Ar·rant adj. [attrib.] DATED complete, utter: what arrant nonsense! Middle English: variant of ERRANT, originally in phrases such as arrant thief ('outlawed, roving thief'). Linked entries: ERRANT
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An·i·mad·vert v. [intrans.] (animadvert on/upon/against) FORMAL pass criticism or censure on; speak out against:
Aes·thete (also es·thete) n. a person who has or affects to have a special appreciation of art and beauty.
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Short for MOUNTAIN LAUREL. - short for CHERRY LAUREL. - the bay tree. See BAY2 . 2 an aromatic evergreen shrub related to the bay tree, several kinds of which form forests in tropical and warm countri...
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Con·tu·me·li·ous adj. ARCHAIC (of behavior) scornful and insulting; insolent.
Cloy v. [trans.] [usu. as adj.] (cloying) disgust or sicken (someone) with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment: a romantic, rather cloying story; a curious bittersweetness that cloyed her s...
Hail from) have one's home or origins in (a place): he hails from Pittsburgh.
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Moth·er·craft n. ARCHAIC skill in or knowledge of looking after children as a mother.
City in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina, southwest of Sarajevo, the chief town of Herzegovina; pop. 126,000. Its chief landmark, an old Turkish bridge across the Neretva River, was destroyed during th...
Cas·u·ist·ry n. the use of clever but unsound reasoning, esp. in relation to moral questions; sophistry.
Back·wa·ter n. a part of a river not reached by the current, where the water is stagnant: the eels inhabit backwaters. - an isolated or peaceful place: a sleepy Midwest backwater. - a place or condit...
A·vun·cu·lar adj. 1 of or relating to an uncle. kind and friendly toward a younger or less experienced person:
A·bid·ing adj. [attrib.] (of a feeling or a memory) lasting a long time; enduring: he had an abiding respect for her. a·bid·ing·ly adv.
A·bide v. 1 [intrans.] (abide by) accept or act in accordance with (a rule, decision, or recommendation): I said I would abide by their decision.
[LAW] deliver (a document such as a summons or writ) in a formal manner to the person to whom it is addressed: a warrant was served on Jack Sherman. deliver a document to (someone) in such a way: the...