| AIGUILLETTE | • aiguillette n. An ornamental braided cord with decorative metal tips worn on uniforms. • aiguillette n. Alternative form of aiglet (“metal tip on a ribbon or cord that facilitated lacing two parts of a garment… • AIGUILLETTE n. (French) the tag covering the ends of a lace, also AGLET, AIGLET. |
| AUSTERITIES | • austerities n. Plural of austerity. • AUSTERITY n. the quality of being austere. |
| DEGLUTITIVE | • deglutitive adj. (Medicine) Relating to the action or process of swallowing. • DEGLUTITIVE adj. relating to deglutition, also DEGLUTITORY. |
| DISTRIBUTEE | • distributee n. One who receives a share of something that is distributed. • DISTRIBUTEE n. one who receives a distribution. |
| DIVESTITURE | • divestiture n. The act of selling something off, especially an investment or a business. • divestiture n. The process of stripping away a person’s confidence, values and attitudes in order to indoctrinate them… • DIVESTITURE n. the act of divesting, also DIVESTURE. |
| EUPEPTICITY | • eupepticity n. (Rare) The quality of being eupeptic. • EUPEPTICITY n. the state of being eupeptic. |
| INCERTITUDE | • incertitude n. Uncertainty, doubt, insecurity. • INCERTITUDE n. (archaic) uncertainty. |
| INEPTITUDES | • ineptitudes n. Plural of ineptitude. • INEPTITUDE n. the state of being inept. |
| INVESTITURE | • investiture n. The act of investing, as with possession or power; formal bestowal or presentation of a possessory or… • investiture n. (Specifically, chiefly historical) The formal installation or, generally, the appointment of a bishop… • investiture n. That which invests or clothes; covering; vestment. |
| MULTITIERED | • multitiered adj. Having multiple tiers; thus by extension, complex or ornate. • MULTITIERED adj. having more than one tier. |
| REINSTITUTE | • reinstitute v. To institute for a second or subsequent time. • REINSTITUTE v. to institute again. |
| REPETITIOUS | • repetitious adj. Characterized by repetition, especially excessive repetition. • REPETITIOUS adj. characterized or marked by repetition. |
| RESTITUTIVE | • restitutive adj. Of or pertaining to restitution; tending to restore to a previous state. • RESTITUTIVE adj. relating to restitution. |
| RETRIBUTIVE | • retributive adj. Relating to retribution; retaliatory. • RETRIBUTIVE adj. relating to retribution. |
| STRENUITIES | • STRENUITY n. strenuousness; activity. |
| UNTIMELIEST | • untimeliest adj. Superlative form of untimely: most untimely. • UNTIMELY adj. not timely. |