| DECOMPRESSIVE | • decompressive adj. That decompresses. • DECOMPRESS adj. to release from pressure or compression. |
| 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. |
| DEVELOPMENTAL | • developmental adj. Related to development. • developmental n. A trainee flight controller. • DEVELOPMENTAL adj. relating to development. |
| 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. |
| IMPROVIDENCES | • improvidences n. Plural of improvidence. • IMPROVIDENCE n. the state of being improvident. |
| IMPROVIDENTLY | • improvidently adv. In an improvident manner. • IMPROVIDENT adv. lacking foresight, thoughtless, also UNPROVIDENT. |
| MALADAPTIVELY | • maladaptively adv. In a maladaptive manner. • MALADAPTIVE adv. marked by poor or inadequate adaptation. |
| MISDEVELOPING | • misdeveloping v. Present participle of misdevelop. • MISDEVELOP v. to develop wrongly. |
| OVERAMPLIFIED | • overamplified adj. Excessively amplified. • overamplified v. Past participle of overamplify. • OVERAMPLIFIED adj. excessively amplified. |
| OVERIMPRESSED | • overimpressed v. Simple past tense and past participle of overimpress. • OVERIMPRESS v. to impress excessively. |
| OVERPROGRAMED | • overprogramed v. Simple past tense and past participle of overprogram. • OVERPROGRAM v. to program excessively. |
| PREMEDITATIVE | • premeditative adj. Involving premeditation. • PREMEDITATIVE adj. given to or characterized by premeditation. |
| PRIMIGRAVIDAE | • primigravidae n. Plural of primigravida. • primigravidæ n. Archaic form of primigravidae (plural of primigravida). • PRIMIGRAVIDA n. (Lat.) a woman pregnant for the first time. |
| REDEVELOPMENT | • redevelopment n. The process of developing something anew. • redevelopment n. The demolition of old, redundant or unfashionable buildings or infrastructure and the construction of… • REDEVELOPMENT n. the act of redeveloping. |