| AMPLIATIVE | • ampliative adj. That broadens conceptual knowledge by adding new information. • AMPLIATIVE adj. amplifying (now chiefly in ampliative induction). |
| COMPLETIVE | • completive adj. Making complete. • completive n. (Grammar) A construction denoting completion. • COMPLETIVE adj. making complete, also COMPLETORY. |
| COMPLUVIUM | • compluvium n. (Architecture) A space left unroofed over the court of a dwelling in Ancient Rome, through which the… • COMPLUVIUM n. (Latin) a space left unroofed over the court of a Roman dwelling, through which the rain fell into the impluvium or cistern. |
| COMPULSIVE | • compulsive adj. Uncontrolled or reactive and irresistible. • compulsive adj. Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion. • compulsive n. One who exhibits compulsive behaviours. |
| IMPLOSIVES | • implosives n. Plural of implosive. • IMPLOSIVE n. an implosive consonant. |
| IMPROVABLE | • improvable adj. Capable of being improved. • improvable adj. Capable of being used to advantage; profitable. • improvable adj. Impossible to prove. |
| IMPROVABLY | • improvably adv. So as to permit improvement. • improvably adv. In a way that cannot be proven. • IMPROVABLE adv. capable of being improved. |
| MISDEVELOP | • misdevelop v. To develop badly or wrongly. • MISDEVELOP v. to develop wrongly. |
| OVERSIMPLE | • oversimple adj. Excessively simple; lacking the necessary complexity. • OVERSIMPLE adj. too simple. |
| OVERSIMPLY | • oversimply adv. In a way that is too simple; without the necessary detail or complexity. • OVERSIMPLE adv. too simple. |
| PELVIMETER | • pelvimeter n. An instrument for measuring the pelvis. • PELVIMETER n. an instrument for measuring the pelvis. |
| PELVIMETRY | • pelvimetry n. The assessment of the female pelvis in relation to the birth of a baby. • PELVIMETRY n. measurement of the pelvis. |
| PRIMEVALLY | • primevally adv. In a primeval manner; in or from the earliest times; originally. • PRIMEVAL adv. belonging to the earth's beginnings, also PRIMAEVAL. |
| VERAPAMILS | • verapamils n. Plural of verapamil. • VERAPAMIL n. a calcium channel blocker. |
| VULPINISMS | • VULPINISM n. foxlike cunning. |