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probably

adverb · with considerable certainty; without much doubt

Example: He is probably out of the country

procurance

noun · the act of getting possession of something

Example: he was responsible for the procurement of materials and supplies

prodigally

adverb · to a wasteful manner or to a wasteful degree

Example: we are still prodigally rich compared to others

professed

adjective · openly declared as such

Example: an avowed enemy

professedly

adverb · with pretense or intention to deceive

Example: is only professedly poor

professionalise

verb · make professional or give a professional character to

Example: Philosophy has not always been professionalized and used to be a subject pursued only by amateurs

professionalize

verb · make professional or give a professional character to

Example: Philosophy has not always been professionalized and used to be a subject pursued only by amateurs

professorially

adverb · in a professorial manner

Example: she behaved very professorially

profitable

adjective · yielding material gain or profit

Example: profitable speculation on the stock market

profoundly

adverb · to a great depth psychologically

Example: They felt the loss deeply

prognosticate

verb · indicate by signs

Example: These signs bode bad news

progressively

adverb · advancing in amount or intensity

Example: she became increasingly depressed

prohibitively

adverb · to a prohibitive degree

Example: it is prohibitively expensive

prolong

verb · lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer

Example: We prolonged our stay

prominently

adverb · in a prominent way

Example: the new car was prominently displayed in the driveway

promiscuous

adjective · casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

Example: her easy virtue

promotional

adjective · of or relating to serving as publicity

Example: promotional fares

pronounced

adjective · strongly marked; easily noticeable

Example: walked with a marked limp

pronto

adverb · in a punctual manner

Example: he did his homework promptly

propel

verb · cause to move forward with force

Example: Steam propels this ship

properly speaking

adverb · in actual fact

Example: properly speaking, they are not husband and wife

prophesy

verb · deliver a sermon

Example: The minister is not preaching this Sunday

prophylactic

adjective · preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease

Example: preventive medicine

propitiative

adjective · intended to reconcile or appease

Example: sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture

proportionally

adverb · to a proportionate degree

Example: your salary will rise proportionately to your workload

propose

verb · present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.

Example: He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism

prosaic

adjective · not challenging; dull and lacking excitement

Example: an unglamorous job greasing engines

prosaically

adverb · in a matter-of-fact manner

Example: I applied my attention prosaically to my routine

proscribed

adjective · excluded from use or mention

Example: forbidden fruit

proselytise

verb · convert to another faith or religion

prosily

adverb · in a prosy manner

Example: somewhat prosily and repetitively expounded

prospering

adjective · very lively and profitable

Example: flourishing businesses

protectively

adverb · in a protective manner

Example: he bent protectively over the woman

proterozoic eon

noun · from 2,500 to 544 million years ago; bacteria and fungi; primitive multicellular organisms

protract

verb · lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer

Example: We prolonged our stay

protractile

adjective · able to be extended

Example: protractile muscle

protruding

adjective · extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary

Example: the jutting limb of a tree

protrusile

adjective · capable of being thrust forward, as the tongue

proud of

adjective · feeling pleasurable satisfaction over something by which you measures your self-worth

Example: proud of their child

proudly

adverb · with pride; in a proud manner

Example: he walked proudly into town

proved

adjective · established beyond doubt

Example: a proven liar

proverbially

adverb · in the manner of something that has become a byword

Example: this proverbially bitter plant, wormwood

providentially

adverb · in a prudent manner

Example: I had allotted my own bedroom for necking, prudently removing both the bed and the key, and taken both myself and my typewriter into my son's bedroom.

provincial

adjective · characteristic of the provinces or their people

Example: deeply provincial and conformist

provisionally

adverb · temporarily and conditionally

Example: they have agreed provisionally

provocatively

adverb · in a provocative manner

Example: `Try it,' he said provocatively

prudently

adverb · in a prudent manner

Example: I had allotted my own bedroom for necking, prudently removing both the bed and the key, and taken both myself and my typewriter into my son's bedroom.

prudishly

adverb · in a prudish manner

Example: she acts prudishly, but I wonder whether she is really all that chaste

prunus laurocerasus

noun · frequently cultivated Eurasian evergreen shrub or small tree having showy clusters of white flowers and glossy foliage and yielding oil similar to bitter almond oil

pryingly

adverb · in a curious and prying manner

Example: `Do you have a boyfriend,' she asked her prospective tenant pryingly

pseudomonodaceae

noun · rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; include important plant and animal pathogens

psych up

verb · get excited or stimulated

Example: The children were all psyched up after the movie