a. [ L. abdicativus. ] Causing, or implying, abdication. [ R. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. abditivus, fr. abdere to hide. ] Having the quality of hiding. [ R. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Med.) Characterized by abirritation or debility.
a. [ L. abjunctus, p. p. of abjungere; ab + jungere to join. ] Exceptional. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
It is this power which leads on from the accidental and abjunctive to the universal. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F. ablatif, ablative, L. ablativus fr. ablatus. See Ablation. ]
Where the heart is forestalled with misopinion, ablative directions are found needful to unteach error, ere we can learn truth. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
(Gram.) The ablative case. [ 1913 Webster ]
ablative absolute,
a. [ L. abnegativus. ] Denying; renouncing; negative. [ R. ] Clarke. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Abortive. [ Obs. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. abortivus, fr. aboriri. See Abort, v. ]
n.
adv. In an abortive or untimely manner; immaturely; fruitlessly. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being abortive. [ 1913 Webster ]
prep. [ OE. above, aboven, abuffe, AS. abufon; an (or on) on + be by + ufan upward; cf. Goth. uf under. √199. See Over. ]
Fowl that may fly above the earth. Gen. i. 20. [ 1913 Webster ]
I saw in the way a light from heaven above the brightness of the sun. Acts xxxvi. 13. [ 1913 Webster ]
above all,
Over and above, prep. or adv.,
adv.
Above is often used elliptically as an adjective by omitting the word mentioned, quoted, or the like; as, the above observations, the above reference, the above articles. -- Above is also used substantively. “The waters that come down from above.” Josh. iii. 13. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception. “Fair and aboveboard.” Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ This expression is said by Johnson to have been borrowed from gamesters, who, when they change their cards, put their hands under the table. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Cited before, in the preceding part of a book or writing. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. On deck; and hence, like aboveboard, without artifice. Smart. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Mentioned or recited before. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Producing abrasion. Ure. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Tending or designed to abrogate;
v. t.
Halifax was absolved by a majority of fourteen. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
In his name I absolve your perjury. Gibbon. [ 1913 Webster ]
The work begun, how soon absolved. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. absolvens, p. pr. of absolvere. ] Absolving. [ R. ] Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An absolver. [ R. ] Hobbes. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who absolves. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe. E. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being absorptive; absorptive power. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. abstersif. See Absterge. ] Cleansing; purging. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Something cleansing. [ 1913 Webster ]
The strong abstersive of some heroic magistrate. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being abstersive. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. abstractif. ] Having the power of abstracting; of an abstracting nature. “The abstractive faculty.” I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a abstract manner; separately; in or by itself. Feltham. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being abstractive; abstractive property. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. abusif, fr. L. abusivus. ]
I am . . . necessitated to use the word Parliament improperly, according to the abusive acceptation thereof. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In an abusive manner; rudely; with abusive language. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person. [ 1913 Webster ]
Pick out mirth, like stones out of thy ground,
Profaneness, filthiness, abusiveness. Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Relating to acceleration; adding to velocity; quickening. Reid. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
a. Additional. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Acclivous. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. ad + complere, completum, to fill up. ] Tending to accomplish. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Relating to accretion; increasing, or adding to, by growth. Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj.
a. Characterized by accumulation; serving to collect or amass; cumulative; additional. --
a. [ F. accusatif, L. accusativus (in sense 2), fr. accusare. See Accuse. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Gram.) The accusative case. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv.
a. Heaped up; tending to heap up. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Supposing faculties and powers to be the same, far more may be achieved in any line by the aid of a capital, invigorating motive than without it. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
Some are born great, some achieve greatness. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thou hast achieved our liberty. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ [ Obs ]., with a material thing as the aim. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Show all the spoils by valiant kings achieved. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]
He hath achieved a maid
That paragons description. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. achèvement, E. Hatchment. ]
[ The exploits ] of the ancient saints . . . do far surpass the most famous achievements of pagan heroes. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]
The highest achievements of the human intellect. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]