restive manner
- combatively1/5
combatively
- adverb in a bellicose contentious manner
scrappily.
- `Don't trespass onto my property,' the neighbor shouted combatively
- adverb in a bellicose contentious manner
- legislatives1/5
legislative
- adjective relating to a legislature or composed of members of a legislature
- legislative council
- adjective of or relating to or created by legislation
- legislative proposal
- adjective relating to a legislature or composed of members of a legislature
- consecutiveness1/5
consecutiveness
The state or quality of being consecutive.
- transgressively1/5
transgressively
Adam, perhaps, . . . from the transgressive infirmities of himself, might have erred alone. Sir T. Browne.
- siver1/5
siver
To simmer . Obs. Holland.
- riversides1/5
riverside
- noun the bank of a river
riverbank.
- noun a city in southern California
- noun the bank of a river
- revivers1/5
reviver
One who, or that which, revives.
- conceiver1/5
conceiver
- noun someone who creates new things
originator; mastermind.
- noun someone who creates new things
- nosedived1/5
nosedive
- noun a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline
- the stock took a nosedive
- noun a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
dive; nose dive.
- noun a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline
- recessiveness1/5
recessiveness
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- successiveness1/5
successiveness
- noun a following of one thing after another in time
chronological succession; succession; chronological sequence; sequence.
- the doctor saw a sequence of patients
- noun a following of one thing after another in time
- insensitiveness1/5
insensitiveness
- noun the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
insensitivity.
- noun the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
- donatives1/5
donative
A gift; a largess; a gratuity; a present. "The Romans were entertained with shows and donatives." Dryden.
- sportiveness1/5
sportiveness
- noun lively high-spirited playfulness
frolicsomeness; friskiness.
- noun lively high-spirited playfulness
- driveling1/5
drivel
- noun a worthless message
garbage.
- noun saliva spilling from the mouth
drool; dribble; slobber.
- noun a worthless message
- unshriven1/5
- gived1/5
give
- noun the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
spring; springiness.
- verb cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
- She gave him a black eye
- The draft gave me a cold
- noun the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
- generatively1/5
generative
- adjective having the ability to produce or originate
productive.
- generative power
- generative forces
- adjective satellite producing new life or offspring
procreative; reproductive.
- the reproductive potential of a species is its relative capacity to reproduce itself under optimal conditions
- the reproductive or generative organs
- adjective having the ability to produce or originate
- ultraconservatives1/5
ultraconservative
- noun an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism
extreme right-winger; reactionary.
- adjective satellite extremely conservative
- noun an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism
- prescriptiveness1/5
- fictively1/5
fictive
- adjective satellite adopted in order to deceive
false; put on; assumed; pretended; fictitious; sham.
- an assumed name
- an assumed cheerfulness
- a fictitious address
- fictive sympathy
- a pretended interest
- a put-on childish voice
- sham modesty
- adjective satellite capable of imaginative creation
- fictive talent
- adjective satellite adopted in order to deceive
- sniveled1/5
snivel
- noun whining in a tearful manner
sniveling.
- noun the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
snuffle; sniffle.
- noun whining in a tearful manner
- diffusively1/5
diffusive
- adjective satellite spreading by diffusion
dispersive; diffusing; disseminative.
- adjective satellite spreading by diffusion
- semiquantitatively1/5
semiquantitatively
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- derivativeness1/5
- collectiveness1/5
collectiveness
A state of union; mass.
- ruminatively1/5
ruminative
- adjective satellite deeply or seriously thoughtful;
pensive; broody; pondering; brooding; contemplative; musing; meditative; reflective.
- Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man
- adjective satellite deeply or seriously thoughtful;
- almsgiver1/5
almsgiver
- noun a person who gives alms
- noun a person who gives alms
- stuivers1/5
- riverscape1/5
- riverways1/5
- fictiveness1/5
- liverish1/5
liverish
- adjective satellite suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress
bilious; livery.
