| ABYSMAL | • abysmal adj. (Now rare) Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss. • abysmal adj. (Figurative) extremely bad; terrible. • ABYSMAL adj. immeasurably deep. |
| ABYSSAL | • abyssal adj. (Archaic) Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable. • abyssal adj. (Geography) Of or belonging to the ocean depths, especially below 2000 metres (6500 ft): abyssal zone. • abyssal adj. (Geology) Pertaining to or occurring at excessive depths in the earth’s crust; plutonic. |
| AFFABLY | • affably adv. In an affable manner. • AFFABLE adv. easy to speak to. |
| AMIABLY | • amiably adv. In an amiable manner; in a friendly or pleasant manner. • AMIABLE adv. (French) having a pleasant disposition. |
| BALSAMY | • balsamy adj. Like balsam, as of balsam. • BALSAMY adj. fragrant. |
| BANALLY | • banally adv. In a banal, trite or boring manner. • BANAL adv. flat and uninteresting. |
| BASALLY | • basally adv. In a basal manner. • BASAL adv. relating to, or forming, the base. |
| BATHYAL | • bathyal adj. Relating to the ocean bottom, between the sublittoral and abyssal zones, at a depth of between 200 and 2000 metres. • BATHYAL adj. pertaining to the zone of the sea from 600 feet down to the abyssal zone. |
| CAPABLY | • capably adv. In a capable manner. • CAPABLE adv. competent. |
| LAYBACK | • layback n. (Figure skating) A spin in which the head and shoulders are dropped backwards and the back arched downwards… • layback n. (Climbing) A maneuver to scale a vertical crack, by pulling with the arms and jamming the legs underneath… • layback n. (Surfing) A surf maneuver where the upright surfer leans back against the wave. |
| PAYABLE | • payable adj. Due to be paid. • payable adj. Able to be paid. • payable adj. Of a mine etc.: capable of yielding profit; profitable. |
| PAYABLY | • payably adv. Of a mine etc.: so as to yield profit; profitably. • PAYABLE adv. able to be paid. |
| RATABLY | • RATABLE adv. capable of being rated. |
| SALABLY | • salably adv. Alternative form of saleably. • SALABLE adv. able to be sold, also SALEABLE, SELLABLE. |
| SAYABLE | • sayable adj. Capable of being pronounced or uttered; articulable. • sayable n. That which can be said. • SAYABLE n. a thing that can be said. |
| SCYBALA | • scybala n. (Medicine) hardened masses of feces. • SCYBALUM n. (Greek) a lump or mass of hard faeces in the intestine. |
| TAXABLY | • taxably adv. In a way that is subject to taxation. • TAXABLE adv. capable of being taxed. |
| WALLABY | • wallaby n. Any of several species of marsupial; usually smaller and stockier than kangaroos. • Wallaby n. (Rugby) A player for the Wallabies, the Australian national rugby union team. • WALLABY n. (Native Australian) any of a number of small marsupials of the family Macropodidae. |