| ASSUMPTIVELY | • assumptively adv. In an assumptive manner. • ASSUMPTIVE adv. assumed, or capable of being assumed. |
| COMPULSATIVE | • compulsative adj. (Obsolete) compulsatory; employing force or constraint. • COMPULSATIVE adj. (Shakespeare) compulsory, also COMPULSATORY. |
| COPULATIVELY | • copulatively adv. In a copulative manner. • COPULATIVE adv. uniting. |
| IMPUTATIVELY | • imputatively adv. In an imputative fashion or manner. • IMPUTATIVE adv. transferred by imputation; that may be imputed. |
| INTERPLUVIAL | • interpluvial n. (Geology) A period of decreased rainfall. • INTERPLUVIAL n. a period between bouts of rain. |
| MANIPULATIVE | • manipulative adj. Using manipulation purposefully. • manipulative adj. Tending to manipulate. • manipulative adj. (Derogatory) Reaching one’s goals at the expense of other people by using them. |
| OVERPOPULATE | • overpopulate v. To fill with too many individuals; to exceed the capacity of a region to contain the population. • OVERPOPULATE v. to populate too densely. |
| PREOVULATORY | • preovulatory adj. Prior to ovulation. • PREOVULATORY adj. occurring or existing in or typical of the period immediately preceding ovulation. |
| PULVERATIONS | • PULVERATION n. pulverization. |
| REPUTATIVELY | • reputatively adv. (Archaic) reputedly. • REPUTATIVE adv. reputed, putative. |
| SUPERELEVATE | • superelevate v. (Transitive) To give a superelevation to (a railway track). • SUPERELEVATE v. to raise above a normal level. |
| SUPERLATIVES | • superlatives n. Plural of superlative. • SUPERLATIVE n. the superlative degree of comparison in a language. |
| SUPEROVULATE | • superovulate v. (Biology) To produce large quantities of mature ova. • SUPEROVULATE v. to produce a larger number of ova than usual, e.g. under stimulus of injected hormones. |
| VOLUPTUARIES | • voluptuaries n. Plural of voluptuary. • VOLUPTUARY n. a sensualist; a person fond of luxury. |