nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: miscall Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English miscallen, equivalent to mis- + call. Pronunciation: /mɪskɔːl/ 1. To call (someone) bad names; to insult, abuse. Labels: dialectal Example: But one aboue the rest in speciall, / That had an hog beene late, hight Grille by name, / Repined greatly, and did him miscall, / That had from hoggish forme him brought to naturall. Example: He there exhorts us to hear with patience and humility those, however they be miscall'd, that desire to live purely, in such a use of Gods Ordinances, as the best guidance of their conscience gives them, and to tolerat them, though in some disconformity to our selves. 2. To call (someone or something) incorrectly or by the wrong title or name. Example: I can believe such an instance—can believe love taking strong root amid cruelty, poverty, suffering, and danger, rather than in the withering atmosphere of this crowded city—this miscalled social, but really heartless, life; where petty interests distract the mind, and mean desires absorb the heart. Example: ‘In this country, peasants miscall it “Cowslip,” though of course the true Cowslip, Primula veris, is a different plant altogether.’ 3. To make a wrong call (prediction or announcement). Example: The networks soon discovered that they had miscalled Florida, based, so it was later explained, on important errors and miscalculations made from their combined pool source of information, the Voter News Service. 4. To make a wrong call (prediction or announcement). Example: When the loser thinks he has the hand beat he turns over his hand only to find that the winner has miscalled his hand, and since "cards speak," the miscaller wins.
Word: miscall Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English miscallen, equivalent to mis- + call. Pronunciation: /mɪskɔːl/ 1. An incorrect call.
Word: miscall Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of miskal. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: misfile Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English file English misfile From mis- + file. Pronunciation: /mɪsˈfaɪ.əl/, /ˈmɪs.faɪ.əl/ 1. To file incorrectly; to file in the wrong place or the wrong way. Labels: transitive Example: The doctor had trouble finding Mrs Wagner's patient record, since it had been misfiled under the letter V.
Word: multistory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English story English multistory From multi- + story. 1. Alternative form of multi-storey. Labels: Canada, US, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: This city has opened a new front in its longstanding battle with billboard companies, ordering building owners to remove so-called supergraphic signs, enormous advertisements draped across multistory structures, after deeming them fire hazards. Example: A narrow multistory window bathes the ascent in natural light, the glow shifting over the course of the day in step with the sun.
Word: multistory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English story English multistory From multi- + story. 1. Alternative form of multi-storey. Labels: Canada, US, alt-of, alternative
Word: prelim Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Clipping of preliminary. Sense 2 ("clipping of preliminary examination") was originally Oxford University slang, now in common use. Pronunciation: /ˈpriːlɪm/, /prɪˈlɪm/, /priˈlɪm/, /ˈprilɪm/ 1. Preliminary. Labels: informal, not-comparable
Word: prelim Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of preliminary. Sense 2 ("clipping of preliminary examination") was originally Oxford University slang, now in common use. Pronunciation: /ˈpriːlɪm/, /prɪˈlɪm/, /priˈlɪm/, /ˈprilɪm/ 1. Something preliminary, such as a trial, report, race, etc. Labels: informal 2. Clipping of preliminary examination; a type of exam sat at the end of the first year of most undergraduate degrees. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, plural-normally 3. The preliminary front matter of a book; all content preceding the main text or work itself. Labels: in-plural
Word: Pennines Part of Speech: name Etymology: Usually connected to the Italian Apennines, originally borrowed from Latin Apenninus by Latin scribes and subsequently losing its initial A by rebracketing or aphesis. Alternatively, possibly derived directly from a Celtic language; by surface analysis, Proto-Brythonic *penn (“(hill) top, head”) plus -ine. 1. A mountain range of hills stretching through north central England.
Word: comparsa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish comparsa. 1. A group of singers, musicians and dancers in a carnival or other festivity in Spain or Latin America.
Word: due date Part of Speech: noun 1. The date on which a pregnant female is expected to give birth, which is determined by the term for the species. 2. The date of payment in financial arrangements. 3. The date by which a book (or other item) borrowed from a library must be returned. 4. The date by which a task is supposed to be completed.
