Webster's Dictionary 1913

11908

Superchery

Su‐perch″er‐y (?), n. [F. supercherie.] Deceit; fraud; imposition.

11909

Superciliary

Su′per‐cil″i‐a‐ry (?), a. [L. supercilium an eyebrow. See Supercilious.] 1. Of or pertaining to the eyebrows; supraorbital.2. (Zoöl.) Having a distinct streak of color above the...

11910

Supercilious

Su′per‐cil″i‐ous (?), a. [L. superciliosus, fr. supercilium an eyebrow, pride; super over, + cilium an eyelid; probably akin to celare to conceal. Cf. Conceal.] Lofty with pride...

11911

Supercilium

‖Su′per‐cil″i‐um (?), n.(Zoöl.) The eyebrow, or the region of the eyebrows.

11912

Supercolumniation

Su′per‐co‐lum′ni‐a″tion (?), n.(Arch.) The putting of one order above another; also, an architectural work produced by this method; as, the putting of the Doric order in the gro...

11913

Superconception

Su′per‐con‐cep″tion (?), n.(Physiol.) Superfetation. Sir T. Browne.

11914

Superconsequence

Su′per‐con″se‐quence (?), n. Remote consequence. Sir T. Browne.

11915

Supercrescence

Su′per‐cres″cence (?), n. [See Supercrescent.] That which grows upon another growing thing; a parasite. Sir T. Browne.

11916

Supercrescent

Su′per‐cres″cent (?), a. [L. supercrescens, p. pr. of supercrescere; super above + crescere to grow.] Growing on some other growing thing. Johnson.

11917

Supercretaceous

Su′per‐cre‐ta″ceous (?), a.(Geol.) Same as Supracretaceous.

11918

Supercurious

Su′per‐cu″ri‐ous (?), a. Excessively curious or inquisitive. Evelyn.

11919

Superdominant

Su′per‐dom″i‐nant (?), n.(Mus.) The sixth tone of the scale; that next above the dominant; — called also submediant.

11920

Superdreadnought

Su′per‐dread″nought′ (?), n. See Dreadnought, above.

11921

Supereminence

{ Su′per‐em″i‐nence (?), Su′per‐em″i‐nen‐cy (?), } n. [L. supereminentia.] The quality or state of being supereminent; distinguished eminence; as, the supereminence of Cicero as...

11922

Supereminent

Su′per‐em″i‐nent (?), a. [L. supereminens, p. pr. of supereminere. See Super-, and Eminent.] Eminent in a superior degree; surpassing others in excellence; as, a supereminent di...

11923

Supererogant

Su′per‐er″o‐gant (?), a. [L. supererogans, p. pr. See Supererogate.] Supererogatory.

11924

Supererogate

Su′per‐er″o‐gate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Supererogated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Supererogating.] [L. supererogatus, p. p. of supererogare to spend or pay out over and above; super ov...

11925

Supererogation

Su′per‐er′o‐ga″tion (?), n. [L. supererogatio a payment in addition.] The act of supererogating; performance of more than duty or necessity requires.Works of supererogation(R. C...

11926

Supererogative

Su′per‐e‐rog″a‐tive (?), a. Supererogatory.

11927

Supererogatory

Su′per‐e‐rog″a‐to‐ry (?), a. Performed to an extent not enjoined, or not required, by duty or necessity; as, supererogatory services. Howell.

11928

Superessential

Su′per‐es‐sen″tial (?), a. Essential above others, or above the constitution of a thing. J. Ellis.

11929

Superethical

Su′per‐eth″ic‐al (?), a. More than ethical; above ethics. Bolingbroke.

11930

Superexalt

Su′per‐ex‐alt″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Superexalted; p. pr. & vb. n.Superexalting.] To exalt to a superior degree; to exalt above others. Barrow.

11931

Superexaltation

Su′per‐ex′al‐ta″tion (?), n. Elevation above the common degree. Holyday.

11932

Superexcellence

Su′per‐ex″cel‐lence (?), n. Superior excellence; extraordinary excellence.

11933

Superexcellent

Su′per‐ex″cel‐lent (?), a. [Pref. super- + excellent: cf. L. superexcellens.] Excellent in an uncommon degree; very excellent. Drayton.

11934

Superexcitation

Su′per‐ex′ci‐ta″tion (?), n. Excessive, or more than normal, excitation.