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affright |
[.] AFFRI'GHT, v.t. affri'te. [See Fright.] [.] To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to terrify or alarm. It expresses a stronger impression than fear or apprehend, and perhaps less than terror. [.] AFFRI'GHT, n. Sudden or great fear; terror; also, the cause ... |
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affrighted |
[.] AFFRI'GHTED, pp. Suddenly alarmed with fear; terrified; followed by at or with, more generally by at; as, affrighted at the cry of fire. |
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affrighter |
[.] AFFRI'GHTER, n. One who frightens. |
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affrightful |
[.] AFFRI'GHTFUL, a. Terrifying; terrible; that may excite great fear; dreadful. |
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affrighting |
[.] AFFRI'GHTING, ppr. Impressing sudden fear; terrifying. |
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affrightment |
[.] AFFRI'GHTMENT, n. Affright; terror; the state of being frightened. [Rarely used.] [In common discourse, the use of this word, in all its forms, is superseded by fright, frighted, frightful.] |
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aright |
[.] ARI'GHT, adv. [a and right.] [.] Rightly; in a right form; without mistake or crime. |
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birthright |
[.] BIRTH'RIGHT, n. [birth and right.] Any right or privilege, to which a person is entitled by birth, such as an estate descendible by law to an heir, or civil liberty under a free constitution. [.] [.] Esau, for a morsel, sold his birthright. Heb.12. [.] It may be ... |
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bright |
[.] BRIGHT, a. brite. [Heb. to shine.] [.] 1. Shining; lucid; luminous; splendid; as a bright sun or star; a bright metal. [.] 2. Clear; transparent; as liquors. [.] 3. Evident; clear; manifest to the mind,as light is to the eyes. [.] 4. Resplendent with charms; ... |
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bright-burning |
[.] BRIGHT-BURNING, a. Burning with a bright flame. |
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bright-eyed |
[.] BRIGHT-EYED, a. Having bright eyes. |
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bright-haired |
[.] BRIGHT-HAIRED, a. Having bright hair. |
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bright-harnessed |
[.] BRIGHT-HARNESSED, a. Having glittering armor. |
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bright-shining |
[.] BRIGHT-SHINING, a. Shining with splendor. |
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brighten |
[.] BRIGHTEN, v.t. britn. To make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase luster. [.] 1. To make luminous by light from without, or by dispelling gloom; as, to brighten sorrow or prospects. [.] 2. To cheer; to make gay or cheerful. [.] [.] Joy brightens ... |
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brightly |
[.] BRIGHTLY, adv. britely. Splendidly; with luster. |
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brightness |
[.] BRIGHTNESS, n. briteness. Splendor; luster; glitter. [.] 1. Acuteness, applied to the faculties; sharpness of wit; as the brightness of a man's parts. |
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cart-wright |
[.] CART-WRIGHT, n. An artificer who makes carts. [.] Carte-blanche. A blank paper, signed at the bottom with a persons name, and sometimes sealed with his seal, given to another person with permission to superscribe what conditions he pleases. |
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copyright |
[.] COPYRIGHT, n. The sole right which an author has in his own original literary compositions; the exclusive right of an author to print, publish and vend his own literary works, for his own benefit; the like right in the hands of an assignee. |
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downright |
[.] DOWNRIGHT, adv. [.] 1. Right down; straight down; perpendicularly. [.] [.] A giant cleft downright. [.] 2. In plain terms; without ceremony or circumlocution. [.] [.] We shall chide downright. [.] 3. Completely; without stopping short; as, she fell downright ... |
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downrightly |
[.] DOWNRIGHTLY, adv. Plainly; in plain terms; bluntly. |
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eye-brightening |
[.] EY'E-BRIGHTENING, n. A clearing of the sight. |
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eyebright |
[.] EY'EBRIGHT, n. A genus of plants, the Euphrasia, of several species. |
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foreright |
[.] FO'RERIGHT, a. Ready; forward; quick. [.] FO'RERIGHT, adv. Right forward; onward. |
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forthright |
[.] FORTHRIGHT, adv. [See Right.] Straight forward; in a straight direction. Obs. [.] FORTHRIGHT, n. A straight path. Obs. |
