nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: inconsiderately Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English inconsiderate Middle English -ly English -ly English inconsiderately From inconsiderate + -ly. 1. In an inconsiderate manner; without consideration for others. Example: He inconsiderately let the twig snap back at her. Example: Inconsiderately, he pressed on when she paused.
Word: inconsistently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English inconsistent Middle English -ly English -ly English inconsistently From inconsistent + -ly. 1. In an inconsistent manner.
Word: inconsolably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English inconsolable Middle English -ly English -ly English inconsolably From inconsolable + -ly. 1. In an inconsolable manner.
Word: inconstantly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English inconstant Middle English -ly English -ly English inconstantly From inconstant + -ly. 1. In an inconstant manner.
Word: incontestably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English incontestable Middle English -ly English -ly English incontestably From incontestable + -ly. 1. In an incontestable manner.
Word: incontrovertibly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English incontrovertible Middle English -ly English -ly English incontrovertibly From incontrovertible + -ly. Pronunciation: /ɪnˌkɒn.tɹəˈvɜː(ɹ).tɪ.bli/, /ˌɪnˌkɑn.tɹəˈvɝ.tə.bli/ 1. In an incontrovertible manner; in a manner not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed. Example: It is, incontrovertibly, our duty, if divine and civil laws have given us a rule whereby to regulate our conduct, and which may both promote the benefit of society and the good of the individual, we are obliged to act agreeably to that rule, let the conduct of others be what it may. Example: In such a case and under such proof the intent to kill and the deliberate and premeditated malice are incontrovertibly implied.
Word: inconveniently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English inconvenient Middle English -ly English -ly English inconveniently From inconvenient + -ly. 1. In an inconvenient manner. Example: There are several reasons why the line's future is now dubious. With the exception of Horsmonden, the stations are most inconveniently sited. This is largely because the Wealden villages were built on ridges, and in fact most Wealden stations are badly placed.
Word: incorrigibly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English incorrigible Middle English -ly English -ly English incorrigibly From incorrigible + -ly. 1. In an incorrigible manner.
Word: straw hat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English strawe hatt, strawehatte, stree hatte. 1. A stiff hat, made from woven straw. Example: She felt uncomfortable and ridiculous in her heavy straw hat and dark, tight-fitting linen dress with the padded shoulders. Example: Mr. Dodgson removed his hat as he and Dr. Doyle settled themselves into their carriage, across from a stout man in a striped jacket and straw hat, and two ladies of middle years dressed in severely cut ecru linen summer traveling dresses.
Word: Irredentist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian irredentista, from (Italia) irredenta (“unredeemed Italy”). Pronunciation: /ɪɹɪˈdɛntɪst/ 1. A member or supporter of the Italian party after 1878 which called for the recovery of all Italian-speaking territories subject to other countries. Labels: historical
Word: incorruptibly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English incorruptible Middle English -ly English -ly English incorruptibly From incorruptible + -ly. 1. In an incorruptible manner. Example: During her trial, Dugdale declared herself “proudly and incorruptibly guilty” of offences against the state and described Britain as “the filthy enemy”.
Word: incurably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English incurable Middle English -ly English -ly English incurably From incurable + -ly. 1. In an incurable manner. Example: "I'm not sure about whether I shall go. I am the most incurably lazy devil that ever stood in shoe leather—that is, when the fit is on me, for I can be spry enough at times." Example: it is among the inhabitants of the South that devil-worship is most systematically practiced. No one who has travelled in that region can doubt that demonophobia is a disease with which the whole Southern population is almost hopelessly and incurably afflicted (1887:244)
Word: indecently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English indecent Middle English -ly English -ly English indecently From indecent + -ly. 1. In an indecent manner. 2. To an extreme degree. Example: Chloryl fluoride, ClO₂F, was first reported by Schmitz and Schumacher in 1942. It is indecently reactive, and the hardest to keep of all the Cl-O-F compounds, since it apparently dissolves the protective metal fluoride coatings that make the storage of ClF₃ comparatively simple. Example: She didn't actually swing around from the light bulbs, but she was indecently active for her years.
Word: indecisively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English indecisive Middle English -ly English -ly English indecisively From indecisive + -ly. 1. In an indecisive manner. Example: I stood there indecisively for a few minutes. Then I turned east, Londonwards. Example: She stood indecisively in front of the drugstore, wanting a Coke icee. The heated aroma of warn donuts floated by on the damp air from the bakery next door, where they also had an icee machine, leaking crystal tendrils of cold condensation down its refrigerated front.
