| ADMINISTRATIVE | • administrative adj. Of or relating to administering or administration. • ADMINISTRATIVE adj. of or relating to administration. |
| DESCRIPTIVISM | • descriptivism n. (Linguistics) The practice of describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing idealistic norms… • DESCRIPTIVISM n. a theory of ethics by which only empirical statements are acceptable. |
| DESCRIPTIVISMS | • descriptivisms n. Plural of descriptivism. • DESCRIPTIVISM n. a theory of ethics by which only empirical statements are acceptable. |
| DESTRUCTIVISM | • destructivism n. An art movement that involves destroying objects in front of spectators. • DESTRUCTIVISM n. the theory that a part of a whole may be considered a principle part if the destruction of that part would lead to the destruction of the whole. |
| DESTRUCTIVISMS | • DESTRUCTIVISM n. the theory that a part of a whole may be considered a principle part if the destruction of that part would lead to the destruction of the whole. |
| DETERMINATIVES | • determinatives n. Plural of determinative. • DETERMINATIVE n. a factor that determines. |
| DISCRIMINATIVE | • discriminative adj. Having or relating to the ability to discriminate between things. • discriminative adj. (Of an element, feature, attribute, etc.) Which serves to distinguish its bearer. • DISCRIMINATIVE adj. making distinctions. |
| DIVERTIMENTOS | • divertimentos n. Plural of divertimento. • DIVERTIMENTO n. (Italian) a genre of 18th century chamber music having several short movements. |
| DIVERTISEMENT | • divertisement n. (Archaic) diversion; amusement; recreation. • DIVERTISEMENT n. a diversion; a divertimento. |
| DIVERTISEMENTS | • divertisements n. Plural of divertisement. • DIVERTISEMENT n. a diversion; a divertimento. |
| DIVERTISSEMENT | • divertissement n. An entertaining diversion. • divertissement n. (Ballet) A short ballet within a larger work, usually providing a break from the main plot. • DIVERTISSEMENT n. (French) a diversion or entertainment; a short ballet used as an interlude. |
| DIVERTISSEMENTS | • divertissements n. Plural of divertissement. • DIVERTISSEMENT n. (French) a diversion or entertainment; a short ballet used as an interlude. |
| DORMITIVES | • dormitives n. Plural of dormitive. • DORMITIVE n. a soporific, such as opium. |
| IMPROVISATED | • improvisated v. Simple past tense and past participle of improvisate. • IMPROVISATE v. (obsolete) to improvise. |
| MULTIGRAVIDAS | • multigravidas n. Plural of multigravida. • MULTIGRAVIDA n. a woman pregnant for at least the third time. |
| OVARIECTOMISED | • ovariectomised v. Simple past tense and past participle of ovariectomise. • OVARIECTOMISED adj. having undergone an ovariectomy, the surgical removal of the ovaries, also OVARIECTOMIZED. |
| OVERDRAMATISING | • overdramatising v. Present participle of overdramatise. • OVERDRAMATISE v. to dramatise to excess, also OVERDRAMATIZE. |
| OVERMEDICATIONS | • overmedications n. Plural of overmedication. • OVERMEDICATION n. excessive medication. |
| VERISIMILITUDE | • verisimilitude n. The property of seeming true, of resembling reality; resemblance to reality, realism. • verisimilitude n. A statement which merely appears to be true. • verisimilitude n. (In composing a fiction): Faithfulness to its own rules; internal cohesion. |
| VERISIMILITUDES | • verisimilitudes n. Plural of verisimilitude. • VERISIMILITUDE n. the state of being verisimilar, having the appearance of truth. |