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fright |
[.] FRIGHT, n. frite. [Gr. to fear, that is, to shrink or shiver.] [.] Sudden and violent fear; terror; a passion excited by the sudden appearance of danger. It expresses more than fear, and is distinguished from fear and dread, by its sudden invasion and temporary ... |
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frighted |
[.] FRIGHTED, |
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frighten |
[.] FRIGHTEN, v.t. To terrify; to scare; to alarm suddenly with danger; to shock suddenly with the approach of evil; to daunt; to dismay. [.] Nor exile or danger can fright a brave spirit. |
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frightened |
[.] FRIGHTENED, pp. Terrified; suddenly alarmed with danger. |
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frightful |
[.] FRIGHTFUL, a. Terrible; dreadful; exciting alarm; impressing terror; as a frightful chasm or precipice; a frightful tempest. |
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frightfully |
[.] FRIGHTFULLY, adv. [.] 1. Terribly; dreadfully; in a manner to impress terror and alarm; horribly. [.] 2. Very disagreeably; shockingly. She looks frightfully to day. |
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frightfulness |
[.] FRIGHTFULNESS, n. The quality of impressing terror. |
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house-wright |
[.] HOUSE-WRIGHT, n. hous'wright. An architect who builds houses. |
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outright |
[.] OUT'RIGHT, adv. [.] 1. Immediately; without delay; at once. [.] 2. Completely. |
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playwright |
[.] PLA'YWRIGHT, n. A maker of plays. |
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right |
[.] RIGHT, a. rite. [L. rectus, from the root of rego, properly to strain or stretch, whence straight.] [.] Properly; strained; stretched to straightness; hence, [.] 1. Straight. A right line in geometry is the shortest line that can be drawn or imagined between ... |
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right-hand |
[.] RIGHT-HAND, n. The hand opposite to the left, usually the strongest, most convenient or dextrous hand, and hence its name in other languages, as well as in our. |
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righted |
[.] RIGHTED, pp. Relieved from injustice; set upright. |
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righten |
[.] RIGHTEN, v.t. To do justice to. Obs. |
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righteous |
[.] RIGHTEOUS, a. ri'chus. [.] 1. Just; accordant to the divine law. Applied to persons, it denotes one who is holy in heart, and observant of the divine commands in practice; as a righteous man. Applied to things, it denotes consonant to the divine will or to justice; ... |
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righteously |
[.] RIGHTEOUSLY, adv. ri'chusly. Justly; in accordance with the laws of justice; equitably; as a criminal righteously condemned. [.] Thou shalt judge the people righteously. Ps. 67. |
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righteousness |
[.] RIGHTEOUSNESS, n. ri'chusness. [.] 1. Purity of heart and rectitude of life; conformity of heart and life to the divine law. Righteousness, as used in Scripture and theology, in which it is chiefly used, is nearly equivalent to holiness, comprehending holy principles ... |
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righter |
[.] RIGHTER, n. One who sets right; one who does justice or redresses wrong. |
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rightful |
[.] RIGHTFUL, a. [.] 1. Having the right or just claim according to established laws; as the rightful heir to a throne or an estate. [.] 2. Being by right, or by just claim; as a rightful lord; rightful property; rightful judge. [.] 3. Just; consonant to justice; ... |
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rightfully |
[.] RIGHTFULLY, adv. According to right, law or justice; as a title rightfully vested. |
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rightfulness |
[.] RIGHTFULNESS, n. [.] 1. Justice; accordance with the rules of right; as the rightfulness of a claim to lands or tenements. [.] 2. Moral rectitude. [.] But still although we fail of perfect rightfulness. [Not usual.] |
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righting |
[.] RIGHTING, pp. Doing justice; to; setting upright. |
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rightly |
[.] RIGHTLY, adv. [.] 1. According to justice; according to the divine will or moral rectitude; as duty rightly performed. [.] 2. Properly; fitly; suitably; as a person rightly named. [.] 3. According to truth or fact; not erroneously. He has rightly conjectured. [.] 4. ... |
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rightness |