Word: indefeasibly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English indefeasible Middle English -ly English -ly English indefeasibly From indefeasible + -ly. 1. In an indefeasible manner.
Word: indefensibly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English indefensible Middle English -ly English -ly English indefensibly From indefensible + -ly. 1. In an indefensible manner.
Word: in a flash Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Instantaneously; very quickly; in almost no time. Labels: idiomatic Example: It happened so fast that it was all over in a flash. Example: Then in a flash Tilehurst realised that Sprout would quite probably refer to Dixson—possibly to ask if he had been heard from since he had gone, or some equally inconvenient question.
Word: indelibly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English indelible Middle English -ly English -ly English indelibly From indelible + -ly. 1. In an indelible manner. Example: In 1979, Jennifer Dunning, writing in The New York Times, said that Ms. Wilson had “etched herself indelibly on the consciousness of the New York balletgoing public.” Example: She felt a melancholy satisfaction in gazing for the last time on a scene so indelibly impressed with Madame de Mercœur's image. How many instances of her sweet and gentle temper rose so touchingly to memory!
Word: indelicately Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English indelicate Middle English -ly English -ly English indelicately From indelicate + -ly. 1. In an indelicate manner.
Word: indescribably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English indescribable Middle English -ly English -ly English indescribably From indescribable + -ly. 1. In an indescribable manner. Example: The appearance of the dead was indescribably ghastly. Example: There was something indescribably nerve-shaking and menacing in that constant mutter, which seemed to shape itself into the very syllables of the half-breed, endlessly repeated, "We will kill you if we can."
Word: indestructibly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English indestructible Middle English -ly English -ly English indestructibly From indestructible + -ly. 1. In a way or to an extent that is indestructible Example: That is a fact; it cannot be changed — it is written indestructibly on the record of events.
Word: indeterminably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From in- + determine + -ably. 1. in an indeterminable manner
Word: indeterminately Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English indeterminate Middle English -ly English -ly English indeterminately From indeterminate + -ly. 1. In an indeterminate manner.
Word: indicatively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English indicative Middle English -ly English -ly English indicatively From indicative + -ly. 1. In an indicative manner.
Word: indigently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English indigent Middle English -ly English -ly English indigently From indigent + -ly. 1. In an indigent manner.
Word: indiscreetly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English indiscreet Middle English -ly English -ly English indiscreetly From indiscreet + -ly. 1. In an indiscreet manner. Example: If any man had either fondly or indiscreetly spoken of Lent to engrieve it to be an importable burden, I would wish his reformation ; for I have not learned that all men are bound to keep the Lent in the form received. Example: Our body is as a well-set clock which keeps good time; if it be too much or indiscreetly tamper’d with, the larum runs out before the houre.
Word: indispensably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English indispensable Middle English -ly English -ly English indispensably From indispensable + -ly. 1. In an indispensable manner; such that one cannot do without it. Example: We ſhould ſtudy to be skilful Confeſſaries, as well as good Preachers, to know when and how to uſe the Power of remitting and retaining Sins, of bleſſing the People, and of adminiſtring the Chriſtian Sacrifices aright. Theſe things God expects indiſpenſably from us, as well as Preaching, and of which let me ſay to thoſe, who as it were devote themſelves to the one, and neglect the other, theſe things ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone, That of the two, requires our Care at leaſt as much as this, tho’ it is now ſo much diſſuſed, chiefly I fear by the want of Pœnitential Canons, which every Biſhop of any Country may ſupply in his own Dioceſs, till the whole College can make pœnitential Canons for the Dioceſſes of the National Church. Example: He was not of the Number of thoſe hot-headed, fiery Princes who are guided merely by the Impulſes and Motions of a temerarious Valour which is inſenſible to all Danger, and who precipitate themselves headlong into ſuch intricate and perplexing Non-pluſes, that they are indiſpenſably oblig’d to ſtop ſhort at the Beginning, or at leaſt in the Middle, of their Courſe.
Word: indivisibly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English indivisible Middle English -ly English -ly English indivisibly From indivisible + -ly. 1. In an indivisible manner.
Word: indolently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English indolent Middle English -ly English -ly English indolently From indolent + -ly. 1. In an indolent manner.
Word: indomitably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English indomitable Middle English -ly English -ly English indomitably From indomitable + -ly. 1. In an indomitable manner. Example: She rejoiced that it was not the fashion of her day, and had probably rendered her daughters on the whole good service, by making them sensible from their babyhood, that to be poorly was to be naughty; and, on the present occasion, it must be said, she either resisted indomitably, or yielded reluctantly, to the demands of sickness.
