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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Ex-quire', v. t.p. 484To search into or out. [Obs.] Chapman.
  2. Ex'qui-site, a.p. 484Carefully selected or sought out; hence, of distinguishing and surpassing quality; exceedingly nice; delightfully excellent; giving rare satisfaction; as, exquisite workmanship. I have no exquisite…
  3. Ĕx'qui-sīte, n.p. 484One who manifests an exquisite attention to external appearance; one who is over-nice in dress or ornament; fop; dandy.
  4. Ex'qui-sīte-ly, adv.p. 484In an exquisite manner; with great perfection; to a high degree; nicely; accurately; as, a work exquisitely finished; exquisitely written. 2. With keen sensation or with nice perception; as, pain is…
  5. Ex'qui-sīte-ness, n.p. 484The state of being exquisite; nicety; exactness; accuracy; completeness; perfection; as, the exquisiteness of workmanship. 2. Keenness; sharpness; extremity; as, the exquisiteness of pain or grief.
  6. Ex-quī'sī-tīve, a.p. 484Eager to discover or learn; curious. [Obs.] Todd.
  7. Ex-quĭs'i-tĭve-ly, adv.p. 484In an exquisitive manner; curiously; minutely. [Obs.] Sidney.
  8. Ĕx'san-guĭn'e-oŭs, a.p. 484Exsanguious.
  9. Ĕx'san-guĭn'i-ty, n.p. 484(Med.) Privation or destitution of blood;— opposed to plethora. Dunglison.
  10. Ex-săn'gui-noŭs, a.p. 484The same as EXSANGUINEOUS.
  11. Ex-săn'gui-oŭs, a.p. 484Destitute of blood, as an animal or insect. Ray.
  12. Ex-sāt'ū-rāte, v. t.p. 484To saturate completely; to impregnate thoroughly.
  13. Ex-scind', v. t.p. 484To cut off; to remove from fellowship. Barrow.
  14. Ex-scribe', v. t.p. 484To make a copy of; to transcribe. [Obs.] “Since I exscribe your sonnets.” B. Jonson.
  15. Ex'seript, n.p. 484A copy; a transcript. [Obs.] Bailey.
  16. Ex-script'ū-ral, a.p. 484Not in accordance with the doctrines of Scripture; unscriptural.
  17. Ex-scū'tel-late, a.p. 484(Entom.) Without, or apparently without, a scutellum;—said of certain insects. Maunder.
  18. Ex-sé’tion, n.p. 484A cutting off, or out; separation. Darwin.
  19. Ex-sĕrt′ or Ex-sĕrt′ed, a.p. 484Standing out; projecting beyond some other part; as, stamens exsert. Eaton. A small portion of the basal edge of the shell exserted. Barnes.
  20. Ex-sér'tile, a.p. 484Capable of being thrust out or protruded. Fleming.
  21. Ex-sic'cant, a.p. 484Having the quality of drying up; drying.
  22. Ex-sic'cant, n.p. 484(Med.) A drying medicine.
  23. Ex'sie-cāte or Ex-sie'cāte, v. t.p. 484To exhaust or evaporate moisture from; to dry. [See Note under CONTEMPLATE.] Browne.
  24. Ex'sic-cā'tion, n.p. 484The act or operation of drying; the state of being dried up; evaporation of moisture; dryness. Browne.
  25. Ex-sic'ca-tive, a.p. 484Tending to make dry; having the power of drying.
  26. Ex'spu-i'tion, n.p. 484A discharge of saliva by spitting. [Rare.] Darwin.
  27. Ex-stip'ü-late, a.p. 484(Bot.) Having no stipules. Martyn.
  28. Ex-sŭc'cous, a.p. 484Destitute of juice; dry.
  29. Ex-sŭc'tion, n.p. 484Act of sucking out.
  30. Ex'su-dā'tion, n.p. 484The same as EXUDATION.
  31. Ex'suf-flā'tion, n.p. 484A blast from beneath. [Obs.] Bacon. 2. A kind of exorcism by blowing and spitting at a demon or evil spirit. Bp. Taylor.
