In an abrasive manner; in a rude and unkind manner; acting in a way that may hurt other people's feelings.
abstinency
abstinency
noun
(rare) Alternative form of abstinence
abstrusity
abstrusity
noun
(archaic) Abstruseness; that which is abstruse.
abyssinian
abyssinian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Ethiopia or its inhabitants; Ethiopian.
Noun
A short-haired domestic cat descended from cats of ancient Egypt making it one of the oldest breeds in the world; Abyssinian cat.
A member of the
A native of Ethiopia.
Proper noun
The Amharic language.
abyssolith
abyssolith
noun
(geology) A mass of igneous rock deep in the crust with no known bottom; a large batholith.
accessibly
accessibly
adv
In an accessible manner.
accusingly
accusingly
adv
In an accusing manner.
acetolysis
acetolysis
noun
(organic chemistry) The breakdown of an organic compound using either acetic acid or acetic anhydride
acidolysis
acidolysis
noun
(chemistry) Decomposition of a molecule under the influence of an acid.
actomyosin
actomyosin
noun
(biochemistry) A protein complex composed of actin and myosin, found in muscle fibres.
acyanopsia
acyanopsia
noun
Alternative form of acyanopia
adactylism
adactylism
noun
(biology, medicine) Synonym of adactyly.
adhesively
adhesively
adv
In an adhesive manner; by adhesion.
adipolysis
adipolysis
noun
(anatomy, medicine) The process of converting fat into free fatty acids, especially by the action of enzymes.
admissibly
admissibly
adv
in a manner that is admissible; acceptably
advisatory
advisatory
adj
(law) Advisory.
advisorily
advisorily
adv
By way of advice.
aeschynite
aeschynite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of several basic oxide minerals of mostly titanium and niobium with either cerium, neodymium or yttrium.
agriotypus
agynarious
aktyubinsk
allotypies
allotypies
noun
plural of allotypy
allusively
allusively
adv
In an allusive manner; in a manner characterized by allusion.
amblyopsis
aminolysis
aminolysis
noun
(organic chemistry) decomposition of a molecule by reaction with ammonia or an amine
amnestying
amnestying
verb
present participle of amnesty
amphistyly
amphrysian
amurcosity
amylolysis
amylolysis
noun
The conversion of starch into sugar by the action of acids or enzymes such as amylase.
amyraldism
amyraldism
Noun
A form of Protestant belief also known as four-point Calvinism.
amyraldist
anadidymus
anadidymus
noun
(pathology) An abnormality in which conjoined twins have a single head and upper body
anchylosis
anchylosis
noun
(anatomy, medicine) Alternative spelling of ankylosis
angiostomy
angiostomy
noun
(surgery) The formation of an opening into a blood vessel, typically by means of a cannula
angulosity
angulosity
noun
(obsolete) angularity
anhydrides
anhydrides
noun
plural of anhydride
anhydrosis
anhydrosis
noun
Misspelling of anhidrosis.
anisocycle
anisomyodi
anisotropy
anisotropy
noun
The degree to which this property is exhibited.
The property of being directionally dependent.
ankylosing
ankylosing
verb
present participle of ankylose
antholysis
antigyrous
antihylist
antilyssic
antilyssic
adj
antihydrophobic
antimystic
antiphysic
antitypous
antitypous
adj
(obsolete) resistant to blows; hard
antonymies
antonymies
noun
plural of antonymy
apicolysis
apicolysis
noun
(surgery) excision of the apex of an anatomical part (typically lung or tooth)
apophysial
appositely
appositely
adv
In an apposite manner.
apsychical
aristarchy
aristarchy
noun
A body of such rulers.
Government by the best rulers.
aristology
aristology
noun
The art or science of dining.
aristotype
aristotype
noun
(historical) A print made by such a process.
(historical) A printing process using paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin, or (later) any similar process using silver salts in either collodion or gelatin.
A high-symmetry crystallographic structure type that can be viewed as an idealized version of a lower-symmetry structure.
aryanising
asexuality
asexuality
noun
The quality (of a species or organism) of reproducing asexually.
The state of not experiencing sexual attraction.
The state of not having a sex or sexual organs.
asphyxiant
asphyxiant
adj
That can cause asphyxiation
noun
Any substance that can cause asphyxia
asphyxiate
asphyxiate
verb
(intransitive) To be smothered or suffocated.
(transitive) To smother or suffocate someone.
aspiratory
aspiratory
adj
pertaining to aspiration
aspiringly
aspiringly
adv
In an aspiring manner.
assidually
assignably
assistency
assumingly
assumingly
adv
In an assuming manner.
assuringly
assuringly
adv
In an assuring manner.
astrocytic
astrocytic
adj
Of or pertaining to the astrocytes.
asymbiotic
asymbiotic
adj
Not symbiotic
asymmetric
asymmetric
adj
(cryptography) Not involving a mutual exchange of keys between the sender and receiver.
(set theory) Of a relation R on a set S: having the property that for any two elements of S (not necessarily distinct), at least one is not related to the other via R.
Not symmetric.
asymptotic
asymptotic
adj
(mathematical analysis) Coming into consideration as a variable tends to a limit, usually infinity.