Word: sottisier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French sottisier. 1. A compilation of banal, hackneyed, or otherwise objectionable snippets of text from various authors. Labels: uncommon Example: I had intended to provide the book derisively with an appendix, vermiform. Papa Flaubert compiled a sottisier, I also compiled a sottisier. I do not yield a jot in my belief that such compilations are useful, I concede that there may be no need of reprinting mine at this moment. At any rate the snippets are there on file. Example: Frequently he brought his points home with topical allusions: timely newspaper clippings or public utterances, constituting a sort of sottisier or scrapbook of contemporary fatuities.
Word: indulgently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English indulgent Middle English -ly English -ly English indulgently From indulgent + -ly. 1. In an indulgent manner.
Word: industrially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English industrial Middle English -ly English -ly English industrially From industrial + -ly. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈdʌs.tɹɪ.ə.li/ 1. Concerning industry. Example: […] agricultural production is an expensive and inefficient way of keeping the countryside well manicured for the delectation of the weekending or vacationing urban dweller; and the typical methods of subsidizing domestic farm production are very doubtful -- and in Europe largely unknown -- value in terms of promoting social objectives such as reduced income inequality, especially in these days of the stockbroker-landlord and the industrially employed part-time farmer. Example: The steelies were just balls of steel, industrially ugly and not part of most girls' collections. There were four sizes of marbles and we called them boulders, biggies, regulars, and teenies. 2. In an industrial manner.
Word: industriously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English industrious Middle English -ly English -ly English industriously From industrious + -ly. 1. In an industrious manner. Example: The people of the village all said, "It could be none but the good-natured Dwarfs, who come by night tripping along with their feet covered with long mantles, as light as birds, and industriously perform for mankind their daily work." Example: Robert had a friend at the Melbourne University, with whom he corresponded industriously.
Word: ineffably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English ineffable Middle English -ly English -ly English ineffably From ineffable + -ly. 1. indescribably; to a very great degree or extent. Example: His songs are ineffably sweet and touching. Example: "And," said Crabbe, "I know exactly how much brandy's in that cupboard. And whisky." The Chinese smiled ineffably. 2. unmentionably; unspeakably Example: This is the Name which is most ineffably holy.
Word: ineffectively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ef- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Latin efficiō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Latin effectīvusbor. French effectifder. English effective English ineffective Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English ineffectively From ineffective + -ly. 1. In an ineffective manner; not producing any significant or desired effect.
Word: ineffectually Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English ineffectual Middle English -ly English -ly English ineffectually From ineffectual + -ly. 1. In an ineffectual manner. Example: Milner and Theo Walcott failed to justify their selection ahead of Aston Villa's Young as they struggled ineffectually in the first half, leaving striker Bent isolated and starved of supply as Switzerland looked the more composed and ordered team.
Word: inefficiently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English inefficient Middle English -ly English -ly English inefficiently From inefficient + -ly. 1. In an inefficient manner. Example: What labour there was, particularly maintenance personnel, worked inefficiently and staff were prone to down tools at the whim of the local shop steward.
Word: inelegantly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English inelegant Middle English -ly English -ly English inelegantly From inelegant + -ly. 1. In an inelegant manner. Example: Seianus lay inelegantly on his couch because of his bulk.
Word: ineligibly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English ineligible Middle English -ly English -ly English ineligibly From ineligible + -ly. 1. In an ineligible manner.
Word: ineluctably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English ineluctable Middle English -ly English -ly English ineluctably From ineluctable + -ly. 1. In an ineluctable manner. Example: Ineluctably I was led to believe that the first whisperers of these accursed tales must have had discourse with Akeley’s Outer Ones, and perhaps have visited outer cosmic realms as Akeley now proposed visiting them. Example: So insistent is the presence of money in Newport that the mind springs ineluctably to the raw beginnings of it.
Word: inequitably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English inequitable Middle English -ly English -ly English inequitably From inequitable + -ly. 1. In an inequitable manner.
Word: inertly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English inert Middle English -ly English -ly English inertly From inert + -ly. 1. In an inert manner.
Word: inescapably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English inescapable Middle English -ly English -ly English inescapably From inescapable + -ly. 1. In an inescapable manner. Example: Thus Clement Stone, though he has toe-dipped and waded and sometimes plunged into many ventures during the course of a busy life, is still inescapably labeled as an insurance man. Example: He eventually nails his colours to the mast of strict determinism: every human action is inescapably caused by preceding events in the world, including events in the brain.
