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sties
(encz) | sties, |
Sties
(gcide) | Sty \Sty\ (st[imac]), n.; pl. Sties (st[imac]z). [Written also
stigh.] [AS. stigu, fr. st[imac]gan to rise; originally,
probably, a place into which animals climbed or went up.
[root]164. See Sty, v. i., and cf. Steward.]
1. A pen or inclosure for swine.
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2. A place of bestial debauchery.
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To roll with pleasure in a sensual sty. --Milton.
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dustiest
(encz) | dustiest, |
majesties
(encz) | majesties,veličenstva n: Zdeněk Brož |
nastiest
(encz) | nastiest,nejodpornější |
pasties
(encz) | pasties,ozdoby Jaroslav Šedivý |
pigsties
(encz) | pigsties, |
tastiest
(encz) | tastiest,nejchutnější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
testiest
(encz) | testiest,nejpodrážděnější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
travesties
(encz) | travesties, |
trusties
(encz) | trusties, |
Dustiest
(gcide) | dusty \dust"y\ (d[u^]st"[y^]), a. [Compar. Dustier
(d[u^]st"[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Dustiest
(d[u^]st"[i^]*[e^]st).] [AS. dystig. See Dust.]
1. Filled, covered, or sprinkled with dust; clouded with
dust; as, a dusty table; a dusty attic; also, reducing to
dust.
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And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. --Shak.
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2. Like dust; of the color of dust; as, a dusty white.
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Dusty miller (Bot.), a plant (Cineraria maritima); -- so
called because of the ashy-white coating of its leaves.
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Dynasties
(gcide) | Dynasty \Dy"nas*ty\ (d[imac]"nas*t[y^] or d[i^]n"as*t[y^]; 277),
n.; pl. Dynasties (-t[i^]z). [Gr. dynastei`a lordship, fr.
dynastey`ein to hold power or lordship, fr. dyna`sths: cf. F.
dynastie dynasty. See Dynast.]
1. Sovereignty; lordship; dominion. --Johnson.
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2. A race or succession of kings, of the same line or family;
the continued lordship of a race of rulers.
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Fustiest
(gcide) | Fusty \Fusty\, a. [Compar. Fustier; superl. Fustiest.] [See
2d Fust.]
1. Moldy; musty; ill-smelling; rank. "A fusty nut." "Fusty
plebeians." --Shak.
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2. Moping. [Archaic]
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A melancholy, fusty humor. --Pepys.
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Hastiest
(gcide) | Hasty \Has"ty\ (h[=a]s"t[y^]), a. [Compar. Hastier
(-t[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Hastiest.] [Akin to D. haastig, G.,
Sw., & Dan. hastig. See Haste, n.]
1. Involving haste; done, made, etc., in haste; as, a hasty
retreat; a hasty sketch.
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2. Demanding haste or immediate action. [R.] --Chaucer.
"Hasty employment." --Shak.
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3. Moving or acting with haste or in a hurry; hurrying;
hence, acting without deliberation; precipitate; rash;
easily excited; eager.
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Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There
is more hope of a fool than of him. --Prov. xxix.
20.
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The hasty multitude
Admiring entered. --Milton.
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Be not hasty to go out of his sight. --Eccl. viii.
3.
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4. Made or reached without deliberation or due caution; as, a
hasty conjecture, inference, conclusion, etc., a hasty
resolution.
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5. Proceeding from, or indicating, a quick temper.
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Take no unkindness of his hasty words. --Shak.
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6. Forward; early; first ripe. [Obs.] "As the hasty fruit
before the summer." --Is. xxviii. 4.
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Hogsties
(gcide) | Hogsty \Hog"sty`\, n.; pl. Hogsties.
A pen, house, or inclosure, for hogs.
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Lustiest
(gcide) | Lusty \Lust"y\, a. [Compar. Lustier; superl. Lustiest.]
[From Lust. See Lust, and cf. Luscious.]
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1. Exhibiting lust or vigor; stout; strong; vigorous; robust;
healthful; able of body.
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Neither would their old men, so many as were yet
vigorous and lusty, be left at home. --Milton.
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2. Beautiful; handsome; pleasant. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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3. Of large size; big. [Obs.] "Three lusty vessels."
--Evelyn. Hence, sometimes, pregnant. [Obs. or Prov.]
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4. Lustful; lascivious. [Obs.] --Milton.
