Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language in Miniature: To Which Are Added, an Alphabetical Account of the Heathen Deities, and a Copious ... and Inventions in Europe (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Samuel Johnson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0259309214 ISBN 13: 9780259309215

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Excerpt from Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language in Miniature: To Which Are Added, an Alphabetical Account of the Heathen Deities, and a Copious Chronological Table of Remarkable Events, Discoveries and Inventions in Europe

Act, e. N. To do, to o. A. To imitate apartinaplay Ac'tion, s. Opposite to rest; gesture in speak ing; adeed; abattle; alawsuit which is punishable by kw Ac'tionary, s. A holder of public stock Act'ive, e. Nimble, agile, quick, busy Act'ively, ed. Nimbly, bnakly, quickly Act'iveness, Activ'ity, s. Nimbleneu Act'or, s. One that performs a stage-player Act'ress, s. A female stage-phyer ml; certain notspeculatis. Act'ually, ad. In act, in effect, really Act'ualnesa, s. The quality of beingactnal Act'uary, s. A register, or clerk of a court Act' uate, o. A. To put into action; to non Act'uate, a. Act'uated, part. Put into acti Ac'uate, o. A. To make sharp to point Acu'leate, is. Having a sting or sharp point Acu'men, s. A sharp point; quichuas or sharpness of intellect Acu'minated, part. Ending in a sharp point Acu'te. A. Sharp, been, subtle, ingenious Acu'te, s. An accent marked thus to shew when the voice ought to be raised Acu'tely, ad. Sharply, keenly, ingeniously Acu'teness, s. Sharpness, subtleness Adac'ted, part. A. Driven by force Ad'age, s. A maxim; acommon saying Ada'gio, s. In music, a term for slow time Ad'amant, s. A diamond a loadstone Adamante'an, a. Very hard, impenetrable Adainaii'tino, a. Made of adamant hard Ada'pt, o. A. To fit, to suit, to proportion Adapta'tion, Adap'tion, s. The set of fittiig Add, e. A. To join to, inciense, number up Adde'cimate, 10. A. To take or value tithes Adde'em, r. A. To esteem account, reckon Ad'der, s. A poisonous serpent; a viper Adder's - grass, s. The name of a plant Adder's-toiigue, s. The name of an herb Ad'dible, a. That which may be added Ad' dice, Adse, s. A cooper's tool an axe Addi'ct, v. E. To devote, to dedicate Addict'ed, part. A. Des eted to, fond of Add'itament, s. The thing added, addition Addi'tion, s. An adding to; a rule for adding sums together in law, the residence, oo cupation, or rank of any person Addi'tional, a. That which i. Added Ail'dle, a. Barren, empty usually applied to such eggs as are dry lees Ad'dle-pated, a. Empty headed weak Addre'ss, e. A. To speak or apply to to di rect to to prepare one's self for any action Addre'ss, s. A petition direction skill dexterity mode of behaviour Addu'ce, -o. O. Tobr'mg m', three Mg.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0259309214
• ISBN 13: 9780259309215
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 297