Dictionary: A-DOWN' – A-DUL'TER-ATE

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A-DOWN', adv.

Down; on the ground; at the bottom.

A-DOWN', prep. [a and down.]

From a higher to a lower situation; downward; implying descent.

A-DREAD, a. [adred'; See Dread.]

Affected by dread. [Obs.]

AD-REFERENDUM, adv. [Ad referendum. L.]

For further consideration.

A-DRI-AT'IC, a. [L. Adria or Hadria, the Gulf of Venice.]

Pertaining to the gulf called, from Venice, the Venetian Gulf.

A-DRI-AT'IC, n.

The Venetian Gulf; a gulf that washes the eastern side of Italy.

A-DRIFT', a. [or adv. Sax. adrifan, gedrifan, and drifan, to drive. See Drive. Adrift is the participle of the verb.]

Literally, driven; floating; floating at random; impelled or moving without direction. As an adjective, it always follows its noun; as, the boat was adrift.

AD-RO-GA'TION, n. [L. ad and rogo, to ask. See Interrogate and Rogation.]

A species of adoption in ancient Rome, by which a person, capable of choosing for himself, was admitted into the relation of a son. So called from the questions put to the parties. – Encyc.

A-DROIT', a. [Fr. from droit, right, straight, direct; whence droite, the right hand; It. diritto, right, straight, contracted from the L. directus, dirigo; Arm. dret. See Right.]

Dextrous; skillful; active in the use of the hand, and figuratively, in the exercise of the mental faculties; ingenious; ready in invention or execution.

A-DROIT'LY, adv.

With dexterity; in a ready, skillful manner. – Chesterfield.

A-DROIT'NESS, n.

Dexterity; readiness in the use of the limbs, or of the mental faculties. Horne.

A-DRY', a. [Sax. adrigan, to dry.]

Thirsty, in want of drink. [This adjective always follows the noun.] – Spectator.

AD-SCI-TI'TIOUS, a. [L. ascititius, adscisco, ascisco, to add or join.]

Added; taken as supplemental; additional; not requisite. – Warton.

AD-STRIC'TION, n. [L. adstrictio, astrictio, of ad and stringo, to strain or bind fast. See Strict.]

A binding fast. Among physicians, the rigidity of a part of the body, occasioning a retention of usual evacuations; costiveness; a closeness of the emunctories; also the styptic effects of medicines. – Encyc. Quincy.

AD-STRIC'TO-RY, or AD-STRING'ENT, a. [See ASTRINGENT.]

AD-U-LA'RI-A, n. [From Adula, the summit of a Swiss mountain.]

A mineral deemed the most perfect variety of albite and felspar; its color white, or with a tinge of green, yellow, or red. Cleaveland.

AD-U-LA'TION, n. [L. adulatio.]

Servile flattery; praise in excess, or beyond what is merited; high compliment. – Shak.

AD'U-LA-TOR, n.

A flatterer; one who offers praise servilely.

AD'U-LA-TO-RY, a.

Flattering; containing excessive praise or compliments; servilely praising; as, an adulatory address.

AD'U-LA-TRESS, n.

A female that flatters with servility.

A-DULT', a. [L. adultus, grown to maturity, from oleo, to grow; Heb. עלה, to ascend.]

Having arrived at mature years, or to full size and strength; as, an adult person or plant.

A-DULT', n.

A person grown to full size and strength, or to the years of manhood. It is also applied to full-grown plants. Among civilians, a person between fourteen and twenty-five years of age. – Encyc.

A-DUL'TER-ANT, n.

The person or thing that adulterates.

A-DUL'TER-ATE, a.

Tainted with adultery; debased by foreign mixture.

A-DUL'TER-ATE, v.i.

To commit adultery. [Obs.]