| ATHETIZE | • athetize v. (Linguistics, transitive) To reject a passage of text as spurious. • ATHETIZE v. in textual criticism, to reject (a passage) as spurious, also ATHETISE. |
| ATTICIZE | • Atticize v. (Intransitive) To side with the Athenians. • Atticize v. (Intransitive) To use the Attic idiom or style; to conform to the customs or modes of thought of the Athenians. • ATTICIZE v. to use atticisms, also ATTICISE. |
| BOZZETTI | • bozzetti n. Plural of bozzetto. • BOZZETTO n. (Italian) a small sketch of a projected sculpture. |
| DITZIEST | • ditziest adj. Superlative form of ditzy: most ditzy. • DITZY adj. eccentric, also DITSY. |
| FRIZETTE | • frizette n. A fringe of hair or curls around a woman’s forehead. • frizette n. (Historical) A pad of frizzed hair or silk formerly worn by women under the hair to stuff it out. • FRIZETTE n. (French) a frizzed fringe of hair, also FRISETTE. |
| RITZIEST | • ritziest adj. Superlative form of ritzy: most ritzy. • RITZY adj. pretentious. |
| STRELITZ | • Strelitz n. (Historical) A soldier of the ancient Muscovite guard or Russian standing army. • STRELITZ n. (Russian) a soldier of the ancient Muscovite guard or Russian standing army. |
| TERZETTI | • terzetti n. Plural of terzetto. • TERZETTO n. (Italian) a composition in three voice parts; a vocal (rarely an instrumental) trio. |
| TETANIZE | • tetanize v. (Biology, transitive) To throw (A muscle etc.) into a state of permanent contraction; to cause tetanus in. • TETANIZE v. to affect with convulsions, also TETANISE. |
| TOTALIZE | • totalize v. To combine parts to make a total. • totalize v. To treat or construe something as universal, all-embracing, or comprehensive. • TOTALIZE v. to make complete, also TOTALISE. |
| TOUZIEST | • TOUZY adj. shaggy, unkempt, also TOUSY, TOWSY, TOWZY. |
| TOWZIEST | • towziest adj. Superlative form of towzy: most towzy. • TOWZY adj. shaggy, unkempt, also TOUSY, TOUZY, TOWSY. |
| TRISTEZA | • tristeza n. A damaging viral disease of citrus plants, caused by Closterovirus. • TRISTEZA n. (Portuguese) a disease of citrus trees. |
| TUTORIZE | • tutorize v. (Transitive, archaic) To teach; to instruct. • TUTORIZE v. to tutor, also TUTORISE. |
| WURTZITE | • wurtzite n. (Mineralogy) A dark brown zinc iron sulfide mineral ((Zn,Fe)S), a form of sphalerite. • wurtzite adj. Of or pertaining to wurtzite crystal structure, a hexagonal crystal system named after the mineral wurtzite. • WURTZITE n. sulphide of zinc. |
| ZARATITE | • zaratite n. (Mineralogy) a hydrous basic nickel carbonate occurring in emerald-green incrustations or compact masses. • ZARATITE n. a mineral, a hydrous carbonate of nickel. |
| ZESTIEST | • zestiest adj. Superlative form of zesty: most zesty. • ZESTY adj. full of zest. |
| ZETETICS | • zetetics n. Plural of zetetic. • zetetics n. (Mathematics) A branch of algebra which relates to the direct search for unknown quantities. • ZETETIC n. (Greek) a search, an enquiry. |
| ZOOTIEST | • ZOOTY adj. flashy in manner or style. |