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English Word Dictionary

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deconstructionist

adjective · of or concerned with the philosophical theory of literature known as deconstructionism

Example: deconstructionist criticism

decorative

adjective · serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose

Example: cosmetic fenders on cars

decreed

adjective · fixed or established especially by order or command)

Example: at the time appointed (or the appointed time

decriminalize

verb · make legal

Example: Marijuana should be legalized

decry

verb · express strong disapproval of

Example: We condemn the racism in South Africa

decrypt

verb · convert code into ordinary language

dedifferentiated

adjective · having experienced or undergone dedifferentiation or the loss of specialization in form or function

Example: the hebephrenic--the most severely dedifferentiated of all schizophrenic patients

deduce

verb · reason by deduction; establish by deduction

deep down

adverb · in reality

Example: she is very kind at heart

deep in thought

adjective · deeply absorbed in thought

Example: as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class

deep-fry

verb · cook by immersing in fat

Example: french-fry the potatoes

deep-water

adjective · of or carried on in waters of great depth

Example: a deep-water port

deepening

adjective · accumulating and becoming more intense

Example: the deepening gloom

deeply

adverb · to a great depth psychologically

Example: They felt the loss deeply

defective

adjective · not working properly

Example: a bad telephone connection

defenestrate

verb · throw through or out of the window

Example: The rebels stormed the palace and defenestrated the President

defense system

noun · the weaponry available for the defense of a region

defenselessness

noun · the property of being helpless in the face of attack

defiantly

adverb · in a rebellious manner

Example: he rejected her words rebelliously

definitely

adverb · without question and beyond doubt

Example: it was decidedly too expensive

deflection

noun · a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

Example: a diversion from the main highway

deftly

adverb · in a deft manner

Example: Lois deftly removed her scarf

degage

adjective · showing lack of emotional involvement- J.S.Perelman

Example: adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair

degauss

verb · make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of)

Example: demagnetize the iron shavings

degrade

verb · lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

degust

verb · taste with relish

Example: degust this wonderful soup

deify

verb · exalt to the position of a God

Example: the people deified their King

dejectedly

adverb · in a dejected manner

Example: when she came back Sophie and Esther were sitting dejectedly in the kitchen

deliberately

adverb · with intention; in an intentional manner

Example: he used that word intentionally

delightedly

adverb · with delight

Example: delightedly, she accepted the invitation

delightfully

adverb · in a delightful manner

Example: the farm house, though in itself a small one, is delightfully situated

delimit

verb · set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something

delinquent

adjective · past due; not paid at the scheduled time

Example: an overdue installment

deliriously

adverb · as if in a delirium

Example: he was talking deliriously

delius

noun · English composer of orchestral works (1862-1934)

deliver

verb · cause to be born

Example: My wife had twins yesterday!

delude

verb · be false to; be dishonest with

delusively

adverb · in a deceptive and unrealistic manner

Example: the village looked delusively near

deluxe

adjective · elegant and sumptuous

Example: a deluxe car

demandingly

adverb · in a demanding manner

Example: he became demandingly dominant over the years

demarcation

noun · a conceptual separation or distinction

Example: there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity

demob

verb · retire from military service

democrat

noun · an advocate of democratic principles

democratize

verb · introduce democratic reforms; of nations

demolish

verb · defeat soundly

Example: The home team demolished the visitors

demoniacally

adverb · in a very agitated manner; as if possessed by an evil spirit

demonstrably

adverb · in an obvious and provable manner

Example: his documentary sources are demonstrably wrong

demoralising

adjective · destructive of morale and self-reliance

demur

noun · (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings

denaturalise

verb · strip of the rights and duties of citizenship

Example: The former Nazi was denaturalized

denaturized

adjective · changed in nature or natural quality

Example: denatured alcohol