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1. aback, adv. View full entry OE
...In a backward direction; to or towards the rear; back. Also fig. and in extended use: from the scene of action, away, to a distance; to a former place or...
2. abackward, adv. View full entry c1275
...= backward...
3. † abackwards, adv. View full entry a1477
...= back5. Cf. abackward...
4. abaft, adv. and prep. View full entry a1400
...Chiefly Naut. To or towards the rear; backward....
5. abandonly, adv.2 View full entry 1757
...Without constraint....
6. abed, adv. View full entry c1300
...In bed. Now somewhat arch....
7. abeigh, adv. View full entry c1707
...Aloof, apart; away, at a distance....
8. abhorrently, adv. View full entry 1779
...With abhorrence or revulsion; in a manner indicative of disgust or loathing. Now rare....
9. abidingly, adv. View full entry c1430
...In a lasting manner; over a long period of time; durably, enduringly, permanently....
10. ab intra, adv. View full entry 1642
...From within, from the inside. Cf. ab extra...
11. able, adj., adv., and n. View full entry a1382
...In predicative use, with for (in early use also with to). Capable of, having sufficient strength or power for; ready for, fit to cope with. Now chiefly ...
12. ables, adv. View full entry 1673
...Perhaps, possibly; = aiblins...
13. abloom, adj. and adv. View full entry 1729
...In predicative use only: that is in bloom; covered with flowers. Also fig....
14. aboard, adv. and prep. View full entry a1393
...Alongside, on one side (of a ship or a shore). Freq. modified by hard, close. See also board on boardboard12d....
15. abominable, adj., n., and adv. View full entry 1340
...That excites moral or physical revulsion or disgust; offensive, reprehensible; loathsome, odious, detestable....
16. abominationly, adv. View full entry 1592
...In a way or to an extent which is abominable; abominably, hatefully....
17. about, adv., prep.1, adj., and int. View full entry eOE
...In rotation or revolution; round in a circular course. Now rare except in fig. use with verbs....
18. above, adv., prep., n., and adj. View full entry lOE
...With regard to writing: further up on the present page; previously in the text; in a preceding paragraph, passage, etc. See also senses C. 3, D....
19. above-head, adv. View full entry 1548
...Overhead....
20. Abrahamically, adv. View full entry 1708
...With reference to the biblical patriarch Abraham, in an Abrahamic manner; in accordance with the practices and beliefs established by Abraham....
