| AFFECTIONED | • affectioned adj. (Archaic) Feeling a certain affection for; disposed. • affectioned adj. (Archaic) affected, pompous. • affectioned adj. (Archaic) obstinate, willful. |
| AFFICIONADO | • afficionado n. Alternative spelling of aficionado (“one who likes, knows about, and appreciates an interest”). • AFFICIONADO n. (Spanish) a devotee, admirer, an enthusiastic fan, also AFICIONADO. |
| ALTORUFFLED | • ALTORUFFLED adj. (Milton) altogether ruffled. |
| CHIFFONADES | • chiffonades n. Plural of chiffonade. • chiffonades v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chiffonade. • CHIFFONADE n. (French) green plants cooked in butter, esp. a mixture of lettuce and sorrel. |
| DIFFRACTION | • diffraction n. (Physics) The bending of a wave around an obstacle. • diffraction n. (Quantum mechanics) The breaking up of an electromagnetic wave as it passes a geometric structure (e… • DIFFRACTION n. a modification which light undergoes esp. in passing by the edges of opaque bodies or through narrow openings and in which the rays appear to be deflected. |
| DIFFUSIONAL | • diffusional adj. Of or pertaining to diffusion. • DIFFUSIONAL adj. relating to diffusion. |
| DISAFFOREST | • disafforest v. To deforest. • disafforest v. (UK, law) To change the status of land from that of a forest to ordinary land. • DISAFFOREST v. to clear of forest, also DISFOREST. |
| FANFARONADE | • fanfaronade n. Empty, self-assertive boasting. • fanfaronade v. To engage in empty, self-assertive boasting. • FANFARONADE n. (French) empty boasting, bluster. |
| FOOTFAULTED | • footfaulted v. Simple past tense and past participle of footfault. • FOOTFAULT v. to commit a serving fault at tennis. |
| OFFHANDEDLY | • offhandedly adv. In an offhand manner. • off-handedly adv. Alternative form of offhandedly. • OFFHANDED adv. ungraciously curt, also OFFHAND. |
| OFFICIALDOM | • officialdom n. The people elected to government or employed in the civil service. • OFFICIALDOM n. officials as a class. |
| OFFSADDLING | • offsaddling v. Present participle of offsaddle. • OFFSADDLE v. to unsaddle. |
| OVERSTAFFED | • overstaffed v. Simple past tense and past participle of overstaff. • OVERSTAFF v. to employ too many staff. |
| PARAFFINOID | • paraffinoid adj. (Obsolete, organic chemistry) Resembling paraffin; aliphatic. • PARAFFINOID adj. of or like paraffin, also PARAFFINIC. |
| SCAFFOLDAGE | • scaffoldage n. The amount of scaffolding needed, or supplied for a specific installation. • SCAFFOLDAGE n. the gallery of a theatre, also SCAFFOLAGE. |
| SCAFFOLDERS | • scaffolders n. Plural of scaffolder. • SCAFFOLDER n. one who erects scaffolding. |
| SCAFFOLDING | • scaffolding n. A temporary modular system of tubes (or formerly wood) forming a framework used to support people and… • scaffolding n. (Programming) Source code etc. that is incomplete and serves as a basis for further development. • scaffolding n. (Figurative) Any framework or support. |
| STANDOFFISH | • standoffish adj. Aloof; reserved; unsociable and unfriendly. • stand-offish adj. Alternative spelling of standoffish. • STANDOFFISH adj. somewhat cold and reserved. |