n. [ Cf. F. asparagine. ] (Chem.) A white, nitrogenous, crystallizable substance, C4H8N2O3+H2O, found in many plants, and first obtained from asparagus. It is believed to aid in the disposition of nitrogenous matter throughout the plant; -- called also altheine. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining or allied to, or resembling, asparagus; having shoots which are eaten like asparagus; as, asparaginous vegetables. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a family of plants (Boraginaceæ) which includes the borage, heliotrope, beggar's lice, and many pestiferous plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Relating to the Borage tribe; boraginaceous. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Perh. from OE. bord, for border + raging. Cf. Bodrage. ] An incursion upon the borders of a country; a raid. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n., a., etc. See Borage, n., etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Norse mythol.) the Norse god of poetry and music; a son of Odin.
Syn. -- Brage. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;. ] Of or pertaining to a choragus. [ 1913 Webster ]

Choragic monument, a building or column built by a victorious choragus for the reception and exhibition of the tripod which he received as a prize. Those of Lysicrates and Thrasyllus are still to be seen at Athens. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Causing or indicating discouragement. -- Dis*cour"a*ging*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

adj. expressing a low opinion of; same as derogatory; as, disparaging remarks about the new house.
Syn. -- belittling, depreciative, deprecatory, depreciatory, derogative, derogatory, detractive, detracting, slighting, pejorative, denigratory. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. In a manner to disparage or dishonor; slightingly. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Furnishing ground to hope; inspiriting; favoring. -- En*cour"a*ging*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

a. [ See Farrago. ] Formed of various materials; mixed; as, a farraginous mountain. [ R. ] Kirwan. [ 1913 Webster ]

A farraginous concurrence of all conditions, tempers, sexes, and ages. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. fragilis, from frangere to break; cf. F. fragile. See Break, v. t., and cf. Frail, a. ] Easily broken; brittle; frail; delicate; easily destroyed. [ 1913 Webster ]

The state of ivy is tough, and not fragile. Bacon.

Syn. -- Brittle; infirm; weak; frail; frangible; slight.

-- Frag"ile*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ L. fragilitas: cf. F. fragilité. Cf. Frailty. ] 1. The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Weakness; feebleness. [ 1913 Webster ]

An appearance of delicacy, and even of fragility, is almost essential to it [ beauty ]. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Liability to error and sin; frailty. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The fragility and youthful folly of Qu. Fabius. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. orageux. ] Stormy. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To agitate or discuss beyond what is expedient. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. from Rage, v. i. -- Ra"ging*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

a. Raging; furious; rageful. [ Obs. ] -- Ra"gious*ness, n. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

n.[ L. sphragis, -idis, Lemnian earth, fr. Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, a seal; -- so called because sold in sealed packets. ] (Min.) Lemnian earth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; of or for sealing, fr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; a seal. ] The science of seals, their history, age, distinctions, etc., esp. as verifying the age and genuiness of documents. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. suffraginosus diseased in the hock, fr. suffrago the pastern, or hock. ] Of or pertaining to the hock of a beast. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who possesses or exercises the political right of suffrage; a voter. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who has certain opinions or desires about the political right of suffrage; as, a woman suffragist. [ 1913 Webster ]

It is curious that . . . Louisa Castelefort should be obliged after her marriage immediately to open her doors and turn ultra liberal, or an universal suffragist. Miss Edgeworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Tragical to excess. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A writer of tragedy. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A tragedy; a tragic drama. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. tragicus, Gr.&unr_;: cf. F. tragique. ] 1. Of or pertaining to tragedy; of the nature or character of tragedy; as, a tragic poem; a tragic play or representation. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fatal to life; mournful; terrible; calamitous; as, the tragic scenes of the French revolution. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Mournful; expressive of tragedy, the loss of life, or of sorrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

Why look you still so stern and tragical ? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Trag"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Trag"ic*al*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. tragicomédie, L. tragicocomoedia. See Tragic, and Comedy. ] A kind of drama representing some action in which serious and comic scenes are blended; a composition partaking of the nature both of tragedy and comedy. [ 1913 Webster ]

The noble tragi-comedy of “Measure for Measure.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. tragi-comique. ] Of or pertaining to tragi-comedy; partaking of grave and comic scenes. -- Trag`-com"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

Julian felt toward him that tragi-comic sensation which makes us pity the object which excites it not the less that we are somewhat inclined to laugh amid our sympathy. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]

a. Partaking of the nature of, or combining, tragedy, comedy, and pastoral poetry. [ R. ] Gay. [ 1913 Webster ]

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a. Of or pertaining to a virago; having the qualities of a virago. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The qualities or characteristics of a virago. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. voraginosus, fr. vorago an abyss, fr. vorare to swallow up. ] Pertaining to a gulf; full of gulfs; hence, devouring. [ R. ] Mallet. [ 1913 Webster ]