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5. overcharce adj.
1 quotation in 1 sense
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Of human hair: too sparse or scanty.
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12. receivāble adj.
5 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Able to be received, capable of being received; acceptable; (b) of an excuse: admissible; (c) able to receive, capable of receiving; receivable thing, a receptacle, container.
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14. repugnaunt adj.
16 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Hostile, opposed; also, resistant; as noun: the opposite, the contrary; (b) contradictory, inconsistent.
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17. Sarasī̆neis adj.
9 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Of Saracen manufacture or style; brouet Sarasineis blaunk, a milk-based sauce; (b) of Saracen birth; (c) as noun: the territory of the Saracens [cp. Sarasinesse n.(a)].
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19. scrūpulǒus adj.
5 quotations in 1 sense
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Characterized by fine distinctions of doubt; also, troubled by pangs of conscience [1st quot.].
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22. sēsǒunāble adj.
20 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) According to the season of the year; suitable for the time of year; of weather, wind: favorable, pleasant; (b) of timber: mature, ready to be felled; sesounable wode; (c) of vinegar, a drink: well……
23. socǒurāble adj.
6 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Helpful, ready to help; (b) affording military aid; (c) affording protection, sheltering; -- used in fig. context.
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25. sō̆litārī(e adj.
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solitarie
39 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Alone, without company [a few exx. with verbs resten, setten, sitten could be construed as adv.; cp. solitarili adv.]; single, one and no more; also, deprived of loved ones [quot.: a1420]; also……
30. speciā̆l(e adj.
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speciale
101 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Given or granted in unusual circumstances, exceptional; (b) of persons, a commission: selected for an important task; specially chosen; (c) extraordinary, distinguished in some way, having a……
32. spiritū̆āl adj.
119 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) Immaterial; consisting solely of intellect, purely intellectual; (b) having the properties of the immaterial: of virtues: unbounded, infinite; of torment: intangible; (c) phil. & theol. of form……
45. sufferāble adj.
28 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Able to be endured, endurable, bearable, tolerable; (b) allowable, permissible, worthy of being permitted or tolerated; but in cas sufferable (case sufferablis), except in permissible case(s.
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46. sufferaunt adj.
10 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Willing to bear hardship, affliction, etc.; (b) self-restrained, slow to anger, calm; (c) patiently awaiting an event; also, as noun: one who patiently waits.
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47. sufficient adj.
113 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) Adequate for a purpose, enough, sufficient; of adequate number, size, strength, etc. for a certain purpose; also, appropriate [quots. 1st & ?c1425]; (b) sufficient to, adequate for (sb. or sth.)……
48. suffisaunt adj.
68 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) Adequate for a purpose, enough, sufficient; of adequate quantity, strength, etc. for a certain purpose; also, appropriate, proper [quots. 2nd & c1475 Abbrev.Trip.SSecr.]; (b) with preps……
49. supersticiǒus adj.
15 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Based on, characterized by, or involving faith in supernatural powers, magical, magic; also, associated with or characteristic of pagan religion or false religious belief; (b) having or credited……
50. surfē̆tǒus adj.
7 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Excessive, intemperate, extravagant; also, overindulgent [quot. c1450]; (b) wicked; (c) as adv.: excessively; overabundantly.
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52. suspeciǒus adj.
27 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Inclined to believe ill, jealous; full of suspicions, mistrustful; ben suspecious to, to have suspicions of (sb.); (b) regarded with suspicion, distrusted; liable to excite suspicion, exciting……
62. torcenciǒus adj.
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Extortionate, corrupt.
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65. traitǒurǒus adj.
10 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Disloyal to king or country, traitorous, treasonable; (b) treacherous, false, wicked.
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66. transitōrī(e adj.
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transitorie
33 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Pertaining to the secular world, merely temporal, worldly, or material; finite, impermanent; also, as noun: worldly goods [quot. a1500(?a1430)]; transitori time(s, temporality, time as opposed to……
67. travailǒus adj.
31 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Hardworking, industrious, active; of silence: accompanied by hard work; of objects: heavily used; also, as noun: those who are industrious [last quot.]; (b) demanding, laborious, difficult……
68. traversaunt adj.
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Opposing, contrary.
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70. trecherǒus adj.
19 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) False to sworn oaths or sacred obligations, faithless, traitorous; maliciously guileful, dissembling, dishonest; also, as noun: a treacherous person;—also coll.; (b) designed to deceive, mislead……
72. trenchaunt adj.
15 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Cutting, keen, sharp; (b) flexible, versatile; (c) as surname.
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73. tresmǒuntaine adj.
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80. turneābille adj.
3 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Able to be turned or moved around; (b) ?pertaining to a solstice or an equinox; (c) changeable, mutable.
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96. victōriǒus adj.
26 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Achieving or demonstrating military supremacy, triumphing in feats of arms or strength, victorious; also, consistently superior in combat, contests, etc., invincible; of deeds or battles……
100. vituperāciǒun adj.
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Blame, censure.
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