| HALFPENNYWORTH | • halfpennyworth n. (Britain) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation). • halfpennyworth n. (Britain, informal) A negligible amount. • halfpennyworth n. (Britain, informal) One’s opinion or thoughts; one’s two cents. |
| HALFPENNYWORTHS | • halfpennyworths n. Plural of halfpennyworth. • HALFPENNYWORTH n. as much as is sold for a halfpenny or is worth a halfpenny. |
| HYPERFUNCTIONAL | • hyperfunctional adj. Having, or characterised by, increased function. • HYPERFUNCTIONAL adj. relating to hyperfunction, the overactivity of a gland or other bodily organ. |
| HYPERINFLATION | • hyperinflation n. (Economics) A very high rate of inflation. • HYPERINFLATION n. inflation growing at a very high rate in a very short time. |
| HYPERINFLATIONS | • hyperinflations n. Plural of hyperinflation. • HYPERINFLATION n. inflation growing at a very high rate in a very short time. |
| PARFOCALITY | • parfocality n. The condition of being parfocal. • PARFOCALITY n. the state of being parfocal. |
| PATRIFOCALITY | • patrifocality n. The state or condition of being patrifocal; patriarchy. • PATRIFOCALITY n. the state of being patrifocal, centred on the father. |
| 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. |
| PREFATORIALLY | • PREFATORIAL adv. serving as preface or opening remarks. |
| PREFATORILY | • prefatorily adv. In a prefatory manner; by way of preface. • PREFATORY adv. acting as a preface. |
| PROFITABILITY | • profitability n. The quality or state of being profitable; capacity to make a profit. • PROFITABILITY n. the state of being profitable. |
| PROFITABLY | • profitably adv. In a profitable manner, in a way that achieves profit or gain. • PROFITABLE adv. yielding profit. |
| PROFLIGATELY | • profligately adv. In a profligate manner. • PROFLIGATE adv. debauched; rashly extravagant. |
| REFLECTOGRAPHY | • reflectography n. An infrared technique used by art historians to detect layers beneath the top surface of a painting… • REFLECTOGRAPHY n. a technique used to detect underdrawing, etc. in a painting, in which infrared light is bounced off the lowest, gessoed layer and the resulting image viewed on a TV monitor. |
| SLUMPFLATIONARY | • slumpflationary adj. Relating to slumpflation. • SLUMPFLATIONARY adj. relating to slumpflation. |
| UNPROFITABILITY | • unprofitability n. The state or condition of being unprofitable. • UNPROFITABILITY n. the quality of being unprofitable. |
| UNPROFITABLY | • unprofitably adv. In an unprofitable manner. • UNPROFITABLE adv. not profitable. |