A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V

Medullary

adj.

  1. relating to the inner region of an organ, tissue, or structure

[Wildwood — Roger Deakin]

Melic

adjective

(of a poem, especially an Ancient Greek lyric) meant to be sung.

[Stefan Lorenzutti, in conversation]

Meliorism

n. 

  1. the belief that the world can be made better by human effort

[Nicholson Baker — The Mezzanine]

Mephitic

adj. (literary)

(especially of a gas or vapor) foul-smelling; noxious. “the cloud of mephitic vapors lingered above our heads”

 

Meretricious

adj.

  1. Of or pertaining to prostitutes; wanton; libidinous.
  2. Alluring by false attractions; having a gaudy but deceitful appearance; tawdry; showy: as, meretricious dress or ornaments.

[The Waves — Virginia Woolf]