Acrimony

  • 71Fieriness — Fi er*i*ness, n. The quality of being fiery; heat; acrimony; irritability; as, a fieriness of temper. Addison. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 72Lenitive — Len i*tive ( t[i^]v), a. [Cf. F. l[ e]nitif. See {Lenient}.] Having the quality of softening or mitigating, as pain or acrimony; assuasive; emollient. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 73Obtund — Ob*tund , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obtunded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Obtunding}.] [L. obtundere, obtusum; ob (see {Ob }) + tundere to strike or beat. See {Stutter}.] To reduce the edge, pungency, or violent action of; to dull; to blunt; to deaden; to… …

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  • 74Obtunded — Obtund Ob*tund , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obtunded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Obtunding}.] [L. obtundere, obtusum; ob (see {Ob }) + tundere to strike or beat. See {Stutter}.] To reduce the edge, pungency, or violent action of; to dull; to blunt; to deaden;… …

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  • 75Obtunding — Obtund Ob*tund , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obtunded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Obtunding}.] [L. obtundere, obtusum; ob (see {Ob }) + tundere to strike or beat. See {Stutter}.] To reduce the edge, pungency, or violent action of; to dull; to blunt; to deaden;… …

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  • 76Sweetener — Sweet en*er, n. One who, or that which, sweetens; one who palliates; that which moderates acrimony. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 77bile — noun Etymology: Latin bilis; akin to Welsh bustl bile Date: 1547 1. a. either of two humors associated in old physiology with irascibility and melancholy b. a yellow or greenish viscid alkaline fluid secreted by the liver and passed into the… …

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  • 78Charles I of England — Charles I Portrait by Anthony van Dyck, 1636 King of England and Ireland (more...) Reign 27 March 1625 – 3 …

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  • 79Dennis Hopper — Hopper at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival Born Dennis Lee Hopper May 17, 1936(1936 05 17) Dodge City, Kansas, U.S …

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  • 80Eastern Orthodox Church — Orthodox Catholic Church and Orthodox Christian Church redirect here. For other uses of the term, see Orthodox (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Oriental Orthodox Churches. See also: Eastern Christianity and Orthodoxy by country The… …

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