a. [ L. frustrabilis: cf. F. frustable. ] Capable of beeing frustrated or defeated. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Frustrate, a. ] Vain; useless; unprofitable. [ Obs. ] South. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. frustratus, p. p. of frustrare, frustrari, to deceive, frustrate, fr. frustra in vain, witout effect, in erorr, prob. for frudtra and akin to fraus, E. fraud. ] Vain; ineffectual; useless; unprofitable; null; voil; nugatory; of no effect. “Our frustrate search.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Shall the adversary thus obtain
His end and frustrate thine ? Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In vain. [ Obs. ] Vicars. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts.
adj.
n. [ L. frustratio: cf. OF. frustration. ] The act of frustrating; disappointment; defeat;
a. Tending to defeat; fallacious. [ Obs. ] Ainsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. frustratorius: cf. F. frustratoire. ] Making void; rendering null;
n. [ L. frustulum, dim. fr. frustum a piece: cf. F. frustule. ] (Bot.) The siliceous shell of a diatom. It is composed of two valves, one overlapping the other, like a pill box and its cover. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. frustulentus. See Frustule. ] Abounding in fragments. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n.;
See drainable.
See dramatic.
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See durable.
See duteous.
See dutiful.
See earnest.
See eatable.
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See edible.
See elaborate.
See elective.
See elusive.
See emotional.
See emphatic. See employable.
See employable.
See endurable.
See -English.
See entire.
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See episcopal.
See equable.
See errable.
See escapable.
See evangelical.
See eventful.
See evident.
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See exclusive.
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See existent.
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See expectant.
See explainable.
See express.
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See extinct.
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See fain.
See familiar.
See famous.
See fashionable.
See fast.
See fatherly.
See fathomable.
See faulty.
See fearful.
See feasible.
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See felt.
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See fermentable.
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See fluent.
See forcible.
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See foreknowable.
See foreseeable.
See forgetful.
See forgivable.
See formal.
See framable.
See fraternal.
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See frightful.
See frustrable.
See full.
See gainable.
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See geometrical.
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See glad.
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See healthy.
See heavenly.
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