- adjective satellite irritable as if suffering from indigestion
dyspeptic; bilious; atrabilious.
- adjective satellite suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress
- preuniversity1/5
- addictively1/5
addictive
- adjective causing or characterized by addiction
habit-forming.
- addictive drugs
- addictive behavior
- adjective causing or characterized by addiction
- driveshafts1/5
driveshaft
- noun a rotating shaft that transmits power from the engine to the point of application
- noun a rotating shaft that transmits power from the engine to the point of application
- implosives1/5
implosive
(Phon.) Formed by implosion. --n. --An implosive sound, an implodent. H. Sweet.Im*plo"sive*ly , adv.
- helldiver1/5
helldiver
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- connotatively1/5
connotative
- adjective having the power of implying or suggesting something in addition to what is explicit
- adjective having the power of implying or suggesting something in addition to what is explicit
- misdelivery1/5
- inexpressiveness1/5
inexpressiveness
The state or quality of being inexpressive.
- provocativeness1/5
provocativeness
Quality of being provocative.
- olivetan1/5
- reconceives1/5
- inoffensiveness1/5
inoffensiveness
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- unproductiveness1/5
unproductiveness
- noun the quality of lacking the power to produce
- noun the quality of lacking the power to produce
- demonstrativeness1/5
demonstrativeness
- noun tending to express your feelings freely
- noun tending to express your feelings freely
- tergiversations1/5
tergiversation
- noun falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
equivocation.
- noun the act of abandoning a party for cause
apostasy.
- noun falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
- divebombers1/5
- interactiveness1/5
- assaultiveness1/5
- operativeness1/5
operativeness
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- participatively1/5
- sliven1/5
- decorativeness1/5
decorativeness
- noun an appearance that serves to decorate and make something more attractive
- noun an appearance that serves to decorate and make something more attractive
- activewear1/5
activewear
- noun attire worn for sport or for casual wear
sportswear; athletic wear.
- noun attire worn for sport or for casual wear
- lucratively1/5
lucrative
- adjective satellite producing a sizeable profit
moneymaking; remunerative.
- a remunerative business
- adjective satellite producing a sizeable profit
- alteratives1/5
alterative
- adjective satellite tending to cure or restore to health
remedial; healing; sanative; curative; therapeutic.
- curative powers of herbal remedies
- her gentle healing hand
- remedial surgery
- a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air
- a therapeutic agent
- therapeutic diets
- adjective satellite tending to cure or restore to health
- adjunctively1/5
adjunctive
- adjective satellite joining; forming an adjunct
- adjective satellite joining; forming an adjunct
- imperativeness1/5
imperativeness
- noun the state of demanding notice or attention
press; pressure; insistency; insistence.
- the insistence of their hunger
- the press of business matters
- noun the quality of being insistent
instancy.
- he pressed his demand with considerable instancy
- noun the state of demanding notice or attention
- driveby1/5
- obstructiveness1/5
obstructiveness
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- misgives1/5
misgive
- verb suggest fear or doubt
- Her heart misgave her that she had acted inexcusably
- verb suggest fear or doubt
- antivert1/5
antivert
- noun an antihistamine (trade name Antivert) used to treat or prevent motion sickness
meclizine hydrochloride; meclizine.
- noun an antihistamine (trade name Antivert) used to treat or prevent motion sickness
- perfectives1/5
perfective
- noun a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
perfect; perfect tense; perfective tense.
- noun the aspect of a verb that expresses a completed action
perfective aspect.
- noun a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
- skiver1/5
skive
- verb remove the surface of
- skive leather
- verb remove the surface of
- inactively1/5
inactive
- adjective satellite (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert
- desired amounts of inactive chlorine
- adjective (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
- adjective satellite (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert
- diversifiers1/5
diversifier
One who, or that which, diversifies.
