Webster's Dictionary 1913

7210

Precipitately

Pre‐cip″i‐tate‐ly (?), adv. In a precipitate manner; headlong; hastily; rashly. Swift.

7211

Precipitation

Pre‐cip′i‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. praecipitatio: cf. F. précipitation.] 1. The act of precipitating, or the state of being precipitated, or thrown headlong.In peril of precipitation...

7212

Precipitation (2)

Pre‐cip′i‐ta″tion, n.(Meteor.) A deposit on the earth of hail, mist, rain, sleet, or snow; also, the quantity of water deposited.☞ Deposits of dew, fog, and frost are not regard...

7213

Precipitator

Pre‐cip″i‐ta′tor (?), n. [L. praecipitator an overthrower.] One who precipitates, or urges on with vehemence or rashness. Hammond.

7214

Precipitious

Prec′i‐pi″tious (?), a. Precipitous. — Prec′i‐pi″tious‐ly, adv.Dr. H. More.

7215

Precipitous

Pre‐cip″i‐tous (?), a. [L. praeceps, -cipitis: cf. OF. precipiteux. See Precipice.] 1. Steep, like a precipice; as, a precipitous cliff or mountain.2. Headlong; as, precipitous ...

7216

Précis

‖Pré′cis″ (prā̍′sē″), n. [F. See Precise.] A concise or abridged statement or view; an abstract; a summary.

7217

Precise

Pre‐cise″ (?), a. [L. praecisus cut off, brief, concise, p. p. of praecidere to cut off in front, to cut off; prae before + caedere to cut: cf. F. précis. Cf. Concise.] 1. Havin...

7218

Precisian

Pre‐ci″sian (?), n. 1. One who limits, or restrains.2. An overprecise person; one rigidly or ceremoniously exact in the observance of rules; a formalist; — formerly applied to t...

7219

Precisianism

Pre‐ci″sian‐ism (?), n. The quality or state of being a precisian; the practice of a precisian. Milton.

7220

Precisianist

Pre‐ci″sian‐ist, n. A precisian.

7221

Precision

Pre‐ci″sion (?), n. [Cf. F. précision, L. praecisio a cutting off. See Precise.] The quality or state of being precise; exact limitation; exactness; accuracy; strict conformity ...

7222

Precisive

Pre‐ci″sive (?), a. Cutting off; (Logic) exactly limiting by cutting off all that is not absolutely relative to the purpose; as, precisive censure; precisive abstraction. I. Watts.

7223

Preclude

Pre‐clude″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Precluded; p. pr. & vb. n.Precluding.] [L. praecludere, praeclusum; prae before + claudere to shut. See Close, v.] 1. To put a barrier before;...

7224

Preclusion

Pre‐clu″sion (?), n. [L. praeclusio. See Preclude.] The act of precluding, or the state of being precluded; a shutting out.

7225

Preclusive

Pre‐clu″sive (?), a. Shutting out; precluding, or tending to preclude; hindering. — Pre‐clu″sive‐ly, adv.

7226

Precoce

Pre‐coce″ (?), a. [F. précoce.] Precocious.

7227

Precoces

‖Pre″co‐ces, n. pl.(Zoöl.) Same as Præcoces.

7228

Precocious

Pre‐co″cious (?), a. [L. praecox, -ocis, and praecoquus, fr. praecoquere to cook or ripen beforehand; prae before + coquere to cook. See 3d Cook, and cf. Apricot.] 1. Ripe or ma...

7229

Precociously

Pre‐co″cious‐ly, adv. In a precocious manner.

7230

Precociousness

{ Pre‐co″cious‐ness, Pre‐coc″i‐ty (?), } n. [Cf. F. précocité.] The quality or state of being precocious; untimely ripeness; premature development, especially of the mental powe...

7231

Precoetanean

Pre‐co′e‐ta″ne‐an (?), n. One contemporary with, but older than, another. Fuller.

7232

Precogitate

Pre‐cog″i‐tate (?), v. t. [L. praecogitatus, p. p. of praecogitare. See Pre-, and Cogitate.] To cogitate beforehand. Sherwood.

7233

Precogitation

Pre‐cog′i‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. praecogitatio.] Previous cogitation. Bailey.

7234

Precognition

Pre′cog‐ni″tion (?), n. [L. praecognitio, fr. praecognoscere to foreknow. See Pre-, and Cognition.] 1. Previous cognition. Fotherby.2. (Scots Law) A preliminary examination of a...

7235

Precognizable

Pre‐cog″ni‐za‐ble (?), a. Cognizable beforehand.

7236

Precognosce

Pre‐cog″nosce (?), v. t. [L. praecognoscere to foreknow.] (Scots Law) To examine beforehand, as witnesses or evidence.A committee of nine precognoscing the chances. Masson.