showing a tendency
51submissive — [səb mis′iv] adj. [< L submissus, pp. of submittere (see SUBMIT) + IVE] having or showing a tendency to submit without resistance; docile; yielding submissively adv. submissiveness n …
52j — 1. n. (also j) (pl. Js or J s) 1 the tenth letter of the alphabet. 2 (as a Roman numeral) = i in a final position (ij; vj). 2. abbr. (also J.) 1 joule(s). 2 Judge. 3 Justice. * * * J1 or j «jay», noun, plu …
53J — 1. n. (also j) (pl. Js or J s) 1 the tenth letter of the alphabet. 2 (as a Roman numeral) = i in a final position (ij; vj). 2. abbr. (also J.) 1 joule(s). 2 Judge. 3 Justice. * * * J1 or j «jay», noun, plu …
54unexpansive — adjective 1. showing no tendency to expand unexpansive bodies • Ant: ↑expansive 2. not given to high spirits or effusiveness an unexpansive man • Similar to: ↑restrained …
55unstable — adj. (unstabler, unstablest) 1 not stable. 2 changeable. 3 showing a tendency to sudden mental or emotional changes. Phrases and idioms: unstable equilibrium a state in which a body when disturbed tends to move farther from equilibrium.… …
56aberrative — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌrād.iv adjective Etymology: aberration + ive : having or showing a tendency to aberration …
57chok´ing|ly — chok|ing «CHOH kihng», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. that chokes: »a choking grip. 2. showing a tendency to choke, as with emotion: »I begged with a choking voice. –n. an acute obstruction in the esophagus, common in cattle, but affecting all species …
58chok|ing — «CHOH kihng», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. that chokes: »a choking grip. 2. showing a tendency to choke, as with emotion: »I begged with a choking voice. –n. an acute obstruction in the esophagus, common in cattle, but affecting all species of… …
59sheet|y — «SHEE tee», adjective. 1. consisting of or resembling sheets. 2. (of rocks) showing a tendency to break up into thin tabular masses …
60literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
