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1. Babylonically, adv. View full entry 1599
...In a manner characteristic of Babylon or its inhabitants. Also (derogatory): in the manner of a Roman Catholic (see Babylon1)....
2. civil, adj., n., and adv. View full entry a1387
...Of warfare, conflict, etc.: occurring within a society or community; taking place between inhabitants of the same country or state, or between the populace and the ruling power; of or relating to...
3. classically, adv. View full entry 1646
...Christian Church. By or in a classis or presbytery. Obs....
4. contemplative, adv., and adj., and n. View full entry a1340
...Given to or having the habit of contemplation; meditative, reflective, thoughtful....
5. east, adv., adj., and n.1 View full entry eOE
...With reference to direction, motion, or extent....
6. first, adj. (and n.2) and adv. View full entry OE
...In regard to time: Prior to all others in occurrence, existence, etc.; happening, existing, or presenting itself before the others; earliest....
7. free, adj., n., and adv. View full entry eOE
...Of a person: not or no longer in servitude or subjection to another; having personal, social, and political rights as a member of a society or state....
8. freelance, n., adj., and adv. View full entry 1819
...hist. Esp. in the Middle Ages: a type of military adventurer, typically of knightly rank, who offered his services to states or individuals for payment, or with a view to plunder;...
9. great, adj., adv., and n. View full entry c888
...Composed of large particles; coarse of grain or texture. Of diet: Coarse, not delicate. In Old Cookery, applied sometimes to boiled meat in contradistinction to roast. Obs. exc....
10. hellish, adj. and adv. View full entry 1530
...Of, belonging to, or relating to hell or the infernal regions; infernal....
11. immediate, adj., n., and adv. View full entry 1532
...Said of a person or thing in its relation to another: That has no intermediary or intervening member, medium, or agent; that is in actual contact or direct personal relation....
12. immediately, adv. View full entry 1412-20
...Without intermediary, intervening agency, or medium; by direct agency; in direct or proximate connection or relation; so as to concern, interest, or affect directly, or intimately; directly....
13. inland, n., adj., and adv. View full entry 904
...The inner part of an estate, feudal manor, or farm....
14. lower, adj. (and n.1) and adv. View full entry ?c1200
...As an ordinary comparative (capable of being followed by than): see the senses of low...
15. material, adj., n., and adv. View full entry c1390
...Of or relating to matter or substance; formed or consisting of matter. In early use: †earthly (obs.)....
16. mesne, adv., adj., and n. View full entry 1439
...At an intervening time (between two other times). Cf. mean2. Obs....
17. olim, adv. View full entry 1645
...At one time, formerly....
18. palaeographically | paleographically, adv. View full entry 1854
...As regards palaeography (chiefly palaeography1b)....
19. paramount, adj., n., and adv. View full entry 1530
...Of a person, people, nation, etc.: highest in rank, power, or jurisdiction; supreme. Also: pre-eminent, leading, or most notable. Freq. as postmodifier....
20. penecontemporaneously, adv. View full entry 1933
...Almost contemporaneously; immediately after deposition....
