Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: directly – disappointment
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directly, adv. [see direct, adj.] (webplay: eye, light, motion, place, road, signs, straight).
- Squarely; exactly; accurately; (see Numbers 19:4).
- Openly; expressly; straightforwardly; outspokenly.
- Straightway; immediately; without delay; (see Ezekiel 42:12).
dirge, n. [first word of the Latin antiphon Dirige, Domine, Deus meus, in conspectu tuo viam meam 'Direct, O Lord, my God, my way in thy sight'; see Psalm 5:8.]
Funeral speech; expression of grief; sorrowful address; mourning.
dirk (-s), n. [origin unknown.] (webplay: stab).
- Wound; stab; laceration.
- Dagger; knife; small sword.
dirt, n. [ME.]
Earth; mud; soil; humus; ground; [fig.] grave.
dirty, adj. [see dirt, n.]
Soiled; grimy; grubby; in need of washing; [fig.] boyish; awkward; unpolished.
disappear (-ed, -s), v. [Fr.; see appear, v.] (webplay: setting, sight, sun, thing, view, withdraw).
- Vanish; fade; recede; depart.
- Cease; end; expire.
disappoint, v. [Fr.] (webplay: prove, wish).
Frustrate; let down; dissatisfy; defeat expectation.
disappointed, verbal adj. [see disappoint, v.] (webplay: man, save, without).
Defeated; frustrated; dishearten.
disappointing, adj. [see disappoint, v.]
Disheartening; depressing; frustrating.
disappointment, n. [see disappoint, v.] (webplay: hope).
Defeat; failure; regret.