| COUNTERPLOY | • counterploy n. A clever trick used to counteract another clever trick. • COUNTERPLOY n. a ploy in return. |
| ENTOPHYTOUS | • entophytous adj. Entophytic. • ENTOPHYTOUS adj. of or pertaining to entophytes, also ENTOPHYTIC. |
| EPONYMOUSLY | • eponymously adv. In an eponymous manner; as the title character of a book, etc. • EPONYMOUS adv. of, relating to, or being the person for whom something is believed to be named, also EPONYMIC. |
| FLUOROTYPES | • fluorotypes n. Plural of fluorotype. • FLUOROTYPE n. (obsolete) photography by means of fluorides. |
| HYPERCOLOUR | • hypercolour n. Alternative form of hypercolor. • HYPERCOLOUR n. a dye that causes a fabric to change colour with a change of temperature. |
| HYPNOGENOUS | • hypnogenous adj. Inducing sleep. • hypnogenous adj. Inducing hypnosis. • HYPNOGENOUS adj. relating to the production of hypnotic sleep, also HYPNOGENETIC, HYPNOGENIC. |
| NEUROTROPHY | • neurotrophy n. (Biology) The nutrition and metabolism of tissues regulated by nerves. • NEUROTROPHY n. nutrition of the nervous system; the influence of the nervous system on nutrition. |
| OPPORTUNELY | • opportunely adv. In a manner suitable for some particular purpose. • opportunely adv. In a manner convenient or advantageous at some particular time. • OPPORTUNE adv. happening at the right time. |
| OUTSPOKENLY | • outspokenly adv. In an outspoken manner. • OUTSPOKEN adv. frank, speaking one's mind. |
| POLYCHETOUS | • polychetous adj. Alternative form of polychaetous. • POLYCHETOUS adj. of, relating to, or belonging to the class Polychaeta, also POLYCHAETOUS. |
| POLYESTROUS | • polyestrous adj. (Biology) Having multiple periods of estrus in a year, or during a breeding season. • POLYESTROUS adj. having more than one period of estrus in a year. |
| PONDEROUSLY | • ponderously adv. In a ponderous manner; very slowly. • ponderously adv. With the appearance of great weight. • PONDEROUS adv. heavy and slow. |
| PUSSYFOOTED | • pussyfooted v. Simple past tense and past participle of pussyfoot. • PUSSYFOOT v. to tread softly or lightly to avoid being noticed; to act cautiously or noncommittally. |
| PUSSYFOOTER | • pussyfooter n. One who pussyfoots. • PUSSYFOOTER n. one who pussyfoots. |