Word: cabbaged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Old French caboce Anglo-Norman cabochebor. Middle English caboche English cabbage English -ed English cabbaged From cabbage + -ed. 1. Very drunk. Labels: UK, not-comparable, slang Example: …you were trying to tell me the other night, but I was cabbaged. Example: 'Bastards, Jake, eh,' he nudges, knowing that his pal would do the same for him if he was cabbaged up.
Word: cabbaged Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Old French caboce Anglo-Norman cabochebor. Middle English caboche English cabbage English -ed English cabbaged From cabbage + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of cabbage Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sheers Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ʃɪə(ɹ)z/, /ʃɪɹz/ 1. plural of sheer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sheers Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ʃɪə(ɹ)z/, /ʃɪɹz/ 1. Synonym of shear legs. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: sheers Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ʃɪə(ɹ)z/, /ʃɪɹz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sheer Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: grandezza Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian grandezza. Pronunciation: /ɡɹænˈdɛt.sə/ 1. Grandeur, greatness, magnificence. Labels: uncountable Example: Society went on excellently well without houses, or carriages, or jewels, or toilettes, or pavements, or shops, or grandezza of any sort; and the market was excellent as well as cheap. 2. Stateliness, dignity. Labels: uncountable 3. Magnanimity. Labels: uncountable
Word: chaplains Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chaplain Labels: form-of, plural
Word: discourtesy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English courtesy English discourtesy From dis- + courtesy. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈkɜːtəzi/ 1. Lack of courtesy; rudeness. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. A rude act. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: discourtesies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of discourtesy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tameable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English tame Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English tameable From tame + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈteɪməbəl/ 1. Able to be tamed.
Word: secretaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of secretary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: secretaries Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of secretary Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: testifier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From testify + -er. 1. One who testifies; a witness. Example: Hence a testifier must be selective and must render to you that which is relevant.
Word: testifiers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of testifier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of so Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sos Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /sɒs/ 1. A nonsense word commonly used in YouTube Poop by playing an audio clip forward and in reverse consecutively; said in reference to this editing style, and to describe palindromes and humorously symmetrized images. Labels: Internet, humorous, nonce-word Example: she JOJ on my SOS til i LOL Example: Saw this poster in the wild today and instinctively laughed out loud because like. That’s the Joj. The SoS. From my YTPs.
Word: ONU Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of optical network unit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ground pounder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Suggesting the pounding of a marching soldier's boots on the ground. 1. A military soldier whose primary role is infantry or the use of ground-based materiel. Labels: slang
Word: indoctrinated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of indoctrinate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: savin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English savyne, from Old French savine, from Latin sabīna. Compare Old English safine. Pronunciation: /ˈsævɪn/ 1. The evergreen shrub Juniperus sabina, endemic to Europe, which yields a medicinal oil. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The poisonous dried tips of this plant, with anthelmintic properties, used as a drug. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: th'aged Nurse her calling to her bowre, / Had gathered Rew, and Sauine, and the flowre / Of Camphara, and Calamint, and Dill, / All which she in a earthen Pot did poure [...]. 3. The eastern red cedar, Juniperus virginiana, of eastern North America. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: fondamento Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian fondamento (“foundation”). By surface analysis, fond (“background”) + Italian -amento. Doublet of fundament. 1. A quay along an Italian waterway. Example: That view up the fondamento is at all times one of the loveliest aspects of the lovely little island town, but in the month of May a strange enchantment is added. Example: She met Jessica in the piazza, or at the fondamento near the Canale Grande and the Canale di Cannaregio, or in the Church of San Marco by the statue of the Magdalen. 2. An instrumental bass part that forms the basis of the melody, and against which other instruments provide harmony. Example: John Frederick Peter, born in 1746, left behind him an ambitious work, dated 1763, entitled Partitur einer Freuden Music zum Friedens Dank Feste, scored for four-part chorus and strings, two flutes, two trumpets and fondamento." Example: In the same collection there appeared a quatuor with four melodic instruments: flute, oboe, violin, and cello, besides the fondamento or figured bass.
Word: habeas Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening. 1. A habeas corpus.
