Webster's Dictionary 1913

1243

Oppositisepalous

Op‐pos′i‐ti‐sep″al‐ous (?), a. [See Opposite, and Sepal.] (Bot.) Placed in front of a sepal.

1244

Oppositive

Op‐pos′i‐tive (?), a. [Cf. F. oppositif. See Opposite.] Capable of being put in opposition. Bp. Hall.

1245

Oppress

Op‐press″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Oppressed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Oppressing.] [F. oppresser, LL. oppressare, fr. L. oppressus, p. p. of opprimere; ob (see Ob-) + premere to press...

1246

Oppression

Op‐pres″sion (?), n. [F., fr. L. oppressio.]1. The act of oppressing, or state of being oppressed.2. That which oppresses; a hardship or injustice; cruelty; severity; tyranny. “...

1247

Oppressive

Op‐press″ive (?), a. [Cf. F. oppressif.]1. Unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh; as, oppressive taxes; oppressive exactions of service; an oppressive gam...

1248

Oppressor

Op‐press″or (?), n. One who oppresses; one who imposes unjust burdens on others; one who harasses others with unjust laws or unreasonable severity.The orphan pines while the opp...

1249

Oppressure

Op‐pres″sure (?), n. Oppression.

1250

Opprobrious

Op‐pro″bri‐ous (?), a. [L. opprobriosus, fr. opprobrium. See Opprobrium.] 1. Expressive of opprobrium; attaching disgrace; reproachful; scurrilous; as, opprobrious language.They...

1251

Opprobrium

Op‐pro″bri‐um (?), n. [L., fr. ob (see Ob-) + probrum reproach, disgrace.] Disgrace; infamy; reproach mingled with contempt; abusive language.Being both dramatic author and dram...

1252

Opprobry

Op‐pro″bry (?), n. Opprobrium. Johnson.

1253

Oppugn

Op‐pugn″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Oppugned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Oppugning.] [OF. oppugner, L. oppugnare; ob (see Ob-) + pugnare to fight. See Impugn.] To fight against; to attack;...

1254

Oppugnancy

Op‐pug″nan‐cy (?), n. [See Oppugnant.] The act of oppugning; opposition; resistance. Shak.

1255

Oppugnant

Op‐pug″nant (?), a. [L. oppugnans, p. pr. of oppugnare. See Oppugn.] Tending to awaken hostility; hostile; opposing; warring. “Oppugnant forces.” I. Taylor. — n. An opponent. Co...

1256

Oppugnation

Op′pug‐na″tion (?), n. [L. oppugnatio: cf. OF. oppugnation.] Opposition. Bp. Hall.

1257

Oppugner

Op‐pugn″er (?), n. One who opposes or attacks; that which opposes. Selden.

1258

Opsimathy

Op‐sim″a‐thy (?), n. Education late in life. Hales.

1259

Opsiometer

Op′si‐om″e‐ter (?), n. [Gr. � sight + -meter: cf. F. opsiomètre.] An instrument for measuring the limits of distinct vision in different individuals, and thus determiming the pr...

1260

Opsonation

Op′so‐na″tion (?), n. [L. opsonatio.] A catering; a buying of provisions. Bailey.

1261

Optable

Op″ta‐ble (?), a. [L. optabilis.] That may be chosen; desirable. Cockeram.

1262

Optate

Op″tate (?), v. i. [L. optatus, p. p. of optare.] To choose; to wish for; to desire. Cotgrave.

1263

Optation

Op‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. optatio. See Option.] The act of optating; a wish. Sir T. Browne.

1264

Optative

Op″ta‐tive (?), a. [L. optativus: cf. F. optatif.] Expressing desire or wish. Fuller.Optative mood(Gram.), that mood or form of a verb, as in Greek, Sanskrit, etc., in which a w...

1265

Optative (2)

Op″ta‐tive, n. [Cf. F. optatif.] 1. Something to be desired. Bacon.2. (Gram.) The optative mood; also, a verb in the optative mood.

1266

Optatively

Op″ta‐tive‐ly, adv. In an optative manner; with the expression of desire.God blesseth man imperatively, and man blesseth God optatively. Bp. Hall.

1267

Optic

Op″tic (ŏp″tĭk), n. [From Optic, a.] 1. The organ of sight; an eye.The difference is as great betweenThe optics seeing, as the object seen. Pope.2. An eyeglass. Herbert.

1268

Optic (2)

{ Op″tic (ŏp″tĭk), Op″tic‐al (–tĭ‐kal), } a. [F. optique, Gr. �; akin to � sight, � I have seen, � I shall see, and to � the two eyes, � face, L. oculus eye. See Ocular, Eye, an...

1269

Optically

Op″tic‐al‐ly, adv. By optics or sight; with reference to optics.Optically active, Optically inactive(Chem. Physics), terms used of certain metameric substances which, while iden...