Webster's Dictionary 1913

12043

Superreward

Su′per‐re‐ward″ (?), v. t. To reward to an excessive degree. Bacon.

12044

Superroyal

Su′per‐roy″al (?), a. Larger than royal; — said of a particular size of printing and writing paper. See the Note under Paper, n.

12045

Supersacral

Su′per‐sa″cral (?), a.(Anat.) Situated over, or on the dorsal side of, the sacrum.

12046

Supersaliency

Su′per‐sa″li‐en‐cy (?), n. The act of leaping on anything. Sir T. Browne.

12047

Supersalient

Su′per‐sa″li‐ent (?), a. [Pref. super- + L. saliens p. pr. of salire to leap.] Leaping upon.

12048

Supersalt

Su′per‐salt″ (?), n.(Chem.) An acid salt. See Acid salt (a), under Salt, n.

12049

Supersaturate

Su′per‐sat″u‐rate (?), v. t. To add to beyond saturation; as, to supersaturate a solution.

12050

Supersaturation

Su′per‐sat′u‐ra″tion (?), n. The operation of supersaturating, or the state of being supersaturated.

12051

Superscribe

Su′per‐scribe″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Superscribed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Superscribing.] [L. superscribere, superscriptum; super over + scribere to write. See Super-, and Scribe....

12052

Superscript

Su″per‐script (?), n. Superscription. “I will overglance the superscript.” Shak.

12053

Superscription

Su′per‐scrip″tion (?), n. [L. superscriptio. See Superscribe.] 1. The act of superscribing.2. That which is written or engraved on the surface, outside, or above something else;...

12054

Supersecular

Su′per‐sec″u‐lar (?), a. Being above the world, or secular things. Bp. Hall.

12055

Supersede

Su′per‐sede″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Superseded (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Superseding.] [L. supersedere, supersessum, to sit above, be superior to, forbear, omit; super above + sedere...

12056

Supersedeas

‖Su′per‐se″de‐as (?), n. [L., suspend, set aside, stay, 2d pers. sing. present subjunctive of supersedere. See Supersede.] (Law) A writ of command to suspend the powers of an of...

12057

Supersedure

Su‐per‐se″dure (?), n. The act of superseding, or setting aside; supersession; as, the supersedure of trial by jury. A. Hamilton.

12058

Superseminate

Su′per‐sem″i‐nate (?), v. t. To sow, as seed, over something previously sown.That can not be done with joy, when it shall be indifferent to any man to superseminate what he plea...

12059

Supersemination

Su′per‐sem′i‐na″tion (?), n. The sowing of seed over seed previously sown. Abp. Bramhall.

12060

Supersensible

Su′per‐sen″si‐ble (?), a. [Pref. super- + sensible: cf. F. supersensible.] Beyond the reach of the senses; above the natural powers of perception.

12061

Supersensitive

Su′per‐sen″si‐tive (?), a. Excessively sensitive; morbidly sensitive. — Su′per‐sen″si‐tive‐ness, n.

12062

Supersensual

Su′per‐sen″su‐al (?), a. Supersensible.

12063

Supersensuous

Su′per‐sen″su‐ous (?), a. 1. Supersensible.2. Excessively sensuous.

12064

Superserviceable

Su′per‐serv″ice‐a‐ble (?), a. Overofficious; doing more than is required or desired. “A superserviceable, finical rogue.” Shak.

12065

Supersession

Su′per‐ses″sion (?), n. [Cf. OF. supersession. See Supersede.] The act of superseding, or the state of being superseded; supersedure.The general law of diminishing return from l...

12066

Supersolar

Su′per‐so″lar (?), a. Above the sun. Emerson.

12067

Supersphenoidal

Su′per‐sphe‐noid″al (?), a.(Anat.) Situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the body of the sphenoid bone.

12068

Superspinous

Su′per‐spi″nous (?), a.(Anat.) Supraspinuos.

12069

Superstition

Su′per‐sti″tion (?), n. [F. superstition, L. superstitio, originally, a standing still over or by a thing; hence, amazement, wonder, dread, especially of the divine or supernatu...