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21. vacaunt adj.

28 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Unoccupied, empty; uninhabited, tenantless; also in fig. context [last quot.] (b) vacaunt of (from), lacking in (sth.), free of; also in fig. context [last quot.]; (c) of time: unfilled by……

22. variaunt adj.

41 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Undergoing successive or alternate changes; tending to change, changeable; also, subject to change or doubt (b) existing in a range of possible forms, conditions, etc.; showing variation,……

23. vein adj.

75 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) Without meaning, purpose, or value; worthless, useless; idle, of no benefit; unnecessary; insignificant; vein places, places of idleness or amusement (b) empty, vacant, void; also, devoid; (c)……

24. vertū̆ǒus adj.

112 quotations in 7 senses
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Of weaponry: powerful; of power: mighty, potent. …

25. viciǒus adj.

52 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Unwholesome, impure; also, corrupting, insalubrious; also in fig. context [last quot.] (b) of a text: erroneous or corrupt; (c) pernicious, harmful; (d) law ?improperly executed, invalid;……

26. 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……

27. vīl(e adj.

Additional spellings: vile
93 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Of an abstract entity or a nonmaterial thing: offensive to the moral sense, morally repugnant (b) of a material thing, the world, etc.: of no value or utility, worthless, undesirable; also, of……

28. vituperāciǒun adj.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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Blame, censure. …

29. vīve adj.

9 quotations in 1 sense
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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,……

30. voluntārī(e adj.

Additional spellings: voluntarie
21 quotations in 1 sense
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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……

31. wā̆st(e adj.

Additional spellings: waste
39 quotations in 4 senses
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Of land, a country, a place, etc.: uncultivated, wild; uninhabited, desolate; wast lond. …

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