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{ } a. Having a natural contrariety, or constitutional aversion, to a thing; characterized by antipathy; -- often followed by to. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. By way antithesis. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>a. [ See Apathy. ] Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion; passionless. a woman who became active rather than apathetic as she grew older [ 1913 Webster ]

2. showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent. an apathetic audience
Syn. -- indifferent [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. In an apathetic manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_; added. ] Pertaining to, or abounding with, epithets. “In epithetic measured prose.” Lloyd. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; a., a., n. etc. Same as æsthete, æsthetic, æsthetical, æsthetics, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;; "ype`r over + tiqe`nai to place.] Exaggerated; excessive; hyperbolical. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Hyperthetical or superlative . . . expression. Chapman. [1913 Webster]

{ } a. [ L. hypotheticus, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. hypothétique. ] Characterized by, or of the nature of, an hypothesis; conditional; assumed without proof, for the purpose of reasoning and deducing proof, or of accounting for some fact or phenomenon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Causes hypothetical at least, if not real, for the various phenomena of the existence of which our experience informs us. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hypothetical baptism (Ch. of Eng.), baptism administered to persons in respect to whom it is doubtful whether they have or have not been baptized before. Hook.

-- Hy`po*thet"ic*al*ly, adv. South. [1913 Webster]

{ } a. Of or pertaining to metathesis. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] Legislative; enacting laws; as, a nomothetical power. [ R. ] Bp. Barlow. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. Gr. pare`nqetos. ] 1. Of the nature of a parenthesis; pertaining to, or expressed in, or as if in, a parenthesis; as, a parenthetical clause; a parenthetic remark; a parenthetical style. [ wns=1 ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A parenthetical observation of Moses himself. Hales. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Using or containing parentheses. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Added within parentheses to amplify or explain; as, parenthetical remarks. [ wns=2 ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. In a parenthetical manner; by way of parenthesis; by parentheses. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pathetic. [ R. ] -- Pa*thet"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Pa*thet"ic*al*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Sympathetic. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a sympathetic manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. synthétique. ] 1. Of or pertaining to synthesis; consisting in synthesis or composition; as, the synthetic method of reasoning, as opposed to analytical. [ 1913 Webster ]

Philosophers hasten too much from the analytic to the synthetic method; that is, they draw general conclusions from too small a number of particular observations and experiments. Bolingbroke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chem.) Artificial. Cf. Synthesis, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) Comprising within itself structural or other characters which are usually found only in two or more diverse groups; -- said of species, genera, and higher groups. See the Note under Comprehensive, 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

Synthetic language, or
Synthetical language, an inflectional language, or one characterized by grammatical endings; -- opposed to analytic language. R. Morris. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a synthetic manner. [ 1913 Webster ]