Word: rock the house Part of Speech: verb 1. To jam at a concert, get down. Labels: slang Example: Who's ready to rock the house?
Word: unfitness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English unfit 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 unfitness From unfit + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being unfit or ill-suited. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Among other particulars which constituted the unfitness of things in Mr Square's opinion, danger and difficulty were two. Example: This train of thought led the Company's Safety Directorate towards the revised standard […] of October 1993, which cemented a national scheme of testing for alcohol and drugs following safety-critical incidents or on suspicion of unfitness for duty, unannounced drugs screening for staff in safety-critical posts, a fixed standard for alcohol/blood levels, and clear guidelines for lunch breaks. 2. The characteristic of being unfit or out of physical shape. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: unmet Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English met English unmet From un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + met (the past participle of meet (“to come face to face with, encounter; to comply with, satisfy”)); probably related to Old English ungemet (“unmet”) (chiefly used as part of a compound)—the word is not attested in Middle English. Ġemet in ungemet is possibly a past participle form of ġemētan (“to come upon, encounter, meet; to discover, find”). Pronunciation: /(ˌ)ʌnˈmɛt/, /ˌʌnˈmɛt/ 1. Not met. Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: VVindes looſe their ſtrength, vvhen they do empty fly, / Vn-met of vvoods or buildings; […] Example: O Ancient Knight, thou sleepest then? / While through this poor land range the heathen men, / Unmet of any but my King and Lord: / Nay, let us see the deeds of thine old sword. 2. Not met. Labels: figuratively, not-comparable Example: One senior CRP [Community Rail Partnership] manager said: "The best thing a CRP can do to help the community is to work to ensure the train service is as relevant and useful as possible to that community (and is well used and stays that way) and that where there is sufficient unmet local need, the service expands to meet it where possible."
Word: unmet Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /(ˌ)ʌnˈmɛt/, /ˌʌnˈmɛt/ 1. simple past and past participle of unmeet Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: p.a. Part of Speech: adv 1. Abbreviation of per annum. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: p.a. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of public address system. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: revocable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French révocable, from Old French revocable, from Latin revocabilis; equivalent to revoke + -able. 1. Having the ability of being revoked; capable of being revoked. Example: Your promotion to manager is revocable if you do something wrong.
Word: Jiangsu Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 江蘇 /江苏 (Jiāngsū, “Jiangning [i.e., Nanjing] and Suzhou”), from the province's two major cities. 1. A province of China, northeast of the mouth of the Yangtze River. Capital: Nanjing. Example: Days before the Lunar New Year holiday began on Feb. 1, a video spread online from a village in Feng county, located in Jiangsu province on the coast. Example: In 2019, a devastating explosion at a chemical plant in eastern Jiangsu province claimed the lives of 78 people, prompting comprehensive inspections of chemical facilities throughout the country.
Word: reoccupy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English occupy English reoccupy From re- + occupy. 1. To occupy again. Labels: transitive Example: The enemy soldiers, through force of numbers, were able to reoccupy the garrison. 2. To occupy (oneself) again. Labels: reflexive
Word: shoulderblade Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of shoulder blade. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: silver fir Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several species large evergreen coniferous trees of genus Abies (firs): 2. Any of several species large evergreen coniferous trees of genus Abies (firs): 3. Any of several species large evergreen coniferous trees of genus Abies (firs):
Word: sunbird Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sun + bird. 1. A bird belonging to any of several species in the family Nectariniidae. 2. A person, usually one who is retired, who travels from a warm climate to a colder one in the summer; one who oversummers elsewhere. Labels: US
Word: sporulation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sporule Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English sporulation From sporule + -ation. 1. The process of a bacterium becoming a spore. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: corbie steps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of corbie step Labels: form-of, plural
Word: colonialization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Latin colōnus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin colōniader. Middle English colane English colony Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English colonial Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English colonialization From colonial + -ization. 1. Bringing into subjection or subjugation, and implies the subjugation or pacification of a people, and taking of a pre-populated land. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: evictor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From evict + -or. 1. One who evicts
Word: collaborateur Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated form of collaborator. Labels: alt-of, dated
Word: mettlesome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mettle + -some. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛtəlsəm/ 1. Marked by mettle or bravery; courageous. Example: The instant Haley touched the saddle, the mettlesome creature bounded from the earth with a sudden spring, that threw his master sprawling, some feet off, on the soft, dry turf. Example: Among them was the "West Country" driver, Swain, of Bude, over the Great Central, who reminded me irresistibly of a hunter putting a particularly mettlesome steed at the fences.
