Webster's Dictionary 1828

1648

DEVOUTLESS

DEVOUTLESS, adjective Destitute of devotion.

1649

DEVOUTLESSNESS

DEVOUTLESSNESS, noun Want of devotion.

1650

DEVOUTLY

DEVOUTLY, adverb1. With solemn attention and reverence to God; with ardent devotion.He was devoutly engaged in prayer.2. Piously; religiously; with pious thoughts; as, he viewed...

1651

DEVOUTNESS

DEVOUTNESS, noun The quality or state of being devout.

1652

DEVOW

DEVOW, verb transitive To give up. [Not in use.]

1653

DEW

DEW, noun [G. To thaw.] The water or moisture collected or deposited on or near the surface of the earth, during the night, by the escape of the heat which held the water in sol...

1654

DEW-BERRY

DEW-BERRY, noun The fruit of a species of brier or bramble, that creeps along the ground, of the genus Rubus.

1655

DEW-BESPANGLED

DEW-BESPANGLED, adjective Spangled with dew-drops.

1656

DEW-BESPRENT

DEW-BESPRENT, adjective Sprinkled with dew.

1657

DEW-BESPRINKLED

DEW-BESPRINKLED, adjective Sprinkled with dew.

1658

DEW-DROP

DEW-DROP, noun A drop of dew, which sparkles at sunrise; a spangle of dew.

1659

DEW-DROPPING

DEW-DROPPING, adjective Wetting as with dew.

1660

DEW-IMPEARLED

DEW-IMPEARLED, adjective [See Pearl.] Covered with dew-drops, like pearls.

1661

DEW-LAP

DEW-LAP, noun [dew and lap, to lick.]1. The flesh that hangs from the throat of oxen, which laps or licks the dew in grazing.2. In Shakespeare, a lip flaccid with age.

1662

DEW-LAPT

DEW-LAPT, adjective Furnished with a dew-lap.

1663

DEW-WORM

DEW-WORM, noun A worm, called otherwise earth-worm, a species of Lumbricus, which lives just under the surface of the ground. It is of a pale red color, and does no injury to pl...

1664

DEWBENT

DEWBENT, adjective Bent by the dew.

1665

DEWED

DEWED, participle passive Moistened with dew.

1666

DEWING

DEWING, participle present tense Wetting or moistening the dew.

1667

DEWY

DEWY, adjective1. Partaking of dew; like dew; as dewy mist.2. Moist with dew; as dewy fields.His dewy locks distilled Ambrosia.

1668

DEXTER

DEXTER, adjective [Latin, Gr.] Right, as opposed to left; a term used in heraldry, to denote the right side of a shield or coat of arms; as, bend-dexter; dexter-point.

1669

DEXTERITY

DEXTERITY, noun [Latin, right, fit, prompt.]1. Readiness of limbs; adroitness; activity; expertness; skill; that readiness in performing an action, which proceeds from experienc...

1670

DEXTRAL

DEXTRAL, adjective Right, as opposed to left.

1671

DEXTRALITY

DEXTRALITY, noun The state of being on the right side.

1672

DEXTRORSAL

DEXTRORSAL, adjective Rising from right to left, as a spiral line or helix.

1673

DEXTROUS

DEXTROUS, adjective1. Ready and expert in the use of the body and limbs; skillful and active in manual employment; adroit; as a dextrous hand; a dextrous workman.2. Ready in the...

1674

DEXTROUSLY

DEXTROUSLY, adverb With dexterity; expertly; skillfully; artfully; adroitly; promptly.