nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: saccharine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Pali sakkharābor. Ancient Greek σάκχᾰρον (sákkhăron)bor. Latin saccharon New Latin saccharum Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English saccharine From New Latin saccharum (“sugar”) + English -ine (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Saccharum is derived from saccharon (“syrupy liquid from bamboo or reeds”), from Ancient Greek σάκχαρον (sákkharon), from Pali sakkharā (“sugar; gravel; granule, grain; crystal; potsherd”), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar; cotton sugar, sugarmaple; gravel, grit, pebbles; potsherd”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“boulder; gravel”). Pronunciation: /ˈsækəɹaɪn/, /-ɹɪn/, /-ɹiːn/, /ˈsækɹɪn/, /ˈsækəɹɪn/ 1. Something which is saccharine or sweet; sugar. Labels: dated, uncountable 2. Sentimentalism. Labels: figuratively, uncountable Example: If Captain Archie Blaine regarded these outpourings as so much adolescent saccharine he never revealed it by a single word, a smile or the flicker of an eye.
Word: saccharine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From saccharin + -ine (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Pronunciation: /ˈsækəɹaɪn/, /-ɹɪn/, /-ɹiːn/, /ˈsækɹɪn/, /ˈsækəɹɪn/ 1. Of or relating to saccharin (“a white, crystalline powder, C₇H₅NO₃S, used as an artificial sweetener in food products”). Labels: not-comparable
Word: saccharine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A variant of saccharin. Pronunciation: /ˈsækəɹaɪn/, /-ɹɪn/, /-ɹiːn/, /ˈsækɹɪn/, /ˈsækəɹɪn/ 1. Alternative spelling of saccharin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: thereunder Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English therunder, þer-under, þar under, from Old English þǣrunder, equivalent to there + under. Cognate with Dutch daaronder (“thereunder”), German darunter (“thereunder”), Swedish därunder (“thereunder”). 1. Under that; under it. Labels: not-comparable Example: c. 2008, HILDEGARDE (LORETTA SELL) PAPERS SCOPE AND CONTENT, Marquette University The photographs span circa 1910-1997. The images are arranged topically, thereunder chronologically.
Word: thereunto Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From there + unto. 1. thereto Labels: archaic, not-comparable
Word: therewith Part of Speech: adv Etymology: c. 1200, from Middle English therwith, from Old English þǣrwiþ (“therewith, in return, in exchange, against”), equivalent to there + with. Cognate with Danish derved (“therewith”), Swedish därvid (“therewith, thereby”). Parallel with Dutch daarmee, German damit (“therewith”), Swedish därmed (“therewith”), though etymologically different. See also theremid. Pronunciation: /ðɛəˈwɪθ/, /ðɛəˈwɪð/ 1. With this, that or those. Labels: not-comparable Example: I have learned, in whatever state I am, therewith to be content. Example: In untechnical language, we may describe letters of horning as the authority by which a person, directed by the decree of a court of justice to pay or perform anything, is ordered to comply therewith. 2. In addition to that; besides, moreover. Labels: not-comparable 3. Thereupon, forthwith; with that being said or done. Labels: not-comparable Example: 'I take the privilege, Mistress Ruth, of saluting you.' ...And therewith I bussed her well. Example: […] the Greek mind came to apprehend a transcendent principle manifesting itself in a mysterious ultimate power affiliating and controlling all things to the end that the purpose of their existence should be accomplished and therewith the order of the world preserved.
Word: saccharin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Pali sakkharābor. Ancient Greek σάκχᾰρον (sákkhăron)bor. Latin saccharon Latin saccharum German -in German Saccharinbor. English saccharin From German Saccharin, coined in 1879 by the Russian-born chemist Constantin Fahlberg (1850–1910) who discovered it, from Latin saccharon, saccharum + -in. Pronunciation: /ˈsækəɹɪn/ 1. A white, crystalline powder, C₇H₅NO₃S, used as an artificial sweetener in food products. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Some examples of the sweeteners include aspartame, saccharin, sucralose and stevia. The W.H.O.’s announcement contradicts previous studies that have said these sweeteners don’t offer any health benefits but also do not cause harm.
Word: gilded Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English gild Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English gilded From gild + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɪldɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of gild Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: gilded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English gild Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English gilded From gild + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɪldɪd/ 1. Having the color or quality of gold. 2. Made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold. Example: There wasn't a room that had not been clad, picture-railed, dadoed, panelled, stained, gilded, bordered and generally made over to within an inch of its life - can I interest anyone in a gold cherubic sconce? 3. Having a falsely pleasant appearance; sugarcoated. Example: All that glisters is not gold; Often have you heard that told: Many a man his life hath sold But my outside to behold: Gilded tombs do worms infold. Had you been as wise as bold, Young in limbs, in judgement old, Your answer had not been inscroll'd: Fare you well; your suit is cold.
Word: Bible thumper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Evoking the image of a vocal and zealous preacher, one who might literally thump a Bible for emphasis while preaching. 1. A Christian fundamentalist or overzealous evangelical Christian. Labels: derogatory Example: Zeal and knowledge have here a wide field ; the calm, thoughtful logician ; the cold, phlegmatic reasoner ; the cautious, pathetic pleader ; the shouting, stamping Bible thumper ; all have their mission, all have their followers and admirers... Example: The terms "Blue Light," "Holy Joe" and "Bible Thumper" began to lose some of their venom ; religion in the army was respected.
