| PESSARIES | • pessaries n. Plural of pessary. • PESSARY n. a contraceptive device worn in the vagina. |
| PESSARY | • pessary n. A medical device similar to the outer ring of a contraceptive diaphragm, most commonly used to support… • pessary n. (Contraception) A diaphragm or cervical cap. • pessary n. (Medicine) A vaginal suppository. |
| PESSIMA | • pessima n. Plural of pessimum. • PESSIMUM n. (Latin) a worst state, the opposite of optimum. |
| PESSIMAL | • pessimal adj. Bad to a maximal extent; worst. • PESSIMAL adj. worst, the opposite of optimal. |
| PESSIMISM | • pessimism n. A general belief that bad things will happen. • pessimism n. The doctrine that this world is the worst of all possible worlds. • pessimism n. (Computing) The condition of being pessimal. |
| PESSIMISMS | • pessimisms n. Plural of pessimism. • PESSIMISM n. a tendency to look on the dark side of things. |
| PESSIMIST | • pessimist n. Someone who habitually expects the worst outcome; one who looks on the dark side of things. • PESSIMIST n. one who tends to look on the dark side of things. |
| PESSIMISTIC | • pessimistic adj. Marked by pessimism and little hopefulness; expecting the worst. • pessimistic adj. Pertaining to the worst-case scenario. • pessimistic adj. (Computing) Taking out exclusive locks on data to prevent conflicts with other processes that might modify it. |
| PESSIMISTICAL | • pessimistical adj. Archaic form of pessimistic. • PESSIMISTICAL adj. inclined to pessimism, also PESSIMISTIC. |
| PESSIMISTICALLY | • pessimistically adv. In a pessimistic manner. • PESSIMISTICAL adv. inclined to pessimism, also PESSIMISTIC. |
| PESSIMISTS | • pessimists n. Plural of pessimist. • PESSIMIST n. one who tends to look on the dark side of things. |
| PESSIMUM | • pessimum n. A worst or lowest point. • PESSIMUM n. (Latin) a worst state, the opposite of optimum. |