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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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Ĕx’tra-of-fi’cial, a. p. 486Not prescribed by official duty.Ex-traōr'di-na-ri-ly, adv. p. 486In a manner out of the ordinary or usual method; in an uncommon degree; remarkably; particularly; eminently.Ex-traôr'di-na-ri-ness, n. p. 486Uncommonness; remarkableness.Ex-tra’ôr’di-na-ry, a. p. 486Beyond or out of the common order or method; not usual, customary, regular, or ordinary; as, extraordinary evils; extraordinary remedies. To something extraordinary my thoughts. Milton. 2. Exceeding…Ex-trāor'di-na-ry, n. p. 486That which is extraordinary or unusual; an uncommon circumstance or quality; a peculiarity; — used especially in the plural, as, extraordinaries excepted, there is nothing to prevent success. Their…Ĕx′tra-pa-rō′chi-al, a. p. 486Beyond the limits of a parish; out of a parish. Blackstone.Ĕx'tra-phys'ic-al, a. p. 486Not subject to physical laws or methods.Ex'tra-pro-fes'sion-al, a. p. 486Foreign to a profession; not within the ordinary limits of professional duty or business.Ĕx'tra-pro-vin'cial, a. p. 486Not within or pertaining to the same province or jurisdiction. Ayliffe.Ex·tra-rēg'ū-lar, a. p. 486Not comprehended within a rule or rules. Bp. Taylor.Ĕx'tra-tēr'ri-tō'ri-al, a. p. 486Beyond or without the limits of a territory or particular jurisdiction. Wheaton.Ĕx'tra-trŏp'ie-al, a. p. 486Beyond the tropics. Whewell.Ex-traught', p. p. p. 486of extract. [Obs.] “Knowing whence thou art extraught.” Shak.Ex’tra-ū’ter-īne, a. p. 486Out of the womb;—said of pregnancy, when the fetus is carried out of the cavity of the womb, as in the ovarian, tube, or cavity of the abdomen. Dunglison.Ex-trăv'a-gance or Ex-trăv'a-gan-cy, n. p. 487The act of wandering beyond proper limits; an excursion or sally from the usual way, course, or limit. My determinate voyage is mere extravagancy. Shak. 2. The state of being extravagant, wild, or…Ex-trăv'a-gant, a. p. 487Wandering beyond bounds; inclined to err; going out of fixed or proper limits; irregular. “The extravagant and erring spirits.” Shak. 2. Wild; excessive; unrestrained; uncontrolled; as, extravagant…Ex-trăv'a-gant, n. p. 487One who is confined to no general rule. L'Estrange. 2. (pl.) (Eccl. Hist.) Certain papal constitutions or decretal epistles, not at first included with the others, but subsequently made a part of the…Ex-trāv'a-gant-ly, adv. p. 487In an extravagant manner; wildly; unreasonably; excessively; expensively; profusely.Ex-trāv'a-gant-ness, n. p. 487The state of being extravagant or in excess; excess; extravagance.Ex-trāv'a-gān'za, n. p. 487A musical composition, designed to produce effect by its wild irregularity. 2. An extravagant flight of sentiment or language.Ex-trăv'a-gāte, v. i. p. 487To wander beyond the proper bounds or limits. [Obs.] Warburton.Ex-trăv'a-gā'tion, n. p. 487A wandering beyond limits; excess. [Obs.] Smollett.Ex-trāv'a-sāte, v. t. p. 487To let out of the proper vessels, as blood.Ex-trāv'a-sā'tion, n. p. 487The act of forcing or letting out of its proper vessels or ducts, as a fluid; effusion; as, an extravasation of blood after a rupture of the vessels.Ĕx'tra-vās'cu-lar, a. p. 487Being out of the proper vessels. Lawrence.Ex-trāv'e-nate, a. p. 487Let out of the veins. [Obs.] Glanville.Ĕx'tra-vēr'sion, n. p. 487The act of throwing out; the state of being turned or thrown out. [Obs.] Boyle.Ex-trēat', n. p. 487Extraction. [Obs.] Spenser.Ex-trēme', a. p. 487At the utmost point, edge, or border; outermost; utmost; furthest; most remote; most distant; at the widest limit. “The extremest verge of the swift brook.” Shak. 2. Last; final; conclusive; — said…Ex-trēme', n. p. 487The utmost point or verge of a thing; that part which terminates a body; extremity. 