Word: back-of-the-envelope Part of Speech: adj Etymology: A reference to a calculation or an idea that occurs to one being jotted down on an available scrap of paper, such as the back of an envelope. Pronunciation: /ˌbæk‿əv ðiː ˈɛnvələʊp/, /-ˈɒnvələʊp/, /-ˈɒnvləʊp/, /ˌbæk‿əv ði ˈɛnvəˌloʊp/, /-ˈɑnvəˌloʊp/ 1. Especially of a calculation, estimation, or other reasoning, or an idea: approximate, rough, simplified. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: We can do some back-of-the-envelope calculations before all the facts come in. Example: [T]he original estimates are frequently back-of-the-envelope-type estimates made internally without detailed engineering studies, if you go all the way back to Day 1.
Word: physiotherapy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek φῠ́σῐς (phŭ́sĭs) English physio- Proto-Indo-European *treb-der.? Ancient Greek θερᾰ́πων (therắpōn) Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús) Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō) Ancient Greek θεραπεύω (therapeúō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeía)bor. New Latin therapīabor. English therapy English physiotherapy From physio- + therapy. Pronunciation: /ˌfɪziəʊˈθerəpi/ 1. Therapy that uses physical techniques such as massage, ultrasound, heat, and exercise. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable
Word: isosynchronous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- English synchronous English isosynchronous From iso- + synchronous. 1. of a communications system in which the source and target are each synchronized but each transmission contains a start bit and a stop bit. Labels: not-comparable
Word: foul play Part of Speech: noun 1. Unfair, unethical, or criminal behavior, especially of a malicious or violent nature. Labels: uncountable Example: 'I think there's been foul play,' said Poole, hoarsely. Example: An autopsy, pending a toxicology report, would determine the cause of death, the Los Angeles county medical examiner said. Foul play was not suspected, said Cap Scot Williams, who leads the city’s police robbery homicide division that is investigating Perry’s death. 2. Any violation of rules. Labels: uncountable
Word: the bee's knees Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Attested since 1922, of unclear origin. There are several suggested origins, but it most likely arose in imitation of the numerous animal-related nonsense phrases popular in the 1920s such as the cat's pyjamas, cat's whiskers, cat's meow, gnat's elbow, monkey's eyebrows etc. A popular folk etymology has the phrase referring to the world champion dancer Bee Jackson. Another suggestion is that the phrase is a corruption of business. The singular bee's knee is attested from the late 18th century meaning something small or insignificant in the phrase big as a bee's knee. Also as weak as a bee's knee is attested in Ireland (1870). It is possible that the bee's knees is a deliberate inversion of this meaning but is not attested. Another possibility is that this is a reference to the (visible) blobs of pollen in bees' corbiculae. 1. Something or someone excellent, surpassingly wonderful, or cool. Labels: colloquial, dated, idiomatic, plural, plural-only Example: We had strawberry shortcake for breakfast on Saturday and the kids thought it was the bee’s knees. Example: I used to play in a band when I was younger. We had a few fans and we thought we were the bee’s knees. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bee, -'s, knee. Corbiculae. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: superb Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin superbus. Pronunciation: /suːˈpɜːb/, /sjuːˈpɜːb/, /sʉwˈpəːb/, /suˈpɝb/, /səˈpɝb/ 1. First-rate; of the highest quality; exceptionally good. Example: This champagne is superb. Example: Captain Edward Carlisle[…]felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze,[…]; he could not tell what this prisoner might do. He cursed the fate which had assigned such a duty, cursed especially that fate which forced a gallant soldier to meet so superb a woman as this under handicap so hard. 2. Grand; magnificent; august; stately. Example: a superb edifice; a superb colonnade 3. Haughty. Labels: dated Example: A remark which Isabella received with a superb curl of the lip, but at the same time, and to her brother's infinite relief, she walked away.
Word: fraught Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English fraught, fraght, freght (“transport of goods or people (usually by water); charge for such transport; facilities for such transport; cargo or passengers of a ship; ballast of a ship; goods in general; (figurative) burden; charge”), from Middle Dutch vracht, vrecht, or Middle Low German vracht, vrecht (“cargo, freight; charge for transport of goods”), from Proto-Germanic *fra-aihtiz, from *fra- (intensifying prefix) + Proto-Germanic *aihtiz (“acquisition; possessions, property”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyḱ- (“to come into possession of, obtain; to own, possess”)). Doublet of freight. Cognates * Danish fragt * Old English ǣht (“livestock; property; possession; power”) * Old High German frēht (“earnings”) (modern German fracht) * Swedish frakt Pronunciation: /fɹɔːt/, /fɹoːt/, /fɹɔt/, /fɹɑt/, /fɾɔt/ 1. The hire of a boat or ship to transport cargo. Labels: also, figuratively, obsolete, uncountable, usually 2. Money paid to hire a vessel for this purpose; freight. Labels: also, figuratively, obsolete, uncountable, usually Example: fraught money 3. The transportation of goods, especially in a boat or ship. Labels: also, figuratively, obsolete, uncountable, usually 4. A ship's cargo; freight, lading. Labels: also, figuratively, obsolete, uncountable, usually Example: VVell, goe / And bid the Merchants and my men diſpatch / And come aſhore, and ſee the fraught discharg'd. Example: And novv behold after my vvinters toyle, / My paynefull voyage on the boyſtrous ſea, / Of vvarres deuouring gulphes and ſteely rocks, / I bring my fraught vnto the vviſhed port / My Summers hope, my trauels ſvveet reward: […] 5. Two bucketfuls. Labels: also, figuratively, obsolete, uncountable, usually Example: The manse […] is reached […] by a wide, straight path, so rough that to carry a fraught of water to the manse without spilling was to be superlatively good at one thing. 6. A burden, a load. Labels: also, figuratively, obsolete, uncountable, usually Example: Thoſe morning haunts are vvhere they ſhould be at home, not ſleeping, or concocting the ſurfets of an irregular Feaſt, but up and ſtirring, […] in Summer as oft vvith the Bird that firſt rouſes, or not much tardier, to reade good Authors, or cauſe them to be read, till the Attention be vveary, or Memory have its full fraught: […] Example: His fraught vve ſoon ſhall knovv, he novv arrives.
