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1. dēmūr adj.

18 quotations in 1 sense
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Quiet, well-mannered, poised, dignified, grave, sedate; of the sea: calm; benigne and demur, kind and gentle; demur of age, mature; also as AF surname. …

2. prēterit adj.

8 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Before the present, past; preterit time; (b) having to do with the past; (c) gram. of tense in Latin: denoting action in the past; preterit imparfit tens, the imperfect tense. …

3. 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. …

4. 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.]. …

5. sō̆litārī(e adj.

Additional spellings: 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……

6. spāciǒus adj.

3 quotations in 1 sense
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Spacious, large, roomy. …

7. speciā̆l(e adj.

Additional spellings: 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……

8. spiritāl adj.

7 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Pertaining to the spiritual realm; ecclesiastical; also, as noun: the body of spiritual, as opposed to secular, concerns; spirital fader, a superior in the church; (b) pious, spiritual; (c)……

9. 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……

10. sponǧiǒus adj.

11 quotations in 1 sense
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Spongelike in nature, spongy; porous; spongious shapen. …

11. stāble adj.

161 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) Constant, steadfast; also, steadfast in virtue, virtuous; stable and stedfast, stedfast (ferm, etc.) and stable; stable in feith (bileve), stable of bileve; (b) of a lover: faithful, true; of……

12. stultī adj.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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Foolish. …

13. subǧet adj.

140 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) Obedient, submissive; compliant; also, deferential; also fig.; subget to (unto); (b) put to the service of someone or something else; of service to another; also, subordinate; subget to (til); (c)……

14. 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.)……

15. 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……

16. 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……

17. temporā̆l adj.

57 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Lasting a short time, fleeting; having a finite duration, transitory; (b) temporal imnes, eccl. hymns belonging to the temporale, for use during mass at specific feasts and seasons of the……

18. terrē̆ne adj.

5 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Earthly, terrestrial; paradise terrene, earthly paradise; (b) physical, corporeal. …

19. tisik(e adj.

Additional spellings: tisike
6 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Suffering from the disease phthisic; (b) as noun: one who suffers from the disease phthisic. …

20. transitōrī(e adj.

Additional spellings: 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……

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.

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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.

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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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