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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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De-l'ĭcioûs-ly, adv. p. 350In a delicious manner; pleasantly; delightfully; luxuriously; as, to feed deliciously; to be deliciously entertained.De-l'ĭcious-ness, n. p. 350The quality of being delicious; as, the deliciousness of a repast. 2. Luxury; extravagance. “To drive away all superfluity and deliciousness.” North.De-lict', n. p. 350(Law.) An offense of a lesser degree, which does not immediately affect public peace; a misdemeanor. Every regulation of the civil code necessarily implies a delict in the event of its violation.…Dĕl'i-gā'tĭon, n. p. 350(Surg.) A binding up; a bandaging. Wiseman.De-light', n. p. 350A high degree of gratification of mind; lively pleasure or happiness; rapturous enjoyment; extreme satisfaction; joy. “Sweet airs that give delight and hurt not.” Shak. 2. That which gives great…De-light', v. t. p. 350To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly; as, a beautiful landscape delights the eye; harmony delights the ear. “Inventions to delight the taste.” Shak.De-light', v. i. p. 350To have or take great delight or pleasure; to be greatly pleased or rejoiced;—followed by an infinitive, or by in. “Love delights in praises.” Shak.De-light'a-ble, a. p. 350Capable of delighting; delightful. [Obs.] “Many a spice delightfule.” Chaucer.De-light'ed, p. a. p. 350Full of delight. “If virtue no delighted beauty lack.” Shak. Syn.—Glad; pleased; gratified. See GLAD.De-light'ed-ly, adv. p. 350With delight; gladly.De-light'er, n. p. 350One who gives or takes delight.De-light'ful, a. p. 350Highly pleasing; affording great pleasure and satisfaction. “Delightful bowers.” Spenser. “Delightful fruit.” Milton. Syn.—Delicious; charming. See DELICIOUS.De-light'ful-ly, adv. p. 350In a manner to delight; charmingly; agreeably.De-light'ful-ness, n. p. 350The quality of being delightful; as, the delightfulness of a prospect, or of scenery.De-light'ing-ly, adv. p. 350In a delighting manner; with delight.De-light'less, a. p. 350Destitute of delight; affording no pleasure. “Deform the day delightless.” Thomson.De-light'ous, a. p. 350Delightful. [Obs.] “This season delightous.” Chaucer.De-light'sôme, a. p. 350Very pleasing; delightful. “Delightsome vigor.” Grew.De-light'sôme-ly, adv. p. 350Very pleasantly; in a delightful manner.De-light'sôme-ness, n. p. 350The quality of being delightsome or delightful; delightfulness; pleasantness.De-line', v. t. p. 350To delineate. [Obs.] Otway.De-lin'e-a-ment, n. p. 350Representation by delineation; sketch; picture. [Rare.] “A fair delineament.” More.De-lin'e-āte, v. t. p. 350To exhibit or indicate by lines drawn in the form or figure of; to represent by sketch, design, or diagram; to draw; to picture; to portray. “Adventurous to delineate nature’s form.” Akenside. 2. To…De-lin'e-ate, a. p. 350Delineated; portrayed. [Rare.]De-lin'e-ā'tion, n. p. 350The act of representing, portraying, or describing, as by lines, diagrams, sketches, &c.; as, the delineation of a portrait or of a character. 