Word: to death Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Until death occurs; so as to cause or result in death. Labels: literally Example: bleed to death Example: freeze to death 2. To a great degree; to the greatest degree possible, to excess. Labels: excessive Example: I was bored to death in that meeting. Example: 1. Let us go to the wood, says this pig; 2. What to do there? says that pig; 3. To look for my mother, says this pig; 4. What to do with, her? says that pig; 5. Kiss her to death, says this pig.
Word: titlist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin titulusbor. Old English titul Middle English title English title Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English titlist From title + -ist. 1. The holder of a title in a competitive sport; a champion. Labels: US
Word: mistrustfully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English mistrustful Middle English -ly English -ly English mistrustfully From mistrustful + -ly. 1. In a mistrustful manner. Example: Miſtruſtfully he truſteth, and he dreadingly did dare, / And fortie paſſions in a trice in him conſort and ſquare.
Word: modernly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English modern Middle English -ly English -ly English modernly From modern + -ly. 1. In a modern manner or style. Example: The living room was huge and modernly furnished. Open spaces were everywhere, the coffee table was glass-topped, the couches were lightest of tans with red roses sprinkled across them. 2. In modern times; recently. Example: If our painters must clothe their portraits in idealities at all, let us at once return to the old taste in this beautiful branch of the fine arts, – as we have modernly done in our buildings, and partially in our statues […]
Word: modishly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English modish Middle English -ly English -ly English modishly From modish + -ly. 1. In a modish manner.
Word: moistly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English moist Middle English -ly English -ly English moistly From moist + -ly. 1. In a moist manner.
Word: monastically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English monastic 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 monastically From monastic + -ally. 1. In a monastic manner. Example: Both of us stick monastically to sparkling water.
Word: monetarily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English monetary Middle English -ly English -ly English monetarily From monetary + -ly. 1. In a monetary sense; in terms of money Labels: not-comparable
Word: monstrously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English monstrous Middle English -ly English -ly English monstrously From monstrous + -ly. 1. In a monstrous manner. Example: She went about the house in a state of real terror, and yet lied monstrously and wilfully, and invented many of the alarms she spread, and made many of the sounds we heard. Example: This does become monstrously antimusical in one scene: when Tchaikovsky’s music, softly depicting the sleeping palace (my favorite passage of this composer’s entire oeuvre, with its beautifully muffled oboe melody suggesting how beauty ripens in sleep like a chrysalis), is turned into an epic battle for the poor passive Prince, conducted between the wicked Carabosse, with her ghoulish minions, and the Lilac Fairy, with her elves.
Word: monumentally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English monumental Middle English -ly English -ly English monumentally From monumental + -ly. Pronunciation: /mɒnjʊˈmɛntəli/ 1. To a monumental extent; very greatly. Example: Climbing this mountain naked was a monumentally stupid idea! Example: Einstein made some monumentally important scientific discoveries.
Word: moralistically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English moralistic 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 moralistically From moralistic + -ally. 1. In a moralistic manner.
Word: morbidly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mer-der.? Latin morbus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin morbidusder. English morbid 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 morbidly From morbid + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈmɔrbɪdli/ 1. In a morbid manner, or to a morbid degree. Example: In his reply he seemed less set against that plan than his past attitude would have led one to predict, but said he would like to hold off a little while longer—long enough to get his things in order and reconcile himself to the idea of leaving an almost morbidly cherished birthplace. Example: Which raises an interesting question: Is Trump actually morbidly obese?
Word: mordantly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English mordant Middle English -ly English -ly English mordantly From mordant + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈmɔːd(ə)ntli/ 1. In a mordant manner; incisively, sharply. Example: Salman Rushdie, commenting on my book God Is Not Great, remarked rather mordantly that the chief problem with its title was a lack of economy: that it was in other words exactly one word too long.
