Of or relating to letters, or the writing of letters.
noun
(Christianity) A Christian liturgical book containing set readings for church services from the New Testament Epistles.
erysipelas
erysipelas
noun
(pathology) An acute, sometimes recurrent febrile disease caused by infection of a hemolytic streptococcus, associated with intense edematous local inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, and marked by large raised red patches on the skin.
graspingly
graspingly
adv
In a grasping manner.
horseplays
horseplays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of horseplay
hygroplasm
hygroplasm
noun
(biology, archaic) The fluid portion of the cell protoplasm, in opposition to stereoplasm, the solid or insoluble portion.
hyperbolas
hypotarsal
hypotarsal
adj
Relating to the hypotarsus.
interplays
interplays
noun
plural of interplay
karyoplasm
karyoplasm
noun
nucleoplasm
lapeyrouse
lawyership
lawyership
noun
The state or business of a lawyer.
narcolepsy
narcolepsy
noun
(pathology) A disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep, often brief, sometimes accompanied by paralysis and hallucinations
orthoplasy
orthoplasy
noun
(historical) A theory of evolution, stating that that individual modifications supplement, protect, or screen organic characters and keep them alive until useful congenital variations arise and survive by natural selection, and that this process, combined in many cases with 'tradition', gives direction to evolution.
parablepsy
parablepsy
noun
(obsolete) scribal error
false vision
paralysing
paralysing
adj
Alternative spelling of paralyzing
verb
present participle of paralyse
paralyzers
paralyzers
noun
plural of paralyzer
parisianly
parisology
parisology
noun
The use of equivocal or ambiguous words.
paroxysmal
paroxysmal
adj
Of, pertaining to, causing or accompanied by paroxysms.
pastorally
pastorally
adv
In a pastoral manner
In the role of a pastor
pelycosaur
pelycosaur
noun
Any of a group of basal or primitive Late Paleozoic synapsid amniotes, part of a polyphyletic grade, formerly regarded as order Pelycosauria.
perimysial
perimysial
adj
Surrounding a muscle or muscles. Often used to characterize patterns of inflammation found in myopathic disease. Endomysial and perimysial patterns of inflammation are in contrast to perivascular inflammation which surrounds blood vessels.
perishably
perishably
adv
In a perishable manner.
peristylar
peristylar
adj
Having the form of a peristyle.
personably
personably
adv
In a personable manner.
personally
personally
adv
As a person.
Concerning oneself.
I'm really annoyed with her, personally.
In a personal manner.
In person.
personalty
personalty
noun
(law) Any property that is movable; that is, not real estate.
(law) The property that goes to the executor or administrator of the deceased, as distinguished from the realty, which goes to the heirs.
The state of being a person; personality.
phyllaries
phyllaries
noun
plural of phyllary
pistillary
pistillary
adj
Growing on a pistil.
Relating to, or resembling, a pistil.
playscript
playscript
noun
The script for a theatrical play.
pleasantry
pleasantry
noun
(dated) Anything that promotes pleasure or merriment.
(sometimes proscribed) A casual, courteous remark.
A playful remark; a jest.
polycrates
polygraphs
polygraphs
noun
plural of polygraph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of polygraph
polymerase
polymerase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of various enzymes that catalyze the formation of polymers of DNA or RNA using an existing strand of RNA or DNA respectively as a template.
polyparies
polyparies
noun
The base and other supporting structure of a colony of polyps (such as coral)
plural of polypary
polyparous
polyparous
adj
Producing or bearing a great number; bringing forth many.
polyphaser
polyphaser
noun
A machine generating more than one pressure wave.
polysarcia
polysarcia
noun
(botany) Excess sap
(medicine) Excess fat; corpulence
polystylar
portrayals
portrayals
noun
plural of portrayal
praisingly
praisingly
adv
With praise.
prankishly
prankishly
adv
In a prankish way.
prayerless
prayerless
Adjective
Without prayer.
predisplay
predisplay
adj
Before display.
preslavery
preslavery
adj
Prior to a historical period of slavery.
presumably
presumably
adv
able to be sensibly presumed
presylvian
presylvian
adj
(anatomy) Anterior to the Sylvian fissure of the brain
prodisplay
proslavery
proslavery
adj
Supporting slavery.
psalmistry
psalmistry
noun
The use of psalms in devotion; psalmody.
pursuantly
pursuantly
adv
In a way that is pursuant; agreeably; conformably.
pyrolysate
pyrolysate
noun
(chemistry) Any product of pyrolysis
redisplays
redisplays
noun
plural of redisplay
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of redisplay
scrapingly
scrapingly
adv
With a scraping sound or motion.
screenplay
screenplay
noun
(authorship, cinematography) A script for a movie or a television show.
verb
To write a screenplay.
separately
separately
adv
In a separate manner; not together; apart.
spagyrical
spagyrical
adj
(obsolete) alchemical; spagyric
sparkingly
sparkingly
adv
With or by sparks.
sparkishly
sparkishly
adv
In a sparkish manner.
sparringly
sparringly
adv
As if sparring; in a combative manner.
spectrally
spectrally
adv
In a spectral manner; like a ghost.
In terms of a spectrum.
specularly
specularly
adv
In a specular manner (in the manner of a mirror)
spherality
spherality
noun
The property of being spheral.
spiritally
spiritally
adv
(obsolete) By means of the breath.
spoliatory
spoliatory
adj
Tending to spoil; destructive.
sprayfully
stylograph
stylograph
noun
A fountain pen that has a thin hollow tube or needle instead of a nib, and which releases ink when pressed against the paper.
sublapsary
superalloy
superalloy
noun
(metallurgy) Any of several high-performance alloys that are resistant to high temperatures
superloyal
superloyal
adj
Extremely loyal.
supermanly
supermanly
adj
Characteristic of a superman
supernally
supernally
adv
In a supernal way; celestially.
superroyal
superroyal
adj
Beyond the royal rank; being greater than or beyond royal; exceptionally royal.
Larger than royal; applied to a particular size of paper: 19¼ × 27½ inches for writing and drawing paper, 20½ × 27½ inches for printing paper.
suprapygal
suprapygal
adj
Situated above the pygal bones
trampishly
trampishly
adv
In a trampish manner.
underplays
underplays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of underplay