| APPROXIMATIVE | • approximative adj. Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation. • approximative n. (Grammar) A grammatical construct that expresses approximation. • APPROXIMATIVE adj. approaching closely. |
| COMPARATIVELY | • comparatively adv. In a comparative manner. • comparatively adv. When compared to other entities. • COMPARATIVE adv. of the nature of comparison. |
| COMPELLATIVES | • compellatives n. Plural of compellative. • COMPELLATIVE n. compellation. |
| CONTEMPLATIVE | • contemplative adj. Inclined to contemplate; introspective and thoughtful; meditative. • contemplative adj. Pertaining to a religious contemplative, or a contemplative religious orders, especially the Roman Catholic varieties. • contemplative adj. Relating to, or having the power of, contemplation. |
| EVAPORIMETERS | • evaporimeters n. Plural of evaporimeter. • EVAPORIMETER n. an instrument for measuring the rate of evaporation, also EVAPOROMETER. |
| IMPASSIVITIES | • impassivities n. Plural of impassivity. • IMPASSIVITY n. the quality of being impassive. |
| IMPERSEVERANT | • imperseverant adj. (Obsolete) Not persevering; fickle; thoughtless. • IMPERSEVERANT adj. lacking the power to perceive. |
| IMPLICATIVELY | • implicatively adv. In an implicative way. • IMPLICATIVE adv. tending to implicate. |
| IMPREDICATIVE | • impredicative adj. (Logic, of a proposition) definable only in terms of a totality of which it is itself a part. • IMPREDICATIVE adj. of a definition, given in terms that require quantification over a range that includes that which is to be defined. |
| IMPROVISATORE | • improvisatore n. (Poetry) An individual who recites impromptu verse, as from a song or poem. • IMPROVISATORE n. (Italian) an improviser in an Italian manner, also IMPROVVISATORE. |
| MALADAPTIVELY | • maladaptively adv. In a maladaptive manner. • MALADAPTIVE adv. marked by poor or inadequate adaptation. |
| MANIPULATIVES | • manipulatives n. Plural of manipulative. • MANIPULATIVE n. one who engages in manipulation. |
| PARVANIMITIES | • parvanimities n. Plural of parvanimity. • PARVANIMITY n. pettiness, meanness. |
| PERFORMATIVES | • performatives n. Plural of performative. • PERFORMATIVE n. such a statement, as opposed to constative. |
| PREFORMATIVES | • preformatives n. Plural of preformative. • PREFORMATIVE n. a prefixture in Semitic languages. |
| PREMEDITATIVE | • premeditative adj. Involving premeditation. • PREMEDITATIVE adj. given to or characterized by premeditation. |
| PRIVATEERSMAN | • privateersman n. (Nautical) The captain or member of the crew of a privateer. • PRIVATEERSMAN n. a crew member on a privateer. |
| PRIVATEERSMEN | • privateersmen n. Plural of privateersman. • PRIVATEERSMAN n. a crew member on a privateer. |
| SEPTEMVIRATES | • septemvirates n. Plural of septemvirate. • SEPTEMVIRATE n. government by, or group of, seven men. |