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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Stū'pid, a. p. 1312Very dull; insensible; senseless; wanting in understanding; heavy; sluggish; — said of persons. O that men should be so stupid grown As to forsake the living God! Milton. With wild surprise, A moment…Stu-pĭd'i-ty, n. p. 1312The state or quality of being stupid; extreme dullness of perception or understanding; insensibility; sluggishness. 2. Stupor; astonishment. [Rare.] A stupidity Past admiration strikes me, joined…Stū'pid-ly, adv. p. 1312In a stupid manner; sottishly; absurdly.Stū'pid-ness, n. p. 1312Stupidity.Stū'pi-fy, v. t. p. 1312See STUPEFY.Stū'por, n. p. 1312Great diminution or suspension of sensibility; suppression of sense or feeling; numbness; as, the stupor of a limb. 2. Intellectual insensibility; moral stupidity; heedlessness or inattention to…Stu-pōse', a. p. 1312(Bot.) Composed of matted filaments like tow; stupeous. Henslow.Stū'prāte, v. t. p. 1312To ravish; to debauch. [Rare.]Stu-prā'tion, n. p. 1312Violation of chastity by force; rape. [Rare.] Browne.Stū'prum, n. p. 1312Forcible violation of chastity; stupration; rape. Dunglison.Stūr'di-ly, adv. p. 1312In a sturdy manner; hardly; stoutly; lustily.Stûr'di-ness, n. p. 1312The condition or quality of being stout; stoutness; hardiness; as, the sturdiness of a school-boy. 2. Brutal strength. [Rare.] Johnson.Stŭr'dy, a. p. 1312Foolishly obstinate; stout; hardy; implying coarseness or rudeness. This must be done, and I would fain see Mortal so sturdy as to gainsay. Hudibras. A sturdy, hardened sinner advances to the utmost…Stūr'dy, n. p. 1312A disease in sheep, marked by dullness and stupor.Stūr'geon, n. p. 1312(Ichth.) A large cartilaginous fish of the genus Acipenser, several species of Sturgeon (Acipenser sturio). which are found in Northern Europe, in the Black and Caspian Seas and their tributaries, in…Stū'ri-ō'ni-an, n. p. 1313(Ichth.) One of a family of cartilaginous fishes, of which the sturgeon is the type.Stirk, n. p. 1313A young ox or heifer. [Scot.]Stûrt, n. p. 1313Disturbance; annoyance; care. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] “Sturt and care.” Rolland. 2. (Mining.) A great profit received by a tributer, who takes a course of ore to cut or excavate at a high tribute. Weale.Stŭt, v. i. p. 1313To stutter. [Obs.] Skelton.Stŭt'ter, v. i. p. 1313To hesitate in uttering words; to stammer.Stŭt'ter, n. p. 1313The act of stuttering; stammer. 2. One who stutters; a stammerer. [Obs.]Stŭt'ter-er, n. p. 1313One who stutters; a stammerer.Stŭt'ter-ing-ly, adv. p. 1313With stammering.Stȳ, n. p. 1313(Med.) An inflamed tumor on the edge of the eyelid, especially near the inner angle of the eye.Stŷ, n. p. 1313A pen or inclosure for swine. 2. A place of bestial debauchery. “To roll with pleasure in a sensual sty.” Milton.Stȳ, v. t. p. 1313To shut up in a sty. Shak.Sty, v. i. p. 1313To soar; to ascend. [Obs.] See STIRRUP. With bolder wing shall dare aloft to sty, To the last praises of this Faery Queen. Spenser.Stŷ'an, n. p. 1313An inflamed tumor on the eyelid; a sty. [Rare.] I knew that a styan on the eye could be easily reduced. De Quincey.Sty'ca, n. p. 1313An Anglo-Saxon copper coin of the lowest value, being worth half a farthing. Leake.Stȳg'i-al, a. p. 1313Stygian. [Obs.] Skelton.Styg'i-an, a. p. 1313Of, or pertaining to, Styx, fabled by the ancients to be a river of hell over which the shades of the dead passed, or the region of the dead; hence, hellish; infernal. At that so sudden blaze, the…Sty'la-gal-mā'ic, a. p. 1313(Arch.) Performing the office