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ad´ven|ti´tious|ness — ad|ven|ti|tious «AD vehn TIHSH uhs», adjective. 1. cong from outside; additional; accidental: »The romantic life of the artist gives his painting an adventitious interest. SYNONYM(S): casual, extrinsic. 2. Botany, Zoology. appearing out of the… … Useful english dictionary
con´sci|en´tious|ness — con|sci|en|tious «KON shee EHN shuhs», adjective. 1. careful to do what one knows is right; controlled by conscience: »The foreman is a conscientious worker and knows his duty. SYNONYM(S): upright, honorable, righteous, honest. 2. done with care… … Useful english dictionary
con´tra|dic´tious|ness — con|tra|dic|tious «KON truh DIHK shuhs», adjective. inclined to be contradictory; disputatious. ╂[< contradicti(on) + ous] –con´tra|dic´tious|ly, adverb. –con´tra|dic´tious|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
dis´pu|ta´tious|ness — dis|pu|ta|tious «DIHS pyu TAY shuhs», adjective. fond of disputing; inclined to argue: »The Copernicus Galileo theory might have prevailed if disgruntled scholars and disputatious monks had not begun a muttering campaign against Galileo (Time).… … Useful english dictionary
os´ten|ta´tious|ness — os|ten|ta|tious «OS tehn TAY shuhs», adjective. 1. done for display; intended to attract notice: »He rode his new bicycle up and down in front of our house in an ostentatious way. His religion was sincere, not ostentatious (Joseph Addison).… … Useful english dictionary
rep´e|ti´tious|ness — rep|e|ti|tious «REHP uh TIHSH uhs», adjective. full of repetitions; repeating in a tiresome way. SYNONYM(S): reiterative. –rep´e|ti´tious|ly, adverb. –rep´e|ti´tious|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
su´per|sti´tious|ness — su|per|sti|tious «SOO puhr STIHSH uhs», adjective. full of superstition; likely to believe superstitions; caused by superstition: »a superstitious habit, a superstitious belief. Gamblers and adventurers are generally superstitious (Bret Harte).… … Useful english dictionary
sur´rep|ti´tious|ness — sur|rep|ti|tious «SUR uhp TIHSH uhs», adjective. 1. acting by stealth or secretly; stealthy: »a surreptitious look. SYNONYM(S): secret. 2. taken, obtained, used, or done by stealth; secret and unauthorized; clandestine: »surreptitious meetings.… … Useful english dictionary
un´pre|ten´tious|ness — un|pre|ten|tious «UHN prih TEHN shuhs», adjective. not pretentious; unassuming; modest. –un´pre|ten´tious|ly, adverb. –un´pre|ten´tious|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
un´pro|pi´tious|ness — un|pro|pi|tious «UHN pruh PIHSH uhs», adjective. not propitious; not favorable; inauspicious: »On the other hand, unpropitious as the times may be, it is safe to assume that there will be large numbers of serious and talented writers (Saturday… … Useful english dictionary
