Causing harm to one's reputation; invidious, defamatory, libelous, slanderous.
Causing physical harm or injury; harmful, hurtful.
janissary
janissary
noun
(figuratively) An elite, highly loyal supporter.
(historical) An infantry soldier, often of Christian descent and forcibly converted to Islam, in a former elite Turkish (Ottoman) guard (disbanded in 1826); (by extension) any Turkish soldier, particularly one escorting a traveller.
janitress
janitress
noun
a female janitor
januaries
januarius
jargonise
jargonise
verb
Alternative form of jargonize
jargonish
jargonish
adj
Full of jargon.
jargonist
jargonist
noun
Someone who overuses jargon; one who uses cant or slang.
jerkiness
jerkiness
noun
The state or quality of being jerky.
jerricans
jerricans
noun
plural of jerrican
jetliners
jetliners
noun
plural of jetliner
jinriksha
jinriksha
noun
Synonym of rickshaw
joineries
joineries
noun
plural of joinery
jointress
jointress
noun
A widow who has a jointure; a dowager.
jointures
jointures
noun
plural of jointure
juniperus
junkerish
junkerish
adj
(historical) Characteristic of the aristocratic party in Prussia.
junkerism
junkerism
noun
(historical) The principles of the aristocratic party in Prussia.
mijnheers
mijnheers
noun
plural of mijnheer
nightjars
nightjars
noun
plural of nightjar
nonjuries
nonjuries
noun
plural of nonjury
nonjurist
nonjurist
noun
One who is not a jurist.
reinjures
reinjures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reinjure
skijoring
skijoring
noun
(skiing) The winter sport of a person being towed on skis, especially by sled dogs