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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-sir'a-ble-ness, n. p. 361The quality of being desirable.De-sir'a-bly, adv. p. 361In a desirable manner.De-sīre', v. t. p. 361To long for the enjoyment or possession of; to feel the want of; to wish; to mourn the loss of. Neither shall any man desire thy land. Ex. xxxiv. 24. He reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed…De-sīre', n. p. 362The natural longing that is excited by the enjoyment or the thought of any good, and impels to action or effort for its continuance or possession; the controlling or indulged inclination, whether…De-sīre'ful, a. p. 362Filled with desire; eager. [Rare.] “The desireful troops.” Godfrey.De-sīre'ful-ness, n. p. 362The state of being desireful; eagerness to obtain and possess. The desirefulness of our minds much augmenteth and increaseth our pleasure. Udal.De-sīre'less, a. p. 362Free from desire. Donne.De-sīr'er, n. p. 362One who desires, asks, or wishes.De-sīr'oŭs, a. p. 362Desiring; feeling desire; solicitous; covetous; eager. Be not desirous of his dainties. Prov. xxiii. 3. Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him. John xvi. 19.De-sīr'oŭs-ly, adv. p. 362With desire; eagerly.De-sīr'oŭs-ness, n. p. 362The state or affection of being desirous.De-sīst', v. i. p. 362To stand aside; to cease to proceed or act; to forbear;—often with from. “Never desisting to do evil.” Hall. “To desist from his bad practice.” Massinger.De-sist'ance, n. p. 362The act or state of desisting. [Rare.] Boyle.De-sīst'ive, a. p. 362Final; conclusive; ending. [Rare.]De-sĭ'tion, n. p. 362End.Dĕs'i-tīve, a. p. 362Final; serving to complete; conclusive. [Obs.] “Desitive propositions.” Watts.Dēs'-i-tīve, n. p. 362(Logic.) A proposition relating to or expressing an end or termination. [Obs.] Watts.Dēsk, n. p. 362A table with top sloping forward, for the use of writers and readers; a frame or case to be placed upon a table for the same purpose. 2. The place in a church for him who preaches or conducts the…Dĕsk, v. t. p. 362To shut up, as in a desk; to treasure. [Rare.]Dĕs’man, n. p. 362(Zool.) An amphibious animal; the Mygale moschata, or musk-rat of English naturalists.Des-mid'i-an, n. p. 362(Bot.) A microscopic plant of the family of Desmidiae, a group in which the species have a greenish color, and the cells generally appear as if they consisted of two coalescing halves. Dana.Dēs'mīne, n. p. 362(Min.) A mineral that crystallizes in little silken tufts, and is found accompanying spinellane in the lava of extinct volcanoes on the banks of the Rhine; stilbite.Des-mŏg′ra-phy, n. p. 362A description of the ligaments of the body.Des-mōl'ō-gy, n. p. 362That branch of physiology which treats of the ligaments.Des-mōt'o-my, n. p. 362(Anat.) The art or act of dissecting the ligaments. Dunglison.Dēs'o-lāte, v. t. p. 362To leave alone; to deprive of inhabitants; to make desert; as, the earth was nearly desolated by the flood. 2. To lay waste; to ruin; to ravage; as, an inundation desolates fields. Constructed in the…Dēs′o-late, a. p. 362Destitute or deprived of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited; as, a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness. I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant. Jer. ix. 11. And the silvery…Dēs'o-late-ly, adv. p. 362In a desolate manner.Dēs'o-late-ness, n. p. 362The state of being desolate.Dēs'o-lā-ter, n. p. 362One who, or that which, desolates or lays waste.Dĕs'o-lā'tion, n. p. 362The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction. Unto the end of the war desolations are determined. Dan. ix. 26. 2. The state of being desolated, laid waste, or ravaged; destitution; gloominess…Dēs'o-lā'tor, n. p. 362The same as DESOLATER.Dēs'o-lā-to-ry, a. p. 362Causing desolation. [Rare.] Bp. Hall.Dē-so-phis'ti-cāte, v. t. p. 362To clear from sophism or error. [Rare.] Hare.De-spâir', v. i. p. 362To be without hope; to give up all hope or expectation; — often followed by of. We despaired even of life. 2 Cor. i. 8. Never despair of God's blessings here, or of his reward hereafter. Wake.…De-spāir', v. t. p. 362To be without hope of; to give up as beyond hope. [Obs.] I would not despair the greatest design that could be attempted. Milton. 2. To cause to despair; to take away hope from. [Obs.] Sir R.…De-spāir', n. p. 362Loss of hope; the giving up of expectation; utter hopelessness and desperation. We are perplexed, but not in despair. 2 Cor. iv. 8. All safety in despair of safety placed. Denham. 2. That which is…De-spāir'er, n. p. 362One who despairs.De-spâir'ful, a. p. 362Hopeless. [Obs.] Spenser.De-spāir'ing-ly, adv. p. 362In a despairing manner; hopelessly.De-spāir'ing-ness, n. p. 362State of being despairing.De-spătch', n. p. 362See DISPATCH.De-spĕc'tion, n. p. 362A looking down; a despising. [Rare.] Monstrōqu.De-speed', v. t. p. 362To send with speed. [Obs.] “Despeeded certain of their crew.” Speed.De-spend', v. t. p. 362To pay out; to squander; to waste. [Obs.] Some noble men in Spain can despend £50,000. Howell.Dēs′per-ā′do, n. p. 362A desperate fellow; a person urged by furious passions; one fearless or regardless of safety; a madman.Dĕs'per-ate, a. p. 362Without hope; given to despair; hopeless; despairing. [Obs.] I am desperate of obtaining her. Shak. 2. Beyond hope; despaired of; irretrievable; past cure; as, a desperate disease; desperate ruin.…Dés'per-ate, n. p. 362A desperate person; one without hope. [Obs.] Donne.Dĕs'per-ate-ly, adv. p. 362In a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety; beyond hope of rescue; as, the troops fought desperately. She fell desperately in love with him. Addison.Dĕs'per-ate-ness, n. p. 362The state of being desperate.Dĕs'per-ā'tion, n. p. 362The act of despairing; a giving up of hope. “Desperation of success.” Hammond. 2. The state of despair, or hopelessness; abandonment of hope; disregard of consequences. In the desperation of the…Dĕs'pi-ca-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 362Despicableness. [Rare.]Dĕs'pi-ca-ble, a. p. 362Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless; as, a despicable man; despicable company; despicable gift. Syn.—Contemptible; mean; vile; worthless; pitiful; paltry; sordid…Dĕs'pi-ca-ble-ness, n. p. 362The quality or state of being despicable; meanness; vileness; worthlessness.Dĕs'pi-ca-bly, adv. p. 362In a despicable or mean manner; contemptibly; as, despicably poor.Des-pĭ'cien-cy, n. p. 362A looking down; despection. [Obs.]De-spis'a-ble, a. p. 362Despicable; contemptible. [Rare.]De-spiʹsal, n. p. 362Contempt. [Obs.] “A despisal of religion.” South.De-spīse', v. t. p. 362To look down upon with contempt; to contemn; to scorn; to disdain; to have a low opinion of. Fools despise wisdom and instruction. Prov. i. 7. Let not your ears despise my tongue forever. Which shall…De-spīs'ed-ness, n. p. 362The state of being despised.