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Majesties
(gcide) | Majesty \Maj"es*ty\, n.; pl. Majesties. [OE. magestee, F.
majest['e], L. majestas, fr. an old compar. of magnus great.
See Major, Master.]
The dignity and authority of sovereign power; quality or
state which inspires awe or reverence; grandeur; exalted
dignity, whether proceeding from rank, character, or bearing;
imposing loftiness; stateliness; -- usually applied to the
rank and dignity of sovereigns.
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The Lord reigneth; he is clothed with majesty. --Ps.
xciii. 1.
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No sovereign has ever represented the majesty of a
great state with more dignity and grace. --Macaulay.
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2. Hence, used with the possessive pronoun, the title of an
emperor, king or queen; -- in this sense taking a plural;
as, their majesties attended the concert.
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In all the public writs which he [Emperor Charles
V.] now issued as King of Spain, he assumed the
title of Majesty, and required it from his subjects
as a mark of respect. Before that time all the
monarchs of Europe were satisfied with the
appellation of Highness or Grace. --Robertson.
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3. Dignity; elevation of manner or style. --Dryden.
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Mistiest
(gcide) | Misty \Mist"y\ (m[i^]st"[y^]), a. [Compar. Mistier
(m[i^]st"[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Mistiest.] [AS. mistig. See
Mist. In some senses misty has been confused with mystic.]
1. Accompanied with mist; characterized by the presence of
mist; obscured by, or overspread with, mist; as, a misty
morning; misty weather; misty mountains; a misty
atmosphere.
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2. Obscured as if by mist; dim; obscure; clouded; as, misty
sight; to peer into the misty future.
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The more I muse therein [theology],
The mistier it seemeth. --Piers
Plowman.
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Mustiest
(gcide) | Musty \Mus"ty\, a. [Compar. Mustier; superl. Mustiest.]
[From L. mustum must; or perh. fr. E. moist. Cf. Must, n.,
Moist.]
1. Having the rank, pungent, offensive odor and taste which
substances of organic origin acquire during warm, moist
weather; foul or sour and fetid; moldy; as, musty corn;
musty books. --Harvey.
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2. Spoiled by age; rank; stale.
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The proverb is somewhat musty. --Shak.
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3. Dull; heavy; spiritless. "That he may not grow musty and
unfit for conversation." --Addison.
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Nastiest
(gcide) | Nasty \Nas"ty\ (n[.a]s"t[y^]), a. [Compar. Nastier
(n[.a]s"t[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Nastiest.] [For older nasky;
cf. dial. Sw. naskug, nasket.]
1. Offensively filthy; very dirty, foul, or defiled;
disgusting; nauseous.
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2. Hence, loosely: Offensive; disagreeable; unpropitious;
wet; drizzling; as, a nasty rain, day, sky.
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3. Characterized by obscenity; indecent; indelicate; gross;
filthy.
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4. Vicious; offensively ill-tempered; insultingly mean;
spiteful; as, a nasty disposition.
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5. Difficult to deal with; troublesome; as, he fell of his
bike and got a nasty bruise on his knee. [slang]
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Syn: Nasty, Filthy, Foul, Dirty.
Usage: Anything nasty is usually wet or damp as well as
filthy or dirty, and disgusts by its stickiness or
odor; but filthy and foul imply that a thing is filled
or covered with offensive matter, while dirty
describes it as defiled or sullied with dirt of any
kind; as, filthy clothing, foul vapors, etc.
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pasties
(gcide) | pasties \pas"ties\ (p[=a]s"t[=e]z) n.
A pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of
exotic dancers and striptease performers.
[WordNet 1.5] PastilPasty \Pas"ty\, n.; pl. Pasties. [OF. past['e], F. p[^a]t['e].
See Paste, and cf. Patty.]
A pie consisting usually of meat wholly surrounded with a
crust made of a sheet of paste, and often baked without a
dish; a meat pie. "If ye pinch me like a pasty." --Shak.
"Apple pasties." --Dickens.
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A large pasty baked in a pewter platter. --Sir W.
Scott.
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Pasties
(gcide) | pasties \pas"ties\ (p[=a]s"t[=e]z) n.
A pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of
exotic dancers and striptease performers.
[WordNet 1.5] PastilPasty \Pas"ty\, n.; pl. Pasties. [OF. past['e], F. p[^a]t['e].
