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  • 101Despicable — Des pi*ca*ble, a. [L. despicabilis, fr. despicari to despise; akin to despicere. See {Despise}.] Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless; as, a despicable man; despicable company; a despicable gift. Syn: Contemptible; …

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  • 102exiguous — Meager Mea ger, Meagre Mea gre, a. [OE. merge, F. maigre, L. macer; akin to D. & G. mager, Icel. magr, and prob. to Gr. makro s long. Cf. {Emaciate}, {Maigre}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Destitue of, or having little, flesh; lean. [1913 Webster] Meager… …

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  • 103footling — foot ling adj. small and of little importance; as, a footling gesture. Syn: fiddling, lilliputian, little, niggling, paltry, petty, piddling, picayune, small, trivial. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 104Forge — Forge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Forged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forging}.] [F. forger, OF. forgier, fr. L. fabricare, fabricari, to form, frame, fashion, from fabrica. See {Forge}, n., and cf. {Fabricate}.] 1. To form by heating and hammering; to beat into …

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  • 105Forged — Forge Forge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Forged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forging}.] [F. forger, OF. forgier, fr. L. fabricare, fabricari, to form, frame, fashion, from fabrica. See {Forge}, n., and cf. {Fabricate}.] 1. To form by heating and hammering; to… …

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  • 106Forging — Forge Forge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Forged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forging}.] [F. forger, OF. forgier, fr. L. fabricare, fabricari, to form, frame, fashion, from fabrica. See {Forge}, n., and cf. {Fabricate}.] 1. To form by heating and hammering; to… …

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  • 107Fulica atra — Bald Bald (b[add]ld), a. [OE. balled, ballid, perh. the p. p. of ball to reduce to the roundness or smoothness of a ball, by removing hair. [root]85. But cf. W. bali whiteness in a horse s forehead.] 1. Destitute of the natural or common covering …

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  • 108Great and small — Small Small (sm[add]l), a. [Compar. {Smaller}; superl. {Smallest}.] [OE. small, AS. sm[ae]l; akin to D. smal narrow, OS. & OHG. smal small, G. schmal narrow, Dan. & Sw. smal, Goth. smals small, Icel. smali smal cattle, sheep, or goats; cf. Gr.… …

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  • 109hardscrabble marginal — Meager Mea ger, Meagre Mea gre, a. [OE. merge, F. maigre, L. macer; akin to D. & G. mager, Icel. magr, and prob. to Gr. makro s long. Cf. {Emaciate}, {Maigre}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Destitue of, or having little, flesh; lean. [1913 Webster] Meager… …

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  • 110Insolent — In so*lent, a. [F. insolent, L. insolens, entis, pref. in not + solens accustomed, p. pr. of solere to be accustomed.] [1913 Webster] 1. Deviating from that which is customary; novel; strange; unusual. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] If one chance to… …

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