Word: moronically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English moronic 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 moronically From moronic + -ally. 1. In a moronic manner.
Word: motionlessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English motionless Middle English -ly English -ly English motionlessly From motionless + -ly. 1. In a motionless manner; without moving. Example: Lying stark, dishelmed and mute, and motionlessly pale.
Word: movingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English moving Middle English -ly English -ly English movingly From moving + -ly. 1. In a moving manner.
Word: muddily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English muddy Middle English -ly English -ly English muddily From muddy + -ly. 1. In a muddy manner. Example: July 18 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Dark Knight Riseshttp://www.avclub.com/articles/the-dark-knight-rises-review-batman,82624/ Where the Joker preys on our fears of random, irrational acts of terror, Bane has an all-consuming, dictatorial agenda that’s more stable and permanent, a New World Order that’s been planned out with the precision of a military coup. Even his voice, projected muddily though[sic] that steel mask, has the authority of a prison-camp megaphone.
Word: mulishly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English mulish Middle English -ly English -ly English mulishly From mulish + -ly. 1. In a mulish manner. Example: "I only want my purse and money back," replied the young woman mulishly. Example: Next to Emma Woodhouse, Elizabeth Bennet or even Anne Elliot[…], Fanny Price indeed looks a little wan and thin, a bit of a party-pooper, mulishly unwilling to join in the fun when the superego of the estate, Lord Bertram, is away on his property in Antigua and the young people of the household decide to put on a play.
Word: multifariously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English multifarious Middle English -ly English -ly English multifariously From multifarious + -ly. 1. In a multifarious manner. Example: Do you know the reason? It is because we Russians are too richly and multifariously gifted to be able at once to find the proper mode of expression.
Word: multilaterally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English multilateral Middle English -ly English -ly English multilaterally From multilateral + -ly. 1. In a multilateral manner.
Word: municipally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English municipal Middle English -ly English -ly English municipally From municipal + -ly. 1. In a municipal manner. Labels: not-comparable Example: A report for the city's finance and corporate services committee recommends the city implement an administrative penalty system for adjudicating parking and camera-based offences, with municipally appointed screening and hearing officers adjudicating ticket disputes instead of the provincial court system.
Word: munificently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English munificent Middle English -ly English -ly English munificently From munificent + -ly. 1. In a munificent manner.
Word: murderously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English murderous Middle English -ly English -ly English murderously From murderous + -ly. 1. In a murderous manner; as if wanting to commit murder; extremely angrily. Example: They decided to stop arguing over which spelling was correct after she began glaring murderously at each person who participated. 2. Intensely Example: It's a murderously difficult piece to perform. Example: That we inhabit a country in which, for all its murderously real problems, this is a feasible vision is a great privilege.
Word: muscularly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English muscular 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 muscularly From muscular + -ly. 1. In a muscular manner. Example: He cuddles and kisses Jesse and Owen muscularly, surprising Jesse by biting his lip.
Word: musicianly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English musician 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 musicianly From musician + -ly. 1. In the manner of a musician.
Word: musingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English musing Middle English -ly English -ly English musingly From musing + -ly. 1. In a musing manner. Example: It was half-way through the morning, and he had not breakfasted; the slight litter of other breakfasts stood about on the table to remind him of his hunger; and adding a poached egg to his order, he proceeded musingly to shake some white sugar into his coffee, thinking all the time about Flambeau.
Word: mustily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English musty Middle English -ly English -ly English mustily From musty + -ly. 1. In a musty manner. Example: 1603, Michel de Montaigne, Essayes, translated by John Florio, The Second Chapter, “Of Repenting,” […] nor are there any spirits, or very rare ones, which in growing old taste not sowrely and mustily. Example: All this is but a light-headed understanding now; I mean, why so melancholy? thou lookest mustily, methinks.
Word: mutably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English mutable Middle English -ly English -ly English mutably From mutable + -ly. 1. In a mutable manner.