- multiversities1/5
multiversity
- noun a university system having several separate campuses and colleges and research centers
- noun a university system having several separate campuses and colleges and research centers
- aversively1/5
aversive
- adjective tending to repel or dissuade
- aversive conditioning
- adjective tending to repel or dissuade
- misperceives1/5
- predictiveness1/5
predictiveness
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- vetiveria1/5
- figurativeness1/5
figurativeness
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- suppressiveness1/5
- caliver1/5
caliver
An early form of hand gun, variety of the arquebus; originally a gun having a regular size of bore. Obs. Shak.
- philoprogenitiveness1/5
philoprogenitiveness
(Phren.) The love of offspring; fondness for children.
- contrastiveness1/5
- predelivery1/5
- inexpensiveness1/5
inexpensiveness
- noun the quality of being affordable
- noun the quality of being affordable
- driveable1/5
- attributives1/5
attributive
- adjective of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify
prenominal.
- `red' is an attributive adjective in `a red apple'
- adjective of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify
- perspectively1/5
perspective
- noun a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
position; view.
- consider what follows from the positivist view
- noun the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer
linear perspective.
- noun a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
- shiverings1/5
shivering
- noun a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
chill.
- verb tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
shudder; throb; shiver; thrill.
- noun a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
- divel1/5
devil
- noun an evil supernatural being
daemon; demon; daimon; fiend.
- noun (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
Prince of Darkness; Lucifer; the Tempter; Beelzebub; Satan; Old Nick.
- noun an evil supernatural being
- ditransitives1/5
- conductively1/5
conductive
- adjective having the quality or power of conducting heat or electricity or sound; exhibiting conductivity
- adjective having the quality or power of conducting heat or electricity or sound; exhibiting conductivity
- clivers1/5
clivers
- noun annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia
cleavers; spring cleavers; catchweed; goose grass; Galium aparine.
- noun annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia
- imperfectives1/5
imperfective
- noun aspect without regard to the beginning or completion of the action of the verb
imperfective aspect.
- noun aspect without regard to the beginning or completion of the action of the verb
- flaviventris1/5
flaviventris
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- protectives1/5
protective
- adjective intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind
- a protective covering
- the use of protective masks and equipment
- protective coatings
- kept the drunken sailor in protective custody
- animals with protective coloring
- protective tariffs
- adjective satellite showing care
- a protective mother
- adjective intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind
- nondefensively1/5
- viverridae1/5
viverridae
- noun genets; civets; mongooses
Viverrinae; family Viverridae; family Viverrinae.
- noun genets; civets; mongooses
- quiveringly1/5
quivering
- noun a shaky motion
quiver; vibration; palpitation; trembling; shakiness; shaking.
- the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe
- noun the act of vibrating
quiver; vibration.
- noun a shaky motion
- carminatives1/5
carminative
- noun medication that prevents the formation of gas in the alimentary tract or eases its passing
- adjective satellite relieving gas in the alimentary tract (colic or flatulence or griping)
flatus-relieving.
- noun medication that prevents the formation of gas in the alimentary tract or eases its passing
- driveller1/5
driveller
- noun someone whose talk is trivial drivel
jabberer.
- noun a person who dribbles; he needs a bib"
dribbler; drooler; slobberer.
- that baby is a dribbler
- noun someone whose talk is trivial drivel
- goodwives1/5
goodwives
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- undriven1/5
- cursives1/5
cursive
- noun rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper
longhand; cursive script; running hand.
- adjective satellite having successive letter joined together
- cursive script
- noun rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper
- derogatively1/5
derogative
- adjective satellite expressive of low opinion
disparaging; derogatory.
- derogatory comments
- disparaging remarks about the new house
- adjective satellite expressive of low opinion
- diversifier1/5
diversify
- verb make (more) diverse
- diversify a course of study
- verb spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate
radiate.
- The plants on this island diversified
- verb make (more) diverse
- truckdriver1/5
truckdriver
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- evocativeness1/5
- quiverings1/5
quivering
- noun a shaky motion
quiver; vibration; palpitation; trembling; shakiness; shaking.
- the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe
- noun the act of vibrating
quiver; vibration.