Word: inestimably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English inestimable Middle English -ly English -ly English inestimably From inestimable + -ly. 1. In an inestimable manner, or to an inestimable degree.
Word: inexcusably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English inexcusable Middle English -ly English -ly English inexcusably From inexcusable + -ly. 1. In an inexcusable manner. Example: We arrived at the wedding inexcusably late. Example: Of course there is more — much more — still to discover, and rediscover, in Sarton's work. Sarton has been inexcusably neglected by critics; World of Light will contribute to providing her with the recognition she deserves.
Word: inexhaustibly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-ye-tider. Proto-Italic *auzjō Latin hauriō Latin exhauriō Latin exhaustusder. English exhaust Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English exhaustible English inexhaustible Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English inexhaustibly From inexhaustible + -ly. 1. In an inexhaustible manner. 2. To an inexhaustible degree.
Word: inexpensively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English inexpensive Middle English -ly English -ly English inexpensively From inexpensive + -ly. 1. In an inexpensive manner.
Word: inexpertly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English inexpert Middle English -ly English -ly English inexpertly From inexpert + -ly. 1. In an inexpert manner.
Word: inexplicably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From inexplicable + -ly. 1. In an inexplicable manner; for an unknown reason. Example: The Ivorian then inexplicably handled the resultant corner and referee Nicola Rizzoli had no hesitation pointing to the spot.
Word: inexpressibly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English inexpressible Middle English -ly English -ly English inexpressibly From inexpressible + -ly. 1. In an inexpressible manner. Example: To my mind there has always been something inexpressibly awful in family feuds. Example: Inexpressibly tired of this anxious intricate search I threw myself down on the soft moss to rest for a while, but the fatigue conquered the fears of the lonely forest, and I cannot now tell how long I dozed.
Word: inextricably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English inextricable Middle English -ly English -ly English inextricably From inextricable + -ly. 1. In an inextricable manner. Example: And yet, so inextricably blended are happiness and sorrow on our earth, that fortunate, thrice fortunate, are they who have such ties to sever.
Word: infamously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English infamous Middle English -ly English -ly English infamously From infamous + -ly. 1. In an infamous manner. 2. Famously, known for being. Example: But black holes are infamously invisible, so they have to be observed indirectly.
Word: infectiously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English infectious Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English infectiously From infectious + -ly. 1. In an infectious manner.
Word: infernally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English infernal Middle English -ly English -ly English infernally From infernal + -ly. 1. In an infernal manner. 2. To a great degree; terribly. Labels: colloquial, dated Example: He's so infernally stingy!
Word: infinitesimally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English infinitesimal Middle English -ly English -ly English infinitesimally From infinitesimal + -ly. 1. In an infinitesimal manner. 2. To an infinitesimal degree. Example: His idea is to stand billions of ultrafine wire loops around the edge of a silicon chip — hence the name racetrack — and use electric current to slide infinitesimally small magnets up and down along each of the wires to be read and written as digital ones and zeros.
Word: influentially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English influential Middle English -ly English -ly English influentially From influential + -ly. 1. In an influential manner.
Word: informatively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English informative Middle English -ly English -ly English informatively From informative + -ly. 1. In an informative manner.
Word: infuriatingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English infuriating Middle English -ly English -ly English infuriatingly From infuriating + -ly. 1. In an infuriating manner. Example: And they're often infuriatingly well-crafted buzzwords – combining impact with audacious disingenuousness. Example: The Cambrian Line links Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury and Pwllheli, forking at Dovey Junction. Its geography is both a blessing and a headache: the scenery is glorious, but the line speed (at times) infuriatingly slow.
Word: ingenuously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English ingenuous Middle English -ly English -ly English ingenuously From ingenuous + -ly. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈdʒɛnjuːəsli/ 1. In an ingenuous manner; frankly, straightforwardly. Example: Let us ingenuously confesse that only God and Faith hath told it us: for it is no lesson of Nature, nor comming from our reason. Example: Yet this in Duty and Modesty I may ingenuously confess, My Royal Husband is oto far seduced, his Ear is too open, his Will too violent, and his Heart too free, to those bewitching Syrens, that make his Errors their Profit and Glory.
Word: ingloriously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English inglorious Middle English -ly English -ly English ingloriously From inglorious + -ly. 1. In an inglorious manner.
Word: ingratiatingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English ingratiating Middle English -ly English -ly English ingratiatingly From ingratiating + -ly. 1. In an ingratiating manner. Example: Nabby Adams approached him ingratiatingly.
Word: inhospitably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English inhospitable Middle English -ly English -ly English inhospitably From inhospitable + -ly. 1. In an inhospitable manner.
