In an excruciating manner or to an excruciating degree; in a manner causing great anguish or pain.
excruciatingness
excruciation
excruciation
noun
Excruciating pain.
excubant
excubant
adj
(formal) Watchful; keeping watch or guarding.
excuderunt
exculpating
exculpating
verb
present participle of exculpate
exculpation
exculpation
noun
That which exculpates; an excuse.
The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime.
exculpations
exculpations
noun
plural of exculpation
excurrent
excurrent
adj
(botany) Of a vein or costa, extending beyond the tip or the margin of a leaf.
excursing
excursing
verb
present participle of excurse
excursion
excursion
noun
(aviation) An occurrence where an aircraft runs off the end or side of a runway or taxiway, usally during takeoff, landing, or taxi.
(phonetics) A deviation in pitch, for example in the syllables of enthusiastic speech.
A brief recreational trip; a journey out of the usual way.
A wandering from the main subject: a digression.
verb
(intransitive) To go on a recreational trip or excursion.
excursional
excursional
adj
Of or relating to excursions.
excursionary
excursioner
excursioner
noun
One who goes on a trip or excursion.
excursionism
excursionism
noun
The practice of going on excursions; travel; tourism.
excursionist
excursionist
noun
A person who goes on an excursion; a traveller or tourist
excursionists
excursionists
noun
plural of excursionist
excursionize
excursionize
verb
(intransitive, dated) To go on an excursion.
excursions
excursions
noun
plural of excursion
excursiveness
excursiveness
noun
The quality of being discursive
excurvation
excusableness
excusableness
noun
The quality of being excusable.
excusation
excusation
noun
(obsolete) The act of offering an excuse or apology, or the fact of being excused; an excuse, a defence.
excusing
excusing
noun
The act of making an excuse.
verb
present participle of excuse
excusingly
excusingly
adv
So as to excuse; by way of an excuse.
excussing
excussing
verb
present participle of excuss
excussion
excussion
noun
The process or proceedings whereby a creditor must proceed against a principal debtor before proceeding against a surety or subsidiary debtor.
executancy
executancy
noun
execution; performance
executant
executant
noun
A person who executes a dance or piece of music; a performer.
A person who puts something into action, such as a plan or design.
executing
executing
verb
present participle of execute
execution
execution
noun
(computing) The carrying out of an instruction, program or program segment by a computer.
(law) The carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will.
(law) The formal process by which a contract is made valid and put into binding effect.
(now rare) Specifically, the seizure of a debtor's goods or property in default of payment.
The act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty, or actions so associated.
The act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances).
The state of being accomplished.
executional
executional
adj
(business) Relating to the execution of an idea; putting something into practice.
executioneering
executioner
executioner
noun
(archaic) Executor.
A hit man, especially being in some organization.
An official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal.
executioneress
executioneress
noun
(rare) A female executioner.
executioners
executioners
noun
plural of executioner
executionist
executionist
noun
(historical) A supporter of executionism.
executions
executions
noun
plural of execution
executiveness
executiveness
noun
The quality of being executive.
executonis
exencephalous
exencephalus
exencephalus
noun
(medicine) A deformed infant with the brain more or less outside the cranial cavity.
exendospermous
exeunt
exeunt
noun
A stage direction for more than one actor to leave the stage.
An act of one or more actors leaving the stage.
Coordinate term: (singular form) exeat
verb
(archaic) They leave the stage (a stage direction to two or more actors, the plural counterpart of exit).
exfiguration
exhaustedness
exhaustedness
noun
The state, quality, or condition of being exhausted.
exhausting
exhausting
adj
Very tiring.
verb
present participle of exhaust
exhaustingly
exhaustingly
adv
In an exhausting manner.
exhaustion
exhaustion
noun
(dated, chemistry) The removal (by percolation etc) of an active medicinal constituent from plant material.
(dated, physics) The removal of all air from a vessel (the creation of a vacuum).
(mathematics) An exhaustive procedure
Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy.
