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1. abnormous, adj. View full entry 1710
...Originally: irregular; exaggerated; misshapen. In later use also (humorous, chiefly U.S.): enormous....
2. abominable, adj., n., and adv. View full entry 1340
...That excites moral or physical revulsion or disgust; offensive, reprehensible; loathsome, odious, detestable....
3. abuseful, adj. View full entry 1612
...Full of abuse; abusive; harmful. In later use freq. used jocularly in contrast with useful....
4. adusted, adj. View full entry 1547
...= adust1a. Now hist. and rare....
5. Aesculapian, adj. and n. View full entry 1604
...Of or relating to Aesculapius; of or relating to medicine or doctors; healing, medical....
6. aged, adj. and n. View full entry 1420
...That has lived or existed for a long time; of advanced age; very old....
7. allee samee, adj. and adv. View full entry 1840
...In representations or imitations of (esp. Chinese) pidgin English: all alike; all the same (as someone or something)....
8. † allicholly, adj. View full entry a1616
...= melancholy Cf. allicholly...
9. alpha, n. and adj. View full entry ?c1200
...(The name of) the first letter (Α, α) of the Greek alphabet, corresponding to English a....
10. ambiˈsextrous, adj. View full entry 1929
...= ambisexual...
11. analogue, n. and adj. View full entry 1808
...Zool. and Bot. Originally: an extant species which corresponds to a fossil form. Later more widely: a species or group of organisms in one region, ecosystem, or geological period...
12. ancient, adj. and n.1 View full entry 1366
...Of or belonging to time past, former, earlier, bygone. arch., exc. when approaching sense A. 2....
13. anfractuous, adj. View full entry 1621
...Winding, sinuous, involved; roundabout, circuitous; spiral....
14. Antipodean, adj. and n. View full entry 1640
...Of or pertaining to the opposite side of the world; esp. Australasian....
15. autoschediastical, adj. View full entry 1662
...= autoschediastic (Sometimes in humorous use.)...
16. avuncular, adj. View full entry 1831
...Of, belonging to, or resembling, an uncle....
17. backassward, adj. View full entry 1971
...= ass-backwards...
18. bad, adj., n.2, and adv. View full entry 1203
...Of poor quality or little worth....
19. bass-ackward, adj. View full entry 1949
...= ass-backwards...
20. bass-ackwards, adv. and adj. View full entry 1930
...= ass-backwards...