- noun a shaky motion
- corrosively1/5
corrosive
- noun a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)
- adjective satellite of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
erosive; vitriolic; mordant; caustic.
- noun a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)
- denotatively1/5
denotative
- adjective having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming
denotive.
- adjective satellite in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term
explicit.
- adjective having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming
- rivetting1/5
rivet
- noun ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
stud.
- noun heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together
- noun ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
- divertimenti1/5
divertimento
- noun a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form
serenade.
- noun a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form
- aversives1/5
aversive
- adjective tending to repel or dissuade
- aversive conditioning
- adjective tending to repel or dissuade
- regeneratively1/5
regeneratively
So as to regenerate.
- abortively1/5
abortively
- adverb in an unfruitful manner
- adverb in an unfruitful manner
- antivenins1/5
antivenin
- noun an antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the bite of a snake or insect or other animal
antivenene.
- noun an antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the bite of a snake or insect or other animal
- givebacks1/5
givebacks
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- unliveable1/5
unliveable
- adjective unfit or unsuitable to live in or with
unlivable.
- unlivable substandard housing
- adjective unfit or unsuitable to live in or with
- khedives1/5
khedive
- noun one of the Turkish viceroys who ruled Egypt between 1867 and 1914
- noun one of the Turkish viceroys who ruled Egypt between 1867 and 1914
- multiverses1/5
multiverses
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- noncompetitively1/5
noncompetitively
- adverb in a noncompetitive manner
- the scholarships will be awarded noncompetitively
- adverb in a noncompetitive manner
- shiveringly1/5
shivering
- noun a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
chill.
- verb tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
shudder; throb; shiver; thrill.
- noun a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
- divisively1/5
divisive
- adjective satellite dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)
factious; dissentious.
- adjective satellite dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)
- gilliver1/5
- antiderivatives1/5
- gerundives1/5
gerundive
Pertaining to, or partaking of, the nature of the gerund; gerundial. --n. (Lat. Gram.) The future passive participle; as, .amandus , i. e., to be loved
- dorsiventral1/5
dorsiventral
(Biol.) Having distinct upper and lower surfaces, as most common leaves. The leaves of the iris are not dorsiventral.
- hypersensitiveness1/5
hypersensitiveness
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- unrepresentativeness1/5
unrepresentativeness
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- curatively1/5
curative
- noun a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
remedy; cure; therapeutic.
- adjective satellite tending to cure or restore to health
alterative; remedial; healing; sanative; therapeutic.
- curative powers of herbal remedies
- her gentle healing hand
- remedial surgery
- a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air
- a therapeutic agent
- therapeutic diets
- noun a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
- viverra1/5
viverra
(Zoöl.) A genus of carnivores which comprises the civets.
- dissociatively1/5
dissociative
- adjective satellite tending to produce dissociation
- adjective satellite tending to produce dissociation
- regressiveness1/5
regressiveness
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- olivewood1/5
olivewood
(Bot.) (a) The wood of the olive. (b) An Australian name given to the hard white wood of certain trees of the genus Elæodendron , and also to the trees themselves.
- enlivenment1/5
enlivenment
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- arrivers1/5
arriver
- noun someone who arrives (or has arrived)
arrival; comer.
- noun someone who arrives (or has arrived)
- delusively1/5
delusively
- adverb in a deceptive and unrealistic manner
- the village looked delusively near
- adverb in a deceptive and unrealistic manner
- jackknives1/5
jackknife
- noun a large knife with one or more folding blades
clasp knife.
- noun a dive in which the diver bends to touch the ankles before straightening out
- noun a large knife with one or more folding blades
- divertisement1/5
divertisement
Diversion; amusement; recreation. R.
- forgivers1/5
forgiver
- noun a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense
excuser; pardoner.
- noun a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense
- disjunctives1/5
disjunctive
- adjective serving or tending to divide or separate
- adjective serving or tending to divide or separate
- diminutiveness1/5
diminutiveness
- noun the property of being very small in size
minuteness; weeness; petiteness; tininess.
