| COMPARATIVE | • comparative adj. Of or relating to comparison. • comparative adj. Using comparison as a method of study, or founded on something using it. • comparative adj. Approximated by comparison; relative. |
| COMPRESSIVE | • compressive adj. That compresses. • COMPRESSIVE adj. of or relating to compression. |
| DISIMPROVED | • disimproved v. Simple past tense and past participle of disimprove. • DISIMPROVE v. to make worse. |
| DISIMPROVES | • disimproves v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disimprove. • DISIMPROVE v. to make worse. |
| IMPROVEMENT | • improvement n. The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering. • improvement n. The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed;… • improvement n. The state of being improved; betterment; advance. |
| IMPROVIDENT | • improvident adj. Failing to provide for the future; reckless. • improvident adj. Incautious; prone to rashness. • IMPROVIDENT adj. lacking foresight, thoughtless, also UNPROVIDENT. |
| IMPROVISATE | • improvisate v. To improvise; to extemporize. • improvisate adj. Unpremeditated; impromptu. • IMPROVISATE v. (obsolete) to improvise. |
| IMPROVISERS | • improvisers n. Plural of improviser. • IMPROVISER n. one who improvises, also IMPROVISATOR, IMPROVISOR. |
| MISIMPROVED | • misimproved v. Simple past tense and past participle of misimprove. • MISIMPROVE v. to make worse by would-be improvement. |
| MISIMPROVES | • misimproves v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misimprove. • MISIMPROVE v. to make worse by would-be improvement. |
| OVERIMPRESS | • overimpress v. (Transitive) To impress too much. • OVERIMPRESS v. to impress excessively. |
| OVERJUMPING | • overjumping v. Present participle of overjump. • OVERJUMP v. to jump too far. |
| OVERPROMISE | • overpromise v. To promise more than is delivered. • OVERPROMISE v. to promise too much. |
| OVERPUMPING | • overpumping v. Present participle of overpump. • OVERPUMP v. to pump to excess. |
| PLUVIOMETER | • pluviometer n. (Meteorology) A scientific instrument for measuring the amount of rainfall. • PLUVIOMETER n. a device for recording rainfall. |
| PLUVIOMETRY | • pluviometry n. The scientific measurement of rainfall. • PLUVIOMETRY n. the measurement of rain. |
| PREMONITIVE | • premonitive adj. Premonitory. • PREMONITIVE adj. conveying a warning, also PREMONITORY. |
| VAPORIMETER | • vaporimeter n. An instrument for measuring the volume or tension of any vapor. • VAPORIMETER n. instrument for measuring vapour pressure. |