Webster's Dictionary 1828

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GLOOMILY

GLOOM'ILY, adverb [from gloomy.] Obscurely; dimly; darkly; dismally.1. With melancholy aspect; sullenly; not cheerfully.

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GLOOMINESS

GLOOM'INESS, noun Want of light; obscurity; darkness; dismalness.1. Want of cheerfulness; cloudiness of look; heaviness of mind; melancholy; as, to involve the mind in gloominess

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GLOOMY

GLOOM'Y, adjective [from gloom.] Obscure; imperfectly illuminated; or dark; dismal; as the gloomy cells of a convent; the gloomy shades of night.1. Wearing the aspect of sorrow;...

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GLORIATION

GLORIA'TION, noun [Latin gloriatio.] Boast; a triumphing. [Not used.]

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GLORIED

GLO'RIED, adjective [See Glory.] Illustrious; honorable. [Not used.]

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GLORIFICATION

GLORIFICA'TION, noun [See Glorify.] The act of giving glory or of ascribing honors to.1. Exaltation to honor and dignity; elevation to glory; as the glorification of Christ afte...

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GLORIFIED

GLO'RIFIED, participle passive Honored; dignified; exalted to glory.

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GLORIFY

GLO'RIFY, verb transitive [Latin gloria and facio, to make.]1. To praise; to magnify and honor in worship; to ascribe honor to, in thought or words. Psalms 86:9God is glorified,...

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GLORIFYING

GLO'RIFYING, participle present tense Praising; honoring in worship; exalting to glory; honoring; extolling.

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GLORIOUS

GLO'RIOUS, adjective [Latin gloriosus. See Glory.]1. Illustrious; of exalted excellence and splendor; resplendent in majesty and divine attributes; applied to God. Exodus 15:11....

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GLORIOUSLY

GLO'RIOUSLY, adverb Splendidly; illustriously; with great renown or dignity.Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously Exodus 15:1.

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GLORY

GLO'RY, noun [Latin gloria; planus; hence, bright, shining. glory then, is brightness, splendor. The Latin floreo, to blossom, to flower, to flourish, is probably of the same fa...

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GLORYING

GLO'RYING, participle present tense Exulting with joy; boasting.GLO'RYING, noun The act of exulting; exultation; boasting; display of pride.Your glorying is not good. 1 Corinthi...

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GLOSE

GLOSE, GLOSER. [See Gloze.]

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GLOSER

GLOSE, GLOSER [See Gloze.]

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GLOSS

GLOSS, noun [Gr. the tongue, and a strap. Latin has glossa, a tongue, and interpretation. In Heb. signifies to shine, but from the sense of smoothness. Latin lustro; Eng. luster...

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GLOSSARIAL

GLOSSA'RIAL, adjective Containing explanation.

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GLOSSARIST

GLOSS'ARIST, noun A writer of glosses or comments.

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GLOSSARY

GLOSS'ARY, noun [Low Latin glossarium.]A dictionary or vocabulary, explaining obscure or antiquated words found in old authors; such as Du Canage's Glossary; Spelman's glossary

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GLOSSATOR

GLOSSA'TOR, noun A writer of comments; a commentator. [Not used.

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GLOSSED

GLOSS'ED, participle passive Made smooth and shining; explained.

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GLOSSER

GLOSS'ER, noun A writer of glosses; a scholiast; a commentator.1. A polisher; one who gives a luster.

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GLOSSINESS

GLOSS'INESS, noun [from glossy.] The luster or brightness of a smooth surface.

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GLOSSING

GLOSS'ING, participle present tense Giving luster to; polishing; explaining by comments; giving a specious appearance.

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GLOSSIST

GLOSS'IST, noun A writer of comments. [Not in use.]

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GLOSSOGRAPHER

GLOSSOG'RAPHER, noun [gloss and Gr. to write.]A writer of glosses; a commentator; a scholiast.

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GLOSSOGRAPHY

GLOSSOG'RAPHY, noun The writing of comments for illustrating an author.