Word: fraught Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The verb is derived from Middle English fraughten, fraghten, freghten (“to hire (a ship, etc.) for transporting goods; to load (a ship, etc.) with cargo or passengers; to store, stow away; (figurative) to provide an ample supply of (goods, income, etc.)”), from Middle Dutch vrachten, vrechten, from vracht, vrecht (noun) (see etymology 1) + -en (suffix forming infinitives of verbs). The adjective is derived from Middle English fraught, fraght (“burdened, loaded”), the past participle of fraughten, fraghten (verb) (see above). Pronunciation: /fɹɔːt/, /fɹoːt/, /fɹɔt/, /fɹɑt/, /fɾɔt/ 1. To load (a boat, ship, or other vessel) with cargo. Labels: also, figuratively, obsolete, transitive Example: The ſhips are ſafe thou ſaiſt, and richly fraught? Example: […] I denie that the Proteſtant doth not meddle vvith theſe things, but fraughteth his ſhippe onely vvith faith, and neuer beateth his braine about ſinnes. 2. To burden or load (someone or something). Labels: also, archaic, figuratively, obsolete, transitive Example: From God these heavy cares are sent for our unrests; / And with such burdens for our wealth he fraughteth full our breasts. Example: If after this command thou fraught the Court / VVith thy vnvvorthineſſe, thou dyeſt. 3. Followed by with: to furnish or provide (something). Labels: also, archaic, figuratively, obsolete, transitive Example: Therefore in ſayinge that he ſeeketh to none in heauẽ ſaue only god, he reiecteth all the counterfet Gods with which the comon errour & foly of yͤ world fraughteth heauen. Example: [H]ee [Henry I of England] tooke chiefe pleaſure to reſide in his nevv Palace, vvhich himſelfe built at Oxford, both for the delight he had in learned men, himſelfe being very learned, and for the vicinity of his nevv Parke at VVoodſtocke, vvhich hee had fraught vvith all kind of ſtrange beaſts, vvherein hee much delighted, as Lyons, Leopards, Lynces, Camels, Porcupines, and the like. 4. To hire (a vessel) to transport cargo or passengers. Labels: Scotland, also, figuratively, obsolete, transitive 5. To transport (cargo or passengers) in a vessel; to freight. Labels: Scotland, also, figuratively, obsolete, transitive 6. To form the cargo or passengers of a vessel. Labels: also, figuratively, intransitive, obsolete Example: Had I byn any God of povver, I vvould / Have ſuncke the Sea vvithin the Earth, or ere / It ſhould the good Ship ſo haue ſvvallovv'd, and / The fraughting Soules within her.
Word: fraught Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The verb is derived from Middle English fraughten, fraghten, freghten (“to hire (a ship, etc.) for transporting goods; to load (a ship, etc.) with cargo or passengers; to store, stow away; (figurative) to provide an ample supply of (goods, income, etc.)”), from Middle Dutch vrachten, vrechten, from vracht, vrecht (noun) (see etymology 1) + -en (suffix forming infinitives of verbs). The adjective is derived from Middle English fraught, fraght (“burdened, loaded”), the past participle of fraughten, fraghten (verb) (see above). Pronunciation: /fɹɔːt/, /fɹoːt/, /fɹɔt/, /fɹɑt/, /fɾɔt/ 1. Of a boat, ship, or other vessel: laden with cargo. Labels: also, figuratively, obsolete Example: The ſhippes retyre with riches full yfraught, […] Example: Theſe Shippes were fraught with men and women, and had to theyr Captayne one called Bartholoin or Partholin. 2. Followed by with: carrying, or charged or loaded up with (usually something negative); accompanied by; entailing. Labels: also, figuratively, obsolete Example: [O]ne the other fiercely did encounter, / Like Lions two yfraught with boyling wrath, […] Example: Fayre boſome fraught vvith vertues richeſt treſure, / The neaſt of loue, the lodging of delight: / the bovvre of bliſſe, the paradice of pleaſure, / the ſacred harbour of that heuenly ſpright. 3. Carrying or loaded with anxiety, fear, or stress, for example, due to complexity or difficulty; distressed; also, causing distress; distressing. Labels: also, figuratively, obsolete, specifically Example: a fraught relationship a fraught process Example: Nor less her son the like encouraged she / To party bitterness, that was in her, / Ev'n of the fraughtest growth that well could be, / Surpassing most of men's, […] 4. Followed by with: furnished, provided. Labels: also, figuratively, obsolete Example: [W]hen the worlde is fraughted with ſo manye varlettes, that it will be a long time ere a man ſhall diſcerne the faythful from the Hipocrites. Example: Hovv vvondrouſly vvould he her face commend, / Aboue that Idole of his fayning thought, / That all the vvorld ſhold vvith his rimes be fraught?