(mathematics) Pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity.
asyntactic
asyntactic
adj
Not syntactic
asystolism
asystolism
noun
The state or symptoms characteristic of asystole.
asyzygetic
asyzygetic
adj
(mathematics) Not syzygetic
athyreosis
athyreosis
noun
(medicine, pathology) Absence or complete dysfunction of the thyroid gland.
autokinesy
autokinesy
noun
autokinesis
autopsying
autopsying
verb
present participle of autopsy
autostylic
autostylic
adj
(anatomy) Having the mandibular arch articulated directly to the cranium, as in the skulls of the Amphibia.
autotypies
autotypies
noun
plural of autotypy
avidiously
avidiously
adv
(obsolete) eagerly; greedily.
avoyership
babblishly
babylonish
babylonish
Adjective
Of or pertaining to, or made in, Babylon or Babylonia.
Pertaining to the Babylon of Revelation xiv. 8.
Pertaining to Rome and papal power.
Confused; Babel-like.
babylonism
babysitter
babysitter
noun
A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.
badacsonyi
baptistery
baptistery
noun
Alternative spelling of baptistry.
barleysick
barysilite
barysilite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing lead, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
basigynium
basigynium
Noun
The pedicel on which the ovary of certain flowers, such as the passion flower, is seated; a carpophore or thecaphore.
bastionary
bastionary
adj
Having the form of a bastion (fortification).
bathyseism
bayberries
bayberries
noun
plural of bayberry
beautyship
beryllosis
besanctify
bestiality
bestiality
noun
(archaic) A mark, trait, or emblem of a beast.
(archaic) A status of lower animal.
(archaic) An animal-like instinct or behaviour.
(dated) Any abstract entity similar to a beast.
Bestial nature, savagery, inhumanity, like (or akin to) an animal's.
Sexual activity between a human and another animal species.
bibulosity
bibulosity
noun
A fondness for tippling.
bibulously
bibulously
adv
In a bibulous manner; drunkenly; as if intoxicated.
bicyclists
bicyclists
noun
plural of bicyclist
bigamously
bigamously
adv
In a bigamous manner.
bioassayed
bioassayed
adj
Subjected to bioassay
biophysics
biophysics
noun
The interdisciplinary science that applies theories and methods of the physical sciences to questions of biology.
biopsychic
biopsychic
adj
Relating to psychic phenomena in their relation to the living organism or to the general phenomena of life
biserially
biserially
adv
In a biserial manner.
bisexually
bisexually
adv
In a bisexual manner
bisyllabic
bisyllabic
Adjective
Comprising two syllables.
bisymmetry
bisymmetry
noun
(mathematics) The property of being bisymmetric.
blackishly
blackishly
adv
In a blackish way.
blessingly
blessingly
adv
In a way that blesses, or gives a blessing.
blimpishly
blimpishly
adv
In a blimpish manner.
blindstory
blindstory
noun
(architecture) The triforium, as opposed to the clerestory.
blissfully
blissfully
adv
In a blissful, happy or joyful manner.
blockishly
blushingly
blushingly
adv
In an blushing manner; in a manner that evokes a blush.
boastingly
boastingly
adv
Boastfully.
boistously
bombylious
bombylious
adj
(obsolete) Buzzing like a bumblebee.
bostrychid
bostrychid
noun
Misspelling of bostrichid.
botrytises
botrytises
noun
plural of botrytis
boycottism
boycottism
noun
The methods or actions of boycotters.
boyfriends
boyfriends
noun
plural of boyfriend
boyishness
boyishness
noun
The quality of being boyish.
brachyaxis
bradyseism
bradyseism
noun
(volcanology) A gradual uplift or descent of part of the Earth's surface caused by the filling or emptying of an underground magma chamber and/or hydrothermal activity, particularly in volcanic calderas
braggishly
braggishly
adv
In a braggish manner.
brailowsky
brighteyes
bruisingly
bruisingly
adv
In a manner that bruises; violently.
bryologies
bryologist
bryologist
noun
A scientist specialising in bryology.
buoyancies
buoyancies
noun
plural of buoyancy
bustlingly
bustlingly
adv
in a bustling manner
busybodied
busybodied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of busybody
busybodies
busybodies
noun
plural of busybody
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of busybody
butyrinase
bynedestin
bynedestin
noun
A globulin found in malt.
byssinosis
byssinosis
noun
A lung disease, caused by exposure to cotton dust in inadequately ventilated working environments.
calotypist
calotypist
noun
A person who makes calotypes.
calystegia
candystick
canyonside
canyonside
noun
The side of a canyon, typically a residential one
captiously
captiously
adv
In a captious manner.
caryatides
caryatides
noun
plural of caryatide
caseolysis
caseyville
casusistry
cataphysic
causticity
causticity
noun
(figuratively) Being caustic in speech, humour etc.
The quality of being physically caustic; burning, corrosive.
cautiously
cautiously
adv
In a cautious manner.
celioscopy
celioscopy
noun
Alternative form of coelioscopy
ceriomyces
cessionary
cessionary
noun
The person who receives transfer or cession of a personal obligation from the cedent.