| APODEICTIC | • apodeictic adj. Affording proof; demonstrative. • apodeictic adj. Incontrovertible; demonstrably true or certain. • apodeictic adj. (Logic) Of the characteristic feature of a proposition that is necessary (or impossible): perfectly… |
| APOPLECTIC | • apoplectic adj. (Medicine) Of or relating to apoplexy. • apoplectic adj. Marked by extreme anger or fury. • apoplectic adj. (Archaic) Effused with blood. |
| CATCHPOLES | • catchpoles n. Plural of catchpole. • Catchpoles prop.n. Plural of Catchpole. • CATCHPOLE n. (historical) a sheriff's officer who made arrests for failure to pay a debt, also CATCHPOLL. |
| CENOTAPHIC | • cenotaphic adj. Pertaining to or of the nature of a cenotaph. • CENOTAPHIC adj. like a cenotaph. |
| COMPACTERS | • compacters n. Plural of compacter. • COMPACTER n. one who compacts, also COMPACTOR. |
| COMPACTEST | • compactest adj. Superlative form of compact: most compact. • COMPACT adj. closely fitted together. |
| COMPACTURE | • compacture n. (Obsolete) The fact of being closely put together; compact nature or structure. • COMPACTURE n. (Spenser) close union or knitting together. |
| COMPLACENT | • complacent adj. Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one’s achievements; smug. • complacent adj. Apathetic with regard to an apparent need or problem. • COMPLACENT adj. marked by complacency. |
| COMPLICATE | • complicate v. (Transitive) To make complex; to modify so as to make something intricate or difficult. • complicate v. (Transitive) To involve in a convoluted matter. • complicate adj. (Obsolete) Intertwined. |
| CONCEPTUAL | • conceptual adj. Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception. • conceptual adj. Existing only in the imagination. • conceptual adj. Of or relating to conceptualism. |
| COPYCATTED | • copycatted v. Simple past tense and past participle of copycat. • COPYCAT v. to imitate. |
| LACTOSCOPE | • lactoscope n. An instrument for estimating the amount of cream in milk, based on its relative opacity. • LACTOSCOPE n. an instrument for measuring the purity or richness of milk. |
| OCCUPATIVE | • occupative adj. Occupational; relating to one’s occupation or employment. • OCCUPATIVE adj. held by tenure based on occupation. |
| PATCHCOCKE | • PATCHCOCKE n. (Spenser) perhaps a clown, also PATCHOCKE. |
| PATCHOCKES | • PATCHOCKE n. (Spenser) perhaps a clown, also PATCHCOCKE. |
| PRECONTACT | • precontact adj. Describing a period before contact was established (especially with an indigenous people). • PRECONTACT n. prior contact. |
| RECOMPACTS | • recompacts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recompact. • RECOMPACT v. to compact or join anew. |