See Paste, and cf. Patty.]
A pie consisting usually of meat wholly surrounded with a
crust made of a sheet of paste, and often baked without a
dish; a meat pie. "If ye pinch me like a pasty." --Shak.
"Apple pasties." --Dickens.
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A large pasty baked in a pewter platter. --Sir W.
Scott.
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Pentecosties
(gcide) | Pentecosty \Pen`te*cos"ty\, n.; pl. Pentecosties. [Gr. ?, fr.
? the fiftieth, ? fifty.] (Gr. Antiq.)
A troop of fifty soldiers in the Spartan army; -- called also
pentecostys. --Jowett (Thucyd. ).
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Pigsties
(gcide) | Pigsty \Pig"sty`\, n.; pl. Pigsties.
A pigpen.
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Rustiest
(gcide) | Rusty \Rust"y\, a. [AS. rustig.] [Compar. Rustier; superl.
Rustiest.]
1. Covered or affected with rust; as, a rusty knife or sword;
rusty wheat.
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2. Impaired by inaction, disuse, or neglect.
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[Hector,] in this dull and long-continued truce,
Is rusty grown. --Shak.
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3. Discolored and rancid; reasty; as, rusty bacon.
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4. Surly; morose; crusty; sullen. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] "Rusty
words." --Piers Plowman.
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5. Rust-colored; dark. "Rusty blood." --Spenser.
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6. Discolored; stained; not cleanly kept; filthy.
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The rusty little schooners that bring firewood from
the British provinces. --Hawthorne.
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7. (Bot.) Resembling, or covered with a substance resembling,
rust; affected with rust; rubiginous.
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Sacristies
(gcide) | Sacristy \Sac"ris*ty\, n.; pl. Sacristies. [F. sacristie, LL.
sacristia, fr. L. sacer. See Sacred.]
An apartment in a church where the sacred utensils,
vestments, etc., are kept; a vestry.
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Sties
(gcide) | Sty \Sty\ (st[imac]), n.; pl. Sties (st[imac]z). [Written also
stigh.] [AS. stigu, fr. st[imac]gan to rise; originally,
probably, a place into which animals climbed or went up.
[root]164. See Sty, v. i., and cf. Steward.]
1. A pen or inclosure for swine.
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2. A place of bestial debauchery.
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To roll with pleasure in a sensual sty. --Milton.
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Tastiest
(gcide) | Tasty \Tast"y\ (t[=a]st"[y^]), a. [Compar. Tastier
(t[=a]st"[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Tastiest.]
1. Having a good taste; -- applied to persons; as, a tasty
woman. See Taste, n., 5.
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2. Being in conformity to the principles of good taste;
elegant; as, tasty furniture; a tasty dress.
Syn: tasteful[2].
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Testiest
(gcide) | Testy \Tes"ty\, a. [Compar. Testier; superl. Testiest.] [OF.
testu obstinate, headstrong, F. t[^e]tu, fr. OF. teste the
head, F. t[^e]te. See Test a cupel.]
Fretful; peevish; petulant; easily irritated.
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Must I observe you? must I stand and crouch
Under your testy humor? --Shak.
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I was displeased with myself; I was testy. --Latimer.
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Thirstiest
(gcide) | Thirsty \Thirst"y\, a. [Compar. Thirstier; superl.
Thirstiest.] [AS. ?urstig. See Thirst, n.]
1. Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation
from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire.
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Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink, for I
am thirsty. --Judges iv.
19.
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2. Deficient in moisture; dry; parched.
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A dry and thirsty land, where no water is. --Ps.
lxiii. 1.
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When in the sultry glebe I faint,
Or on the thirsty mountain pant. --Addison.
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Travesties
(gcide) | Travesty \Trav"es*ty\, n.; pl. Travesties.
A burlesque translation or imitation of a work.
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The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a
travesty of the first. --De Quincey.
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Trustiest
(gcide) | Trusty \Trust"y\, a. [Compar. Trustier; superl. Trustiest.]
1. Admitting of being safely trusted; justly deserving
confidence; fit to be confided in; trustworthy; reliable.
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Your trusty and most valiant servitor. --Shak.
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2. Hence, not liable to fail; strong; firm.
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His trusty sword he called to his aid. --Spenser.
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3. Involving trust; as, a trusty business. [R.] --Shak.
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