| APPROPRIACIES | • appropriacies n. Plural of appropriacy. • APPROPRIACY n. the condition of delicate and precise fittingness of a word or expression to its context, even when it is chosen from a number of close synonyms. |
| APPROPRIATELY | • appropriately adv. In an appropriate manner; properly; suitably. • APPROPRIATE adv. suitable. |
| APPROPRIATING | • appropriating v. Present participle of appropriate. • APPROPRIATE v. to take exclusive possession of. |
| APPROPRIATION | • appropriation n. An act or instance of appropriating. • appropriation n. That which is appropriated. • appropriation n. Public funds set aside for a specific purpose. |
| APPROPRIATIVE | • appropriative adj. Taking or setting apart for oneself; appropriating; constituting appropriation. • APPROPRIATIVE adj. relating to appropriation. |
| APPROPRIATORS | • appropriators n. Plural of appropriator. • APPROPRIATOR n. one who appropriates. |
| INAPPROPRIATE | • inappropriate adj. Not appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, or place. • inappropriate adj. (Informal, in particular) Improper; adult; sexual. • INAPPROPRIATE adj. not appropriate, also UNAPPROPRIATE. |
| PEPPERCORNIER | • PEPPERCORNY adj. containing or tasting like peppercorn. |
| PEPPERGRASSES | • peppergrasses n. Plural of peppergrass. • PEPPERGRASS n. a wild plant, aka pepperwort. |
| PEPPERMINTIER | • PEPPERMINTY adj. tasting of peppermint. |
| PORPHYROPSINS | • porphyropsins n. Plural of porphyropsin. • PORPHYROPSIN n. a purple pigment in the retinal rods of freshwater fishes that resembles rhodopsin. |
| PRECEPTORSHIP | • preceptorship n. The rank or role of preceptor. • PRECEPTORSHIP n. the office of preceptor. |
| PROPRIOCEPTOR | • proprioceptor n. (Anatomy) A nerve ending that functions as a sensory receptor in muscles, tendons, joints and the inner… • PROPRIOCEPTOR n. a sense organ receptive to stimuli from within the body. |
| PROSOPOGRAPHY | • prosopography n. A study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships. • PROSOPOGRAPHY n. a biographical sketch; a description of person. |
| REAPPROPRIATE | • reappropriate v. To seize and reassign. • reappropriate v. To appropriate again. • reappropriate v. (Sociology) (of a group) To reclaim a term that was previously used to disparage that group. |
| UNAPPROPRIATE | • unappropriate v. (Transitive) To take from private possession; to restore to the possession or right of all. • unappropriate adj. (Rare) Inappropriate; unsuitable. • unappropriate adj. (Obsolete) Not appropriated. |
| UNDERPROPPERS | • underproppers n. Plural of underpropper. • UNDERPROPPER n. one who underprops. |
| UNDERPROPPING | • underpropping v. Present participle of underprop. • UNDERPROP v. to prop from beneath. |