Webster's Dictionary 1913

1054

Acranial

A‐cra″ni‐al (�), a. Wanting a skull.

1055

Acrase

{ A‐crase″, A‐craze″ } (�), v. t. [Pref. a- + crase; or cf. F. écraser to crush. See Crase, Craze.]1. To craze. Grafton.2. To impair; to destroy. Hacket.

1056

Acrasia

{ ‖A‐cra″si‐a (�), Ac″ra‐sy (�) } n. [Gr. ακρασια.] Excess; intemperance. [Obs. except in Med.]Farindon.

1057

Acraspeda

‖A‐cras″pe‐da (�), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ἀ priv. + � border.] (Zoöl.) A group of acalephs, including most of the larger jellyfishes; the Discophora.

1058

Acre

A″cre (�), n. [OE. aker, AS. æcer; akin to OS. accar, OHG. achar, Ger. acker, Icel. akr, Sw. åker, Dan. ager, Goth. akrs, L. ager, Gr. �, Skr. ajra. √2, 206.] 1. Any field of ar...

1059

Acreable

A″cre‐a‐ble (�), a. Of an acre; per acre; as, the acreable produce.

1060

Acreage

A″cre‐age (�), n. Acres collectively; as, the acreage of a farm or a country.

1061

Acred

A″cred (�), a. Possessing acres or landed property; — used in composition; as, large-acred men.

1062

Acrid

Ac″rid (�), a. [L. acer sharp; prob. assimilated in form to acid. See Eager.] 1. Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not, to the taste; pungent; as, acrid salts.2. Causing heat and i...

1063

Acridity

{ A‐crid″i‐ty (�), Ac″rid‐ness (�) } n. The quality of being acrid or pungent; irritant bitterness; acrimony; as, the acridity of a plant, of a speech.

1064

Acridly

Ac″rid‐ly (�), adv. In an acid manner.

1065

Acrimonious

Ac″ri‐mo″ni‐ous (�), a. [Cf. LL. acrimonious, F. acrimonieux.] 1. Acrid; corrosive; as, acrimonious gall. Harvey.2. Caustic; bitter-tempered' sarcastic; as, acrimonious dispute,...

1066

Acrimoniously

Ac′ri‐mo″ni‐ous‐ly, adv. In an acrimonious manner.

1067

Acrimoniousness

Ac′ri‐mo″ni‐ous‐ness, n. The quality of being acrimonious; asperity; acrimony.

1068

Acrimony

Ac″ri‐mo‐ny (�), n.; pl.Acrimonies (�). [L. acrimonia, fr. acer, sharp: cf. F. acrimonie.] 1. A quality of bodies which corrodes or destroys others; also, a harsh or biting shar...

1069

Acrisia

{ ‖A‐cris″i‐a (�), Ac″ri‐sy (�), } n. [LL. acrisia, Gr. �; ἀ priv. + � to separate, to decide.] 1. Inability to judge.2. (Med.) Undecided character of a disease.

1070

Acrita

‖Ac″ri‐ta (�), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. � indiscernible; ἀ priv. + � to distinguish.] (Zoöl.) The lowest groups of animals, in which no nervous system has been observed.

1071

Acritan

Ac″ri‐tan (�), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Acrita. — n. An individual of the Acrita.

1072

Acrite

Ac″rite (�), a.(Zoöl.) Acritan. Owen.

1073

Acritical

A‐crit″ic‐al (�), a. [Gr. ἀ priv. + � critical.] (Med.) Having no crisis; giving no indications of a crisis; as, acritical symptoms, an acritical abscess.

1074

Acritochromacy

Ac′ri‐to‐chro″ma‐cy (�), n. [Gr. � undistinguishable; ἀ priv. + � to separate, distinguish + � color.] Color blindness; achromatopsy.

1075

Acritude

Ac″ri‐tude (�), n. [L. acritudo, from acer sharp.] Acridity; pungency joined with heat.

1076

Acrity

Ac″ri‐ty (�), n. [L. acritas, fr. acer sharp: cf. F. âcreté.] Sharpness; keenness.

1077

Acroamatic

{ Ac′ro‐a‐mat″ic (�), Ac′ro‐a‐mat″ic‐al (�), } a. Communicated orally; oral; — applied to the esoteric teachings of Aristotle, those intended for his genuine disciples, in disti...

1078

Acroatic

Ac′ro‐at″ic (�), a. Same as Acroamatic.

1079

Acrobat

Ac″ro‐bat (�), n. [F. acrobate, fr. Gr. � walking on tiptoe, climbing aloft; � high + � to go.] One who practices rope dancing, high vaulting, or other daring gymnastic feats.

1080

Acrobatic

Ac′ro‐bat″ic (�), a. [Cf. F. acrobatique.] Pertaining to an acrobat.— Ac′ro‐bat″ic‐al‐ly, adv.