Objectively
Ob‐jec″tive‐ly, adv. In the manner or state of an object; as, a determinate idea objectively in the mind.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Ob‐jec″tive‐ly, adv. In the manner or state of an object; as, a determinate idea objectively in the mind.
Ob‐jec″tive‐ness, n. Objectivity.Is there such a motion or objectiveness of external bodies, which produceth light? Sir M. Hale
Ob′jec‐tiv″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. objectivité.] The state, quality, or relation of being objective; character of the object or of the objective.The calm, the cheerfulness, the dis...
Ob″ject‐ize (?), v. t. To make an object of; to regard as an object; to place in the position of an object.In the latter, as objectized by the former, arise the emotions and aff...
Ob″ject‐less, a. Having no object; purposeless.
Ob‐ject″or (?), n. One who objects; one who offers objections to a proposition or measure.
Ob‐jib″ways (?), n. pl. See Chippeways.
Ob‐jic″i‐ent (?), n. [L. objiciens, p. pr. of objicere to object.] One who makes objection; an objector. Cardinal Wiseman.
Ob′ju‐ra″tion (?), n. [L. objurare to bind by oath; ob (see Ob-) + jurare to swear, fr. jus right.] A binding by oath. Abp. Bramhall.
Ob‐jur″gate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Objurgated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Objurgating.] [L. objurgatus, p. p. of objurgare to chide; ob (see Ob-) + jurgare to quarrel, scold, fr. jus r...
Ob′jur‐ga″tion (?), n. [L. objurgatio: cf. F. objurgation.] The act of objurgating; reproof.While the good lady was bestowing this objurgation on Mr. Ben Allen. Dickens.With a s...
Ob‐jur″ga‐to‐ry (?), a. [L. objurgatorius.] Designed to objurgate or chide; containing or expressing reproof; culpatory. Bancroft.The objurgatory question of the Pharisees. Paley.
Ob‐lan″ce‐o‐late (?), a. [Pref. ob- + lanceolate.] Lanceolate in the reversed order, that is, narrowing toward the point of attachment more than toward the apex.
Ob‐late″ (?), a. [L. oblatus, used as p. p. of offerre to bring forward, offer, dedicate; ob (see Ob-) + latus borne, for tlatus. See Tolerate.]1. (Geom.) Flattened or depressed...
Ob‐late″, n. [From Oblate, a.] (R. C. Ch.) (a) One of an association of priests or religious women who have offered themselves to the service of the church. There are three such...
Ob‐late″ness, n. The quality or state of being oblate.
‖Ob‐la″ti (?), n. pl. [LL., fr. L. oblatus. See Oblate.] (R.C.Ch.) (a) Children dedicated in their early years to the monastic state. (b) A class of persons, especially in the M...
Ob‐la″tion (?), n. [L. oblatio: cf. F. oblation. See Oblate.] 1. The act of offering, or of making an offering. Locke.2. Anything offered or presented in worship or sacred servi...
Ob‐la″tion‐er (?), n. One who makes an offering as an act worship or reverence. Dr. H. More.
Ob‐la″trate (?), v. i. [L. oblatratus, p. p. of oblatrare to bark against.] To bark or snarl, as a dog.
Ob′la‐tra″tion (?), n. The act of oblatrating; a barking or snarling. Bp. Hall.
‖Ob‐la″tum (?), n.; pl.Oblata (#). [NL. See Oblate.] (Geom.) An oblate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of an ellipse about its minor axis. Cf. Oblongum.
Ob‐lec″tate (?), v. t. [L. oblectatus, p. p. of oblectare.] To delight; to please greatly.
Ob″lec‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. oblectatio.] The act of pleasing highly; the state of being greatly pleased; delight. Feltham.
Ob″li‐ga‐ble (?), a. Acknowledging, or complying with, obligation; trustworthy.The main difference between people seems to be, that one man can come under obligations on which y...
Ob″li‐gate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Obligated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Obligating.] [L. obligatus, p. p. of obligare. See Oblige.] 1. To bring or place under obligation, moral or lega...
Ob″li‐ga″tion (?), n. [F. obligation. L. obligatio. See Oblige.] 1. The act of obligating.2. That which obligates or constrains; the binding power of a promise, contract, oath, ...