FORGIVING
FORGIV'ING, participle present tense1. Pardoning; remitting.2.adjective Disposed to forgive; inclined to overlook offenses; mild; merciful; compassionate; as a forgiving temper.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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FORGOT
FORGOT'FORGOT'TEN, participle passive of forget.
FORGOTTEN
FORGOT'TEN, pp. of forget.
FORHAIL
FORHA'IL, verb transitive To draw or distress. [Not used.]
FORHEAD-BALD
FOR'HEAD-BALD, adjective Bald above the forehead. Leviticus 13:47.
FORINSECAL
FORIN'SECAL, adjective [Latin forinsecus.] foreign; alien. [Little used.]
FORISFAMILIATE
FORISFAMIL'IATE, verb transitive [Latin foris, without, and familia, family.]To renounce a legal title to a further share of paternal inheritance. Literally, to put one's self o...
FORISFAMILIATION
FORISFAMILIA'TION, noun When a child has received a portion of his father's estate, and renounces all title to a further shar, his act is called forisfamiliation and he is said ...
FORK
FORK, noun [Latin furca.]1. an instrument consisting of a handle, and a blade of metal, divided into two or more points or prongs, used for lifting or pitching any thing; as a t...
FORKED
FORK'ED, participle passive1. Raised, pitched or dug with a fork.2.adjective Opening into two or more parts, points or shoots; as a forked tongue; the forked lightning.3. Having...
FORKEDLY
FORK'EDLY, adverb In a forked form.
FORKEDNESS
FORK'EDNESS, noun The quality of opening into two or more parts.
FORKHEAD
FORK'HEAD, noun the point of an arrow.
FORKTAIL
FORK'TAIL, noun A salmon, in his fourth year's growth. [Local.]
FORKY
FORK'Y, adjective Forked; furcated; opening into two or more parts, shoots or points; as a forky tongue.
FORLORE
FORLO'RE, adjective Forlorn. [Not in use.]
FORLORN
FORLORN', adjective1. Deserted; destitute; stripped or deprived; forsaken. Hence, lost; helpless; wretched; solitary.Of fortune and of hope at once forlornTo live again in these...
FORLORNNESS
FORLORN'NESS, noun Destitution; misery; a forsaken or wretched condition.
FORLYE
FORLYE, verb intransitive To lye before. [Not used.]
FORM
FORM, noun [Latin forma.]1. The shape or external appearance of a body; the figure, as defined by lines and angles; that manner of being peculiar to each body, which exhibits it...
FORMAL
FORM'AL, adjective1. According to form; agreeable to established mode; regular; methodical.2. Strictly ceremonious; precise; exact to affectation; as a man formal in his dress, ...
FORMALISM
FORM'ALISM, noun Formality. [The latter is generally used.]
FORMALIST
FORM'ALIST, noun1. One who observes forms, or practices external ceremonies. More generally,2. One who regards appearances only, or observes the forms of worship, without posses...
FORMALITY
FORMAL'ITY, noun1. The practice or observance of forms.Formalities of extraordinary zeal and piety are never more studied and elaborate then in desperate designs.2. Ceremony; me...
FORMALIZE
FORM'ALIZE, verb transitive To model. [Not used.]FORM'ALIZE, verb intransitive To affect formality. [Little used.]
FORMALLY
FORM'ALLY, adverb1. According to established form, rule, order, rite or ceremony. A treaty was concluded and formally ratified by both parties.2. Ceremoniously; stiffly; precise...
FORMATION
FORMA'TION, noun [Latin formatio.]1. The act of forming or making; the act of creating or causing to exist; or more generally, the operation of composing, by bringing materials ...