The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up.
exhaustions
exhaustions
noun
plural of exhaustion
exhaustiveness
exhaustiveness
noun
The state of being exhaustive.
exhaustlessness
exhaustlessness
noun
(dated) inexhaustibility; infinite supply
exhumating
exhumating
verb
present participle of exhumate
exhumation
exhumation
noun
The act of digging up that which has been buried.
exhumations
exhumations
noun
plural of exhumation
exhuming
exhuming
verb
present participle of exhume
exhusband
exhusband
noun
Alternative form of ex-husband
exiguousness
exiguousness
Noun
The quality of being meagre or scanty.
eximiousness
exindusiate
exinguinal
exoculating
exoculating
verb
present participle of exoculate
exoculation
exogenous
exogenous
adj
(biology) Growing as an exogen, by successive additions to the outside.
(biology) Produced or originating outside of an organism.
(biology, dermatology, uncommon) Related to the exogen growth phase.
(databases, of a key) Having no meaning in itself, such as an automatically generated sequential identifier.
(economics, of a model) Being or relating to a change that comes from outside the model and is not explained by the model.
(medicine, of a disease) Having a cause external to the infected organism.
exogenously
exogenously
adv
In an exogenous manner
exogonium
exolution
exolution
noun
(obsolete) a setting free of the spirit.
Obsolete form of exsolution.
exoneretur
exoneural
exonuclease
exonuclease
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) Any of a group of enzymes which cleave single nucleotides from the end of a polynucleotide (DNA or RNA) chain.
exonucleases
exonucleases
noun
plural of exonuclease
exonumia
exonumia
noun
Coinlike objects.
Study and/or collection of such.
exosculation
expansum
expansure
expansure
noun
(obsolete) Expanse.
expeditiousness
expeditiousness
noun
The state of being expeditious; celerity, rapidity or speed
expenditure
expenditure
noun
(uncountable, countable) Act of expending or paying out.
(uncountable, countable) The amount expended; expense; outlay.
expenditures
expenditures
noun
plural of expenditure
expenseful
expenseful
adj
Full of expense; costly; chargeable.
expensefully
expensefully
adv
In an expenseful manner.
expensefulness
expensefulness
noun
The quality of being expenseful.
explicandum
explicandum
noun
(logic) That which is to be explained or explicated
expostulating
expostulating
verb
present participle of expostulate
expostulatingly
expostulatingly
adv
With expostulations.
expostulation
expostulation
noun
The act of reasoning earnestly in order to dissuade or remonstrate.
expostulations
expostulations
noun
plural of expostulation
expound
expound
verb
(intransitive) To make a statement, especially at length.
(transitive) To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length
expoundable
expoundable
adj
Able to be expounded.
expounded
expounded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expound
expounder
expounder
noun
A person who expounds, explains
expounders
expounders
noun
plural of expounder
expounding
expounding
noun
The act by which something is expounded.
verb
present participle of expound
expounds
expounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expound
expressionful
expressionful
adj
Full of expression; expressive.
expressionismus
expugn
expugn
verb
(obsolete) To take by storm; capture.
expugnable
expugnable
adj
Capable of being taken by storm
expuition
expuition
noun
(obsolete) The act of spiting phlegm.
expulsing
expulsing
verb
present participle of expulse
expulsion
expulsion
noun
The act of expelling or the state of being expelled.
expulsionist
expulsionist
noun
A supporter of expulsionism.
expulsions
expulsions
noun
plural of expulsion
expunction
expunction
noun
The act of expunging or erasing.
The condition of being expunged.
expunctions
expunctions
noun
plural of expunction
expunge
expunge
verb
(transitive) To eliminate completely; to annihilate.
(transitive) To erase or strike out.
(transitive, computing) To delete permanently (e-mail etc.) that was previously marked for deletion but still stored.
expungeable
expungeable
adj
Alternative form of expungible
expunged
expunged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expunge
expungement
expungement
noun
(US, Canada) The process by which the record of a criminal conviction is erased, destroyed or sealed.
