| ADJURATORY | • adjuratory adj. Of or pertaining to an adjuration. • ADJURATORY adj. containing an adjuration. |
| COUNTERCRY | • countercry n. A cry raised in opposition to another. • COUNTERCRY n. a cry set up in opposition. |
| COURTIERLY | • courtierly adj. Befitting a courtier. • COURTIERLY adj. like a courtier. |
| COURTYARDS | • courtyards n. Plural of courtyard. • COURTYARD n. a court or enclosed ground attached to a building, usually a large house. |
| DEPURATORY | • depuratory adj. Tending to depurate or cleanse; depurative. • DEPURATORY adj. tending to depurate or cleanse. |
| POURTRAYED | • pourtrayed v. Simple past tense and past participle of pourtray. • POURTRAY v. (Spenser) to portray, also PORTRAY. |
| PROMPTUARY | • promptuary n. (Obsolete) A magazine, repository, or handbook. • promptuary n. (Arithmetic) A device described in Napier’s treatise Rabdologiæ, consisting of a large set of strips… • promptuary adj. (Obsolete) Of or relating to preparation. |
| REGULATORY | • regulatory adj. Of or pertaining to regulation. • REGULATORY adj. relating to the act of regulation. |
| ROYSTEROUS | • roysterous adj. Obsolete form of roisterous. • ROYSTEROUS adj. blustering, boisterous, also ROISTEROUS. |
| RUBYTHROAT | • rubythroat n. Any of several species of birds, the males having a brilliant patch of metallic red on the throat. • RUBYTHROAT n. any of numerous species of humming birds, in which the male has on the throat a brilliant patch of red feathers having metallic reflections. |
| TORTUREDLY | • torturedly adv. In a tortured manner. • TORTURED adv. TORTURE, to subject to severe physical pain. |
| TOURNEYERS | • tourneyers n. Plural of tourneyer. • TOURNEYER n. one who takes part in a tourney. |
| ULTERIORLY | • ulteriorly adv. In an ulterior manner. • ULTERIOR adv. (Latin) of e.g. a motive, beyond what is stated or apparent. |
| UNDERSTORY | • understory n. The layer of plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest. • UNDERSTORY n. the smaller trees and bushes forming a lower level beneath the forest canopy, also UNDERSTOREY. |
| URANOMETRY | • uranometry n. (Astronomy, uncountable) The measurement of the constellations. • uranometry n. (Astronomy, countable) A chart or catalogue of fixed stars, especially of stars visible to the naked eye. • URANOMETRY n. a chart or catalogue of fixed stars, esp. of stars visible to the naked eye. |
| USURPATORY | • usurpatory adj. Tending to usurp. • usurpatory adj. Of or resulting from usurpation. • USURPATORY adj. marked by usurpation; usurping. |