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1. acetic, adj. View full entry 1788
...Of or relating to acetic acid; producing, containing, or tasting of acetic acid (or vinegar); relating to or containing an acetyl radical or group (—C(O)CH3)....
2. acid, adj. and n. View full entry 1626
...In general use: sour, tart, sharp to the taste; tasting like vinegar....
3. acronarcotic, adj. View full entry 1816
...Of a poison or its effect: both corrosive or irritating and narcotic....
4. addicted, adj. and n. View full entry 1535
...Devoted or attached to a person, party, or cause; spec. †bound as, or as if, a servant (obs.). (In later use merging with sense A. 2.)...
5. addicting, adj. View full entry 1931
...= addictive1....
6. addictive, adj. View full entry 1891
...Of a drug or other psychoactive substance: capable of creating addiction or dependence....
7. alkaloid, n. and adj. View full entry 1824
...A naturally occurring organic compound having alkaline or basic properties; (now chiefly) spec. any of a numerous class of complex nitrogenous compounds of plant origin having marked physiological, sometimes toxic,...
8. bad, adj., n.2, and adv. View full entry 1203
...Of poor quality or little worth....
9. bent, adj. View full entry c1330
...Constrained into a curve, as a strung bow; curved, crooked, deflected from the straight line....
10. besotted, adj. View full entry 1580
...Having the affections foolishly or dotingly engaged; infatuated....
11. big, adj. and adv. View full entry c1300
...Of a person or animal: strong, sturdy, mighty; stout-hearted, courageous. Cf. rich1. Obs....
12. black, adj. and n. View full entry eOE
...Designating the darkest colour possible, that of soot, coal, the sky on a moonless night in open country, and a small hole in a hollow object; of or having this colour; (also)...
13. blue, adj. and n. View full entry c1300
...Of a colour of the spectrum intermediate between green and violet, as of the sky or deep sea on a clear day....
14. chemical, adj. and n. View full entry 1576
...Of, relating to, or used for the practice of chemistry or (in early use) alchemy; (of a substance) obtained by the operations of chemistry or (in early use) alchemy. Also fig....
15. chronic, adj. View full entry 1601
...Of or relating to time; chronological. Obs....
16. class, n. and adj. View full entry 1533
...Roman Hist. A group of Roman citizens who could meet a certain minimum wealth qualification; spec. each of the five groups into which property owners were divided for military...
17. clean, adj. View full entry 883
...Clear....
18. crystal, n. and adj. View full entry OE
...Ice. Cf. sense A. 2a. Obs....
19. cut, adj. View full entry c1380
...Gashed or wounded with a sharp-edged instrument; having an incision made in it....
