| DISIMPROVE | • disimprove v. (Transitive, rare) to make worse. • disimprove v. (Intransitive, rare) to deteriorate. • disimprove v. (Informal, rare, influenced by the German verb verschlimmbessern) To try to make something better but… |
| IMPERVIOUS | • impervious adj. Unaffected or unable to be affected by something. • impervious adj. Preventive of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable, particularly of water. • impervious adj. Immune to damage or effect. |
| IMPOVERISH | • impoverish v. (Transitive) To make poor. • impoverish v. (Transitive) To weaken in quality; to deprive of some strength or richness. • impoverish v. (Intransitive) To become poor. |
| IMPRESSIVE | • impressive adj. Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress. • impressive adj. Capable of being impressed. • impressive adj. Appealing. |
| IMPROVISED | • improvised adj. Created by improvisation; impromptu; unrehearsed. • improvised v. Simple past tense and past participle of improvise. • IMPROVISE v. to compose and recite, or perform, without preparation. |
| IMPROVISER | • improviser n. One who improvises. • IMPROVISER n. one who improvises, also IMPROVISATOR, IMPROVISOR. |
| IMPROVISES | • improvises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of improvise. • IMPROVISE v. to compose and recite, or perform, without preparation. |
| IMPROVISOR | • improvisor n. Alternative form of improviser. • IMPROVISOR n. one who improvises, also IMPROVISATOR, IMPROVISER. |
| MISIMPROVE | • misimprove v. (Transitive, archaic) To use for a bad purpose; to misuse. • MISIMPROVE v. to make worse by would-be improvement. |
| PERMISSIVE | • permissive adj. Giving permission, or predisposed to give it; lenient. • permissive adj. (Of a footpath, bridleway or similar) Open to the public by permission of the landowner. • permissive adj. (Biology) That allows the replication of viruses. |
| PRIMITIVES | • primitives n. Plural of primitive. • PRIMITIVE n. an uncivilised person. |
| PRIVATISMS | • privatisms n. Plural of privatism. • PRIVATISM n. a tendency to be concerned with ideas, matters, etc. only as affecting one as an individual. |
| PROMISSIVE | • promissive adj. Making or implying a promise. • PROMISSIVE adj. making a promise. |
| SEPTEMVIRI | • septemviri n. Plural of septemvir. • SEPTEMVIR n. (Latin) one of a board of seven men associated in some office. |
| VAMPIRISED | • vampirised v. Simple past tense and past participle of vampirise. • VAMPIRISE v. to play the vampire, also VAMPIRIZE. |
| VAMPIRISES | • VAMPIRISE v. to play the vampire, also VAMPIRIZE. |
| VAMPIRISMS | • vampirisms n. Plural of vampirism. • VAMPIRISM n. the practice of a vampire. |
| VAMPIRIZES | • vampirizes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of vampirize. • VAMPIRIZE v. to play the vampire, also VAMPIRISE. |
| VIVIPARISM | • viviparism n. (Biology) viviparous reproduction. • VIVIPARISM n. the bringing forth of live young. |