Webster's Dictionary 1913

4969

Mope (3)

Mope, n. A dull, spiritless person. Burton.

4970

Mope-eyed

Mope″–eyed′ (?), a. Shortsighted; purblind.

4971

Mopeful

Mope″ful (?), a. Mopish.

4972

Mopish

Mop″ish (?), a. Dull; spiritless; dejected. — Mop″ish‐ly, adv. — Mop″ish‐ness, n.

4973

Moplah

Mop″lah (?), n. [Malayalam māpplia.] One of a class of Mohammedans in Malabar.

4974

Moppet

Mop″pet (?), n. [From 3d Mop.] 1. A rag baby; a puppet made of cloth; hence, also, in fondness, a little girl, or a woman.2. (Zoöl.) A long-haired pet dog.

4975

Mopsey

{ Mop″sey, Mop″sy } (?), n. 1. A moppet.2. A slatternly, untidy woman. Halliwell.

4976

Mopsical

Mop″si‐cal (?), a. Shortsighted; mope-eyed.

4977

Mopstick

Mop″stick′ (?), n. The long handle of a mop.

4978

Mopus

Mo″pus (mō″pŭs), n. A mope; a drone. Swift.

4979

Moquette

‖Mo‐quette″ (?), n. A kind of carpet having a short velvety pile.

4980

Mora

‖Mor″a (?), n. A game of guessing the number of fingers extended in a quick movement of the hand, — much played by Italians of the lower classes.

4981

Mora (2)

Mo″ra (?), n.(Bot.) A leguminous tree of Guiana and Trinidad (Dimorphandra excelsa); also, its timber, used in shipbuilding and making furniture.

4982

Mora (3)

‖Mo″ra, n.(Rom. & Civil Law) Delay; esp., culpable delay; postponement.

4983

Moraine

Mo‐raine″ (?), n. [F. Cf. Prov. G. mur stones broken off, It. mora a heap of stones, hillock, G. mürbe soft, broken up, OHG. muruwi, AS. mearu tender, Gr. � to cause to wither, ...

4984

Morainic

Mo‐rain″ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to a moranie.

4985

Moral

Mor″al (?), a. [F., fr. It. moralis, fr. mos, moris, manner, custom, habit, way of life, conduct.] 1. Relating to duty or obligation; pertaining to those intentions and actions ...

4986

Moral (2)

Mor″al (?), n. 1. The doctrine or practice of the duties of life; manner of living as regards right and wrong; conduct; behavior; — usually in the plural.Corrupt in their morals...

4987

Moral (3)

Mor″al, v. i. To moralize. Shak.

4988

Morale

‖Mo′rale″ (?), n. [F. See Moral, a.] The moral condition, or the condition in other respects, so far as it is affected by, or dependent upon, moral considerations, such as zeal,...

4989

Moraler

Mor″al‐er (?), n. A moralizer. Shak.

4990

Moralism

Mor″al‐ism (?), n. A maxim or saying embodying a moral truth. Farrar.

4991

Moralist

Mor″al‐ist, n. [Cf. F. moraliste.] 1. One who moralizes; one who teaches or animadverts upon the duties of life; a writer of essays intended to correct vice and inculcate moral ...

4992

Morality

Mo‐ral″i‐ty (?), n.; pl.Moralities (#). [L. moralitas: cf. F. moralité.] 1. The relation of conformity or nonconformity to the moral standard or rule; quality of an intention, a...

4993

Moralization

Mor′al‐i‐za″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. moralisation.] 1. The act of moralizing; moral reflections or discourse.2. Explanation in a moral sense. T. Warton.

4994

Moralize

Mor″al‐ize (mŏr″al‐īz), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Moralized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Moralizing (?).] [Cf. F. moraliser.] 1. To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to dra...

4995

Moralize (2)

Mor″al‐ize (?), v. i. To make moral reflections; to regard acts and events as involving a moral.