Word: groggy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From grog + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹɒ.ɡi/, /ˈɡɹɑ.ɡi/ 1. Slowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc. Example: The medicine made him groggy and irritable. 2. Of a horse: bearing wholly on its heels when trotting.
Word: Nkulengu rail Part of Speech: noun 1. A bird from the family Rallidae, Himantornis haematopus.
Word: grey-throated rail Part of Speech: noun 1. a bird from the family Rallidae, Canirallus oculeus.
Word: Madagascar wood rail Part of Speech: noun 1. Any bird of species Mentocrex kioloides (syn. Canirallus kioloides), rails of Madagascar.
Word: bar-winged rail Part of Speech: noun 1. An extinct bird, of species †Nesoclopeus poecilopterus, that was endemic to Fiji.
Word: miscellany Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French miscellanées, from Latin mīscellānea, from miscellus (“mixed”), from misceō (“to mix”). Pronunciation: /mɪˈsɛləni/, /ˈmɪsələni/, /ˈmɪsəleɪni/ 1. An assortment of miscellaneous items. Labels: countable 2. A collection of writings on various subjects or topics; an anthology. Labels: countable Example: a monthly miscellany of literature 3. The condition of being miscellaneous, of being a hodgepodge. Labels: uncountable Example: All of these critics and theorists agree, however, positively, unequivocally, in this, […] that miscellany is abhorrent to their sense; that the sixteen-story building must not consist of sixteen separate, distinct, and unrelated buildings piled one upon the other until the top of the pile is reached.
Word: Woodford's rail Part of Speech: noun 1. a bird from the family Rallidae, Nesoclopeus woodfordi.
Word: Schnabel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See Schnabel car. 1. The beak-like lifting component of a Schnabel car.
Word: Schnabel Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Schnabel. 1. A surname from German.
Word: water rail Part of Speech: noun 1. a small wetland bird (Rallus aquaticus) of the family Rallidae that breeds in marshes and reedbeds across Europe and Asia. Example: I crawled along the side of the marsh, crouched down quietly in a cow pat and waiter for the Water-rail to appear.
Word: invisible rail Part of Speech: noun Etymology: So called because it is stealthy and difficult to spot in the wild. 1. A flightless bird, of species Habroptila wallacii, from the family Rallidae, endemic to parts of Indonesia.
Word: Colombian crake Part of Speech: noun 1. A bird from the family Rallidae, Neocrex colombianus.
Word: Zapata rail Part of Speech: noun 1. A bird from the family Rallidae, Cyanolimnas cerverai.
Word: uniform crake Part of Speech: noun 1. a bird from the family Rallidae (Amaurolimnas concolor).
Word: giant wood rail Part of Speech: noun 1. A bird, Aramides ypecaha, from the family Rallidae.
Word: snoring rail Part of Speech: noun 1. a bird from the family Rallidae, Aramidopsis plateni.
Word: Rouget's rail Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Jules Rouget. 1. A bird from the family Rallidae, Rougetius rougetii.
Word: African crake Part of Speech: noun 1. Crex egregia, a bird from the family Rallidae.
Word: New Guinea flightless rail Part of Speech: noun 1. A bird from the family Rallidae, Megacrex inepta.
Word: paint-billed crake Part of Speech: noun 1. a bird from the family Rallidae (Neocrex erythrops).
Word: chestnut rail Part of Speech: noun 1. A bird from the family Rallidae, Eulabeornis castaneoventris.
Word: aquiver Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English quiver English aquiver From a- + quiver. Pronunciation: /əˈkwɪvə/, /əˈkwɪvɚ/ 1. In a state of excitement, trepidation or agitation; quivering. Labels: not-comparable Example: Sighing softly to the river Comes the lonely breeze, Setting Nature all a-quiver, Rustling through the trees, Example: There is no colour line in love, and though a-quiver with ungovernable fright, for Ursula's sake black Woona went graphically through the final death contortions of the poisoned mangy pup.
Word: red rail Part of Speech: noun 1. A bird of the extinct species †Aphanapteryx bonasia, from the family Rallidae, formerly endemic to Mauritius.
Word: Calayan rail Part of Speech: noun 1. a flightless bird (Gallirallus calayanensis) from the family Rallidae that inhabits Calayan Island in the Philippines.
Word: insignificance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English significance English insignificance From in- + significance. 1. the state of being insignificant Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: grey-necked wood rail Part of Speech: noun 1. Aramides cajanea, a bird from the family Rallidae.
Word: white-throated rail Part of Speech: noun 1. A flightless bird, of species Dryolimnas cuvieri, from the family Rallidae, of islands of the western Indian Ocean.