  32. Ex-sŭf'fi-cate, a.p. 484Contemptible; abominable. [Obs.] “Such exsufflicate and blown surmises.” Shak.
  33. Ex-sŭs'ci-tāte, v. t.p. 484To rouse; to excite. [Obs.] Johnson.
  34. Ex-sŭs'çi-tā'tion, n.p. 484A stirring up; a rousing. [Obs.] Hollywell.
  35. Ex'tance, n.p. 484Outward existence. [Obs.] Browne.
  36. Ex'tan-cy, n.p. 484The state of rising above others. Evelyn. 2. That part which rises above the rest;—opposed to depression. [Obs.] Boyle.
  37. Ēx'tant, a.p. 484Standing out or above any surface; protruded. That part of the teeth which is extant above the gums. Ray. A body partly immersed in a fluid and partly extant. Bentley. 2. Continuing to exist; in…
  38. Ex'ta-sy, n.p. 484See ECSTASY, ECSTATIC.
  39. Ex-tëm'po-ral, a.p. 484Extemporaneous; extemporary. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
  40. Ex-tĕm'po-ral-ly, adv.p. 484Extemporarily. [Obs.]
  41. Ex-tĕm'po-rā'ne-an, a.p. 484The same as EXTEMPORANEOUS. Burton.
  42. Ex-tĕm'po-rā'ne-oŭs, a.p. 484Proceeding from the impulse of the moment; called forth by the occasion; composed, performed, or uttered, without previous study; unpremeditated; off-hand; extemporary; as, an extemporaneous address…
  43. Ex-tĕm'po-rā'ne-ōus-ly, adv.p. 484Without previous study.
  44. Ex-tĕm'po-rā'ne-oūs-ness, n.p. 484The quality of being unpremeditated.
  45. Ex-tĕm'po-ra-ri-ly, adv.p. 484Without previous study.
  46. Ex-tëm'po-ra-ry, a.p. 484Composed, performed, or uttered, without previous study or preparation; extemporaneous. 2. Made for the occasion; occasional; for the time being. [Obs.] “Extemporary habitations.” Maundrell.
  47. Ex-tĕm'po-re, adv.p. 485Without previous study or meditation; without preparation; suddenly; as, to write or speak extempore.
  48. Ex-tĕm'po-re, a.p. 485Without previous study or preparation; extemporaneous. “A long extempore dissertation.” Addison.
  49. Ex-tém'po-ri-ness, n.p. 485The quality of being un-premeditated. [Obs.] Johnson.
  50. Ex-tĕm'po-ri-zā'tion, n.p. 485The act of extemporizing; the act of speaking or discoursing without previous preparation; also, preparation in great haste, or with scanty materials, as in a case of urgent necessity. Prof. Park.
  51. Ex-tĕm'po-rīze, v. i.p. 485To speak extempore, or without previous study or preparation; especially, to discourse without premeditation, or without notes or written composition; to make an off-hand address.
  52. Ex-tĕm'po-rīze, v. t.p. 485To do in a hasty, off-hand, or unpremeditated manner; to prepare in great haste, urgent necessity, or with scanty or unsuitable materials; as, to extemporize a dinner, a reception, and the like.
  53. Ex-tĕm'po-rīz'er, n.p. 485One who speaks without previous study, or without written composition.
  54. Ex-ténd', v. t.p. 485To draw forth or stretch; to prolong, especially in a single direction, as a line; to protract; as, to extend a line in surveying; to extend a cord across the street. Few extend their thoughts…
  55. Ex-tĕnd’, v. i.p. 485To be continued in length or breadth; to stretch; to reach.
  56. Ex-ténd'ant, a.p. 485(Her.) Displayed. Ogilvie.
  57. Ex-ténd'er, n.p. 485One who, or that which, extends or stretches.
  58. Ex-tĕnd'i-ble, a.p. 485Capable of being extended; susceptible of being stretched, extended, enlarged, widened, or expanded. 2. (Law.) Liable to be taken by a writ of extent and valued.
  59. Ex-tĕnd'less-ness, n.p. 485Unlimited extension. [Obs.] “An ... extendlessness of excursions.” Hall.
  60. Ex-tĕn'si-bĭl'i-ty, n.p. 485The capacity of being extended, or of suffering extension; as, the extensibility of a fiber, or of a plate of metal.