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1. abecedarian, n. and adj. View full entry 1603
...A person who is learning the alphabet or who is engaged in elementary education; spec. (U.S.) a member of the youngest group of children in a school (now...
2. acknowledging, adj. View full entry 1603
...That acknowledges (in various senses); (formerly) spec. †that expresses esteem, regard, or gratitude, grateful (obs.); (now usually) that owns, recognizes, or notices something or someone....
3. affectable, adj. View full entry 1611
...= affectible...
4. affording, adj. View full entry 1603
...As the second element in compounds: that provides or supplies what is denoted by the first element....
5. ailing, adj. View full entry 1598
...That ails, in various senses; esp. affected by or suffering from illness or poor health; poorly; sickly. Often with implication that the illness, indisposition, etc., is persistent, failing to improve,...
6. aˈppealing, adj. View full entry 1598
...That appeals; applying to a higher tribunal; suppliant, imploring. In mod. use, freq. merging into sense ‘attractive’....
7. † artist, adj. View full entry 1603
...Artistic, skilful....
8. † aˈvailful, adj. View full entry 1598
...Of much avail, of advantage; serviceable, profitable. (A good word, taking up the earlier sense of available)...
9. ˈawkwardish, adj. View full entry 1613
...Rather awkward. (colloq.)...
10. ˈbagging, adj. View full entry 1598
...Bulging out, hanging in loose bag-like folds....
11. barriˈcaded, adj. View full entry 1603
...Obstructed, closed, or defended, by a barricade....
12. battlemented, adj. View full entry 1603
...Furnished with or surmounted by battlements....
13. ˈblemishing, adj. View full entry 1603
...That blemishes....
14. blindish, adj. View full entry 1611
...Somewhat blind....
15. † ˈbotcherly, adj. and adv. View full entry 1603
...-ly. Bungling, unworkmanlike....
16. botching, adj. View full entry 1598
...That botches; repairing, jobbing; bungling....
17. buddy, adj. View full entry 1598
...Full of buds....
18. buriable, adj. View full entry 1598
...Capable of being buried. lit. and fig....
19. caˈrousing, adj. View full entry 1603
...That carouses....
20. categorical, adj. and n. View full entry 1598
...Logic. Of a proposition: Asserting absolutely or positively; not involving a condition or hypothesis; unqualified. categorical syllogism...
