DESQUAMATORY | • desquamatory adj. (Surgery) Relating to the removal of the laminae of exfoliated bones. • DESQUAMATORY n. an obsolete surgical instrument once used for the desquamation of bones. |
FOURSQUARELY | • FOURSQUARE adv. forthright, marked by boldness and conviction. |
GROTESQUELY | • grotesquely adv. In a grotesque manner; disgustingly. • GROTESQUE adv. (French) extravagantly formed, fantastic; bizarre. |
GROTESQUERY | • grotesquery n. Alternative form of grotesquerie. • GROTESQUERY n. grotesque objects collectively; grotesque quality, also GROTESQUERIE. |
GYROFREQUENCIES | • gyrofrequencies n. Plural of gyrofrequency. • GYROFREQUENCY n. the frequency with which a charged particle (as an electron) executes spiral gyrations in moving obliquely across a magnetic field. |
HYDROQUINONES | • hydroquinones n. Plural of hydroquinone. • HYDROQUINONE n. another name for quinol. |
QUAESTIONARY | • quæstionary n. Rare spelling of questionary. • QUAESTIONARY n. (Scott) a religious pardoner, also QUESTIONARY. |
QUARRELSOMELY | • quarrelsomely adv. In a quarrelsome manner. • QUARRELSOME adv. apt or disposed to quarrel in an often petty manner. |
QUERIMONIOUSLY | • querimoniously adv. In a querimonious manner. • QUERIMONIOUS adv. complaining, querulous. |
QUERULOUSLY | • querulously adv. With grumbling, complaining, or whining. • QUERULOUS adv. complaining; peevish. |
QUESTIONARY | • questionary n. A questionnaire. • questionary n. (Archaic) One who makes it his business to seek after relics and carry them about for sale. • questionary adj. Inquiring; asking questions; testing. |
REQUISITIONARY | • requisitionary adj. Of or pertaining to requisition. • REQUISITIONARY adj. of the nature of a requisition. |
REQUISITORY | • requisitory adj. Sought for; demanded. • REQUISITORY n. in law, a demand made by a prosecutor that a sentence be passed on an accused, giving the reasons. |
REQUOYLES | • REQUOYLE v. (Shakespeare) to recoil. |
TRIQUETROUSLY | • triquetrously adv. In a triquetrous or triangular manner. • TRIQUETROUS adv. triangular; three-edged with concave faces, also TRIQUETRAL. |