He is less diffusive and more pointed than usual (Sir Leslie Stephen).
SYNONYM(S): verbose.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dif|fu´sive|ly — dif|fu|sive «dih FYOO sihv», adjective. 1. tending to diffuse. 2. showing diffusion. 3. using too many words; wordy: »He is less diffusive and more pointed than usual (Sir Leslie Stephen). SYNONYM(S): verbose. –dif|fu´sive|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
dif|fu|sive — «dih FYOO sihv», adjective. 1. tending to diffuse. 2. showing diffusion. 3. using too many words; wordy: »He is less diffusive and more pointed than usual (Sir Leslie Stephen). SYNONYM(S): verbose. –dif|fu´sive|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
sive — ab·es·sive; abu·sive; ad·es·sive; ad·he·sive·me·ter; ad·he·sive·ness; ad·mis·sive; ad·ver·sive; ag·gres·sive·ness; Air·bra·sive; al·lu·sive; ap·pre·hen·sive; as·cen·sive; cen·sive; cic·a·tri·sive; co·he·sive; col·lu·sive; com·pas·sive;… … English syllables
dif — ac·i·dif·er·ous; di·a·mon·dif·er·ous; dif·fa; dif·far·re·a·tion; dif·fer·en·cy; dif·fer·en·tia; dif·fer·en·tia·bil·i·ty; dif·fer·en·tia·ble; dif·fer·en·tial·ly; dif·fer·en·ti·a·tion; dif·fer·en·ti·a·tor; dif·fer·ent·ly; dif·fer·ent·ness;… … English syllables
diffusiveness — dif·fu·sive·ness … English syllables
diffusive — dif•fu•sive [[t]dɪˈfyu sɪv[/t]] adj. tending to diffuse; characterized by diffusion • Etymology: 1605–15 dif•fu′sive•ly, adv. dif•fu′sive•ness, n … From formal English to slang
Fu — Fu; al·fu·ro; cac·a·fu·go; dif·fu·sion·al; dif·fu·sive·ly; dif·fu·sive·ness; ef·fu·sive·ly; ef·fu·sive·ness; fu·coi·dal; fu·el·ler; fu·gal·ly; fu·lah; fu·lig·i·nous·ly; fu·mar·i·a·ceous; fu·ma·rol·ic; fu·ma·ryl; fu·mette; fu·nar·i·a·ceous;… … English syllables
Diffusiveness — Dif*fu sive*ness, n. The quality or state of being diffusive or diffuse; extensiveness; expansion; dispersion. Especially of style: Diffuseness; want of conciseness; prolixity. [1913 Webster] The fault that I find with a modern legend, it its… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ri — abac·te·ri·al; ab·de·ri·an; ab·ka·ri; ac·an·thop·te·ri; ac·an·thu·ri·dae; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·ces·so·ri·al; ac·ces·so·ri·us; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; acera·the·ri·um;… … English syllables
