| DOWNPLAYING | • downplaying v. Present participle of downplay. • downplaying n. The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important. • DOWNPLAY v. to understate, underemphasise. |
| PENNYWEIGHT | • pennyweight n. A unit of mass equal to 24 grains, or 1⁄20 of a troy ounce. • PENNYWEIGHT n. an old unit of weight, the twentieth part of an ounce. |
| PENNYWINKLE | • PENNYWINKLE n. a kind of marine snail, also PERIWINKLE. |
| PINNYWINKLE | • PINNYWINKLE n. an instrument of torture designed to crush fingers, also PILLIWINKS, PILNIEWINKS, PINNIEWINKLE. |
| SWINGEINGLY | • swingeingly adv. In a swingeing manner. • SWINGEING adv. SWINGE, to beat, chastise, also SWINDGE. |
| TWANGLINGLY | • TWANGLING adv. making a twangling sound. |
| UNKNOWINGLY | • unknowingly adv. Without awareness, without intent. • UNKNOWING adv. ignorant, unaware. |
| UNWEETINGLY | • unweetingly adv. (Archaic) Without knowing; unaware, unwittingly. • UNWEETING adv. (archaic) unwitting. |
| UNWILLINGLY | • unwillingly adv. In an unwilling or uncooperative manner. • UNWILLING adv. not willing. |
| UNWINKINGLY | • unwinkingly adv. Without winking; with one’s full attention. • UNWINKING adv. not winking. |
| UNWITTINGLY | • unwittingly adv. In an unwitting manner; inadvertently, obliviously, unintentionally, unknowingly. • UNWITTING adv. without knowledge, also UNWEETING. |
| WANDERINGLY | • wanderingly adv. So as to wander; while wandering. • wanderingly adv. In a wandering manner; without any particular direction. • WANDERING adv. moving about with no destination or purpose. |
| WARRANTYING | • warrantying v. Present participle of warranty. • WARRANTY v. to guarantee. |
| WHINGEINGLY | • whingeingly adv. While whingeing; with peevish complaints. • WHINGEINGLY adv. in the manner of one who whines. |
| WHODUNNITRY | • whodunnitry n. The plot or technique characteristic of whodunnits; the process of following clues to determine who committed a crime. • WHODUNNITRY n. the genre of whodunit writing, also WHODUNITRY. |
| WINNABILITY | • winnability n. The quality of being winnable; the possibility that one can win at all. • winnability n. The likelihood of winning (something). • winnability n. The chance that (a political candidate) can win; electability. |
| WONDERINGLY | • wonderingly adv. In a wondering manner; with wonderment. • WONDERING adv. having a feeling of curiosity or doubt. |
| WRENCHINGLY | • wrenchingly adv. In a wrenching manner; with a sudden jerk or emotional shock. • WRENCHING adv. twisting suddenly and forcibly. |