Word: inhumanely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English inhumane Middle English -ly English -ly English inhumanely From inhumane + -ly. 1. In an inhumane manner.
Word: inhumanly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English inhuman Middle English -ly English -ly English inhumanly From inhuman + -ly. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈhjuːmənli/ 1. In an inhuman manner. Example: Ursula rose, then stood in a line with the bearers, motionless as though waiting for inexorable fate. She suffered the grotesquely and inhumanly lengthened shadow from the men and their burden to fall on her.
Word: inimitably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English inimitable Middle English -ly English -ly English inimitably From inimitable + -ly. 1. In an inimitable manner. Example: Gratefully she crooned with them, so inimitably that old Christine Inglis, on her way to early Mass, vowed the girl was fey.
Word: iniquitously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English iniquitous Middle English -ly English -ly English iniquitously From iniquitous + -ly. 1. In an iniquitous manner. Example: The petition concluded with stating, that the Earl, under pretence of the deeds thus iniquitously obtained, had taken possession of the whole place and living of Crossraguel, and enjoyed the profits thereof for three years.
Word: innocuously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English innocuous Middle English -ly English -ly English innocuously From innocuous + -ly. 1. In an innocuous manner.
Word: innumerably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English innumerable Middle English -ly English -ly English innumerably From innumerable + -ly. 1. To an innumerable extent; uncountably.
Word: inoffensively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English inoffensive Middle English -ly English -ly English inoffensively From inoffensive + -ly. 1. In an inoffensive manner. Example: Greatorex, just arrived for the day, and diffusing an atmosphere of easy competence and inoffensively general familiarity, put his head in at the door.
Word: inopportunely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English inopportune Middle English -ly English -ly English inopportunely From inopportune + -ly. 1. In an inopportune manner.
Word: inorganically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English inorganic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English inorganically From inorganic + -ally. 1. In an inorganic manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: glance off Part of Speech: verb 1. To strike a surface and be deflected Labels: transitive Example: The ball glanced off the edge of his racquet.
Word: FELIX Part of Speech: noun 1. Free Electron Laser for Infrared eXperiments 2. Free-orbit Experiment with Laser Interferometry X-Rays
Word: glance away Part of Speech: verb 1. To look at something else briefly, then look back again. Labels: intransitive Example: When I told him the truth, he glanced away, and then replied...
Word: bigly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English bygly, byggly, biggely. By surface analysis, big (“of great size, large (adjective); to a large extent, on a large scale; hard (adverb)”) + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈbɪɡ.li/ 1. In a big way, greatly; to a great extent, on a large scale. Labels: archaic Example: He looked at Mrs. Harling, who loomed bigly in the dull light. Example: Big Bessie's feet hurt like nobody's business, / but she stands—bigly—under the unruly scrutiny, stands in the wild weed. 2. Strongly, with great force. Labels: archaic Example: Thesse men did much in order to publicke good, befor they spake biglie; bot done nothing since, saue that they haue drawin away considerable forces, raissed at wast charges for the publicke defence. Example: It was well obſerved by the late pious Dr Doddridge, that "The eternal ſalvation of one ſoul is of far greater importance, and bigly pregnant with far greater events, than the temporal ſalvation, wealth, well-being, or happiness of a whole kingdom, though it were for the ſpace of ten thouſand, or of ten millions of ages;[…]" 3. In a blustering or boastful manner; haughtily, pompously. Labels: archaic Example: Would'ſt thou not rather chooſe a ſmall renown, / To be the mayor of ſome poor paltry town, / Bigly to look, and barbarouſly to ſpeak; / To pound falſe weights, and ſcanty meaſures break? Example: In any event, he adopted the whole of [William] Lauder's malignity; and let his partisans first clear him of this offense before they talk bigly of his innocence, and bluster in his cause.
Word: bigly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English bygly, byggly, biggely. By surface analysis, big (“of great size, large (adjective); to a large extent, on a large scale; hard (adverb)”) + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈbɪɡ.li/ 1. Big league. Labels: humorous, nonstandard Example: It had been the very bestest of bigly weekends. Two rounds of golf at his very own course in Turnberry.
Word: bigly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English bygly, biglie, byggly (“comfortable, stately, perfect”), borrowed from Old Norse byggiligr, byggviligr (“habitable”); equivalent to big (“to build, construct, live in, reside, dwell”) + -ly. Cognate with Icelandic byggilegur (“inhabitable, liveable”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɪɡ.li/ 1. Habitable, liveable; hence delightful, pleasant, pleasing. Labels: Scotland Example: "And steek it weel, thy biglie bower, / And by the rood thee sain; / And tell thy bedes in haly guise, / Till this ae night is gane!" Example: When I was in my bigly bower, / I wore but what I would; / This night I'm lighter 'mang Willie's horse feet, / I fear I'll die for cold.