Word: potlatch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The noun is borrowed from Chinook Jargon potlatch, pátlač (“to give; gift; gift-giving ceremony, potlatch”), from Nootka Jargon pa'chatle, pa'chēētle, pah-chilt (“to give, give me”), from Nootka p̕ačiƛ (“to give a gift during a potlatch ceremony”). Sense 1 of the verb (“to give; especially, to give a gift during a potlatch ceremony”) is borrowed from Chinook Jargon potlatch, pátlač (see above); sense 2 (“to carry out or take part in a potlatch ceremony”) is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒtlætʃ/, /ˈpɑtˌlæt͡ʃ/ 1. A ceremony amongst certain indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest in which gifts are bestowed upon guests and personal property is destroyed in a show of generosity and wealth. Labels: Canada, US, also, figuratively, uncountable, usually Example: First, the Indian himself is to be sought out; then the horse is to be tried; next the price is to be discussed, then the mode of payment, and finally the potlatch: each and all are matters of grave consideration and delay, during which the Indians make a business of watching every circumstance of which they can take advantage. No one can be sure of closing his bargain, until the terms are duly arranged, the potlatch given, and the horse delivered. Example: The end of all this scraping and hoarding is to give away the property again at some potlatch, at which in a few hours the labour of years will be dissipated. The feasts are often given by the chief men of small tribes as a sort of peace-offering to more powerful ones; but most frequently they are looked upon in the light of gratifying the vanity of the giver and of adding to his personal consequence. [...] The chiefs are under the necessity of frequently giving these potlatches in order to preserve their popularity, just as the old knights used to scatter largess to their followers; [...] 2. A communal meal to which guests bring dishes to share; a potluck. Labels: Canada, US, uncountable, usually Example: If all went according to plan, the bands could harvest tons of meat, fat and animal skins in a single afternoon of collective effort, and either consume these riches in a giant potlatch, or dry, smoke or (in Arctic areas) freeze them for later usage.
Word: potlatch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The noun is borrowed from Chinook Jargon potlatch, pátlač (“to give; gift; gift-giving ceremony, potlatch”), from Nootka Jargon pa'chatle, pa'chēētle, pah-chilt (“to give, give me”), from Nootka p̕ačiƛ (“to give a gift during a potlatch ceremony”). Sense 1 of the verb (“to give; especially, to give a gift during a potlatch ceremony”) is borrowed from Chinook Jargon potlatch, pátlač (see above); sense 2 (“to carry out or take part in a potlatch ceremony”) is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒtlætʃ/, /ˈpɑtˌlæt͡ʃ/ 1. To give; especially, to give as a gift during a potlatch ceremony. Labels: transitive Example: He was a Chilkaht chief, and it being New Year's day, he had been to General Davis's house and "potlatched" (treated) to a bottle of whiskey. Example: I came to see if you can potlatch any old sword, and hi-yu buttons [plenty buttons]. 2. To carry out or take part in a potlatch ceremony. Labels: intransitive Example: [page 85] In Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Alaska, a native who has acquired a large share of this world's goods becomes at times stricken with a sort of ecstasy, when he feels it incumbent on himself to organize a sort of conscience fund on his own hook. He calls his neighbors together, has a big feast and distributes to his guest all his earthly belongings. [...] [page 86] [T]here is no instance on record of any of the leading capitalists of America ever having held a potlatch, though the records of the Conscience Fund at Washington do show that many Americans have potlatched with the Government according to the extent of their misdoings, some with and some without legal interest. Example: Natives did not get their wheels into the water until the [salmon] run was nearly over; were all potlaching until the latter part of July.
Word: ocellated crake Part of Speech: noun 1. a bird from the family Rallidae, Micropygia schomburgkii.
Word: emblematic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French emblématique. See emblem. Pronunciation: /ˌɛmbləˈmatɪk/ 1. Serving as, or relating to a symbol, emblem or illustration of a type. Example: All was dreary—all was emblematic of that change and barrenness which passes away from nature, but never from the heart;... 2. Very typical. Labels: figuratively Example: With Le Sommer withdrawn, France – now with five in midfield – seemed content to hold on for a deceptively narrow win. Such containment tactics can prove high risk but the only threat England could muster was a shot from Aluko which flew high and wide. It seemed entirely emblematic of their afternoon. Example: The result of yesterday’s meaningful vote in the House of Commons, much like the first in January, was emblematic of a very striking Brexit reality: that the principle barrier to leaving the EU comes from the very people most desperate to see it happen.
Word: riddle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English redel, redels, from Old English rǣdels, rǣdelse (“counsel, opinion, imagination, riddle”), from Proto-West Germanic *rādislī (“counsel, conjecture”). Analyzable as rede (“advice”) + -le. Akin to Old English rǣdan (“to read, advise, interpret”). Cognate with Dutch raadsel, German Rätsel. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪdəl/, [ˈɹʷɪdəl] ~ [ˈɹʷɪdl̩], /ˈɹɪɾəl/, [ˈɹʷɪɾəl] ~ [ˈɹʷɪɾl̩] 1. A verbal puzzle, mystery, or other problem of an intellectual nature. Example: Here's a riddle: It's black, and white, and red all over. What is it? Example: 12 ¶ And Samson said vnto them, I will now put foorth a riddle vnto you: if you can certeinly declare it me, within the seuen dayes of the feast, and finde it out, then I will giue you thirtie sheetes, and thirtie change of garments: 13 But if ye cannot declare it me, then shall yee giue me thirtie sheetes, and thirtie change of garments. And they said vnto him, Put foorth thy riddle, that we may heare it. 14 And hee said vnto them, Out of the eater came foorth meate, aud out of the strong came foorth sweetnesse. And they could not in three dayes expound the riddle. 2. An ancient verbal, poetic, or literary form, in which, rather than a rhyme scheme, there are parallel opposing expressions with a hidden meaning.
