Webster's Dictionary 1828

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MEDICINALLY

MEDIC'INALLY, adverb In the manner of medicine; with medicinal qualities.1. With a view to healing; as, to use a mineral medicinally

920

MEDICINE

MED'ICINE, noun [Latin medicina, from medeor, to cure; vulgarly and improperly pronounced med'sn.]1. Any substance, liquid or solid, that has the property of curing or mitigatin...

921

MEDIETY

MEDI'ETY, noun [Latin medietas; from Latin medius, middle.]The middle state or part; half; moiety. [Little used.]

922

MEDIN

ME'DIN, noun A small coin.

923

MEDIOCRAL

MEDIO'CRAL, adjective [Latin mediocris.] Being of a middle quality; indifferent; ordinary; as mediocral intellect. [Rare.]

924

MEDIOCRIST

ME'DIOCRIST, noun A person of middling abilities. [Not used.]

925

MEDIOCRITY

MEDIOC'RITY, noun [Latin mediocritas, from mediocris, middling; medius, middle.]1. A middle state or degree; a moderate degree or rate. A mediocrity of condition is most favorab...

926

MEDITATE

MED'ITATE, verb intransitive [Latin meditor.]1. To dwell on any thing in thought; to contemplate; to study; to turn or revolve any subject in the mind; appropriately but not exc...

927

MEDITATED

MED'ITATED, participle passive Planned; contrived.

928

MEDITATING

MED'ITATING, participle present tense Revolving in the mind; contemplating; contriving.

929

MEDITATION

MEDITA'TION, noun [Latin meditatio.] Close or continued thought; the turning or revolving of a subject in the mind; serious contemplation.Let the words of my mouth and the medit...

930

MEDITATIVE

MED'ITATIVE, adjective Addicted to meditation.1. Expressing meditation or design.

931

MEDITERRANE

MEDITERRA'NEMEDITERRA'NEANMEDITERRA'NEOUS, adjective [Latin medius, middle, and terra, land.]1. Inclosed or nearly inclosed with land; as the Mediterranean sea, between Europe a...

932

MEDITERRANEAN

MEDITERRA'NEAN

933

MEDITERRANEOUS

MEDITERRA'NEOUS, a. [L.medius, middle, and terra, land.]1. Inclosed or nearly inclosed with land; as the Mediterranean sea, between Europe and Africa. [Mediterrane is not used.]...

934

MEDIUM

ME'DIUM, nounplural mediums; media not being generally, though sometimes used. [Latin] In philosophy, the space or substance through which a body moves or passes to any point. T...

935

MEDLAR

MED'LAR, noun [Latin mespilus.] A tree and a genus of trees, called Mespilus; also, the fruit of the tree. The German or common medlar is cultivated in gardens for its fruit.

936

MEDLE

MED'LE, v.t. To mix; not used, but hence,

937

MEDLEY

MED'LEY, noun A mixture; a mingled and confused mass of ingredients; used often or commonly with some degree of contempt.This medley of philosophy and war.Love is a medley of en...

938

MEDULLAR

MEDUL'LARMED'ULLARY, adjective [Latin medullaris, from medulla, marrow.]Pertaining to marrow; consisting of marrow; resembling marrow; as medullary substance.

939

MEDULLARY

MED'ULLARY, a. [L. medullaris, from medulla, marrow.]Pertaining to marrow; consisting of marrow; resembling marrow; as medullary substance.

940

MEDULLIN

MEDUL'LIN, noun [Latin medulla.] The pith of the sunflower, which has neither taste nor smell. It is insoluble in water, ether, alcohol and oils, but soluble in nitric acid, and...

941

MEEKEN

MEE'KEN, verb transitive mee'kn. To make meek; to soften; to render mild.

942

MEEKLY

MEE'KLY, adverb Mildly; gently; submissively; humbly; not proudly or roughly.And this mis-seeming discord meekly lay aside.

943

MEGRIM

ME'GRIM, noun [Latin hemicrania, half the head.] Properly, a pain in the side of the head; hence, a disorder of the head; vertigo.

944

MELANAGE

MELANAGE, noun melanj'. A mixture. [Not English.]

945

MELANAGOGUE

MELANAGOGUE, noun melan'agog. [Gr. black, and to drive.]A medicine supposed to expel black bile or choler.