| DETECTIVES | • detectives n. Plural of detective. • DETECTIVE n. a policeman, usually not in uniform, or other person (private detective) who investigates cases of crime. |
| ENTREATIVE | • entreative adj. Used in entreaty; pleading. • ENTREATIVE adj. (obsolete) used in entreaty; pleading. |
| HEBETATIVE | • HEBETATIVE adj. making blunt or dull. |
| INVETERATE | • inveterate adj. Firmly established from having been around for a long time; of long standing. • inveterate adj. (Of a person) Having had a habit for a long time. • inveterate adj. Malignant; virulent; spiteful. |
| REPETITIVE | • repetitive adj. Happening many times in a similar way; containing repetition; repeating. • REPETITIVE adj. showing repetition. |
| RETENTIVES | • retentives n. Plural of retentive. • RETENTIVE n. as in anal retentive, an emotionally constipated person. |
| SERVIETTES | • serviettes n. Plural of serviette. • SERVIETTE n. (French) a table-napkin, esp. a paper one. |
| SEVENTIETH | • seventieth adj. The ordinal form of the number seventy. • seventieth n. The person or thing in the seventieth position. • seventieth n. One of seventy equal parts of a whole. |
| TELEVERITE | • TELEVERITE n. the televising of scenes from actual life to give a sense of heightened realism. |
| TEMPESTIVE | • tempestive adj. (Obsolete) seasonable; timely. • TEMPESTIVE adj. timely; seasonable. |
| VEGETATIVE | • vegetative adj. Of or relating to plants; especially to their growth. • vegetative adj. (Biology) Of or relating to functions such as growth, nutrition and asexual reproduction rather than… • vegetative adj. Physically inactive. |
| VELVETIEST | • velvetiest adj. Superlative form of velvety: most velvety. • VELVETY adj. having the plush of velvet. |