| DESCRIPTIVISM | • descriptivism n. (Linguistics) The practice of describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing idealistic norms… • DESCRIPTIVISM n. a theory of ethics by which only empirical statements are acceptable. |
| 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. |
| MEDIEVALISTIC | • medievalistic adj. Having a medieval style, though not actually from that era. • medievalistic adj. Relating to the study of medievalism. • MEDIEVALISTIC adj. related to mediaevalism, also MEDIAEVALISTIC. |
| MISCONCEIVING | • misconceiving v. Present participle of misconceive. • misconceiving adj. Having false ideas; misleading. • MISCONCEIVE v. to conceive wrongly. |
| MISPERCEIVING | • misperceiving v. Present participle of misperceive. • MISPERCEIVE v. to perceive wrongly. |
| MUNDIFICATIVE | • mundificative adj. Cleansing. • mundificative n. Any detergent medicine or preparation. • MUNDIFICATIVE n. a cleansing medicine or preparation. |
| PRIMITIVISTIC | • primitivistic adj. Of or pertaining to primitivism. • PRIMITIVISTIC adj. relating to primitivism. |
| PROVINCIALISM | • provincialism n. The quality of being provincial; having provincial tastes, mentality, manners. • provincialism n. (Linguistics) A word or locution characteristic of a region or district. • provincialism n. (Politics) Synonym of regionalism: belief in the superiority of one’s regional government; the belief… |
| RECRIMINATIVE | • recriminative adj. Recriminatory. • RECRIMINATIVE adj. relating to recrimination. |
| REVICTIMIZING | • revictimizing v. Present participle of revictimize. |
| SEMICIVILISED | • semicivilised adj. Alternative form of semicivilized. • SEMICIVILISED adj. partly civilised, also SEMICIVILIZED. |
| SEMICIVILIZED | • semicivilized adj. Somewhat or partially civilized. • SEMICIVILIZED adj. partly civilized, also SEMICIVILISED. |
| VERTICILLIUMS | • VERTICILLIUM n. a fungus some species of which cause plant disease. |
| VICTIMISATION | • victimisation n. Alternative spelling of victimization. • VICTIMISATION n. the act of victimising, also VICTIMIZATION. |
| VICTIMIZATION | • victimization n. An act that victimizes or exploits someone. • victimization n. Adversity as a result of being a victim. • VICTIMIZATION n. the act of victimizing, also VICTIMISATION. |
| VICTIMOLOGIES | • victimologies n. Plural of victimology. • VICTIMOLOGY n. the study of victims. |
| VICTIMOLOGIST | • victimologist n. One who studies victimology. • VICTIMOLOGIST n. one who studies victimology. |
| VISCOSIMETRIC | • viscosimetric adj. Alternative form of viscometric. • VISCOSIMETRIC adj. relating to measurement by viscosimeter, an instrument for measuring viscosity, also VISCOSIMETRICAL. |
| VIVISECTORIUM | • vivisectorium n. A place or laboratory where vivisection is performed. • VIVISECTORIUM n. a place for vivisection. |