Word: riddle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English redel, redels, from Old English rǣdels, rǣdelse (“counsel, opinion, imagination, riddle”), from Proto-West Germanic *rādislī (“counsel, conjecture”). Analyzable as rede (“advice”) + -le. Akin to Old English rǣdan (“to read, advise, interpret”). Cognate with Dutch raadsel, German Rätsel. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪdəl/, [ˈɹʷɪdəl] ~ [ˈɹʷɪdl̩], /ˈɹɪɾəl/, [ˈɹʷɪɾəl] ~ [ˈɹʷɪɾl̩] 1. To speak ambiguously or enigmatically. Labels: intransitive 2. To solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question. Labels: transitive Example: Riddle me this.
Word: riddle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English riddil, ridelle (“sieve”), from Old English hriddel (“sieve”), alteration of earlier hridder, hrīder, from Proto-West Germanic *hrīdrā, from Proto-Germanic *hrīdrą, *hrīdrǭ (“sieve”), from Proto-Germanic *hrid- (“to shake”), from Proto-Indo-European *krey-. Akin to German Reiter (“sieve”), Old Norse hreinn (“pure, clean”), Old High German hreini (“pure, clean”), Gothic 𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (hrains, “clean, pure”). More at rinse. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪdəl/, [ˈɹʷɪdəl] ~ [ˈɹʷɪdl̩], /ˈɹɪɾəl/, [ˈɹʷɪɾəl] ~ [ˈɹʷɪɾl̩] 1. A sieve with coarse meshes, usually of wire, for separating coarser materials from finer, as chaff from grain, cinders from ashes, or gravel from sand. 2. A board with a row of pins, set zigzag, between which wire is drawn to straighten it.
Word: riddle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English riddil, ridelle (“sieve”), from Old English hriddel (“sieve”), alteration of earlier hridder, hrīder, from Proto-West Germanic *hrīdrā, from Proto-Germanic *hrīdrą, *hrīdrǭ (“sieve”), from Proto-Germanic *hrid- (“to shake”), from Proto-Indo-European *krey-. Akin to German Reiter (“sieve”), Old Norse hreinn (“pure, clean”), Old High German hreini (“pure, clean”), Gothic 𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (hrains, “clean, pure”). More at rinse. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪdəl/, [ˈɹʷɪdəl] ~ [ˈɹʷɪdl̩], /ˈɹɪɾəl/, [ˈɹʷɪɾəl] ~ [ˈɹʷɪɾl̩] 1. To put something through a riddle or sieve; to sieve; to sift. Example: You have to riddle the gravel before you lay it on the road. Example: In its finest form – two years old or more – leaf mould can be riddled (sieved) and used, mixed 50/50 with sand, to make fine potting compost for seeds and cuttings. 2. To fill with holes like a riddle. Example: The shots from his gun began to riddle the targets. Example: New Alresford is constantly mispronounced, T-shaped, honeycombed with cellars, packed with antique shops, riddled with woodworm, surrounded by watercress. The name - which means 'ford by the alders' - is pronounced 'Allsford'; and no one ever uses 'New', though they do call the adjoining village Old Alresford. 3. To fill or spread throughout; to pervade (with something destructive or weakening). Labels: figuratively Example: Your argument is riddled with errors. Example: O perplex'd diſcompoſition, O ridling diſtemper, O miſerable condition of Man.
Word: riddle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English riddel, ridel, redel, rudel, from Old French ridel ("a plaited stuff; curtain"; > Medieval Latin ridellus), from rider (“to wrinkle”), from Old High German rīdan (“to turn; wrap; twist; wrinkle”). More at writhe. Doublet of rideau. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪdəl/, [ˈɹʷɪdəl] ~ [ˈɹʷɪdl̩], /ˈɹɪɾəl/, [ˈɹʷɪɾəl] ~ [ˈɹʷɪɾl̩] 1. A curtain; bedcurtain. Labels: obsolete 2. One of the pair of curtains enclosing an altar on the north and south.
