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Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing; hence, strongly opposed to; as, abhorrent thoughts.

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Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing; hence, strongly opposed to; as, abhorrent thoughts.

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Wrongly used; perverted; misapplied.

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Wrongly used; perverted; misapplied.

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of Attack

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of Attack

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Containing the bodies of the dead.

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Containing the bodies of the dead.

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Crawly; having or producing a sensation like that caused by insects creeping on the skin.

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Crawly; having or producing a sensation like that caused by insects creeping on the skin.

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Worthy of being detested; abominable; extremely hateful; very odious; deserving abhorrence; as, detestable vices.

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Worthy of being detested; abominable; extremely hateful; very odious; deserving abhorrence; as, detestable vices.

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Provoking disgust; offensive to the taste; exciting aversion; disgusting.

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Provoking disgust; offensive to the taste; exciting aversion; disgusting.

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of Disgust

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of Disgust

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Unpleasant or disgusting to the taste; nauseous; loathsome.

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Unpleasant or disgusting to the taste; nauseous; loathsome.

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A bird.

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A bird.

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Like a ghost in appearance; deathlike; pale; pallid; dismal.

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Like a ghost in appearance; deathlike; pale; pallid; dismal.

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Characteristic of a ghoul; vampirelike; hyenalike.

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Characteristic of a ghoul; vampirelike; hyenalike.

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Frightful, shocking, or offensive to the eyes; dreadful to behold; as, a hideous monster; hideous looks.

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Frightful, shocking, or offensive to the eyes; dreadful to behold; as, a hideous monster; hideous looks.

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Rough; rugged; bristling.

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Rough; rugged; bristling.

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Causing horror; frightful.

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Causing horror; frightful.

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Making an incursion; invasive; aggressive; hostile.

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Making an incursion; invasive; aggressive; hostile.

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of Invade

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of Invade

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Tending to invade; characterized by invasion; aggressive.

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Tending to invade; characterized by invasion; aggressive.

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Loathsome.

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Loathsome.

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Fitted to cause loathing; exciting disgust; disgusting.

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Fitted to cause loathing; exciting disgust; disgusting.

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of Maraud

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of Maraud

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Not sound and healthful; induced by a diseased or abnormal condition; diseased; sickly; as, morbid humors; a morbid constitution; a morbid state of t…

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Not sound and healthful; induced by a diseased or abnormal condition; diseased; sickly; as, morbid humors; a morbid constitution; a morbid state of t…

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Liable to objection; likely to be objected to or disapproved of; offensive; as, objectionable words.

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Liable to objection; likely to be objected to or disapproved of; offensive; as, objectionable words.

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Subject; liable; exposed; answerable; amenable; -- with to.

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Subject; liable; exposed; answerable; amenable; -- with to.

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Offensive to chastity or modesty; expressing of presenting to the mind or view something which delicacy, purity, and decency forbid to be exposed; im…

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Offensive to chastity or modesty; expressing of presenting to the mind or view something which delicacy, purity, and decency forbid to be exposed; im…

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of Offend

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of Offend

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Expressive of opprobrium; attaching disgrace; reproachful; scurrilous; as, opprobrious language.

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Expressive of opprobrium; attaching disgrace; reproachful; scurrilous; as, opprobrious language.

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Of the nature of an outrage; exceeding the limits of right, reason, or decency; involving or doing an outrage; furious; violent; atrocious.

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Of the nature of an outrage; exceeding the limits of right, reason, or decency; involving or doing an outrage; furious; violent; atrocious.

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Characterized by plundering; practicing rapine; plundering; pillaging; as, a predatory excursion; a predatory party.

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Characterized by plundering; practicing rapine; plundering; pillaging; as, a predatory excursion; a predatory party.

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of Raid

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of Raid

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Luxuriant in growth; of vigorous growth; exuberant; grown to immoderate height; as, rank grass; rank weeds.

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Luxuriant in growth; of vigorous growth; exuberant; grown to immoderate height; as, rank grass; rank weeds.

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Driving back; able or tending to repel.

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Driving back; able or tending to repel.

