| DEPRECATINGLY | • deprecatingly adv. In a deprecating manner. • DEPRECATING adv. DEPRECATE, to regret deeply; to express disapproval of. |
| DISPARAGINGLY | • disparagingly adv. Insultingly. • DISPARAGING adv. DISPARAGE, to belittle; to match in marriage with an inferior. |
| DISPRAISINGLY | • dispraisingly adv. By way of dispraise. • DISPRAISING adv. DISPRAISE, to censure. |
| HYPERVIGILANT | • hypervigilant adj. In a state of hypervigilance. • HYPERVIGILANT adj. extremely vigilant. |
| JELLYGRAPHING | • jellygraphing v. Present participle of jellygraph. • JELLYGRAPH v. to copy by jellygraph, an old device for copying that used a plate of jelly. |
| LARYNGOSCOPES | • laryngoscopes n. Plural of laryngoscope. • LARYNGOSCOPE n. an instrument for examining the interior of the larynx. |
| LARYNGOSCOPIC | • laryngoscopic adj. Of or pertaining to laryngoscopy. • LARYNGOSCOPIC adj. of or like a laryngoscope, an instrument for examining the interior of the larynx. |
| LARYNGOSPASMS | • laryngospasms n. Plural of laryngospasm. • LARYNGOSPASM n. spasmodic closure of the larynx. |
| OROPHARYNGEAL | • oropharyngeal adj. (Anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to both the mouth and the pharynx. • oropharyngeal adj. (Anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the oropharynx. • oropharyngeal n. (Informal, medicine) Ellipsis of oropharyngeal airway.: an adjunct device used to open and secure a… |
| PANEGYRICALLY | • panegyrically adv. In a very eloquent and eulogistic manner; with lavish praise, in a very complimentary way. • PANEGYRICAL adv. of or like a panegyric. |
| PATRONISINGLY | • patronisingly adv. (Britain, Australia) Alternative spelling of patronizingly. • PATRONISING adv. condescending. |
| PATRONIZINGLY | • patronizingly adv. In a patronizing manner. • PATRONIZING adv. PATRONIZE, to assume the condescending air of a patron towards, also PATRONISE. |
| PENETRATINGLY | • penetratingly adv. In a penetrating manner. • PENETRATING adv. PENETRATE, to thrust or force a way into the inside of. |
| PLAYWRIGHTING | • playwrighting n. Writing plays: the craft of a playwright. • PLAYWRIGHTING n. the writing of plays. |
| PREQUALIFYING | • prequalifying v. Present participle of prequalify. • PREQUALIFY v. to qualify beforehand, as for a shortlist. |
| PROLEGOMENARY | • prolegomenary adj. Of the nature of a prolegomenon; preliminary; introductory; prefatory. • PROLEGOMENARY adj. of the nature of a prolegomenon, introductory, also PROLEGOMENAL, PROLEGOMENOUS. |
| PROTEOGLYCANS | • proteoglycans n. Plural of proteoglycan. • PROTEOGLYCAN n. any of a class of glycoproteins of high molecular weight that are found esp. in the extracellular matrix of connective tissue. |
| REPROACHINGLY | • reproachingly adv. Reproachfully. • REPROACHING adv. REPROACH, to find fault with. |
| UNAPPROVINGLY | • unapprovingly adv. In an unapproving manner. • UNAPPROVING adv. not approving. |