| ASSUMPTIVELY | • assumptively adv. In an assumptive manner. • ASSUMPTIVE adv. assumed, or capable of being assumed. |
| COMPARATIVES | • comparatives n. Plural of comparative. • COMPARATIVE n. one that compares with another esp. on equal footing. |
| COMPENSATIVE | • compensative adj. That compensates for something; compensatory. • compensative n. (Obsolete) compensation. • COMPENSATIVE adj. relating to compensation, also COMPENSATIONAL. |
| COMPULSATIVE | • compulsative adj. (Obsolete) compulsatory; employing force or constraint. • COMPULSATIVE adj. (Shakespeare) compulsory, also COMPULSATORY. |
| CONSUMPTIVES | • consumptives n. Plural of consumptive. • CONSUMPTIVE n. a person affected with consumption. |
| DEPRIVEMENTS | • deprivements n. Plural of deprivement. • DEPRIVEMENT n. the act of depriving. |
| IMPROVEMENTS | • improvements n. Plural of improvement. • IMPROVEMENT n. the act of improving. |
| IMPROVISATED | • improvisated v. Simple past tense and past participle of improvisate. • IMPROVISATE v. (obsolete) to improvise. |
| IMPROVISATES | • improvisates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of improvisate. • IMPROVISATE v. (obsolete) to improvise. |
| INTEMPESTIVE | • intempestive adj. (Now rare) untimely, happening at an inappropriate moment. • INTEMPESTIVE adj. unseasonable; untimely; inopportune. |
| OVEROPTIMISM | • overoptimism n. Excessive optimism. • OVEROPTIMISM n. excessive optimism. |
| OVEROPTIMIST | • overoptimist n. An excessively optimistic person. • OVEROPTIMIST n. one who is excessively optimistic. |
| PELVIMETRIES | • PELVIMETRY n. measurement of the pelvis. |
| PLUVIOMETERS | • pluviometers n. Plural of pluviometer. • PLUVIOMETER n. a device for recording rainfall. |
| POSTMEDIEVAL | • postmedieval adj. After the Middle Ages. • post-medieval adj. Alternative form of postmedieval. • POSTMEDIEVAL adj. taking place after the mediaeval period. |
| PREVAILMENTS | • prevailments n. Plural of prevailment. • PREVAILMENT n. (Shakespeare) the power of overcoming. |
| RESUMPTIVELY | • resumptively adv. (Linguistics) In a resumptive manner; in terms of, or by means of, resumption. • RESUMPTIVE adv. taking back; resuming. |
| SEPTEMVIRATE | • septemvirate n. A group of seven people, especially (politics) a council of seven men who share office or rule. • SEPTEMVIRATE n. government by, or group of, seven men. |
| TRANSUMPTIVE | • transumptive adj. Metaphorical. • transumptive adj. Transferred from one to another. • TRANSUMPTIVE adj. transferred; metaphorical. |
| VAPORIMETERS | • vaporimeters n. Plural of vaporimeter. • VAPORIMETER n. instrument for measuring vapour pressure. |