(botany) Producing archegonia from the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
acronymous
acronymous
adj
Pertaining to the use of acronyms.
adactylous
adactylous
adj
Without claws on the feet (of crustaceous animals).
Without fingers or without toes.
agriotypus
agynarious
allonymous
allonymous
adj
Misattributed: appearing or (especially) knowingly published under the name of a different person from the true author.
allophylus
amurcosity
amylaceous
amylaceous
adj
Pertaining to, or of the nature of, starch; starchy.
androgynus
androgynus
noun
A hermaphrodite.
anelytrous
angulosity
angulosity
noun
(obsolete) angularity
ankylosaur
ankylosaur
noun
Synonym of ankylosaurus
annoyously
antigyrous
antitypous
antitypous
adj
(obsolete) resistant to blows; hard
antonymous
antonymous
adj
Having an opposite or diametrically opposite meaning.
Of, or being an antonym; antonymic.
apocyneous
apocyneous
adj
Relating to, or resembling, the dogbanes of the genus Apocynum.
asperously
asperously
adv
In an asperous manner.
asphyctous
autokinesy
autokinesy
noun
autokinesis
autolysate
autolysate
noun
(chemistry) Any product of autolysis
autonomasy
autonomasy
noun
Archaic form of autonomasia.
autoplasty
autoplasty
noun
(medicine, surgery, dated) The process of artificially repairing lesions by taking a piece of healthy tissue, as from a neighboring part, to supply the deficiency caused by disease or wounds. In present-day contexts likelier to be called autotransplantation or autografting.
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.
bawdyhouse
bawdyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of bawdy-house
bibulosity
bibulosity
noun
A fondness for tippling.
bibulously
bibulously
adv
In a bibulous manner; drunkenly; as if intoxicated.
bigamously
bigamously
adv
In a bigamous manner.
bloomsbury
bloomsbury
Proper noun
An area of the London borough of Camden, known for its array of garden squares and its literary connections.
boastfully
boastfully
adv
In a boastful manner.
bodyguards
bodyguards
noun
plural of bodyguard
bodysurfed
bodysurfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodysurf
bodysurfer
bodysurfer
noun
One who bodysurfs.
boistously
bombylious
bombylious
adj
(obsolete) Buzzing like a bumblebee.
bountyless
bountyless
adj
Without bounty.
bradynosus
buoyancies
buoyancies
noun
plural of buoyancy
bursectomy
bursectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of a bursa
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
byproducts
byproducts
noun
plural of byproduct
byronesque
byronesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of the works of George Gordon Byron, typified by gloomy Romantic themes and passionate, arrogant and self-destructive heroes.
byssaceous
byssaceous
adj
Like byssus; consisting of fine fibres or threads.
canorously
canorously
adv
In a canorous manner.
captiously
captiously
adv
In a captious manner.
cautiously
cautiously
adv
In a cautious manner.
chalybeous
chalybeous
adj
(zoology) steel blue; of the colour of tempered steel.
chrysobull
chrysobull
noun
(religion) golden bull
chylaceous
chylaceous
adj
(physiology) Resembling or consisting of chyle.
cocksurely
cocksurely
adv
In a cocksure manner.
cocksurety
cocksurety
noun
The condition of being cocksure
collyriums
collyriums
noun
plural of collyrium
compulsory
compulsory
adj
Having the power of compulsion; constraining.
Required; obligatory; mandatory.
noun
Something that is compulsory or required.
conclusory
conclusory
adj
(law) Offering a conclusion with seriously deficient support in fact or logic; begging the question.
Of or pertaining to a conclusion; conclusive.
confusably
confusably
adv
In a confusable way; such that they may be confused.
confusedly
confusedly
adv
In a confused manner.
consultary
consultary
adj
(law) Formed by consultation; resulting from conference.
consultory
consultory
adj
Alternative form of consultatory
consumedly
consumedly
adv
(dated, colloquial) deucedly; extremely
In a way that entirely consumes one
coryphaeus
coryphaeus
noun
The leader of an opera chorus or another ensemble of singers.
cotyliscus
cotylosaur
cotylosaur
noun
(paleontology, dated) A member of the Cotylosauria, a synonym of the family †Captorhinidae, the earliest group of true reptiles from the Carboniferous through the Permian.
counterspy
counterspy
noun
A spy working in counterintelligence.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out counterespionage.
countryish
countryish
adj
(music) Having characteristics of country music
courtyards
courtyards
noun
plural of courtyard
covetously
covetously
adv
In a covetous manner
covinously
covinously
adv
In a covinous manner.