Word: mutely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English mute Middle English -ly English -ly English mutely From mute + -ly. 1. In a mute manner. Example: She went in a wheelchair, wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat and dark glasses […] a costume that made her seem romantic and powerful. Mutely she commanded cars, arrangements, appointments, deference, respect.
Word: mutinously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English mutinous Middle English -ly English -ly English mutinously From mutinous + -ly. 1. In a mutinous manner.
Word: neglectfully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English neglectful Middle English -ly English -ly English neglectfully From neglectful + -ly. 1. In a neglectful manner.
Word: negligently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English negligent Middle English -ly English -ly English negligently From negligent + -ly. 1. In a negligent manner: carelessly or inattentively. Example: With no great disparity between them in point of years, they were, in every other respect, as unlike and far removed from each other as two men could well be. The one was soft-spoken, delicately made, precise, and elegant; the other, a burly square-built man, negligently dressed, rough and abrupt in manner, stern, and, in his present mood, forbidding both in look and speech. Example: "Ignorance!" Ser Perth murmured to himself. He sighed heavily. "Always ignorance. Well, then, listen." He sat down on the corner of the desk and took out a cigarette. At least it looked like a cigarette. He snapped his fingers and lighted it from a little flame that sprang up, blowing clouds of bright green smoke from his mouth. The smoke hung lazily, drifting into vague patterns and then began to coalesce into a green houri without costume. He swatted at it negligently.
Word: nervelessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English nerveless Middle English -ly English -ly English nervelessly From nerveless + -ly. 1. In a nerveless manner.
Word: neurally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English neural 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 neurally From neural + -ly. 1. With regard to nerves. Labels: not-comparable Example: “And whatʼs more,” the voice went on triumphantly, “the patient is both physically and neurally whole.”
Word: neurologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English neurological Middle English -ly English -ly English neurologically From neurological + -ly. 1. In a neurological manner. Labels: not-comparable 2. With regard to neurology. Labels: not-comparable Example: If it was neurologically possible not to think, she had no thoughts.
Word: noncommittally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English noncommittal 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 noncommittally From noncommittal + -ly. 1. In a noncommittal manner. Example: Parameswaran, intent on puffing, raised one eyebrow and grimaced non-committally.
Word: nonphysically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From non- + physically. 1. In a nonphysical manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonsensically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *sent-der. Proto-Italic *sentiō Latin sentiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin sēnsusbor. Proto-Germanic *sinnaz Frankish *sinnbor. Vulgar Latin *sennus Old French sensbor. Middle English sense English sense English nonsense Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English nonsensical 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 nonsensically From nonsensical + -ly. 1. In a nonsensical manner.
Word: nonviolently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From non- + violently. 1. In a nonviolent manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: obediently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English obedient Middle English -ly English -ly English obediently From obedient + -ly. 1. In an obedient manner. Example: This at least Heidi could understand, and she followed her obediently into the dining-room.
Word: objectionably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English objectionable Middle English -ly English -ly English objectionably From objectionable + -ly. 1. In an objectionable manner.
Word: obligatorily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English obligatory Middle English -ly English -ly English obligatorily From obligatory + -ly. 1. In an obligatory manner. Example: Near-synonyms: necessarily; mandatorily; imperatively; (sometimes) by nature Example: In essence, we evolved defenses that rendered us nearly invincible and allowed us to become obligatorily social.
Word: obligingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English obliging Middle English -ly English -ly English obligingly From obliging + -ly. 1. In an obliging manner; so as to oblige another; as a favour to another. Example: 'I'll see to that for you, Miss Clara,' he said obligingly. Example: Speaker obligingly changed the angle of his cutting.
Word: obliviously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English oblivious Middle English -ly English -ly English obliviously From oblivious + -ly. 1. in an oblivious manner
Word: obnoxiously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English obnoxious Middle English -ly English -ly English obnoxiously From obnoxious + -ly. Pronunciation: /əbˈnɑkʃəsli/ 1. In an obnoxious manner. Example: We sat behind an obnoxiously loud couple in the cinema. Example: Handsome, yet not obnoxiously so; clever—though perhaps more in an appreciative than an original fashion; pleasant in conversation, yet never putting himself obtrusively forward, he was a man that most men liked, and all women were sure to admire amazingly.