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of Repel

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of Repel

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Disposed to fight against; hostile; at war with; being at variance; contrary; inconsistent; refractory; disobedient; also, distasteful in a high degr…

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Disposed to fight against; hostile; at war with; being at variance; contrary; inconsistent; refractory; disobedient; also, distasteful in a high degr…

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Serving, or able, to repulse; repellent; as, a repulsive force.

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Serving, or able, to repulse; repellent; as, a repulsive force.

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of Revolt

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of Revolt

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Using the low and indecent language of the meaner sort of people, or such as only the license of buffoons can warrant; as, a scurrilous fellow.

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Using the low and indecent language of the meaner sort of people, or such as only the license of buffoons can warrant; as, a scurrilous fellow.

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Of or pertaining to burial, to the grave, or to monuments erected to the memory of the dead; as, a sepulchral stone; a sepulchral inscription.

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Of or pertaining to burial, to the grave, or to monuments erected to the memory of the dead; as, a sepulchral stone; a sepulchral inscription.

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Tending to breed vermin; infested by vermin.

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Tending to breed vermin; infested by vermin.

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Having a wick; -- used chiefly in composition; as, a two-wicked lamp.

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Having a wick; -- used chiefly in composition; as, a two-wicked lamp.

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The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.

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To injure, as by a blow or collision, without laceration; to contuse; as, to bruise one's finger with a hammer; to bruise the bark of a tree with a s…

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To injure, as by a blow or collision, without laceration; to contuse; as, to bruise one's finger with a hammer; to bruise the bark of a tree with a s…

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A cotton fabric, figured in the loom, -- used as a dress goods for women and children, and for vestings, etc.

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A cotton fabric, figured in the loom, -- used as a dress goods for women and children, and for vestings, etc.

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To offend the feelings or the conscience of (a person) by some action which is considered immoral or criminal; to bring shame, disgrace, or reproach…

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To offend the feelings or the conscience of (a person) by some action which is considered immoral or criminal; to bring shame, disgrace, or reproach…

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Tending or disposed to aggress; characterized by aggression; making assaults; unjustly attacking; as, an aggressive policy, war, person, nation.

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Tending or disposed to aggress; characterized by aggression; making assaults; unjustly attacking; as, an aggressive policy, war, person, nation.

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Wanting in respect; manifesting disesteem or lack of respect; uncivil; as, disrespectful behavior.

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Wanting in respect; manifesting disesteem or lack of respect; uncivil; as, disrespectful behavior.

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Having qualities tending to injury and mischief; having a nature or properties which tend to badness; mischievous; not good; worthless or deleterious…

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Having qualities tending to injury and mischief; having a nature or properties which tend to badness; mischievous; not good; worthless or deleterious…

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Full of harm; injurious; hurtful; mischievous.

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Full of harm; injurious; hurtful; mischievous.

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Manifesting hate or hatred; malignant; malevolent.

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Manifesting hate or hatred; malignant; malevolent.

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Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupi…

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Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupi…

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Not pleasant; not amiable or agreeable; displeasing; offensive.

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Not pleasant; not amiable or agreeable; displeasing; offensive.

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Fitted to cause loathing; exciting disgust; disgusting.

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of Nauseate

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Causing, or fitted to cause, nausea; sickening; loathsome; disgusting; exciting abhorrence; as, a nauseous drug or medicine.

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Noxious to health; hurtful; mischievous; unwholesome; insalubrious; destructive; as, noisome effluvia.

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See Offense.

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Alt. of Offence

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Sick at the stomach; affected with nausea; inclined to vomit; qualmish.

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Low; base; worthless; mean; despicable.

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Violating, or tending to violate.

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Serving to defend or protect; proper for defense; opposed to offensive; as, defensive armor.

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Serving to defend or protect; proper for defense; opposed to offensive; as, defensive armor.

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Giving no offense, or provocation; causing no uneasiness, annoyance, or disturbance; as, an inoffensive man, answer, appearance.

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Giving no offense, or provocation; causing no uneasiness, annoyance, or disturbance; as, an inoffensive man, answer, appearance.

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