| ANTEPRANDIAL | • anteprandial adj. Before a meal, especially before dinner. • ANTEPRANDIAL adj. before dinner. |
| ANTIPARALLEL | • antiparallel adj. (Mathematics) (of vectors) Parallel but in opposite directions. • antiparallel n. (Geometry) A line that forms equal angles with two other lines, but in opposite directions. • ANTIPARALLEL adj. making with a transverse line an internal angle equal to the external angle made by another line. |
| APPARITIONAL | • apparitional adj. (Religion, forteana) Of or pertaining to an apparition or apparitions. • APPARITIONAL adj. of or like an apparition. |
| ASPIRATIONAL | • aspirational adj. Being ambitious. • aspirational adj. Desiring success. • aspirational adj. (Law) Expressing a hope or intention but not creating a legally binding obligation. |
| MARSUPIALIAN | • marsupialian n. (Archaic, zoology) Any of the Marsupialia; a marsupial. • MARSUPIALIAN n. a marsupial mammal. |
| PARAENETICAL | • paraenetical adj. (Now rare) Giving advice; advisory, hortatory. • parænetical adj. Obsolete form of paraenetical. • PARAENETICAL adj. exhortatory, also PARAENETIC. |
| PARALANGUAGE | • paralanguage n. (Linguistics) The non-verbal elements of speech, and to a limited extent of writing, used to modify… • PARALANGUAGE n. nonverbal elements which affect meaning of speech, as intonation, etc. |
| PARALIPOMENA | • paralipomena n. (Literary analysis) The different text variants or text witnesses researched when creating a critical edition. • paralipomena n. Supplementary literary material. • PARALIPOMENON n. a thing added as a supplement to a main text, also PARALEIPOMENON. |
| PARALYSATION | • paralysation n. Paralysis. • PARALYSATION n. the act of paralysing, also PARALYZATION. |
| PARALYZATION | • paralyzation n. Alternative form of paralysation. • PARALYZATION n. the act of paralyzing, also PARALYSATION. |
| PARANOICALLY | • paranoically adv. Alternative form of paranoiacally. • PARANOIC adv. suffering from paranoia. |
| PARANORMALLY | • paranormally adv. In a paranormal way. • PARANORMAL adv. not scientifically explainable. |
| PARAPLANNERS | • paraplanners n. Plural of paraplanner. • PARAPLANNER n. a person who assists a financial planner, especially in compiling reports and conducting research. |
| PARASAILINGS | • PARASAILING n. the recreational sport of soaring in a parachute while being towed usually by a motorboat. |
| PARENCEPHALA | • parencephala n. Plural of parencephalon. • PARENCEPHALON n. a cerebral hemisphere. |
| PRELAPSARIAN | • prelapsarian adj. (Judaism, Christianity) Of, or relating to the period of innocence before the Fall of man; innocent, unspoiled. • PRELAPSARIAN adj. relating to any innocent or carefree period in the past. |
| PYROMANIACAL | • pyromaniacal adj. Of or relating to pyromania. • PYROMANIACAL adj. relating to pyromania. |
| RATAPLANNING | • rataplanning v. Present participle of rataplan. • RATAPLAN v. to make a rapidly repeating sound, as on a drum. |
| SUBLAPSARIAN | • sublapsarian n. (Christianity) An infralapsarian. • SUBLAPSARIAN n. a believer in sublapsarianism. |