2. A delineated portrayal; representation; sketch…De-lin'e-ā'tor, n. p. 350One who delineates.De-lin'e-a-to-ry, a. p. 350Describing; drawing the outline; delineating.De-lin'e-a-tāre, n. p. 350Delineation. [Obs.] Cotgr.De-lin'i-ment, n. p. 350Mitigation. [Obs.] 2. A liniment. [Obs.]Dĕl'i-ni'tion, n. p. 350The act of besmearing or daubing. [Obs.] Henry More.De-lin'quen-cy, n. p. 350Failure or omission of duty; a fault; a misdeed; an offense; a crime. The delinquencies of the little commonwealth would be represented in the most glaring colors. Motley.De-lin'quent, a. p. 350Failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.De-lin'quent, n. p. 350One who fails to perform his duty; an offender or transgressor; one who commits a fault or crime. A delinquent ought to be cited in the place or jurisdiction where the delinquency was committed.…De-lin'quent-ly, adv. p. 350So as to fail in duty.Dĕl'i-quāte, v. i. p. 350To melt or be dissolved. See DELIQUESCE and DELIQUIATE. [Obs.] Boyle.Dĕl'i-quāte, v. t. p. 350To cause to melt; to dissolve; to consume; to bring to ruin. [Obs.] “Dilapidating, or rather deliquating, his bishopric.” Fuller.Dĕl'i-quā'tion, n. p. 350The act or state of melting or dissolving. [Obs.] See DELIQUESCENCE and DELIQUIATION. Bailey.Dĕl'i-quĕsçe', v. i. p. 350To dissolve gradually and become liquid by attracting and absorbing moisture from the air, as certain salts, acids, and alkalies.Dĕl'i-qués'cence, n. p. 350The act or state of being deliquescent or liquefying.Dēl'/i-qués'cent, a. p. 350Liquefying in the air; capable of attracting moisture from the atmosphere and becoming liquid; as, deliquescent salts. 2. (Bot.) Branching so that the stem is lost in the branches. Gray.De-liq'u-āte, v. i. p. 350To melt and become liquid by imbibing water from the air; to deliquesce.De-liq'ui-ā'tion, n. p. 350The act of deliquiating, or state of becoming deliquiated.De-lĭq'uĭ-ŭm, n. p. 350(Chem.) A melting or dissolution in the air, or in a moist place; a liquid condition; as, a salt falls into a deliquium. 2. A sinking away; a failing; a swooning or fainting; as, a deliquium of…De-lir'a-cy, n. p. 350Delirium. [Obs.]De-lir'a-ment, n. p. 350A wandering of the mind; crazy fancy. [Obs.] Hopwood.De-lir'an-cy, n. p. 350Delirium. [Obs.] Gauden.De-lī'rant, a. p. 350Delirious. [Obs.] Owen.De-lĭ'rāte, v. i. p. 350To wander mentally; to rave as a madman. [Obs.] Cockeram.Dĕl'i-rā'tion, n. p. 350The state of delirating; wandering of mind; delirium. [Rare.] Repressed by ridicule as a deliration of the human mind.De-lir'i-ōŭs, a. p. 350Having a delirium; wandering in mind; light-headed; insane; demented; as, a delirious patient; delirious fancies.De-lir'i-ōs-ly, adv. p. 350In a delirious manner.De-lir'i-ōŭs-ness, n. p. 350The state of being delirious; delirium.De-lir'i-ūm, n. p. 350(Med.) A state in which the ideas of a person are wild, irregular, and unconnected; mental aberration; a roving or wandering of the mind, — usually dependent on some other disease, as a fever, and so…Dĕl'i-tēs'çence or Dĕl'i-tēs'çen-cy, n. p. 350The state of being concealed; retirement. “The delitescence of mental activities.” Sir W. Hamilton. The mental organization of the novelist must be characterized, to speak craniologically, by an…Dĕl/i-tēs'cent, a. p. 350Lying hid; concealed.De-lĭt'ĭ-gāte, v. i. p. 350To chide, or contend in words. [Obs.]De-lit'i-gā'tion, n. p. 350A chiding; a brawl. [Obs.]De-liv'er, v. t. p. 350To free from restraint; to set at liberty; to release from confinement; to liberate, as from control; to give up; to free; to rescue or save from evil actual or feared; as, to deliver one from…De-liv'er, a. p. 351Free; nimble; sprightly; active. [Obs.] “Wonderfully deliver, and of great strength.” Chaucer.De-liv'er-a-ble, a. p. 351Capable of being, or about to be, delivered; necessary to be delivered. Hale.