Definition Dictionary

Intended to impose punishment or a penalty.

Claimed or alleged to be something, without confirmation.

The range of responsibility, concern, or understanding covered by something.

Generally supposed or claimed to be so, without certainty.

Soft, boggy ground; figuratively, a difficult situation from which escape is hard.

Limited by reservations, conditions, or restrictions.

Concerned with qualities, characteristics, or meaning rather than numerical amounts.

A state of uncertainty about what to do or which choice to make.

Concerned with numerical amounts or measurable quantities.

To raise a minor or evasive objection.

Quiet, inactive, or temporarily at rest.

Representing the most characteristic or ideal example of a type.

A short, witty remark.

Idealistic to an impractical or unrealistic degree.

Involving a fundamental change or a large departure from established practice.

To complain or criticize in harsh, angry language.

A consequence or implication of an action, often part of a complex series of effects.

Spreading or growing without effective restraint.

Having an unpleasant smell or taste from the spoilage of fat or oil.

Aggressively greedy or grasping.

Less dense than usual; also elevated or remote from ordinary experience.

To give formal approval or confirmation.

The underlying reasoning for a decision or belief.

A philosophical approach treating reason as a source of knowledge beyond what sensory experience alone provides.