[.] RIGHTNESS, n. [.] 1. Correctness; conformity to truth or to the divine will, which is the standard of moral rectitude. It is important that a man should have such persuasion of the rightness of his conscience as to exclude rational doubt. [.] 2. Straightness; ... |
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self-affrighted |
[.] SELF-AFFRIGHTED, a. [self and affright.] Frightened at one's self. |
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shipwright |
[.] SHIP'WRIGHT, n. [ship and wright. See Work.] One whose occupation is to construct ships; a builder of ships or other vessels. |
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shright |
[.] SHRIGHT, for shrieked. [.] SHRIGHT, n. A shriek. [Not in use.] |
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spright |
[.] SPRIGHT, SPRITE, n. [G., spirit. It should be written sprite.] [.] 1. A spirit; a shade; a soul; an incorporeal agent. [.] [.] Forth he calld, out of deep darkness dread, legions of sprights. [.] [.] And gaping graves receivd the guilty spright. [.] 2. ... |
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sprightful |
[.] SPRIGHTFUL, a. [This word seems to be formed from the root of sprag, a local word, pronounced in America spry. It belongs to the family of spring and sprig.] Lively; brisk; nimble; vigorous; gay. [.] [.] Spoke like a sprightful noble gentleman. [.] [.] Steeds sprightful ... |
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sprightfullly |
[.] SPRIGHTFULLLY, adv. Briskly; vigorously. |
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sprightfulness |
[.] SPRIGHTFULNESS, n. Briskness; liveliness; vivacity. |
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sprightless |
[.] SPRIGHTLESS, a. Destitute of life; dull; sluggish; as virtues sprightless cold. |
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sprightliness |
[.] SPRIGHTLINESS, n. [from sprightly.] Liveliness; life; briskness; vigor; activity; gayety; vivacity. [.] [.] In dreams, with what sprightliness and alacrity does the soul exert herself. |
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sprightly |
[.] SPRIGHTLY, a. Lively; brisk; animated; vigorous; airy; gay; as a sprightly youth; a sprightly air; a sprightly dance. [.] [.] The sprightly Sylvia trips along the green. [.] [.] And sprightly wit and love inspires. |
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sun-bright |
[.] SUN'-BRIGHT, a. [sun and bright.] Bright as the sun; like the sun in brightness; as a sun-bright shield; a sun-bright chariot. [.] [.] How and which way I may bestow myself [.] [.] To be regarded in her sun-bright eye. |
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unaffrighted |
[.] UNAFFRIGHTED, a. Not frightened. |
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unright |
[.] UNRIGHT, a. Not right; wrong. Obs. |
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unrighteous |
[.] UNRIGHTEOUS, a. unri'chus. [.] 1. Not righteous; not just; not conformed in heart and life to the divine law; evil; wicked; used of persons. [.] 2. Unjust; contrary to law and equity; as an unrighteous decree or sentence. |
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unrighteously |
[.] UNRIGHTEOUSLY, adv. unri'chusly. Unjustly; wickedly; sinfully. |
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unrighteousness |
[.] UNRIGHTEOUSNESS, n. unri'chusness. Injustice; a violation of the divine law, or of the plain principles of justice and equity; wickedness. Unrighteousness may consist of a single unjust act, but more generally, when applied to persons, it denotes an habitual course ... |
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unrightful |
[.] UNRIGHTFUL, a. Not rightful; not just. |
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upright |
[.] UPRIGHT, a. upri'te or up'rite. [up and right. This word is marked in books with the accent on the first syllable. But it is frequently pronounced with the accent on the second, and the accent on the first syllable of its derivatives is inadmissible.] [.] 1. Erect; ... |
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uprightly |
[.] UPRIGHTLY, adv. [.] 1. In a direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; in an erect position. [.] 2. Honestly; with strict observance of rectitude; as, to live uprightly. [.] He that walketh uprightly, walketh surely. Prov. 10. |
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uprightness |
[.] UPRIGHTNESS, n. [.] 1. Perpendicular erection. [.] 2. Honesty; integrity in principle or practice; conformity to rectitude and justice in social dealings. [.] The truly upright man is inflexible in his uprightness. |
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wheel-wright |
[.] WHEEL-WRIGHT, n. [wheel and wright.] A man whose occupation is to make wheels and wheel-carriages, as carts and wagons. |
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wright |
[.] WRIGHT, n. An artificer; one whose occupation is some kind of mechanical business; a workman; a manufacturer. This word is now chiefly used in compounds, as in shipwright, wheelwright. |