Word: observably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English observable Middle English -ly English -ly English observably From observable + -ly. 1. To a detectable degree, sufficient to be observed. Example: As the planet orbits the star, it causes a wobble in the star's motion, which can be detected as a small but observably large Doppler effect. 2. In an observable manner. Example: From the point of view of earth-based observatories, the effect of the planet's orbit around the star is that the star observably wobbles. 3. Indicates that the proposition can be verified by observation. Labels: modal Example: Observably, the star wobbles.
Word: observantly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English observant Middle English -ly English -ly English observantly From observant + -ly. 1. In an observant manner.
Word: obsessively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English obsess Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English obsessive 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 obsessively From obsessive + -ly. 1. In an obsessive manner. 2. To an obsessive degree. Example: There were moments when I doubted whether it was worth all the effort – whether it was crazy of Anderson to toil so obsessively over three breezy, cheeky vignettes which are neither sidesplittingly hilarious nor heart-wrenchingly insightful.
Word: obstructively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English obstructive Middle English -ly English -ly English obstructively From obstructive + -ly. 1. In an obstructive manner.
Word: obtrusively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English obtrusive 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 obtrusively From obtrusive + -ly. 1. In an obtrusive manner.
Word: obtusely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English obtuse 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 obtusely From obtuse + -ly. 1. In an obtuse manner.
Word: olo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the binary number 010 (but converting the digits 0 and 1 to the letters "o" and "l"), representing the activation of the middle-wavelength (m) cone cell type, colloquially known as the green cone cells, while not activating the short (s) blue cones or long (l) red cones. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊləʊ/, /ˈoʊloʊ/ 1. A highly saturated impossible color shade of blue-green produced by directly stimulating the "m" ("green") cone cells, approximating the below Labels: uncountable
Word: artifices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of artifice Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unceasingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English unceasing Middle English -ly English -ly English unceasingly From unceasing + -ly. 1. Without ceasing (stopping); continuously. Labels: not-comparable Example: Since that date the work on the new station has gone ahead unceasingly. Example: All concerned, more particularly those in charge of the depots, worked unceasingly for long hours.
Word: more'n Part of Speech: contraction 1. Contraction of more + than. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Example: Thinks I to myself, “Sol, you're run off your course again. This is a rich man's summer ‘cottage’[…].” So I started to back away again into the bushes. But I hadn't backed more'n a couple of yards when I see something so amazing that I couldn't help scooching down behind the bayberries and looking at it.
Word: glaky Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of glaiky. Labels: Geordie, alt-of, alternative
Word: 15 minutes Part of Speech: noun 1. Ellipsis of 15 minutes of fame. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, plural, plural-only Example: That singer's second single didn't chart; I guess his 15 minutes are almost up.
Word: tuile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French tuile (“tile”). Doublet of tile and tuille. Pronunciation: /twiːl/ 1. A type of thin, papery cookie, often bent into fancy shapes and added as garnish to dishes or desserts. Example: Finally, there was a grilled rib of beef in an herb and pistachio crust that sat on […] a cylindrical garnish of layered sweet potato and red pepper purée, pearls of glazed garlic and a thin Parmesan tuile. Example: Precise herbed-lamb packets amid art nouveau swirls of asparagus noodles, a lacy tuile that adds a peekaboo seductivity to potato gnocchi — [Anthony] Martin’s presentations are bold and beautiful, yet his flavor pairings are almost maddeningly subtle, driving overanalytical foodies to despair.
Word: sabine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of savin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: umbrella organisations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of umbrella organisation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: umbrella organization Part of Speech: noun 1. An organization that coordinates the activities of a number of member organisations to promote a common goal.
Word: umbrella organizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of umbrella organization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Afro-Caribbean Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin Āfrī Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English Afro- English Caribbean English Afro-Caribbean From Afro- + Caribbean. 1. A person of African descent who was born in, or is a resident of, the Caribbean.
