Definition Dictionary

Relating to disease or showing a persistent, abnormal pattern.

Support or sponsorship given to a person or activity.

Treating someone with an air of superiority that appears helpful or kind.

A shortage or insufficient amount.

A distinctive or unusual characteristic, habit, or feature.

Overly concerned with minor details, rules, or displaying learning.

One word family: also includes pedantry.

Ordinary and lacking imagination or distinction.

Expressing disapproval or contempt.

A strong liking or habitual inclination.

Extreme poverty or severe lack of resources.

To become aware of something through the senses or to understand it in a particular way.

The process of noticing or understanding something, or the resulting view or interpretation.

Quick to recognize and understand important details or meanings.

Lasting, enduring, or recurring over many years.

Treacherously disloyal or untrustworthy.

Done routinely with little care, interest, or attention.

At the edge or less central to the main subject.

Allowing liquid, gas, or other material to pass through.

To spread throughout something or pass through its openings.

Readily allowing behavior or choices, often with few restrictions.

Seriously harmful, especially in a gradual or less obvious way.

The concluding part of a speech, often emphatic or elaborate.

Continuing indefinitely or recurring so often as to seem constant.

To continue in an action or remain in existence despite difficulty or the passage of time.