creepmousy
crocodylus
crustalogy
cryophorus
cryophorus
noun
(chemistry) An instrument used to illustrate the freezing of water by its own evaporation. The ordinary form consists of two glass bulbs connected by a tube and containing only a quantity of water and water vapour, devoid of air. The water is in one of the bulbs, and freezes when the other is cooled below zero.
crystoleum
cubbyholes
cubbyholes
noun
plural of cubbyhole
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cubbyhole
cubbyhouse
cubbyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of cubby house
cumbrously
cumbrously
adv
In a cumbrous manner.
curiescopy
curlylocks
currycombs
currycombs
noun
plural of currycomb
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of currycomb
customably
customably
adv
(obsolete) usually; by custom or habit
cymiferous
cymiferous
adj
(botany) Producing cymes.
cynipidous
cynomolgus
cynomolgus
noun
(often attributive) A long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis), native to Asia, that feeds on shellfish.
cynopodous
cytissorus
cytococcus
cytococcus
noun
(biology) The nucleus of the cytula or parent cell.
cytogenous
cytogenous
adj
(anatomy) Producing cells; applied especially to lymphatic or adenoid tissue.
decagynous
decagynous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Decagynia; having ten styles.
decorously
decorously
adv
In a decorous manner.
desirously
desirously
adv
With desire; eagerly
dextrously
dextrously
adv
Alternative form of dexterously
dicotylous
dicotylous
adj
dicotyledonous
didynamous
didynamous
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to the Didynamia; containing four stamens disposed in pairs of unequal length.
dieciously
dioicously
diphyllous
diphyllous
adj
(botany) Having two leaves.
dipyrenous
dipyrenous
adj
(botany) Containing two stones or nutlets.
discursory
discursory
adj
argumentative; discursive; reasoning
dissuasory
dissuasory
adj
Tending to dissuade.
dolorously
dolorously
adv
In a dolorous manner.
doryphorus
dysacousia
dysacousia
noun
(pathology) discomfort in the ear caused by normal levels of sound
dysacousis
dysacousma
dysprosium
dysprosium
noun
A metallic chemical element (symbol Dy) with atomic number 66: a rare earth element with a metallic silver lustre.
edaciously
edaciously
adv
In an edacious manner.
elychnious
endomysium
endomysium
noun
a layer of connective tissue which surrounds individual muscle fibers
enormously
enormously
adv
Extremely, greatly: to an enormous degree.
Shockingly.
epiphytous
euhyostyly
euonymuses
euonymuses
noun
plural of euonymus
euphrosyne
euphrosyne
Proper noun
One of the three Charites and the goddess of joy.
Short for a main belt asteroid.
eurycerous
eurylochus
eurypylous
eurypylous
adj
(biology, of a sponge) Having a wide opening between chambers
euryzygous
evonymuses
excusatory
excusatory
adj
serving to make an excuse
exiguously
exiguously
adv
In an exiguous way.
eximiously
eximiously
adv
In an eximious way; with distinction, outstandingly.
fabulosity
fabulosity
noun
(obsolete, countable) A fabulous thing; a fable.
(uncountable) Fabulousness; the quality of being fabulous; fictitiousness; mythical character.
fabulously
fabulously
adv
In a fabulous manner.
In fables.
factiously
factiously
adv
In a factious manner.
farmhousey
farmhousey
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a farmhouse.
fastuously
fastuously
adv
In a fastuous manner.
ferryhouse
ferryhouse
noun
A building on the shore beside the departure point of a ferry, where passengers may purchase tickets etc.
feverously
feverously
adv
In a feverous way.
flatuosity
flatuosity
noun
(obsolete) flatulence
flexuosely
flexuosity
flexuosity
noun
A flexuous point; a sinuous curve.
Quality of being flexuous.
flexuously
flexuously
adv
In a flexuous way.
frabjously
frabjously
adv
In a frabjous manner; wonderfully, fabulously.
furiousity
generously
generously
adv
In a generous manner, in a way that is giving or ample.
ghoulishly
ghoulishly
adv
In a ghoulish manner.
glaucously
glaucously
adv
In a glaucous manner
globulysis
gloriously
gloriously
adv
In a glorious manner.
glucolysis
glucolysis
noun
Synonym of glycolysis (when applied to glucose rather than other simple sugars)
glycosuria
glycosuria
noun
(medicine) The presence of sugars (especially glucose) in the urine, often as a result of diabetes mellitus