Word: riddle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English ridlen, from the noun (see above). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪdəl/, [ˈɹʷɪdəl] ~ [ˈɹʷɪdl̩], /ˈɹɪɾəl/, [ˈɹʷɪɾəl] ~ [ˈɹʷɪɾl̩] 1. To plait. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: judicial activism Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of replacing an impartial interpretation of existing law with the judge's personal feelings about what the law should be. Labels: derogatory, often, uncountable
Word: explicate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin explicāre (“unfold, explain”). Pronunciation: /ˈɛk.splɪˌkeɪt/, /ˈɛk.spləˌkeɪt/, /ˈek.splɪˌkæɪt/ 1. To explain meticulously or in great detail. Labels: transitive Example: My homework is to explicate a poem. Example: It is an act of grace and higheſt honour that we duſt and aſhes are admitted to ſpeak to the Eternal God, to run to him as to a Father, to lay open our wants, to complain of our burdens, to explicate our ſcruples, to beg remedy & eaſe, ſupport and counſel, health and ſafety, deliverance & ſalvation: […]
Word: explicate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin explicāre (“unfold, explain”). Pronunciation: /ˈɛk.splɪˌkeɪt/, /ˈɛk.spləˌkeɪt/, /ˈek.splɪˌkæɪt/ 1. Evolved; unfolded. Labels: obsolete
Word: cadence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French cadence, from Old Italian cadenza (“conclusion of a phrase of music”), from Latin *cadentia (literally “a falling”), form of cadēns, the present participle of cadō (“to fall, to cease”). The Latin verb is inherited, via Proto-Italic *kadō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱad-e- (“to fall”, thematic present). Doublet of cadenza and chance. Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪ̯dəns/, [ˈkʰeɪ̯dəns] ~ [ˈkʰeɪ̯dn̩s] 1. The act or state of declining or sinking. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Now was the sun in western cadence low. 2. The measure or beat of movement. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Getting into a good jigging rhythm means making short quick jerks in a regular cadence that might average about one jerk every 1.5 to 2 seconds. 3. Balanced, rhythmic flow. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: You find not the apostrophas, and so miss the accent: let me supervise the canzonet. Here are only numbers ratified; but, for the elegancy, facility, and golden cadence of poesy, caret. Example: Night has now passed in the Saudi desert and as we hear from Nightline correspondent Forrest Sawyer, the normal cadence of life at the front is about to change. 4. The general inflection or modulation of the voice, or of any sound. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Blustering winds, which all night long / Had roused the sea, now with hoarse cadence lull / Seafaring men o'erwatched. Example: The accents […] were in passion's tenderest cadence. 5. A progression of at least two chords which conclude a piece of music, section or musical phrases within it. Sometimes referred to analogously as musical punctuation. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A cadenza, or closing embellishment; a pause before the end of a strain, which the performer may fill with a flight of fancy. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A fall in inflection of a speaker’s voice, such as at the end of a sentence. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A dance move which ends a phrase. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The cadence in a galliard step refers to the final leap in a cinquepace sequence. 9. The rhythm and sequence of a series of actions. Labels: countable, uncountable 10. The number of steps per minute. Labels: countable, uncountable 11. The number of revolutions per minute of the cranks or pedals of a bicycle. Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A chant that is sung by military personnel while running or marching; a jody call. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: call cadence 13. Cadency. Labels: countable, uncountable 14. Harmony and proportion of movement, as in a well-managed horse. Labels: countable, uncountable 15. The number of strides per second of a racehorse, measured when the same foot/hoof strikes the ground Labels: countable, uncountable 16. The frequency of regular product releases. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In this third case, releasing more frequently, the PSI cadence becomes a planning cadence, rather than a release cadence. Example: We recommend aiming for a release cadence of no more than six months, with a goal of getting it down to three months or shorter.
Word: cadence Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French cadence, from Old Italian cadenza (“conclusion of a phrase of music”), from Latin *cadentia (literally “a falling”), form of cadēns, the present participle of cadō (“to fall, to cease”). The Latin verb is inherited, via Proto-Italic *kadō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱad-e- (“to fall”, thematic present). Doublet of cadenza and chance. Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪ̯dəns/, [ˈkʰeɪ̯dəns] ~ [ˈkʰeɪ̯dn̩s] 1. To give a cadence to. Labels: transitive Example: there was besides, in an already dominating and growing element, a motive that was stronger and more enduring than enthusiasm —an implacable antagonism which acted side by side with the cause of the Union as a perpetual impelling force against the social conditions of the South, controlling the counsels of the government, and cadencing the march of its armies to the chorus: John Brown's body lies mouldering in the grave, But his soul is marching on! Example: In this march to the City of the Dead," scores upon scores of the best musical organizations of the nation were in line, whose funeral dirges cadenced' the great wail of a bereft people. 2. To give structure to. Labels: transitive Example: It was the Exile, however, which cadenced the rhythm of Jewish existence Example: They are neither mentioned specifically in the Constitution, nor in the Federalist Papers that cadenced the nationalist debates.
Word: expository Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English exposit(ion) Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English expository From exposit(ion) + -ory. Pronunciation: /ɛkˈspɑzəˌtɔɹi/, /ɛkˈspɒzɪtəɹi/, /ɛkˈspɒzɪtɹi/, /ɪkˈ-/ 1. Serving to explain, explicate, or elucidate; expositive; of or relating to exposition. Example: Practicing expository writing will teach you to explain complex concepts clearly. Example: The zombie scenes are reminiscent of what you might see on a show like The Walking Dead, short bursts of extreme violence and gore punctuating expository dialogue scenes where the survivors try to figure out how they’re going to get from point A to point B.
Word: crotchety Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From crotchet + -y, using crotchet in the 16th-century sense of a whim or fancy. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɒtʃ.ə.tɪ/, /ˈkɹɑ.t͡ʃɪ.ti/ 1. Cranky, disagreeable, or stubborn, especially if prone to odd whims or fancies. Example: He wouldnt even let old Wilkie touch it do you remember Gerald but always gathered it himself and made his own julep. He was as crochety about his julep as an old maid, measuring everything by a recipe in his head. Example: He has a happy home life, two sitcoms on the go and a new book in the offing. So why is the comedian, actor and Observer columnist still so crotchety?
Word: NFS Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of not for sale. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Example: A man from California […] seemed to want that picture very badly, and would not take no for an answer in spite of the NFS card tucked into the bottom left-hand corner of the spare wooden frame. He began at six hundred dollars and worked his way up to four thousand.
Word: NFS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of nonfatal strangulation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: NFS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Network File System. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Need for Speed. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ivan Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of iwan. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: growled Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɡɹaʊld/ 1. simple past and past participle of growl Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Jovan Part of Speech: name 1. A transliteration of the Macedonian male given name Јован (Jovan), equivalent to John
Word: instinctive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English instinct Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English instinctive From instinct + -ive. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv/ 1. Related to or prompted by instinct. 2. Driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking. Example: When approached by a stranger, Jared clenched his fists in an instinctive manner.
