| ACCUSATORY | • accusatory adj. Pertaining to, or containing, an accusation. • ACCUSATORY adj. containing or expressing accusation. |
| AUCTIONARY | • auctionary adj. Of or pertaining to an auction. • AUCTIONARY adj. of or pertaining to an auction or an auctioneer. |
| CAUTIONARY | • cautionary adj. Serving to caution or warn; admonitory. • cautionary adj. Serving to ward off; preventive. • cautionary adj. (Obsolete) Held as security or hostage. |
| COPULATORY | • copulatory adj. Pertaining to copulation. • COPULATORY adj. relating to copulation. |
| COTYLOSAUR | • cotylosaur n. (Paleontology, dated) A member of the Cotylosauria, a synonym of the family †Captorhinidae, the earliest… • COTYLOSAUR n. an extinct primitive reptile with massive body and short legs. |
| COUNTRYMAN | • countryman n. Somebody from a certain country. • countryman n. Somebody from one’s own country; a fellow countryman; compatriot. • countryman n. A country dweller, especially a follower of country pursuits. |
| COURTYARDS | • courtyards n. Plural of courtyard. • COURTYARD n. a court or enclosed ground attached to a building, usually a large house. |
| CUNCTATORY | • cunctatory adj. Delaying; procrastinating. • CUNCTATORY adj. causing delay, also CUNCTATIOUS, CUNCTATIVE. |
| EUCARYOTES | • eucaryotes n. Plural of eucaryote. • EUCARYOTE n. an organism whose cells have a eukaryon, a highly organised nucleus, also EUCARYOT, EUKARYOT, EUKARYOTE. |
| EUCARYOTIC | • eucaryotic adj. Alternative spelling of eukaryotic. • EUCARYOTIC adj. of or like a eucaryote, an organism whose cells have a eukaryon, a highly organised nucleus, also EUKARYOTIC. |
| EUKARYOTIC | • eukaryotic adj. (Biology) Having complex cells in which the genetic material is organized into membrane-bound nuclei. • eukaryotic adj. (Biology) Of or pertaining to a eukaryote. • eukaryotic n. Such a cell or organism. |
| EXCUSATORY | • excusatory adj. Serving to make an excuse. • EXCUSATORY adj. making or containing excuse or apology. |
| INCUBATORY | • incubatory adj. Serving for incubation. • INCUBATORY adj. serving for incubation. |
| JACULATORY | • jaculatory adj. Darting or throwing out suddenly; also, suddenly thrown out; uttered in short sentences; ejaculatory. • JACULATORY adj. throwing out suddenly. |
| JOCULARITY | • jocularity n. Joking, humorous remarks or behaviour. • JOCULARITY n. jesting, merriment. |
| JUDICATORY | • judicatory adj. Pertaining to judgement, or to passing a sentence. • judicatory adj. By which a judgement can be made; decisive, critical. • judicatory n. (Chiefly in Scotland) A court or tribunal. |
| MYRTACEOUS | • myrtaceous adj. Characteristic of the myrtle family (Myrtaceae) of plants. • MYRTACEOUS adj. belonging to the myrtle family of plants. |
| OSCULATORY | • osculatory n. (Christianity) A religious tablet, usually carrying a representation of Christ or the Virgin Mary, which… • osculatory adj. (Formal) Of or relating to kissing. • osculatory adj. (Geometry) Relating to, or having the properties of, an osculatrix; capable of osculation. |
| PLUTOCRACY | • plutocracy n. Government by the wealthy. • plutocracy n. A controlling class of the wealthy. • PLUTOCRACY n. rulership by the wealthy. |
| TAUROMACHY | • tauromachy n. Bullfighting (in classical times). • TAUROMACHY n. the art of bullfighting. |