| 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. |
| DEVIATIONISMS | • deviationisms n. Plural of deviationism. • DEVIATIONISM n. the deviation of a doctrine from the strictly orthodox. |
| DISSEMINATIVE | • disseminative adj. Tending to disseminate, or to become disseminated. • DISSEMINATIVE adj. serving to disseminate. |
| DISSIMILATIVE | • dissimilative adj. Pertaining to, modifying by, showing dissimilation. • DISSIMILATIVE adj. serving to dissimilate, make dissimilar, also DISSIMILATORY. |
| DISSIMULATIVE | • dissimulative adj. Of or pertaining to dissimulation. • DISSIMULATIVE adj. related to dissimulation. |
| 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. |
| INDIVIDUALISM | • individualism n. The tendency for a person to act without reference to others, particularly in matters of style, fashion… • individualism n. The moral stance, political philosophy, or social outlook that promotes independence and self-reliance… • individualism n. (Logic) The doctrine that only individual things are real. |
| 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. |
| MISDELIVERIES | • misdeliveries n. Plural of misdelivery. |
| MISDELIVERING | • misdelivering v. Present participle of misdeliver. |
| MUNDIFICATIVE | • mundificative adj. Cleansing. • mundificative n. Any detergent medicine or preparation. • MUNDIFICATIVE n. a cleansing medicine or preparation. |
| 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. |
| PRIMIGRAVIDAS | • primigravidas n. Plural of primigravida. • PRIMIGRAVIDA n. (Lat.) a woman pregnant for the first time. |
| 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. |