The act of expunging.
expunger
expunger
noun
One who expunges.
expungers
expungers
noun
plural of expunger
expunges
expunges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expunge
expunging
expunging
noun
The act by which something is expunged; a deletion.
verb
present participle of expunge
expurgating
expurgating
verb
present participle of expurgate
expurgation
expurgation
noun
The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous.
expurgational
expurgations
expurgations
noun
plural of expurgation
exquisiteness
exquisiteness
noun
The degree or property of being exquisite.
exquisitiveness
exquisitiveness
noun
The state or quality of being exquisitive.
exsanguinate
exsanguinate
verb
(intransitive) To die by means of blood loss.
(transitive) To drain a body (living or dead) of blood.
(transitive) To kill by means of blood loss.
exsanguinated
exsanguinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exsanguinate
exsanguinating
exsanguinating
verb
present participle of exsanguinate
exsanguination
exsanguination
noun
(pathology) Excessive loss of blood due to hemorrhage.
Bloodletting.
Hemorrhage.
Slaughter of an animal by cutting its throat and allowing it to bleed out, especially for the production of halal and kosher meat.
exsanguine
exsanguine
adj
Lacking blood; anemic
exsanguineous
exsanguineous
adj
destitute of blood; anaemic; exsanguious
exsanguinity
exsanguinity
noun
(medicine) Lack of blood.
exsanguinous
exsanguinous
adj
Alternative form of exsanguious
exsanguious
exsanguious
adj
(zoology) Without true, or red, blood.
Destitute of blood.
exsolution
exsolution
noun
(geology) The process in which a solution of molten rocks separates into its constituents upon cooling
exsolutions
exsolutions
noun
plural of exsolution
exspuition
exspuition
noun
(obsolete) The act of spitting.
exstemporaneous
exsuction
exsuction
noun
The act of sucking out.
exsufflation
exsufflation
noun
(biology, obsolete) A strongly forced expiration of air from the lungs.
(obsolete) A blast from beneath.
(obsolete) A kind of exorcism by blowing with the breath.
exsuperance
exsurgent
extemporaneous
extemporaneous
adj
With inadequate preparation or without advance thought; offhand.
extemporaneously
extemporaneously
adv
In an extemporaneous manner; without prior preparation or planning.
extemporaneousness
extemporaneousness
noun
The degree or property of being extemporaneous.
extensum
extensure
extensure
noun
(archaic) extension
extenuate
extenuate
adj
Of a person: emaciated, wasted, weakened; of the body or part of it: atrophied, shrunken, withered.
Of a quality or thing: lessened, weakened.
Reduced to poverty; impoverished.
verb
(specifically) To diminish or seek to diminish the extent or severity of (a crime, guilt, a mistake, or something else negative) by making apologies or excuses; to palliate.
To beat or draw (a metal object, etc.) out so as to lessen the thickness.
To degrade (someone); to detract from (someone's qualities, reputation, etc.); to depreciate, to disparage.
To make (someone or something) slender or thin; to emaciate, to waste.
To make (something) less dense, or thinner; also, to lower the viscosity of (something).
To reduce the quality or quantity of (something); to lessen or weaken the force of (something).
To underestimate or understate the importance of (something); to underrate.
extenuated
extenuated
adj
Made slender or thin; emaciated, wasted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extenuate
extenuates
extenuates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extenuate
extenuating
extenuating
adj
That lessens the seriousness of something by providing an excuse.
verb
present participle of extenuate
extenuatingly
extenuatingly
adv
In a manner that extenuates.
extenuation
extenuation
noun
(US, humorous, in the plural as “extenuations”) Thin garments.
(obsolete) The action of making less or weak; and instance of this; a weakening, impoverishment. Also, mitigation (of blame or punishment).
(obsolete) The action or process of making slender or diminishing in bulk; an instance of this.
(of air, obsolete) Making less dense; rarefaction.
(rhetoric, obsolete) A figure in which a term is used which, in contrast with the more fitting term it supplants, understates or seeks to diminish the significance of something.
The action of lessening, or seeking to lessen, the guilt of (an offence or fault) by alleging partial excuses; and instance or means of doing this; a plea in mitigation of censure.
The action of representing (something) as slight and trifling; underrating; an instance of this, a plea to this end; a modification in terms.
The action or process of making or becoming thin; an instance of this; a shrunken condition; leanness, emaciation.