Webster's Dictionary 1828

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DISPLEASEDNESS

DISPLEASEDNESS, noun Displeasure; uneasiness.

2783

DISPLEASING

DISPLEASING, ppr or adjective Offensive to the eye, to the mind, to the smell, or to the taste; disgusting; disagreeable.

2784

DISPLEASINGNESS

DISPLEASINGNESS, noun Offensiveness; the quality of giving some degree of disgust.

2785

DISPLEASURE

DISPLEASURE, noun Displezhur.1. Some irritation or uneasiness of the mind, occasioned by any thing that counteracts desire or command, or which opposes justice and a sense of pr...

2786

DISPLICENCE

DISPLICENCE, noun [Latin] Dislike. [Not in use.]

2787

DISPLODE

DISPLODE, verb transitive [Latin, to break forth.] To vent, discharge or burst with a violent sound.In posture to displode their second tire of thunder.DISPLODE, verb intransiti...

2788

DISPLODED

DISPLODED, participle passive Discharged with a loud report.

2789

DISPLODING

DISPLODING, participle present tense Discharging or bursting with a loud report; an explosion.

2790

DISPLOSIVE

DISPLOSIVE, adjective Noting displosion.

2791

DISPLUME

DISPLUME, verb transitive [dis and plume.] To strip or deprive of plumes or feathers; to strip of badges of honor.

2792

DISPLUMED

DISPLUMED, participle passive Stripped of plumes.

2793

DISPLUMING

DISPLUMING, participle present tense Depriving of plumes.

2794

DISPONDEE

DISPONDEE, noun In Greek and Latin poetry, a double spondee, consisting of four long syllables.

2795

DISPORT

DISPORT, noun [dis and sport.] Play; sport; pastime; diversion; amusement; merriment.DISPORT, verb intransitive To play; to wanton; to move lightly and without restraint; to mov...

2796

DISPORTING

DISPORTING, participle present tense Playing; wantoning.

2797

DISPOSABLE

DISPOSABLE, adjective [See Dispose.] Subject to disposal; not previously engaged or employed; free to be used or employed as occasion may require.The whole disposable force cons...

2798

DISPOSAL

DISPOSAL, noun [See Dispose.]1. The act of disposing; a setting or arranging.This object was effected by the disposal of the troops in two lines.2. Regulation, order or arrangem...

2799

DISPOSE

DISPOSE, verb transitive dispoze. [Latin]1. To set; to place or distribute; to arrange; used with reference to order. The ships were disposed in the form of a crescent. The gene...

2800

DISPOSED

DISPOSED, participle passive Set in order; arranged; placed; adjusted; applied; bestowed; inclined.

2801

DISPOSER

DISPOSER, noun1. One who disposes; a distributor; a bestower; as a disposer of gifts.2. A director; a regulator.The Supreme Being is the rightful disposer of all events, and of ...

2802

DISPOSING

DISPOSING, participle present tense Setting in order; arranging; distributing; bestowing; regulating; adjusting; governing.DISPOSING, noun The act of arranging; regulation; dire...

2803

DISPOSITION

DISPOSITION, noun [Latin]1. The act of disposing, or state of being disposed.2. Manner in which things or the parts of a complex body are placed or arranged; order; method; dist...

2804

DISPOSITIVE

DISPOSITIVE, adjective That implies disposal. [Not used.]

2805

DISPOSITIVELY

DISPOSITIVELY, adverb In a dispositive manner; distributively. [Not used.]

2806

DISPOSITOR

DISPOSITOR, noun A disposer; in astrology, the planet which is lord of the sign where another planet is. [Not used.]

2807

DISPOSSESS

DISPOSSESS, verb transitive [dis and possess.] To put out of possession, by any means; to deprive of the actual occupancy of a thing, particularly of land or real estate; to des...

2808

DISPOSSESSED

DISPOSSESSED, participle passive Deprived of possession or occupancy.