Webster's Dictionary 1913

6076

Complexionally

Com‐plex″ion‐al‐ly, adv. Constitutionally.Though corruptible, not complexionally vicious.Burke.

6077

Complexionary

Com‐plex″ion‐a‐ry (?), a. Pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it. Jer. Taylor.

6078

Complexioned

Com‐plex″ioned (kŏm‐plĕk″shŭnd), a. Having (such) a complexion; — used in composition; as, a dark-complexioned or a ruddy-complexioned person.A flower is the best-complexioned g...

6079

Complexity

Com‐plex″i‐ty (?), n.; pl.Complexities (#). [Cf. F. complexité.] 1. The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.The objects of society are of the greatest possible compl...

6080

Complexly

Com″plex′ly (?), adv. In a complex manner; not simply.

6081

Complexness

Com″plex′ness, n. The state of being complex; complexity. A. Smith.

6082

Complexus

‖Com‐plex″us (?), n. A complex; an aggregate of parts; a complication.

6083

Compliable

Com‐pli″a‐ble (?), a. Capable of bending or yielding; apt to yield; compliant.Another compliable mind.Milton.The Jews... had made their religion compliable, and accommodated to ...

6084

Compliance

Com‐pli″ance (?), n. [See Comply.] 1. The act of complying; a yielding; as to a desire, demand, or proposal; concession; submission.What compliances will remove dissension?Swift...

6085

Compliancy

Com‐pli″an‐cy (?), n. Compliance; disposition to yield to others. Goldsmith.

6086

Compliant

Com‐pli″ant (?), a. Yielding; bending; pliant; submissive. “The compliant boughs.” Milton.

6087

Compliantly

Com‐pli″ant‐ly, adv. In a compliant manner.

6088

Complicacy

Com″pli‐ca‐cy (?), n. A state of being complicate or intricate. Mitford.

6089

Complicant

Com″pli‐cant (?), a. [L. complicans, p. pr.] (Zoöl.) Overlapping, as the elytra of certain beetles.

6090

Complicate

Com″pli‐cate (?), a. [L. complicatus, p. p. of complicare to fold together. See Complex.] 1. Composed of two or more parts united; complex; complicated; involved.How poor, how r...

6091

Complicate (2)

Com″pli‐cate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Complicated; p. pr. & vb. n.Complicating.] To fold or twist together; to combine intricately; to make complex; to combine or associate so as...

6092

Complicately

Com″pli‐cate‐ly (?), adv. In a complex manner.

6093

Complicateness

Com″pli‐cate‐ness, n. Complexity. Sir M. Hale.

6094

Complication

Com′pli‐ca″tion (?), n. [L. compliasion: cf. F. complication.] 1. The act or process of complicating; the state of being complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts; en...

6095

Complice

Com″plice (?), n.; pl.Complices (#). [F., fr. L. complex, -plicis, closely connected with one, confederate. See Complicate, and cf. Accomplice.] An accomplice.To quell the rebel...

6096

Complicity

Com‐plic″i‐ty (?), n.; pl.Complicities (#). [F. complicité.] The state of being an accomplice; participation in guilt.

6097

Complier

Com‐pli″er (?), n. One who complies, yields, or obeys; one of an easy, yielding temper. Swift.

6098

Compliment

Com″pli‐ment (?), n. [F. compliment. It complimento, fr. comlire to compliment, finish, suit, fr. L. complere to fill up. See Complete, and cf. Complement.] An expression, by wo...

6099

Compliment (2)

Com″pli‐ment (?), v. t. To praise, flatter, or gratify, by expressions of approbation, respect, or congratulation; to make or pay a compliment to.Monarchs should their inward so...

6100

Compliment (3)

Com″pli‐ment, v. i. To pass compliments; to use conventional expressions of respect.I make the interlocutors, upon occasion, compliment with one another.Boyle.

6101

Complimental

Com′pli‐men″tal (?), a. Complimentary.Languages... grow rich and abundant in complimental phrases, and such froth.Sir H. Wotton.— Com′pli‐men″tal‐ly, adv.Boyle. — Com′pli‐men″ta...

6102

Complimentary

Com′pli‐men″ta‐ry (?), a. Expressive of regard or praise; of the nature of, or containing, a compliment; as, a complimentary remark; a complimentary ticket. “Complimentary addre...