Word: criterior Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of criteria, in both its standard plural sense as well as its non-standard singular sense of a single criterion. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: pilferer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pilfer + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈpɪlfəɹə(ɹ)/ 1. One who pilfers.
Word: extractor hood Part of Speech: noun 1. An electrical kitchen device fitted over a cooker and connected to a flue designed to suck off any vapours from cooking. Labels: UK
Word: praeter- Part of Speech: prefix 1. Alternative spelling of preter-. Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: evo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From evening. Pronunciation: /ˈiː.vəʊ/, /ˈi.voʊ/ 1. Evening (time of day). Labels: Australia, informal Example: "Say gels," Miss Thorne tries again, "what say yew we go try the Prater this evo? My shout!"
Word: evo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of evolution. Pronunciation: /ˈiː.vəʊ/, /ˈi.voʊ/ 1. Clipping of evolution. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
Word: scried Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of scry Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: scrying Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of one who scries; foretelling the future using a crystal ball. Example: By gazing into a crystal-ball the subject was supposed to see events happening at great distances, scenes past, present, and future, and when sufficiently adept the student of scrying asserted his ability to call forth spirits from the mighty deep, and in fact, do anything under the sun, excepting anything of use or benefit to the world. Example: He has scoured the known world for information on this ancient land turned to myth and has tried many times to locate it with his magic, only to be denied as some unseen force tampered with his scryings.
Word: scrying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of scry Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: scries Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of scry Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: marchese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Italian, from Late Latin marchensis. 1. An Italian marquis.
Word: data bank Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of databank. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: maremma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian maremma. 1. A marshy coastal plain in Italy. 2. A Maremma Sheepdog or Maremmano-Abruzzese Sheepdog.
Word: bulldust Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bull + dust. In the slang sense, a euphemism for bullshit. Pronunciation: /ˈbʊldʌst/ 1. Fine red dust, found in desert regions of Australia. Labels: Australia, uncountable Example: Bulldust is like talcum powder and it covers the holes in the road. No matter how carefully we drove, the bulldust rose in the air and cascaded down over our vehicle to the extent that we sometimes used the wipers to clear the windscreen. Example: Road trains are over 50 m long when towing three trailers. On dirt roads, they trail a blinding cloud of bulldust and window smashing, fist-size stones. 2. Nonsense; blatantly false statements. Labels: Australia, slang, uncountable Example: She was told some bulldust. The same bulldust they tell any dickhead willing to part with money: that she'd be rich one day and live to a ripe old age. Example: “Your theory is bulldust, Arthur,” said Pancho. “Nothing but bulldust. You should play your best doubles players even if they are playing singles. If they are fit, they are not going to be too tired. McEnroe would not have lost that match.”
Word: insidiousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English insidious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English insidiousness From insidious + -ness. 1. A surreptitious harmfulness, quality of entrapment, or treacherousness; the characteristic of being insidious. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: This lent a new insidiousness to his temptation, since her contempt would be a refuge from his own.
Word: treacherousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English treacherous Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English treacherousness From treacherous + -ness. 1. Treachery; the characteristic of being treacherous. Labels: uncountable Example: He had an aggressive treacherousness of eye which his potations had not subdued.
Word: harmfulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English harmful Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English harmfulness From harmful + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being harmful. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Once his word was pledged, he was safe: otherwise there was no limit to his capacity for wilful harmfulness.
Word: abandoned property Part of Speech: noun 1. Property that is found in such a state as to make it likely that the original owner has intentionally given up all dominion and control over the property, with no intent of returning to or recovering the property. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: abandoned properties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abandoned property Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jotto Part of Speech: name Etymology: Brand name (the game was invented in 1955), presumably from jot. 1. A logic-based word game in which players attempt to deduce each other's secret words.
Word: reissue Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English issue English reissue From re- + issue. 1. To issue again. Example: Re-issue, re-package, re-package / Re-evaluate the songs / Double pack with a photograph / Extra track and a tacky badge Example: Many of his numerous recordings have been re-digitized, enhanced and re-issued to a grateful public. 2. To reprint a series of postage stamps from old plates. 3. In patent law: to permit a patent with ministerial errors to be corrected and enforced for the remainder of the original term of the patent.