2. Utmost limit or degree that is supposable or tolerable; hence, great necessity; furthest degree; — often in the…Ex-trēme'less, a. p. 487Having no extremes or extremities; infinite.Ex-trême'ly, adv. p. 487In an extreme manner or state; in the utmost degree; to the utmost point; as, extremely hot or cold.Ex-trēm’ist, n. p. 487A supporter of extreme doctrines or practice; one who holds extreme opinions. He shared fully the opinion of those extremists who attribute to human laws an indescribable power of making, or . . . of…Ex-trēm'i-ty, n. p. 487That which is at the extreme; the utmost limit; the furthest point or portion;—said of the body, or of a country, and the like. They sent fleets . . . to the extremities of Ethiopia. Arbuthnot. 2.…Ĕx'tri-ca-ble, a. p. 487Capable of being extricated.Ex'tri-cāte, v. t. p. 487To free from difficulties or perplexities; to disentangle; to disembarrass; as, to extricate one's self from debt. We had now extricated ourselves from the various labyrinths and defiles. Eustace. 2.…Ĕx/tri-cā/tion, n. p. 487The act of extrication or disentangling; a freeing from perplexities; disentanglement. 2. The act of sending out or evolving; as, the extrication of heat or moisture from a substance.Ex-trĭn'sĭc or Ex-trĭn'sĭc-al, a. p. 487Not contained in or belonging to a body; external; outward; unessential; —opposed to intrinsic. “The extrinsic aids of education and of artificial culture.” I. Taylor.Ex-trin'si-cāl'i-ty, n. p. 487The state of being extrinsical; externality.Ex-trin'si-cal-ly, adv. p. 487In an extrinsic or unessential manner; externally.Ex-trō'i-tive, a. p. 487Seeking or going out after external objects. [Rare.] “Their natures being almost wholly extroitive.” Coleridge.Ex-trôr'sal or Ex-trôrse', a. p. 487(Bot.) Occupying the outside of the filament or connective, and turned toward or facing the petals and sepals;—said of an anther.Ex'tro-vēr'sion, n. p. 487The condition of being turned wrong side out, as in the mal-formation of the bladder. Dunglison.Ex-trūct', v. t. p. 487To build; to construct. [Obs.] Byrom.Ex-trŭc'tion, n. p. 487A building. [Obs.] Cockram.Ex-trŭc'tive, a. p. 487Forming into a structure; constructive. [Obs.] Falke.Ex-trăct'or, n. p. 487One who extracts; a builder; a fabricator; a contriver. [Obs.] Bailey.Ex-tru'de', v. t. p. 487To thrust out; to urge, force, or press out; to expel. “Parentheses thrown into notes or extruded to the margin.” Coleridge. 2. To drive away; to drive off. Woodward.Ex-tru'sion, n. p. 487The act of thrusting or throwing out; a driving out; expulsion; as, extrusion from all their dominions.Ex-tū'ber-ançe, n. p. 487Ex-tū'ber-an-cy p. 487A swelling or rising of any part of a body; a protuberance. Moxon.Ex-tū'ber-ant, a. p. 487Standing out; swelled. “Extuberant lips.” Gayton.Ex-tū'ber-āte, v. i. p. 487To swell. [Obs.] Cockram.Ex-tū'ber-ā'tion, n. p. 487The state of being extuberant; extuberance. [Obs.] Farindon.Ĕx'tu-mĕs'çence, n. p. 487A swelling or rising. [Obs.] Cotgrave.Ex-ū'ber-ance or Ex-ū'ber-an-cy, n. p. 487The state of being exuberant; an overflowing quantity; richness; superfluous abundance; luxuriance; as, an exuberance of joy; an exuberance of fancy or of foliage. Syn.—Abundance; excess; plenty…Ex-ū'ber-ant, a. p. 487Characterized by abundance; plenteous; rich; overflowing; over-abundant; superfluous; as, exuberant goodness; an exuberant intellect; exuberant foliage. “Exuberant spring.” Thomson.Ex-ū'ber-ant-ly, adv. p. 487Abundantly; very copiously; in great plenty; to a superfluous degree; as, the earth has produced exuberantly.Ex-ū'ber-āte, v. i. p. 487To abound; to be in great abundance or plenty. [Obs.] Boyle.Ex-ŭc'coŭs, a. p. 487See EXSUCCOUS. Browne.