| APPLAUSIVE | • applausive adj. Conveying applause. • APPLAUSIVE adj. expressing applause. |
| ASSUMPTIVE | • assumptive adj. Held as true or valid without evidence. • assumptive adj. Forward or presumptuous. • assumptive adj. (Heraldry, of arms, not comparable) Originally, being arms which a person had a right to assume, in… |
| PAPAVEROUS | • papaverous adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the poppy. • papaverous adj. (Figuratively) Inducing sleep; soporific. • PAPAVEROUS adj. of or relating to poppies. |
| PERSUASIVE | • persuasive adj. Able to persuade; convincing. • persuasive n. That which persuades; incitement. • PERSUASIVE adj. tending to persuade. |
| PURGATIVES | • purgatives n. Plural of purgative. • PURGATIVE n. a medicine that empties the intestines. |
| SUPERHEAVY | • superheavy adj. Having far greater weight than usual. • superheavy adj. (Physics) Describing a transuranic element with an extremely high atomic number; typically taken to… • superheavy adj. (Linguistics, of a syllable) stressed more than is usual. |
| SUPERNOVAE | • supernovae n. Plural of supernova. • supernovæ n. Plural of supernova. • SUPERNOVA n. (Latin) a very brilliant nova resulting from an explosion which blows the star's material into space, leaving an expanding cloud of gas. |
| SUPERNOVAS | • supernovas n. Plural of supernova. • SUPERNOVA n. (Latin) a very brilliant nova resulting from an explosion which blows the star's material into space, leaving an expanding cloud of gas. |
| SUPERSAVER | • supersaver n. (Informal) A very thrifty person; one who saves a lot of money. • supersaver n. (UK) A type of railway ticket offering a significant discount on the normal fare. • SUPERSAVER n. an exceptional bargain in a supermarket. |
| SUPERVISAL | • supervisal n. (Dated) supervision. • SUPERVISAL n. supervision. |
| SUPERWAVES | • superwaves n. Plural of superwave. • SUPERWAVE n. an exceptionally large wave. |
| UNPLAUSIVE | • unplausive adj. (Obsolete) disapproving. • UNPLAUSIVE adj. not approving; disapproving. |
| USURPATIVE | • usurpative adj. That usurps. • USURPATIVE adj. relating to usurpation. |
| VAPOURIEST | • VAPOURY adj. full of vapour; affected with the vapours, also VAPORY. |
| VAPOURLESS | • VAPOURLESS adj. without vapour, also VAPORLESS. |