Helen Fenton

Avarice: Definition and part of speech

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Avarice

  1. n. An inordinate desire for some supposed good.
  2. n. An excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness after wealth; covetousness; cupidity.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Avaricious: Definition and part of speech

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Avaricious

  1. a. Actuated by avarice; greedy of gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Autopsy: Definition and part of speech

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Autopsy

  1. a. Dissection of a dead body, for the purpose of ascertaining the cause, seat, or nature of a disease; a post-mortem examination.
  2. a. Personal observation or examination; seeing with one’s own eyes; ocular view.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Autoptical: Definition and part of speech

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Autoptical

  1. a. Seen with one’s own eyes; belonging to, or connected with, personal observation; as, autoptic testimony or experience.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Autostylic: Definition and part of speech

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Autostylic

  1. a. Having the mandibular arch articulated directly to the cranium, as in the skulls of the Amphibia.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.