| AUTOCEPHALOUS | • autocephalous adj. (Christianity, of a church) Fully independent of the authority of any other church. • autocephalous adj. (Christianity, of a bishop) Presiding over an autocephalous church. • autocephalous adj. (Comparable) Independent; self-directed. |
| AUTOECIOUSLY | • autoeciously adv. In an autoecious manner. • AUTOECIOUS adv. of fungus, etc., passing through all life stages on same species of host, also AUTECIOUS. |
| CONTEMPTUOUSLY | • contemptuously adv. In a disrespectful or discourteous manner; condescendingly. • CONTEMPTUOUS adv. manifesting contempt. |
| CONTUMELIOUS | • contumelious adj. (Archaic, literary) Rudely contemptuous; showing contumely; exhibiting an insolent or disdainful attitude. • CONTUMELIOUS adj. haughtily insolent. |
| CONTUMELIOUSLY | • contumeliously adv. In a contumelious, insolent manner. • CONTUMELIOUS adv. haughtily insolent. |
| COURTEOUSLY | • courteously adv. In a courteous manner; with obliging civility or condescension; politely. • COURTEOUS adv. polite, considerate. |
| DISCOURTEOUSLY | • discourteously adv. In a discourteous manner. • DISCOURTEOUS adv. lacking courtesy, also DISCOURTEISE. |
| ELEUTHEROCOCCUS | • ELEUTHEROCOCCUS n. a creeping shrub found in Siberia, from which a drug is prepared that apparently increases stamina and concentration. |
| MONOCULTURE | • monoculture n. (Agriculture) The cultivation of a single crop at a time. • monoculture n. (Anthropology) A culture or society that lacks diversity; a society marked by monoculturalism. • monoculture v. To cultivate such a crop. |
| MONOCULTURES | • monocultures n. Plural of monoculture. • MONOCULTURE n. growing of one agricultural crop only. |
| MULTICOLOURED | • multicoloured adj. Alternative spelling of multicolored. • multi-coloured adj. Britain standard spelling of multi-colored. • MULTICOLOURED adj. having many colours, also MULTICOLORED. |
| OVERCAUTIOUSLY | • overcautiously adv. In an overcautious way. • OVERCAUTIOUS adv. excessively cautious. |
| PORTULACACEOUS | • portulacaceous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the family Portulacaceae of plants including the spring beauty. • PORTULACACEOUS adj. belonging to the leek family. |
| PROBOULEUTIC | • probouleutic adj. Relating to the Ancient Greek council, which held preliminary discussions before submitting matters… • probouleutic adj. (UK, by extension) Pertaining to preliminary discussion before discussion in council, parliament, or… • PROBOULEUTIC adj. for preliminary deliberation. |
| ZOOCULTURE | • zooculture n. The cultivation of animals. • ZOOCULTURE n. domestication of animals. |
| ZOOCULTURES | • ZOOCULTURE n. domestication of animals. |