Webster's Dictionary 1828

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NEEDY

NEEDY, adjective Necessitous; indigent; very poor; distressed by want of the means of living.To relieve the needy and comfort the afflicted, are duties that fall in our way ever...

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NEER

NEER, a contraction of never.

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NEESE

NEESE, verb intransitive To sneeze [See sneeze, which is formed on this word.]

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NEESEWORT

NEESEWORT, noun A plant.

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NEESING

NEESING, noun A sneezing.

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NEF

NEF, noun The nave of a church. [Not used. See Nave.]

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NEFANDOUS

NEFANDOUS, adjective [Latin Unlawful, or to utter.] Wicked in the extreme; abominable; atrociously sinful or villianous; detestably vile.

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NEFARIOUSLY

NEFARIOUSLY, adverb With extreme wickedness; abominably.

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NEGATION

NEGATION, noun [Latin The sense is to thrust, to stop or repel; for in Italian, negare is to deny, and annegare is to deny, and to drown, to stifle in water; to drown or inundat...

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NEGATIVE

NEGATIVE, adjective1. Implying denial or negation; opposed to affirmative, as a negative proposition is that which denies. Matter is not spirit.2. Implying absence; opposed to p...

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NEGATIVELY

NEGATIVELY, adverb1. With or by denial; as, he answered negatively2. In the form of speech implying the absence of something; opposed to positively.I shall show what this image ...

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NEGATORY

NEGATORY, adjective That denies; belonging to negation. [Little used.]

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NEGBOOR

NEGBOOR, noun1. One who lives near another. In large towns, a neighbor is one who lives within a few doors. In the country, a neighbor may live at a greater distance; a dn in ne...

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NEGER

NEGER, n. [L. niger] A black person; one of the African race.

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NEGLECT

NEGLECT, verb transitive [G. To let, to leave, to suffer to pass. The sense of the latter words then is to leave behind, or permit to remain; I suspect the Latin To be composed ...

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NEGLECTED

NEGLECTED, participle passive Omitted to be done; slighted; disregarded.

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NEGLECTER

NEGLECTER, noun One that neglects.

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NEGLECTFUL

NEGLECTFUL, adjective1. Heedless; careless; inattentive.2. Accustomed or apt to omit what may or ought to be done.3. Treating with neglect or slight.4. Indicating neglect, sligh...

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NEGLECTFULLY

NEGLECTFULLY, adverb With neglect; with heedless inattention; with careless indifference.

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NEGLECTING

NEGLECTING, participle present tense Omitting; passing by; forbearing to do; slighting; treating with indifference.

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NEGLECTINGLY

NEGLECTINGLY, adverb Carelessly; heedlessly.

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NEGLECTION

NEGLECTION, noun The state of being negligent. [Not used.]

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NEGLECTIVE

NEGLECTIVE, adjective Inattentive; regardless of. [Little used.]

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NEGLIGEE

NEGLIGEE, noun A kind of gown formerly worn.

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NEGLIGENCE

NEGLIGENCE, noun1. Neglect; omission to do; more generally,2. Habitual omission of that which ought to be done, or a habit of omitting to do things, either from carelessness or ...

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NEGLIGENT

NEGLIGENT, adjective1. Careless; heedless; apt or accustomed to omit what ought to be done; inattentive to business or necessary concerns. It is applied to a particular instance...

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NEGLIGENTLY

NEGLIGENTLY, adverb1. Carelessly; heedlessly; without exactness; as a person negligently dressed; a piece negligently written; a farm negligently cultivated.2. With slight, disr...