a. [ L. auspicatus, p. p. of auspicari to take auspices, fr. auspex a bird seer, an augur, a contr. of avispex; avis bird + specere, spicere, to view. See Aviary, Spy. ] Auspicious. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
They auspicate all their proceedings. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Despicableness. [ R. ] Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. despicabilis, fr. despicari to despise; akin to despicere. See Despise. ] Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless;
n. The quality of being despicable; meanness; vileness; worthlessness. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a despicable or mean manner; contemptibly;
n. See Haruspicy. Tylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. inauspicatus; pref. in- not + auspicatus, p. p. auspicari. See Auspicate. ] Inauspicious. [ Obs. ] Sir G. Buck. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. perspicabilis, fr. perspicere. ] Discernible. [ Obs. ] Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. perspicax, -acis, fr. perspicere to look through: cf. F. perspicace. See Perspective. ]
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n. [ L. perspicacitas: cf. F. perspicacité. See Perspicacious. ] The state of being perspicacious; acuteness of sight or of intelligence; acute discernment. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Perspicacity. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n.;
a. [ L. suspacabilis, fr. suspicari to suspect, akin to suspicere. See Suspect, v. t. ] Liable to suspicion; suspicious. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
It is a very suspicable business. Dr. H. more. [ 1913 Webster ]