- hence the minuteness of detail in the painting
- noun the property of being very small in size
- shiverer1/5
shiverer
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- correctively1/5
corrective
- noun a device for treating injury or disease
restorative.
- adjective satellite designed to promote discipline
disciplinary; disciplinal.
- the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional
- disciplinal measures
- the mother was stern and disciplinary
- noun a device for treating injury or disease
- occlusives1/5
occlusive
- noun a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
plosive speech sound; plosive; stop; stop consonant; plosive consonant.
- his stop consonants are too aspirated
- adjective tending to occlude
- noun a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
- positiver1/5
positive
- noun the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution
positive degree.
- noun a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject
- noun the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution
- alives1/5
alive
- adjective possessing life
live.
- the happiest person alive
- the nerve is alive
- doctors are working hard to keep him alive
- burned alive
- a live canary
- adjective satellite (often followed by `with') full of life and spirit
- she was wonderfully alive for her age
- a face alive with mischief
- adjective possessing life
- diffusiveness1/5
diffusiveness
The quality or state of being diffusive or diffuse; extensiveness; expansion; dispersion. Especially of style: Diffuseness; want of conciseness; prolixity. The fault that I find with a modern legend, it its diffusiveness. Addison.
- antivenoms1/5
- counterproductively1/5
counterproductive
- adjective satellite tending to hinder the achievement of a goal
- adjective satellite tending to hinder the achievement of a goal
- illusiveness1/5
illusiveness
The quality of being illusive; deceptiveness; false show.
- helldivers1/5
- instructiveness1/5
- preparatives1/5
preparative
- adjective satellite preceding and preparing for something
preparatory; propaedeutic.
- preparatory steps
- adjective satellite preceding and preparing for something
- subjectives1/5
subjective
- adjective taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias
- a subjective judgment
- adjective of a mental act performed entirely within the mind
immanent.
- a cognition is an immanent act of mind
- adjective taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias
- coextensiveness1/5
- approbativeness1/5
approbativeness
The quality of being approbative.
- nonwaiver1/5
- snivelled1/5
snivel
- noun whining in a tearful manner
sniveling.
- noun the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
snuffle; sniffle.
- noun whining in a tearful manner
- riverward1/5
- depressiveness1/5
- taxidriver1/5
taxidriver
- noun someone who drives a taxi for a living
livery driver; hack driver; cabman; cabby; cabdriver; taximan; hack-driver.
- noun someone who drives a taxi for a living
- provocatives1/5
provocative
- adjective serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy
- a provocative remark
- a provocative smile
- provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance"- Anthony Trollope
- adjective satellite exciting sexual desire
- her gestures and postures became more wanton and provocative
- adjective serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy
- thrivers1/5
thriver
One who thrives, or prospers.
- inchoatives1/5
inchoative
- noun aspect with regard to the beginning of the action of the verb
inchoative aspect.
- adjective satellite beginning to develop
- inchoative stages
- noun aspect with regard to the beginning of the action of the verb
- conjunctives1/5
conjunctive
- noun an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
continuative; conjunction; connective.
- adjective serving or tending to connect
- noun an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
- augmentatives1/5
augmentative
- adjective satellite increasing or having the power to increase especially in size or amount or degree
- `up' is an augmentative word in `hurry up'
- adjective satellite intensifying by augmentation and enhancement
enhancive.
- adjective satellite increasing or having the power to increase especially in size or amount or degree
- consecutives1/5
consecutive
- adjective satellite one after the other
back-to-back.
- back-to-back home runs
- adjective satellite in regular succession without gaps
serial; sequential; sequent; successive.
- serial concerts
- adjective satellite one after the other
- ablatives1/5
ablative
- noun the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb
ablative case.
- adjective relating to the ablative case
- noun the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb
- connivers1/5
conniver
One who connives.
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `ive`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `ive`, some are not.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.