| IMPROVINGLY | • improvingly adv. In a manner that tends to improve (especially, (dated), to educate or morally better a person). • IMPROVING adv. IMPROVE, to make better. |
| INCEPTIVELY | • inceptively adv. In an inceptive manner. • INCEPTIVE adv. marking the beginning or formation. |
| INCULPATIVE | • INCULPATIVE adj. serving to inculpate, also INCULPATORY. |
| PAVILIONING | • pavilioning v. Present participle of pavilion. • PAVILION v. to cover with a large tent. |
| PLAINTIVELY | • plaintively adv. In a plaintive manner. • PLAINTIVE adv. mournful, querulous. |
| PREVISIONAL | • previsional adj. Relating to prevision or foresight; prophetic. • PREVISIONAL adj. showing prevision, foresight. |
| PRIVILEGING | • privileging v. Present participle of privilege. • privileging n. The process by which something is made privileged. • PRIVILEGE v. to grant a privilege to. |
| PROVINCIALS | • provincials n. Plural of provincial. • PROVINCIAL n. one who lives in the provinces. |
| PROVISIONAL | • provisional adj. Temporary, but with the intention of eventually becoming permanent or being replaced by a permanent equivalent. • provisional n. (Philately) A postage stamp issued locally before an official issue is released. • provisional n. (Dentistry) An interim denture. |
| PULVERISING | • pulverising v. Present participle of pulverise. • PULVERISE v. to reduce to powder, also PULVERIZE. |
| PULVERIZING | • pulverizing v. Present participle of pulverize. • PULVERIZE v. to reduce to powder. |
| REPLEVINING | • replevining v. Present participle of replevin. • REPLEVIN v. to regain possession by legal action, also REPLEVY. |
| SILVERPOINT | • silverpoint n. (Uncountable) A traditional technique for drawing by dragging a silvern rod or wire across a surface… • silverpoint n. (Countable) An artwork produced by this technique. • SILVERPOINT n. the process or product of drawing with a silver-tipped pencil. |
| VILIPENDERS | • VILIPENDER n. one who vilipends, treats with contempt. |
| VILIPENDING | • vilipending v. Present participle of vilipend. • VILIPEND v. (Latin) to treat as of small worth; to contemn, disparage. |