a. Pertaining to, or resembling, an abyss; bottomless; unending; profound. [ 1913 Webster ]
Geology gives one the same abysmal extent of time that astronomy does of space. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. To a fathomless depth; profoundly. “Abysmally ignorant.” G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
adj.
a. [ Cf. F. baptismal. ] Pertaining to baptism;
Baptismal name,
adv. In a baptismal manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to a catechism, having the form of questions and answers; catechetical. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ LL. chrismalis. ] Of or pertaining to or used in chrism. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Formerly a noun;
An ugly fiend more foul than dismal day. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
Full well the busy whisper, circling round,
Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frowned. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
A dismal description of an English November. Southey.
adv. In a dismal manner; gloomily; sorrowfully; uncomfortably. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being dismal; gloominess. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Pertaining to embolism; intercalary;
a. Containing miasma; miasmatic. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of the nature of a paroxysm; characterized or accompanied by paroxysms;
a. Pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling, a phantasm; spectral; illusive. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Pyro- + Gr. &unr_; odor + -like. ] (Min.) A mineral, usually of a pale brown or of a gray or grayish green color, consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of iron and manganese; -- so called from the odor given off before the blowpipe. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to rheumatism. [ 1913 Webster ]
Seismic vertical,
n.
v. t. To make little or less. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
To compare
Great things with small. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
A true delineation of the smallest man is capable of interesting the greatest man. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
Great and small,
Small arms,
Small beer.
Small coal.
Small craft (Naut.),
Small fruits.
Small hand,
Small hours.
Small letter. (Print.),
Small piece,
Small register.
Small stuff (Naut.),
Small talk,
Small wares (Com.),
adv.
You may speak as small as you will. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Small + F. ache smallage. See Ach parsley. ] (Bot.) A biennial umbelliferous plant (Apium graveolens) native of the seacoats of Europe and Asia. When deprived of its acrid and even poisonous properties by cultivation, it becomes
n. pl. A man's garment for the hips and thighs; breeches. See Breeches. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Somewhat small. G. W. Cable. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality or state of being small. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Small + pox, pocks. ] (Med.) A contagious, constitutional, febrile disease characterized by a peculiar eruption; variola. The cutaneous eruption is at first a collection of papules which become vesicles (first flat, subsequently umbilicated) and then pustules, and finally thick crusts which slough after a certain time, often leaving a pit, or scar. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl. See Small, n., 2, 3. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A light sword used for thrusting only; especially, the sword worn by civilians of rank in the eighteenth century. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a small quantity or degree; with minuteness. [ R. ] Ascham. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ It. smalto, LL. smaltum; of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. smalz grease, butter, G. schmalz grease, OHG. smelzan to melt, G. schmelzen. See Smelt, v. t., and cf. Amel, Enamel. ] A deep blue pigment or coloring material used in various arts. It is a vitreous substance made of cobalt, potash, and calcined quartz fused, and reduced to a powder. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Deep blue, like smalt. [ 1913 Webster ]