| 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. |
| DESCRIPTIVIST | • descriptivist adj. Subscribing to, or related to, descriptivism. • descriptivist n. (Linguistics) Someone who records and describes actual rules regarding language usage, or who believes… • DESCRIPTIVIST adj. relating to descriptivism, a theory of ethics by which only empirical statements are acceptable. |
| DESILVERISING | • desilverising v. Present participle of desilverise. • DESILVERISE v. to remove the silver from, also DESILVERIZE. |
| DEVIATIONISMS | • deviationisms n. Plural of deviationism. • DEVIATIONISM n. the deviation of a doctrine from the strictly orthodox. |
| DEVIATIONISTS | • deviationists n. Plural of deviationist. • DEVIATIONIST n. one who deviates from a strictly orthodox doctrine. |
| DIFFUSIVITIES | • diffusivities n. Plural of diffusivity. • DIFFUSIVITY n. the state of being diffusive. |
| DISINCENTIVES | • disincentives n. Plural of disincentive. • DISINCENTIVE n. a deterrent. |
| DISPOSITIVELY | • dispositively adv. (Obsolete) In a dispositive manner; by natural or moral disposition. • DISPOSITIVE adv. relating to or bringing about the settlement of a case. |
| DISPRIVILEGES | • disprivileges v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disprivilege. • DISPRIVILEGE v. to deprive of a privilege. |
| 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. |
| DISTRIBUTIVES | • distributives n. Plural of distributive. • DISTRIBUTIVE n. a distributive word, like each or every, that indicates the several individuals of a number taken separately. |
| DITRANSITIVES | • ditransitives n. Plural of ditransitive. • DITRANSITIVE n. a verb able to take both a direct and an indirect object. |
| DIVERSIONISTS | • diversionists n. Plural of diversionist. • DIVERSIONIST n. one engaged in diversionary activities. |
| DIVISIBLENESS | • divisibleness n. The quality of being divisible. • DIVISIBLE n. that can be divided, also DIVIDABLE. |
| INVIDIOUSNESS | • invidiousness n. (Rare) Malevolent provocation of dislike or resentment; the state or quality of being invidious. • INVIDIOUS n. tending to cause discontent, animosity, or envy. |
| MISDELIVERIES | • misdeliveries n. Plural of misdelivery. |
| SEMICIVILISED | • semicivilised adj. Alternative form of semicivilized. • SEMICIVILISED adj. partly civilised, also SEMICIVILIZED. |