Word: reissue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English issue English reissue From re- + issue. 1. Something that has issued, or been issued again. Example: Copies of the original comic are valued by collectors, but the reissues are worthless. 2. A second or subsequent printing of postage stamps from old plates.
Word: scream bloody murder Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˌskɹim ˌblʌdi ˈmɝdɚ/ 1. To scream loudly in fear, pain, etc. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive 2. To protest loudly or angrily. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive
Word: marchesi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of marchese Labels: form-of, plural
Word: maremme Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of maremma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ventri- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Latin venter (“stomach”). 1. ventral; abdominal; abdomen. Labels: morpheme
Word: ventro- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Latin venter Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English ventro- From Latin venter + English -o-. 1. Alternative form of ventri-. Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: perfidiousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English perfidious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English perfidiousness From perfidious + -ness. 1. Unfaithfulness; deceitfulness; perfidy. Labels: rare, uncountable, usually Example: Not only Cato is vanquished by Caesar, but the treachery and perfidiousness of Syphax prevail over the honest simplicity and the credulity of Juba.
Word: gee up Part of Speech: intj 1. move on!, go faster! Example: Gee up, Dobbin, Gee ho, Dobbin, Gee up, Dobbin, Gee up, and gee ho - o - o! Example: There he sat and kicked away and cried: " Gee up, gee up! " to his nag.
Word: gee up Part of Speech: verb 1. To encourage. Labels: slang 2. To excite in order to try to achieve a desired result. Labels: slang Example: "US fund manager Eric Knight has a fearful reputation as a shareholder activist, geeing up underperforming managements at Royal Dutch Shell and Suez." – HSBC: activist pounces, The Week, 15 September 2007, 631, 43.
Word: marcando Part of Speech: adv 1. Synonym of marcato. Labels: not-comparable
Word: interoperable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From interoperate + -able; alternatively inter- + operable. 1. (of a system or device) Able to communicate, and exchange data with another system or device. Labels: not-comparable Example: Patents exist as incentive for inventors to reveal the workings of their inventions; to receive a patent, you must provide the patent office with a functional description of your invention, which is then published. Even though others may not copy your invention during the patent period, they can study your patent filings and use them to figure out how to do the same thing in different ways, or how to make an interoperable add-on to your invention. Example: A person with a Gmail account can send messages to a person with a Yahoo account because email systems are interoperable. 2. Operationally compatible, e.g. with other armed forces. Labels: especially, not-comparable Example: One of the key features associated with VLR [very light rail] vehicles is that they are not interoperable with main line trains. That is the domain of tram-trains.
Word: rublis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latvian rublis. 1. The currency of Latvia from 1919 to 1922 and from 1992 to 1993.
Word: clypt Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of clip; obsolete spelling of clipped. Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: Hast thou any clypt syluer? … Hast thou any crekt grote? Example: I laid me down upon a pillow soft, And dream'd I clypt and kissed my mistress oft: She cried, Fie fie, away, you are too bold. I pray'd her be content, though she were cold; My veins did burn with flames of hot desire, And must not leave till she had quench'd my fire.
Word: languishes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of languish Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: languished Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of languish Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Pandarus Part of Speech: name Etymology: from Ancient Greek Πάνδαρος (Pándaros). 1. An archer on the side of Troy in the Trojan War who precipitated the war by breaking a truce. Labels: Greek
Word: tax free Part of Speech: adj 1. Of an item being sold with the proprietor paying the taxes on behalf of the consumer, or of an item that exploits a particular loophole (or an intentional temporary waiver of a particular tax by the government.) Labels: not-comparable
Word: box seats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of box seat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wholetail Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of wholesale + retail. 1. The sale of products to end user at wholesale prices. Labels: uncountable Example: Sorry, Willy Loman, but the Internet's disintermediation is squeezing it all down to wholetail. Example: It has established many branches of retail and wholetail in Eastern China.
Word: wholetail Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From whole + tail. 1. An entire tail of seafood. Example: a 5oz rump steak and golden deep-fried wholetails of scampi, served with tartare sauce
Word: vol-au-vent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French vol-au-vent (“windblown”, literally “flight in the wind”). Pronunciation: /ˌvɒl.əʊˈvɑ̃/, /vɒl.əˈvɒnt/ 1. A small circular piece of puff pastry with a hole for various fillings, such as mushrooms, prawns, fruit, cheese, etc. Example: Ray Carling: Some nicely chilled Blue Nun and some vol-au-vents? This is Manc the Knife, is it?... Chris Skelton: What's a vol-au-vent?... Ray: It's a puff pastry shell filled with a savory meat mixture... Chris: You mean a pie, then? Example: A few offered to come for me, but they’re all up to their eyes in flans and vols-au-vent and God knows what else, so I told them I’d made my own arrangements.