Word: monologue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Byzantine Greek μονόλογος (monólogos)der. Middle French monologueder. ▲ Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English -logue English monologue First attested in c. 1550. Borrowed from Middle French monologue, modeled on dialogue, ultimately from Byzantine Greek μονόλογος (monólogos). By surface analysis, mono- + -logue. Pronunciation: /ˈmɒnəlɒɡ/, /ˈmɑnəˌlɔɡ/, /ˈmɑnəˌlɑɡ/ 1. A long speech by one person in a play; sometimes a soliloquy; other times spoken to other characters. 2. A long series of comic stories and jokes as an entertainment. 3. A long, uninterrupted utterance that monopolizes a conversation.
Word: monologue Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Byzantine Greek μονόλογος (monólogos)der. Middle French monologueder. ▲ Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English -logue English monologue First attested in c. 1550. Borrowed from Middle French monologue, modeled on dialogue, ultimately from Byzantine Greek μονόλογος (monólogos). By surface analysis, mono- + -logue. Pronunciation: /ˈmɒnəlɒɡ/, /ˈmɑnəˌlɔɡ/, /ˈmɑnəˌlɑɡ/ 1. To deliver a monologue. Example: Powerful parents, in her formulation, feeling themselves autonomous and powerful, give autonomy and power to their children; powerless ones, feeling themselves passive and controlled, in turn exert an excessive control on their children, and monologue at them, instead of having a dialogue with them.
Word: root beer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The term is attested since before the lifetime of Charles Elmer Hires, but he is widely credited with popularizing it much further than it had previously been; his proprietary beverage was inspired by an earlier root tea, and he planned to sell it under that name, but he changed its name to broaden the sales appeal. For more, see Wikipedia at root beer § History. Pronunciation: /ˈɹuːt ˌbɪə/, /ˈɹut ˌbɪɹ/ 1. A beverage, most often a carbonated soft drink made from a combination of vanilla, cherry tree bark, licorice root, sarsaparilla root, sassafras root bark, nutmeg, anise, and molasses, among other things. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In 1919, when Roy Allen and Frank Wright started selling their new root beer beverage to a thirsty America, national Prohibition was taking its grip on the country. Their timing couldn't have been better. No longer able to legally drink real beer, thirsty patriots had to settle for this sweet, foamy concoction derived from roots, herbs, and berries. 2. A dark reddish-brown color, similar to the drink. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I just keep staring at all the ink we have, that wild variety of color, everything from rootbeer, midnight blue and cochineal to mauve, light doe, lilac, south sea green, maize, even pelican black, all line up in these plastic caps[…] Example: […]most of our bucks have antlers that are varying degrees of brown, from a deep rich root beer shade to walnut to even light amber.
Word: root beer float Part of Speech: noun 1. A dessert consisting of root beer poured over vanilla ice cream, so that the ice cream floats.
Word: posthaste Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From the former instruction on letters ‘haste, post, haste’, later reinterpreted as a compound of post + haste. Pronunciation: /ˌpəʊstˈheɪst/, /ˌpoʊstˈheɪst/ 1. Quickly, as fast as someone travelling post; with great speed. Labels: dated, formal, not-comparable Example: It is imperative that you finish your task posthaste. Example: "Sasi cannot last through the night." These words from his physician, and the spectacle of my friend, now reduced almost to a skeleton, sent me posthaste to Serampore.
Word: posthaste Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the former instruction on letters ‘haste, post, haste’, later reinterpreted as a compound of post + haste. Pronunciation: /ˌpəʊstˈheɪst/, /ˌpoʊstˈheɪst/ 1. Alternative spelling of post-haste. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: "And this, I take it, Is the main motive of our preparations The source of this our watch, and the chief head Of this post-haste and rummage in the land."
Word: posthumous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin posthumus, a variant spelling of postumus, superlative form of posterus (“coming after”), the ⟨h⟩ added by association with humus (“ground, earth”) referring to burial. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒs.t͡ʃʊ.məs/, /ˈpɑs.t͡ʃə.məs/ 1. After the death of someone. Labels: not-comparable Example: The most favorable posthumous history the stay-at-home traitor can hope for is—oblivion. 2. Taking place after one's own death. Labels: not-comparable Example: Artists obscure during their life often receive posthumous recognition, too late for them to enjoy. 3. In reference to a work, published after the author's death. Labels: not-comparable Example: His memoirs were his posthumous revenge on enemies he dared not take on alive. Example: Eight posthumous albums have been released to date – two more than the man managed in his lifetime – often with conspiracy-baiting titles such as Still I Rise and Tupac Resurrection. 4. In reference to a musical opus, published or initially performed after the composer's death. Labels: not-comparable 5. Born after the death of one's father. Labels: not-comparable Example: Posthumous orphans never even knew their fathers.
Word: dastardly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English dastard Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English dastardly From dastard + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈdɑːstədli/, /ˈdæstədli/, /ˈdæstɚdli/ 1. In the manner of a dastard; marked by cowardice; pusillanimous. Example: I ask that the Congress declare, that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, December 7th, 1941, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese Empire. 2. Treacherous; given to backstabbing.
Word: dastardly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English dastard Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English dastardly From dastard + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈdɑːstədli/, /ˈdæstədli/, /ˈdæstɚdli/ 1. In a cowardly or treacherous fashion.