v. t.
No rude noise mine ears assailing. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]
No storm can now assail
The charm he wears within. Keble. [ 1913 Webster ]
The thorny wilds the woodmen fierce assail. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
The papal authority . . . assailed. Hallam. [ 1913 Webster ]
They assailed him with keen invective; they assailed him with still keener irony. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Capable of being assailed. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F. assaillant, p. pr. of assaillir. ] Assailing; attacking. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. assaillant. ] One who, or that which, assails, attacks, or assaults; an assailer. [ 1913 Webster ]
An assailant of the church. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who assails. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act or power of assailing; attack; assault. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
His most frequent assailment was the headache. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]