| ATAVISTIC | • atavistic adj. (Biology) Of the recurrence of a trait reappearing after an absence of one or more generations due to… • atavistic adj. Of a throwback or exhibiting primitivism. • atavistic adj. Relating to earlier, more primitive behavior that returns after an absence. |
| AVISANDUM | • avisandum n. Alternative form of avizandum. • AVISANDUM n. (Scots) a private consideration of a case by a judge, also AVIZANDUM. |
| AVISEMENT | • avisement n. Alternative form of advisement. • AVISEMENT n. (Spenser) advisement, also ADVISEMENT, VIZAMENT. |
| KNAVISHLY | • knavishly adv. In a knavish manner. • KNAVISH adv. like a knave. |
| LAVISHERS | • lavishers n. Plural of lavisher. • LAVISHER n. one who lavishes. |
| LAVISHEST | • lavishest adj. Superlative form of lavish: most lavish. • lavishest v. (Archaic) second-person singular simple present form of lavish. • LAVISH adj. generous or profuse in giving. |
| LAVISHING | • lavishing v. Present participle of lavish. • lavishing n. Profuse giving. • LAVISH v. to give generously. |
| MISAVISED | • misavised v. Simple past tense and past participle of misavise. • MISAVISED adj. (Spenser) ill-advised. |
| PROTOAVIS | • PROTOAVIS n. a member of the genus Protoavis of the Triassic periods, with dinosaur-like tail and hind legs, but some anatomical features characteristic of modern birds. |
| RAVISHERS | • ravishers n. Plural of ravisher. • RAVISHER n. one who ravishes. |
| RAVISHING | • ravishing adj. Extremely beautiful. • ravishing v. Present participle of ravish. • ravishing n. An act of ravishment. |
| SLAVISHLY | • slavishly adv. In a slavish manner. • SLAVISH adv. pertaining to a slave. |
| YRAVISHED | • yravished v. (Obsolete) past participle of ravish. • RAVISH v. to seize and carry off by force. |