of columns; as, stylogalmaic figures or images. [Written also stylogalmaic.]Stŷ'lar, a. p. 1313Of, or pertaining to, the stile of a dial; stilar. See STILAR.Style, n. p. 1313An instrument used by the ancients in writing on tablets covered with wax, having one end sharp, and the other blunt, smooth, and somewhat expanded, for the purpose of making erasures by smoothing…Stȳle, v. t. p. 1313To entitle; to term, name, or call; to denominate. “Styled great conquerors.” Milton. Syn. — To call; name; denominate; designate; term; characterize.Sty'let, n. p. 1313A small poniard or dagger; a stiletto. 2. (Surg.) An instrument for examining wounds, fistulas, and for passing setons, and the like; — called also specillum. Dunglison.Stȳ'li-fōrm, a. p. 1313Having the form of, or resembling, a style, pin, or pen; styloid.Stȳl'ish, a. p. 1313Given to, or fond of, the display of style; characterized by an attempt at display; highly fashionable; modish; genteel; as, a stylish dress, house, manner, and the like. [Colloq.]Stŷ'ish-ly, adv. p. 1313In a stylish or fashionable manner; modishly.Stŷl'ish-ness, n. p. 1313The state of being stylish or fashionable; gentility; modishness.Stȳ'list, n. p. 1313One who is attentive to style; a critic of style; one who is a master or model of style, especially in writing or speaking.Sty-list'ic, a. p. 1313Of, or pertaining to, style in language. [Rare.] “The great stylistic differences in the works ascribed to Wycliffe.” G. P. Marsh.Sty'lite, n. p. 1313(Eccl.) One of a sect of solitaries, who lived on the tops of columns or pillars for the exercise of their patience.Sty′lo-bāte, n. p. 1313(Arch.) The uninterrupted or continuous base below a range of columns.Sty̆/lo-bā'tion, n. p. 1313(Arch.) The pedestal of a column.Sty'lo-grāph'ie or Sty'lo-grāph'ie-al, a. p. 1313Of, or pertaining to, or used in, stylography; as, stylographic cards, cards which may be written upon with a style. Stylographic pencil, a pencil or style used in stylography.Sty'lo-grāph'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 1313In a stylographical manner; by means of stylography.Sty-lōg'ra-phy, n. p. 1313A mode of writing or tracing lines by means of a style or pointed instrument on cards or tablets.Sty/lo-hy'oid, a. p. 1313(Anat.) Of, or pertaining to, the styloid processes and the hyoid bone. Dunglison.Sty'loid, a. p. 1313Having some resemblance to a style or pen; as, the styloid process of the temporal bone.Sty′lo-mas′toid, a. p. 1313(Anat.) Of, or pertaining to, the styloid and mastoid processes. Dunglison.Stŷ-lōm'e-ter, n. p. 1313An instrument for measuring columns. Simmonds.Stylo-pō'di-ūm, n. p. 1313(Bot.) A fleshy disk at the base of the style in some plants, as the umbellifers. Henslow.Stȳ'lus, n. p. 1313(Antiq.) An instrument for writing; a style. See STYLE.Stȳp'tic, n. p. 1313(Med.) Something which serves to arrest hemorrhage; — often used synonymously with astringent. [Written also stip'tic.] Dunglison.Stŷp'tic or Stŷp'tic-al, a. p. 1313Producing contraction; stopping bleeding; having the quality of restraining hemorrhage; astringent.Styp-tĭc'i-ty, n. p. 1313The quality of being styptic; astringency.Stŷ'r'a-çine, n. p. 1313(Chem.) A crystalline substance, having the properties of a resin, obtained from storax. Craig.Stŷ'rax, n. p. 1313(Bot.) A genus of plants, abounding in resinous and aromatic substances, found in tropical America, and some species also in Europe and Asia. S. officinalis yields storax, and S. benzoin yields…Stȳ'rōle, n. p. 1313(Chem.) A colorless aromatic oil obtained from styracine, or from liquid storax by distilling it with water.