Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Discursion

Dis‐cur″sion (?), n. [LL. discursio a running different ways. See Discourse.] The act of discoursing or reasoning; range, as from thought to thought. Coleridge.

3998

Discursist

Dis‐cur″sist, n. A discourser. L. Addison.

3999

Discursive

Dis‐cur″sive (?), a. [Cf. F. discursif. See Discourse, and cf. Discoursive.] 1. Passing from one thing to another; ranging over a wide field; roving; digressive; desultory. “Dis...

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Discursory

Dis‐cur′so‐ry (?), a. Argumentative; discursive; reasoning. Bp. Hall.

4001

Discursus

Dis‐cur″sus (?), n.(Logic) Argumentation; ratiocination; discursive reasoning.

4002

Discus

Dis″cus (?), n.; pl. E. Discuses (#), L. Disci (#). [L. See Disk.] 1. (a) A quoit; a circular plate of some heavy material intended to be pitched or hurled as a trial of strengt...

4003

Discuss

Dis‐cuss″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Discussed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Discussing.] [L. discussus, p. p. of discutere to strike asunder (hence came the sense to separate mentally, dist...

4004

Discusser

Dis‐cuss″er (?), n. One who discusses; one who sifts or examines. Wood.

4005

Discussion

Dis‐cus″sion (?), n. [L. discussio a shaking, examination, discussion: cf. F. discussion.] 1. The act or process of discussing by breaking up, or dispersing, as a tumor, or the ...

4006

Discussional

Dis‐cus″sion‐al (?), a. Pertaining to discussion.

4007

Discussive

Dis‐cuss″ive (?), a. [Cf. F. discussif.] 1. (Med.) Able or tending to discuss or disperse tumors or coagulated matter.2. Doubt-dispelling; decisive.A kind of peremptory and disc...

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Discussive (2)

Dis‐cuss″ive, n.(Med.) A medicine that discusses or disperses morbid humors; a discutient.

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Discutient

Dis‐cu″tient (?), a. [L. discutiens, p. pr. of discutere. See Discuss.] (Med.) Serving to disperse morbid matter; discussive; as, a discutient application. — n. An agent (as a m...

4010

Disdain

Dis‐dain″ (?; 277), n. [OE. desdain, disdein, OF. desdein, desdaing, F. dédain, fr. the verb. See Disdain, v. t.] 1. A feeling of contempt and aversion; the regarding anything a...

4011

Disdain (2)

Dis‐dain″ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Disdained (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Disdaining.] [OE. disdainen, desdainen, OF. desdeigner, desdaigner, F. dédaigner; des- (L. dis-) + daigner t...

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Disdain (3)

Dis‐dain″, v. i. To be filled with scorn; to feel contemptuous anger; to be haughty.And when the chief priests and scribes saw the marvels that he did... they disdained. Genevan...

4013

Disdained

Dis‐dained″ (?), a. Disdainful.Revenge the jeering and disdained contemptOf this proud king. Shak.

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Disdainful

Dis‐dain″ful (?), a. Full of disdain; expressing disdain; scornful; contemptuous; haughty.From theseTurning disdainful to an equal good. Akenside.— Dis‐dain″ful‐ly, adv. — Dis‐d...

4015

Disdainishly

Dis‐dain″ish‐ly, adv. Disdainfully. Vives.

4016

Disdainous

Dis‐dain″ous (?), a. [OF. desdeignos, desdaigneux, F. dédaigneux.] Disdainful. Rom. of R.

4017

Disdainously

Dis‐dain″ous‐ly, adv. Disdainfully. Bale.

4018

Disdeify

Dis‐de″i‐fy (?), v. t. To divest or deprive of deity or of a deific rank or condition. Feltham.

4019

Disdeign

Dis‐deign″ (?), v. t. To disdain.Guyon much disdeigned so loathly sight. Spenser.

4020

Disdiaclast

Dis‐di″a‐clast (?), n. [Gr. δίσ- twice + διακλα̑ν to break in twain; διά through + κλα̑ν to break.] (Physiol.) One of the dark particles forming the doubly refracting disks of m...

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Disdiapason

Dis‐di′a‐pa″son (?), n. [Pref. dis- (Gr. �) + diapason.] (Anc. Mus.) An interval of two octaves, or a fifteenth; — called also bisdiapason.

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Disease

Dis‐ease″ (?), n. [OE. disese, OF. desaise; des- (L. dis-) + aise ease. See Ease.] 1. Lack of ease; uneasiness; trouble; vexation; disquiet.So all that night they passed in grea...

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Disease (2)

Dis‐ease″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Diseased (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Diseasing.] 1. To deprive of ease; to disquiet; to trouble; to distress.His double burden did him sore disease. Spense...