| APPROXIMATIVE | • approximative adj. Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation. • approximative n. (Grammar) A grammatical construct that expresses approximation. • APPROXIMATIVE adj. approaching closely. |
| COMPARATIVELY | • comparatively adv. In a comparative manner. • comparatively adv. When compared to other entities. • COMPARATIVE adv. of the nature of comparison. |
| COMPELLATIVES | • compellatives n. Plural of compellative. • COMPELLATIVE n. compellation. |
| COMPETITIVELY | • competitively adv. In a competitive manner. • COMPETITIVE adv. relating to competition. |
| CONSUMPTIVELY | • consumptively adv. In a consumptive manner. • CONSUMPTIVE adv. tending to consume. |
| CONTEMPLATIVE | • contemplative adj. Inclined to contemplate; introspective and thoughtful; meditative. • contemplative adj. Pertaining to a religious contemplative, or a contemplative religious orders, especially the Roman Catholic varieties. • contemplative adj. Relating to, or having the power of, contemplation. |
| EVAPORIMETERS | • evaporimeters n. Plural of evaporimeter. • EVAPORIMETER n. an instrument for measuring the rate of evaporation, also EVAPOROMETER. |
| IMPROVIDENTLY | • improvidently adv. In an improvident manner. • IMPROVIDENT adv. lacking foresight, thoughtless, also UNPROVIDENT. |
| IMPROVISATORE | • improvisatore n. (Poetry) An individual who recites impromptu verse, as from a song or poem. • IMPROVISATORE n. (Italian) an improviser in an Italian manner, also IMPROVVISATORE. |
| OVEROPTIMISMS | • overoptimisms n. Plural of overoptimism. • OVEROPTIMISM n. excessive optimism. |
| OVEROPTIMISTS | • overoptimists n. Plural of overoptimist. • OVEROPTIMIST n. one who is excessively optimistic. |
| OVERPROMOTING | • overpromoting v. Present participle of overpromote. • OVERPROMOTE v. to promote excessively. |
| PERFORMATIVES | • performatives n. Plural of performative. • PERFORMATIVE n. such a statement, as opposed to constative. |
| PHOTOEMISSIVE | • photoemissive adj. Of, or relating to photoemission. • PHOTOEMISSIVE adj. relating to photoemission. |
| PLUMBISOLVENT | • plumbisolvent adj. Alternative form of plumbosolvent. • PLUMBISOLVENT adj. able to dissolve lead, also PLUMBOSOLVENT. |
| PLUVIOMETRIES | • PLUVIOMETRY n. the measurement of rain. |
| PREFORMATIVES | • preformatives n. Plural of preformative. • PREFORMATIVE n. a prefixture in Semitic languages. |
| PRIMOGENITIVE | • primogenitive n. (Obsolete) primogeniture. • PRIMOGENITIVE n. (Shakespeare) primogeniture, also PRIMOGENITURE. |
| PROMOTIVENESS | • promotiveness n. The quality of being promotive. • PROMOTIVENESS n. the state of being promotive. |
| UNCOMPETITIVE | • uncompetitive adj. That does not involve competition; not competitive. • UNCOMPETITIVE adj. not competitive. |