21) sibylline. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000. ...1. Coming from, characteristic of, or relating to a sibyl. 2. Prophetic; oracular.... 22) hircine. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000. ...Of or characteristic of a goat, especially in strong odor. Middle English hircyne, from Latin hircnus, from hircus, goat.... 23) leporine. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000. ...Of or characteristic of rabbits or hares. Latin lepornus, from lepus, lepor-, hare.... 24) -speak. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000. ...Language characteristic of: doctorspeak; cop-speak. From (new)speak.... 25) manwise. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000. ...In a manner characteristic of humans.... 26) epochal. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000. ...1. Of or characteristic of an epoch. 2a. Highly significant or important; momentous: epochal decisions made by Roosevelt and Churchill. b. Without parallel: epochal... 27) sepaloid. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000. ...Resembling or characteristic of a sepal.... 28) womanfully. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000. ...With the characteristic grace, strength, or purposefulness of a woman: I will trample upon all the prickles of the impossibilities and flatten them womanfully (Maria... 29) simian. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000. ...Relating to, characteristic of, or resembling an ape or a monkey. An ape or a monkey. From Latin smia, ape, probably from smus, snub-nosed, from Greek smos.... 30) ablaut. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000. ...A vowel change, characteristic of Indo-European languages, that accompanies a change in grammatical function; for example, i, a, u in sing, sang, sung. Also called... |