Webster's Dictionary 1913

3187

Pessimist (2)

{ Pes″si‐mist (?), Pes′si‐mis″tic (?), } a.(Metaph.) Of or pertaining to pessimism; characterized by pessimism; gloomy; foreboding. “Giving utterance to pessimistic doubt.” Ency...

3188

Pessimistical

Pes′si‐mis″tic‐al (?), a. Pessimistic.

3189

Pessimize

Pes″si‐mize (?), v. i. To hold or advocate the doctrine of pessimism. London Sat. Rev.

3190

Pessulus

‖Pes″su‐lus (?), n.; pl.Pessuli (#). (Anat.) A delicate bar of cartilage connecting the dorsal and ventral extremities of the first pair of bronchial cartilages in the syrinx of...

3191

Pest

Pest (?), n. [L. pestis: cf. F. peste.] 1. A fatal epidemic disease; a pestilence; specif., the plague.England's sufferings by that scourge, the pest. Cowper.2. Anything which r...

3192

Pestalozzian

Pes′ta‐loz″zi‐an (?), a. Belonging to, or characteristic of, a system of elementary education which combined manual training with other instruction, advocated and practiced by J...

3193

Pestalozzianism

Pes′ta‐loz″zi‐an‐ism (?), n. The system of education introduced by Pestalozzi.

3194

Pester

Pes″ter (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Pestered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Pestering.] [Abbrev. fr. impester, fr. OF. empaistrier, empestrer, to entangle the feet or legs, to embarrass, F. em...

3195

Pesterer

Pes″ter‐er (?), n. One who pesters or harasses.

3196

Pesterment

Pes″ter‐ment (?), n. The act of pestering, or the state of being pestered; vexation; worry. “The trouble and pesterment of children.” B. Franklin.

3197

Pesterous

Pes″ter‐ous (?), a. Inclined to pester. Also, vexatious; encumbering; burdensome. Bacon.

3198

Pestful

Pest″ful (?), a. Pestiferous. “After long and pestful calms.” Coleridge.

3199

Pesthouse

Pest′house″ (?), n. A house or hospital for persons who are infected with any pestilential disease.

3200

Pestiduct

Pes″ti‐duct (?), n. [L. pestis pest + ductus a leading, fr. ducere to lead.] That which conveys contagion or infection. Donne.

3201

Pestiferous

Pes‐tif″er‐ous (?), a. [L. pestiferus, pestifer; pestis pest + ferre to bear: cf. F. pestifère.] 1. Pest-bearing; pestilential; noxious to health; malignant; infectious; contagi...

3202

Pestiferously

Pes‐tif″er‐ous‐ly, adv. In a pestiferous manner.

3203

Pestilence

Pes″ti‐lence (?), n. [F. pestilence, L. pestilentia. See Pestilent.] 1. Specifically, the disease known as the plague; hence, any contagious or infectious epidemic disease that ...

3204

Pestilent

Pes″ti‐lent (?), a. [L. pestilens, -entis, fr. pestis pest: cf. F. pestilent.] Pestilential; noxious; pernicious; mischievous. “Corrupt and pestilent.” Milton. “What a pestilent...

3205

Pestilential

Pes′ti‐len″tial (?), a. [Cf. F. pestilentiel.] 1. Having the nature or qualities of a pestilence. “Sends the pestilential vapors.” Longfellow.2. Hence: Mischievous; noxious; per...

3206

Pestilentially

Pes′ti‐len″tial‐ly, adv. Pestilently.

3207

Pestilentious

Pes′ti‐len″tious (?), a. Pestilential.

3208

Pestilently

Pes″ti‐lent‐ly (?), adv. In a pestilent manner; mischievously; destructively. “Above all measure pestilently noisome.” Dr. H. More.

3209

Pestilentness

Pes″ti‐lent‐ness, n. The quality of being pestilent.

3210

Pestillation

Pes′til‐la″tion (?), n. [LL. pestillum, L. pistillum. See Pestle.] The act of pounding and bruising with a pestle in a mortar. Sir T. Browne.

3211

Pestle

Pes″tle (pĕs″'l; 277), n. [OE. pestel, OF. pestel, LL. pestellum, L. pistillum, pistillus, a pounder, pestle, fr. pisere, pinsere, to pound, crush, akin to Gr. πτίσσειν, Skr. pi...

3212

Pestle (2)

Pes″tle (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.Pestled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Pestling (?).] To pound, pulverize, bray, or mix with a pestle, or as with a pestle; to use a pestle.

3213

Pet

Pet (?), n. [Formerly peat, perhaps from Ir. peat, akin to Gael. peata.] 1. A cade lamb; a lamb brought up by hand.2. Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a f...