Word: Afro-Caribbean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin Āfrī Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English Afro- English Caribbean English Afro-Caribbean From Afro- + Caribbean. 1. Of African descent via the Caribbean. Labels: not-comparable Example: Since the 1960s, the keyboardist, vibraphonist and percussionist Mulatu Astatke has been a prime mover in Ethio-jazz: unmistakably Ethiopian music that also draws on American jazz, Afro-Caribbean music and more.
Word: sub-Saharan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English Sahara Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Saharan English sub-Saharan From sub- + Saharan. 1. Of or pertaining to that part of Africa which lies south of the Sahara Desert. Labels: not-comparable Example: While the average cost of sending money to sub-Saharan Africa is the highest in the world, the cost of digital remittances to the region is less than the global average. If more Africans sent money home via digital services rather than cash, average remittance fees should fall, but receiving money online requires the internet, which is used in sub-Saharan Africa by only 37% of people, according to the World Bank.
Word: sub-Saharan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English Sahara Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Saharan English sub-Saharan From sub- + Saharan. 1. A native or inhabitant of that part of Africa which lies south of the Sahara.
Word: incoronate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested in 1855; either borrowed from Italian incoronato or Latin incorōnātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, in- + coronate. Pronunciation: /ɪŋˈkɒɹənət/ 1. Crowned. Labels: not-comparable, poetic, rare Example: I was a novice in this state, / When I saw hither come a Mighty One, / With sign of victory incoronate.
Word: maille Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of mail Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:maille.
Word: trucco Part of Speech: noun 1. The game of lawn billiards. Labels: uncountable
Word: dedicator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ultimately from Latin dedicator, either directly to English from Latin or by way of a Romance cognate. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪtə(ɹ)/ 1. One who dedicates.
Word: dedicatory Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪtɹi/, /ˈdɛdəkəˌtɔɹi/ 1. Of or pertaining to dedication. Labels: not-comparable Example: a dedicatory letter; a dedicatory inscription
Word: dedicatory Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪtɹi/, /ˈdɛdəkəˌtɔɹi/ 1. A dedication. Example: […] I conceit him to be neere a kin to him who set forth a Passion Sermon with a formall Dedicatory in great letters to our Saviour.
Word: deducible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English deduce 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 deducible From deduce + -ible. Pronunciation: [dɪˈdjuːsɪbəɫ] 1. Capable of being deduced.
Word: de-emphasis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English emphasis English de-emphasis From de- + emphasis. Pronunciation: /diːˈɛmfəsɪs/ 1. A reduction in emphasis. 2. A signal distortion, carried out at a receiver, in order to undo the effects of pre-emphasis at the transmitter. 3. A reduction of the level of all bits except the first one after a transition.
Word: deep-froze Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of deep-freeze Labels: form-of, past
Word: deep-frozen Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of deep-freeze Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: deep-frozen Part of Speech: adj 1. frozen in a deep freeze Labels: not-comparable
Word: deep-seated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From deep + seated. 1. Physically located at a deep level. Example: a deep-seated tumour Example: Weaknesses in the earth’s crust allow deep-seated heat to rise nearer to the surface. 2. Firmly implanted or established in thought or behavior and difficult to change; deeply ingrained. Labels: figuratively Example: She has a deep-seated belief in the essential goodness of human nature. Example: […] instead of the bright beams that used to play in those eyes, there was now a dark deep-seated sorrow, almost despair.
Word: deescalate Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of de-escalate. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: polities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tumulate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin tumulātus (whence -ate), from tumulāre (“cover with a mound, bury, entomb”). Pronunciation: /ˈtʃuːmjʊleɪt/, /ˈtjuːmjʊleɪt/, /ˈtumjəleɪt/ 1. To swell. Labels: archaic, transitive Example: But when he considers the instruments , his heart begins to rise , and his paſſions to tumulate and ferment into a storm 2. To cover (a corpse, etc.) with a mound or tomb; to bury. Labels: transitive
Word: painfulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English peynfulnes, peynfulnesse, equivalent to painful + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being painful, of causing pain. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The state or quality of being tedious, of requiring great care. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Near-synonyms: tediousness, laboriousness
Word: painkilling Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pain + killing. 1. Reducing or eliminating pain. Labels: not-comparable Example: The doctor prescribed a painkilling medication.