Word: go to blazes Part of Speech: verb 1. Go to hell. Labels: dated, euphemistic
Word: muni Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of municipal. 1. A municipal bond. Labels: colloquial Example: I invested half of my savings in a muni fund. 2. A facility operated by a municipal government, such as a golf course or train line. Labels: colloquial Example: We usually play at a muni. 3. The municipal government / municipality Labels: colloquial
Word: muni Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit मुनि (muni). 1. A holy man; a noble one; a sage or ascetic. Labels: Jainism, colloquial Example: Disguising himself, he ventured into the countryside, where he spied a muni meditating beneath a plane tree.
Word: muni Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of municycling or municycle. 1. Clipping of municycling. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, informal, uncountable Example: Ok well i figured i'd go ahead and add to my KH collection and add a kh24 along side my kh20. ¶ So, now this is mainly gonna be used for muni, like riding on some trails and what not. 2. Clipping of municycle. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, countable, informal
Word: muni Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Clipping of municycling or municycle. 1. Clipping of municycle. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, informal, intransitive Example: This'll be my first time to muni at a MTB event (I've raced on my b*ke at such things), so we'll see how things go. Example: What happens is that everyone who munis more than a tiny bit naturally gets better and starts hucking larger stuff. In the end, after upgrading everything that broke, they've spent more than they would have buying a solid Muni in the first place.
Word: tussles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tussle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tussles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tussle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: geed up Part of Speech: adj 1. excited, filled with enthusiasm
Word: geed up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of gee up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: duodenary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin duodēnārius (“containing twelve”). Pronunciation: /d(j)uˈɒ.də.næ.ɹi/, /ˌd(j)uː.əˈdɛn.ə.ɹi/ 1. Twelvefold. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of the twelfth order. Labels: not-comparable 3. Duodecimal. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: steal away Part of Speech: verb 1. To leave secretively. Labels: intransitive Example: ⁠I do but sing because I must, And pipe but as the linnets sing: And unto one her note is gay, ⁠For now her little ones have ranged; ⁠And unto one her note is changed, Because her brood is stol’n away. Example: I know it's late, whoa I can't wait / So come on and steal away / Please, steal away
Word: chuck it down Part of Speech: verb 1. To rain heavily. Labels: informal Example: It's really chucking it down! I'm glad I brought my umbrella.
Word: the hell Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /ðəˈhɛl/ 1. Used to indicate emphatic rejection of an assertion or request. Labels: not-comparable, sometimes, vulgar Example: A: I can run faster than a horse. B: The hell you can! Example: 'You stay here, sir,' O'Bannion instructed. 'The hell I will,' Feeney said. 2. Expletive used for emphasis, typically after an interrogative term or relative pronoun. Labels: not-comparable, sometimes, vulgar Example: What the hell was that? Example: I thought we were all sisters and brothers I guess I am not accepted. I sure wish the hell I stayed in the closet.
Word: the hell Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /ðəˈhɛl/ 1. Ellipsis of what the hell, an exclamation indicating surprise or dismay. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, mildly, vulgar Example: “She said she had a date later!” “The hell!” exclaimed Crane.
Word: the hell Part of Speech: pron Pronunciation: /ðəˈhɛl/ 1. Ellipsis of what the hell (“what”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, interrogative, mildly, slang, vulgar Example: The hell is that? Example: The hell am I supposed to do with half a kid?
Word: myomere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *múHs Proto-Hellenic *mū́s Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs)der. English myo- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer-der. Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)der. English -mere English myomere From myo- + -mere. 1. A block of zig-zagging W- or V-shaped muscle fibers commonly found in fish and other chordate fossils.
Word: provedore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish proveedor or Portuguese provedor (“provider”), perhaps via Venetan. From Latin prōvideō (“to foresee”). Doublet of purveyor and proveditor. 1. A person or business which provides supplies, particularly food and beverages.
Word: oomiak Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of umiak. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Acheulian Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of Acheulean. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Acheulian Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Acheulean. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: touchily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English touchy Middle English -ly English -ly English touchily From touchy + -ly. 1. In a touchy manner. Example: "No," said the latter touchily, "I be not agreed.
Word: dabber Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dab + -er. 1. A thing or person that dabs. 2. Alternative form of dauber (“cushioned pad used for applying ink”). Labels: alt-of, alternative 3. Alternative form of dauber (“marker pen used for bingo cards”). Labels: alt-of, alternative