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concretely

adverb · in concrete terms

Example: concretely, this meant that he was broke

concurrently

adverb · overlapping in duration

Example: concurrently with the conference an exhibition of things associated with Rutherford was held

condense

verb · make more concise

Example: condense the contents of a book into a summary

condescendingly

adverb · with condescension; in a patronizing manner

Example: he treats his secretary condescendingly

conditionally

adverb · subject to a condition

Example: he accepted the offer conditionally

conduce

verb · be conducive to

Example: The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing

confederate rose mallow

noun · Chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers becoming deep red at night; widely cultivated; naturalized in southeastern United States

confessedly

adverb · as acknowledged

Example: true, she is the smartest in her class

confidently

adverb · with confidence; in a confident manner

Example: we have to do what is right confidently

confidingly

adverb · with trust; in a trusting manner

Example: she looked at her father trustingly

conflagrate

verb · start to burn or burst into flames

Example: Marsh gases ignited suddenly

conflate

verb · mix together different elements

Example: The colors blend well

confound

verb · mistake one thing for another

Example: you are confusing me with the other candidate

confusedly

adverb · in a confused manner

Example: Queen Augusta wrote him an hysterical letter in which she confusedly sympathised with him

confusingly

adverb · in a bewildering and confusing manner

Example: her situation was bewilderingly unclear

congenially

adverb · in a congenial manner

Example: `Let's all have a drink together,' he said congenially

conically

adverb · in a conical manner

Example: conically shaped

conjointly

adverb · in conjunction with; combined

Example: our salaries put together couldn't pay for the damage

conjugated

adjective · of an organic compound; containing two or more double bonds each separated from the other by a single bond

conquerable

adjective · subject to being conquered or overcome

Example: knew her fears were ultimately conquerable

conradina glabra

noun · small shrub of Apalachicola River area in southeastern United States having highly aromatic pinkish flowers; a threatened species

conscientiously

adverb · with extreme conscientiousness

Example: he came religiously every morning at 8 o'clock

consciously

adverb · with awareness

Example: she consciously played with the idea of inviting them

consecutive

adjective · one after the other

Example: back-to-back home runs

consecutively

adverb · in a consecutive manner

Example: he was consecutively ill, then well, then ill again

consequently

adverb · (sentence connectors) because of the reason given

Example: consequently, he didn't do it

considerately

adverb · in a considerate manner

Example: they considerately withdrew

consign

verb · give over to another for care or safekeeping

Example: consign your baggage

consolidate

verb · make firm or secure; strengthen

Example: consolidate one's gains

consolingly

adverb · in a comforting or consoling manner

Example: one part of a strange world should be given a comfortingly familiar form

constantly

adverb · without interruption

Example: the world is constantly changing

constitutionalise

verb · incorporate into a constitution, make constitutional

Example: A woman's right to an abortion was constitutionalized in the 1970's

constringe

verb · become tight or as if tight

Example: Her throat constricted

consult

verb · advise professionally

Example: The professor consults for industry

consuming

adjective · very intense

Example: politics is his consuming passion

contact lens

noun · a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication

containerise

verb · package in a container

Example: The cargo was containerized for safe and efficient shipping

contemptuously

adverb · without respect; in a disdainful manner

Example: she spoke of him contemptuously

contented

adjective · satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are

Example: a contented smile

contested

adjective · disputed or made the object of contention or competition

Example: a contested election

continuant

adjective · of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')

continuous tense

noun · a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going

continuously

adverb · at every point

Example: The function is continuously differentiable

contrariwise

adverb · contrary to expectations

Example: he didn't stay home; on the contrary, he went out with his friends

contrastingly

adverb · in a contrasting manner

Example: contrastingly, both the rooms leading off it gave an immediate impression of being disgraced

controlled

adjective · restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds

Example: controlled emotions

controversially

adverb · involving controversy

Example: criticism too polemically stated

contumaciously

adverb · in a rebellious manner

Example: he rejected her words rebelliously

contumeliously

adverb · without respect; in a disdainful manner

Example: she spoke of him contemptuously

convene

verb · call together

Example: The students were convened in the auditorium

convenient

adjective · large and roomy (`convenient' is archaic in this sense)

Example: a commodious harbor

conventionalize

verb · make conventional or adapt to conventions

Example: conventionalized behavior

conventionally

adverb · in a conventional manner

Example: he usually behaves rather conventionally

converge

verb · come together so as to form a single product

Example: Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power

convexly

adverb · in a convex way

Example: bulging out convexly

convey

verb · make known; pass on, of information

Example: She conveyed the message to me