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- ACRIMONIOUSLYIn an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
- ADMINISTRABLEAble to be administered
- ALBEDOThe fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body, commonly expressed as a percentage.
- BILIOUSLYIn a bilious way.
- BLOWIERcomparative form of blowy: more blowy
- CALTROPA metal object, usually small, with spikes arranged so that, when thrown onto the ground, one always faces up as a threat to pedestrians, horses, and vehicles (also used as a heral
- CANITIESThe condition of having gray hair.
- CAPTIOUSLYIn a captious manner.
- CAUDALPertaining to the tail or posterior or hind part of a body.
- CHEATABLECapable of being cheated
- CITEABLEAlternative spelling of citable.
- CONTUMELIESplural of contumely
- CORBIESplural of corbie
- CORBYAlternative form of corbie (“type of bird”).
- COVERABLEAble to be covered.
- COVETABLEWhich may be coveted.
- CRISPATEHaving curled, wavy or notched edges.
- DAMNIFYTo damage physically; to injure.
- DANCEABLESuitable for dancing.
- DEFALCATIONThe act of cancelling part of a claim by deducting a smaller claim which the claimant owes to the defendant.
- DEFALCATIONSplural of defalcation
- DENOTABLECapable of being denoted or marked.
- DENTIGEROUSBearing teeth or tooth-like structures; of or pertaining to tissue from which teeth develop.
- DEPRIVABLECapable of being, or liable to be, deprived.
- DESQUAMATETo remove the scales from, to scale; (less narrowly) to peel.
- DESTROYABLEAble to be destroyed.
- DISCREPANTLYIn a conflicting or discordant manner.
- DISTRAINTo squeeze, press, embrace; to constrain, oppress.
- DISTRAINABLECapable of being, or liable to be, distrained.
- DOCUMENTARILYBy means of documents.
- DRAWABLECapable of being drawn (represented graphically).
- EDENTULOUSToothless.
- EMANCIPISTIn penal colonies of early Australia, a convict who had been pardoned for good conduct; sometimes inclusively a convict whose sentence had completed, though one such was more usual
- EMUNCTORIESplural of emunctory
- ENACTABLECapable of being enacted.
- EXACTABLEHaving the capability of being exacted.
- EXIGUOUSScanty; meager.
- FASHEDsimple past and past participle of fash
- FASHIONABLECharacteristic of or influenced by a current popular trend or style; in fashion; in vogue.
- FAUCALRelating to the fauces, or opening of the throat; faucial.
- FAUCALSplural of faucal
- FETICHISMArchaic form of fetishism.
- FLOURISHTo thrive or grow well.
- FORMABLEAble to be formed.
- FRUITEDContaining fruit; bearing fruit. Bearing fruit or acorns, typically of a specified tincture.
- FULGURATETo flash or emit flashes like lightning.
- FULGURATEDsimple past and past participle of fulgurate
- FUSIBLYIn a fusible manner.
- GALANTINEA spiced, thickened sauce served with fish or poultry.
- GALANTINESplural of galantine
- GLAIRYOf or pertaining to glair; slimy, viscous and transparent.
- GLOBOSELYIn a globose manner.
- GLOMERAplural of glomus
- GRANDIOSELYIn a grandiose manner
- GRANTABLECapable of being granted.
- HABITUDEThe essential character of one's being or existence; native or normal constitution; mental or moral constitution; bodily condition; native temperament.
- IGNORABLEAble to be ignored.
- INGLUVIESThe crop, or craw, of birds.
- INSUPERABLYIn an insuperable manner.
- INTUMESCETo swell or enlarge (abnormally)
- INTUMESCEDsimple past and past participle of intumesce
- INVOLUCRAplural of involucrum
- INVOLUCRUMA sheath that covers or envelopes, especially one that forms around the sequestrum of new bone.
- IRASCIBLYIn an irascible manner.
- LANIFEROUSBearing or producing wool.
- LANIGEROUSBearing or producing wool.
- LAUREATESHIPThe state, or office, of a laureate.
- LENTIFORMShaped like a biconvex lens.
- LIQUESCENTMelting.
- MALATHIONAn organophosphorus insecticide, Diethyl [(dimethoxyphosphinothioyl)-thio]butanedioate.
- MALVERSATIONCorrupt behaviour, illegitimate activity, especially by someone in authority.
- MANUFACTORIESplural of manufactory
- MARLYContaining or resembling marl.
- MAUVERcomparative form of mauve: more mauve
- MAUVESTsuperlative form of mauve: most mauve
- MEDICABLECapable of being medicated
- MIRABLEwonderful; admirable
- MODISHLYIn a modish manner.
- MOISTEDsimple past and past participle of moist
- MOLDIESTsuperlative form of moldy: most moldy
- MOROSELYIn a morose or sulky manner; gloomily.
- MOSCHATELA plant of species Adoxa moschatellina, with distinctively configured pale green flowers and a musky smell, of boreal circumpolar distribution.
- MOTILESplural of motile
- MOUNTABLEAble to be mounted.
- OBVIATETo anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.
- OPACIFIEDsimple past and past participle of opacify
- OPACIFIERa chemical agent added to a material, such as rocket propellant, to make it opaque
- OPACIFIERSplural of opacifier
- OPERABLYSuch that it allows an operation to take place.
- PAINTABLEThat can be painted; to which a coating of paint can be applied.
- PAUCITIESplural of paucity
- PAUCITYFewness in number; too few.
- PEDICULOUSAlternative form of pedicular.
- PEDUNCULAROf or pertaining to a peduncle
- PERAMBULATETo walk around, roam, or stroll.
- PLEBISCITARYOf or pertaining to a plebiscite.
- PONDERABLEHaving a detectable amount of matter; having a measurable mass.
- PONDERABLYIn a ponderable manner.
- PRECISIANA religious purist; a Puritan.
- PRICEABLECapable of being priced.