cal´o|rif´i|cal|ly

cal´o|rif´i|cal|ly
cal|o|rif|ic «KAL uh RIHF ihk», adjective.
1. producing heat.
2. producing food calories; caloric: »

Passengers last year downed 83,000 glasses of Irish coffee…a calorific combination of whiskey, coffee and cream (Time).

3. Figurative. showing feeling or emotion; warm.
[< Latin calōrificus < calor, -ōris heat + facere make]
cal´o|rif´i|cal|ly, adverb.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • cal|o|rif|ic — «KAL uh RIHF ihk», adjective. 1. producing heat. 2. producing food calories; caloric: »Passengers last year downed 83,000 glasses of Irish coffee…a calorific combination of whiskey, coffee and cream (Time). 3. Figurative. showing feeling or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • cal|ca|rif|er|ous — «KAL kuh RIHF uhr uhs», adjective. Botany, Zoology. bearing calcaria or spurs. ╂[< Latin calcar, āris spur + English ferous] …   Useful english dictionary

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  • cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

  • hor|rif´i|cal|ly — hor|rif|ic «h RIHF ihk, ho », adjective. causing horror; horrifying. –hor|rif´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • ter|rif|i|cal|ly — «tuh RIHF uh klee», adverb. in a terrific manner; to a terrific degree: »Debussy…believed that Beethoven had terrifically profound things to say (Atlantic) …   Useful english dictionary

  • hor|rif|ic — «h RIHF ihk, ho », adjective. causing horror; horrifying. –hor|rif´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • calorific — cal|o|rif|ic [ˌkæləˈrıfık] adj 1.) food that is calorific tends to make you fat 2.) technical producing heat …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • calorific — cal|o|rif|ic [ ,kælə rıfık ] adjective 1. ) containing a lot of calories and therefore likely to make you fat 2. ) SCIENCE producing energy or heat …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • calorific — cal·o·rif·ic …   English syllables

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