IMPERFECTLY | • imperfectly adv. In an imperfect manner or degree; not fully or completely. • IMPERFECT adv. not perfect, also UNPERFECT. |
PATELLIFORM | • patelliform adj. Having the shape of a patella. • patelliform adj. Resembling a limpet of the genus Patella. • PATELLIFORM adj. shaped like a saucer or kneecap. |
REPTILIFORM | • reptiliform adj. Resembling or relating to reptiles. • REPTILIFORM adj. having the form of a reptile. |
EPILEPTIFORM | • epileptiform adj. Of or pertaining to epilepsy, or resembling epilepsy, particularly in regard to its associated seizures. • EPILEPTIFORM adj. resembling that of epilepsy. |
PLACENTIFORM | • placentiform adj. (Botany) Having the shape of a placenta, or thickened disk somewhat thinner about the middle. • PLACENTIFORM adj. cake-shaped. |
ALPHABETIFORM | • alphabetiform adj. Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols. • ALPHABETIFORM adj. shaped like letters. |
FLUNITRAZEPAM | • flunitrazepam n. (Pharmacology) A short-acting benzodiazepine derivative with relatively long-lasting sedative effects… • FLUNITRAZEPAM n. a powerful hypnotic drug with relaxant properties. |
IMPERFECTIBLE | • imperfectible adj. Incapable of being made perfect. • IMPERFECTIBLE adj. not capable of being perfected. |
PATERFAMILIAS | • paterfamilias n. A man who is the head of a household, family or tribe. • pater␣familias n. Alternative spelling of paterfamilias. • PATERFAMILIAS n. (Latin) the head of the family. |
TELESCOPIFORM | • telescopiform adj. Shaped like a telescope, with retractile tubular portions. • TELESCOPIFORM adj. in the form of a telescope. |
FLUNITRAZEPAMS | • FLUNITRAZEPAM n. a powerful hypnotic drug with relaxant properties. |
IMPERFECTIVELY | • imperfectively adv. (Grammar) In an imperfective manner or context. • IMPERFECTIVE adv. expressing action as incomplete or without reference to completion or as reiterated. |
PATRESFAMILIAS | • patresfamilias n. Plural of paterfamilias. • PATERFAMILIAS n. (Latin) the head of the family. |
PERFECTIBILISM | • PERFECTIBILISM n. the doctrine that humans capable of becoming perfect. |
PERFORMABILITY | • performability n. A measurement of how well a system performs over a period of time, regardless of the presence of faults. • PERFORMABILITY n. the state of being performable. |
PERFORMATIVELY | • performatively adv. In a performative manner. • PERFORMATIVE adv. of a statement or verb that itself constitutes the action described, e.g. I confess my ignorance, also PERFORMATORY. |
PREFORMULATING | • preformulating v. Present participle of preformulate. • PREFORMULATE v. to formulate in advance. |
PATERFAMILIASES | • paterfamiliases n. Plural of paterfamilias. • PATERFAMILIAS n. (Latin) the head of the family. |
PERFECTIBILISMS | • PERFECTIBILISM n. the doctrine that humans capable of becoming perfect. |
PREFERENTIALISM | • PREFERENTIALISM n. favouring a preferential tariff. |