Webster's Dictionary 1828

919

ADORED

ADO'RED, participle passive Worshipped as divine; highly reverenced; greatly beloved.

920

ADORER

ADO'RER, noun One who worships, or honors as divine; in popular language, an admiring lover.

921

ADORING

ADO'RING, participle present tense or adjective Honoring or addressing as divine; regarding with great love or reverence.

922

ADORN

ADORN', verb transitive [Latin adorno, ad and orno, to deck, or beautify, to dress, set off, extol, furnish.1. To deck or decorate; to make beautiful; to add to beauty by dress;...

923

ADORNED

ADORN'ED, participle passive Decked; decorated; embellished.

924

ADORNING

ADORN'ING, participle present tense Ornamenting; decorating; displaying beauty.ADORN'ING, noun Ornament; decoration. 1 Peter 3:3.

925

ADOSCULATION

ADOSCULA'TION, noun [Latin ad and osculatio, a kissing, from osculum, a kiss, or mouth.]The impregnation of plants by the falling of the farina on the pistils.Adosculation is al...

926

ADOSSED

ADOS'SED, adjectiveIn heraldry, denoting two figures or bearings place back to back.

927

ADOWN

ADOWN', preposition [a and down.] From a higher to a lower situation; downwards; implying descent.ADOWN', adverb Down; on the ground; at the bottom.

928

ADREAD

ADREAD', adjective Adred'. [See Dread.] Affected by dread. obsolete

929

ADRIATIC

ADRIAT'IC, adjective [Latin Aldria, or Hadria, the gulf of Venice.]Pertaining to the Gulf, called, from Venice, the Venetian Gulf.ADRIAT'IC, noun The Venetian Gulf; a Gulf that ...

930

ADRIFT

ADRIFT', adjective or adverb [See Drive. adrift is the participle of the verb.]Literally, driven; floating; floating at random; impelled or moving without direction. As an adjec...

931

ADROGATION

ADROGA'TION, noun [Latin ad and rogo, to ask. See Interrogate and Rogation.]A species of adoption in ancient Rome, by which a person, capable of choosing for himself, was admitt...

932

ADROIT

ADROIT', [Latin directus, dirigo. See Right.]Dextrous; skillful; active in the use of the hands, and figuratively, in the exercise of the mental faculties; ingenious; ready in i...

933

ADROITLY

ADROIT'LY, adverb With dexterity; in a ready skillful manner.

934

ADROITNESS

ADROIT'NESS, noun Dexterity; readiness in the use of the limbs, or of the mental faculties.

935

ADRY

ADRY', adjectiveThirsty, in want of drink. [This adjective always follows the noun.]

936

ADSCITITIOUS

ADSCITI'TIOUS, adjective [Latin ascititius, from adscisco, ascisco, to add or join.]Added; taken as supplemental; additional; not requisite.ADSCITI'TIOUS, noun [Latin adstrictio...

937

ADSTRICTORY

ADSTRIC'TORY, ADSTRING'ENT. [See Astringent.]

938

ADSTRINGENT

ADSTRIC'TORY, ADSTRING'ENT. [See Astringent.]

939

ADULARIA

ADULA'RIA, noun [From Adula, the summit of a Swiss mountain.]A mineral deemed the most perfect variety of felspar; its color white, or with a tinge of green, yellow, or red.

940

ADULATION

ADULA'TION, noun [Latin adulatio.]Servile flattery; praise in excess, or beyond what is merited; high compliment.

941

ADULATOR

AD'ULATOR, noun A flatterer; one who offers praise servilely.

942

ADULATORY

AD'ULATORY, adjective Flattering; containing excessive praise or compliments; servilely praising; as, an adulatory address.

943

ADULATRESS

AD'ULATRESS, noun A female that flatters with servility.

944

ADULT

ADULT', noun [Latin adultus, grown to maturity, from oleo, to grow; Heb. to ascend.]Having arrived at mature years, or to full size and strength; as an adult person or plant.ADU...

945

ADULTERANT

ADUL'TERANT, noun The person or thing that adulterates.