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1681. virǧī̆n(e adj.

Additional spellings: virgine
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(a) Of a woman: young, unmarried, and without sexual experience; of a bee: young and unmated (b) characterized by virginity, virginal; also fig. and in fig. context; also in epithetic phrase [last…

1682. viride n. & adj.

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In phrases and syntactic cpds.: viride es (eris, grecum), verdigris.

1683. vīrǒus adj.

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Med. Purulent, ichorous.

1684. vīrulent adj.

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Med. (a) Discharging watery pus, purulent; (b) of putrefaction: ?characterized by extreme malignity.

1685. viscǒus adj.

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Sticky, viscous; also, dense, thick, or heavy in consistency or texture.

1686. vī̆sible adj.

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(a) Perceptible to sight, able to be seen, visible; also, evident, obvious [quot. ?a1439]; ?error for sensible adj. [quot. ?a1425 *MS Htrn.95]; visible and invisible; sheuen visible, ?to make it…

1687. vī̆sū̆ā̆l adj.

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(a) Pertaining to the faculty of sight, visual; visual vertu, the substance embodying the faculty of sight; stremes visual, the beams of this substance thought to emanate from the eyes (b)…

1688. vī̆tā̆l adj.

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(a) Physiol. & phil. Pertaining to the principle of life which animates living beings; vital sprit, spirit vital (b) physiol. of humoral spirits: producing life, quickening, vital; vital blod, blood…

1689. vitre adj.

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= vitreous adj.

1690. vitreǒus adj.

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Translucent and congealed, glasslike; as noun: the vitreous humor; also, a vitreous form of phlegm; vitreous humour, humour vitreous, the vitreous humor; fleume vitreous, a congealed and glassy…

1691. vitulīne adj.

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As noun: marrow derived from a calf.

1692. vituperāble adj.

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Blameworthy, reprehensible.

1693. vituperāciǒun adj.

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Blame, censure.

1694. vīve adj.

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(a) Lively, active, mobile;—only in comb.: argent vive, the metal mercury, quicksilver [cp. argent n. & adj. (c)] (b) in a raw state, not modified to reduce chemical reactivity, unslaked; calce vive,…

1695. vōcā̆l adj.

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(a) Of prayer or prayers, a military signal: uttered with the voice, oral; ?also, as noun: a signal made with the voice [quot. a1460, 1st] (b) of labor: performed with the voice; (c) anat. the vocal

1696. vocātī̆f adj.

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Gram. in phrases: (a) vocatif cas, the case denoting address or invocation, vocative case; (b) verbes vocatives, verbs of designating, naming, or calling.

1697. volūble adj.

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Able to turn or revolve, turning; also, fig. changing; changeable, mutable, fleeting.

1698. volūmū̆s adj.

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?Sufficient.

1699. voluntārī(e adj.

Additional spellings: voluntarie
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(a) Proceeding from, subject to, or determined by the will; arising from willfulness, arbitrary; of the mind, heart, etc.: capable of unconstrained working, directed by volition; phil. not…

1700. voluntārī̆ǒus adj.

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Proceeding from the will, voluntary; also, of the will: ?arbitrary, obstinate.