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Quiddative :: Quiddative (a.) Constituting, or containing, the essence of a thing; quidditative..

Gerund :: Gerund (n.) A verbal noun ending in -e, preceded by to and usually denoting purpose or end; -- called also the dative infinitive; as, Ic haebbe mete to etanne (I have meat to eat.) In Modern English the name has been applied to verbal or participal nouns in -ing denoting a transitive action; e. g., by throwing a stone..

Worth :: Worth (v. i.) To be; to become; to betide; -- now used only in the phrases, woe worth the day, woe worth the man, etc., in which the verb is in the imperative, and the nouns day, man, etc., are in the dative. Woe be to the day, woe be to the man, etc., are equivalent phrases..

Me :: Me (pers. pron.) The person speaking, regarded as an object; myself; a pronoun of the first person used as the objective and dative case of the pronoum I; as, he struck me; he gave me the money, or he gave the money to me; he got me a hat, or he got a hat for me..

Datively :: Datively (adv.) As a gift.

Laudative :: Laudative (n.) A panegyric; a eulogy.

Strophes :: Strophanthus (n.) A genus of tropical apocynaceous shrubs having singularly twisted flowers. One species (Strophanthus hispidus) is used medicinally as a cardiac sedative and stimulant.

Sedative :: Sedative (a.) allaying irritability and irritation; assuaging pain.

Retardative :: Retardative (a.) Tending, or serving, to retard..

Dative :: Dative (n.) The dative case. See Dative, a., 1..

Dative :: Dative (a.) In one's gift; capable of being disposed of at will and pleasure, as an office..

Foxglove :: Foxglove (n.) Any plant of the genus Digitalis. The common English foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) is a handsome perennial or biennial plant, whose leaves are used as a powerful medicine, both as a sedative and diuretic. See Digitalis..

Elucidatory :: Elucidatory (a.) Tending to elucidate; elucidative.

Liniment :: Liniment (n.) A liquid or semiliquid preparation of a consistence thinner than an ointment, applied to the skin by friction, esp. one used as a sedative or a stimulant..

Antiorgastic :: Antiorgastic (a.) Tending to allay venereal excitement or desire; sedative.

Dative :: Dative (a.) Removable, as distinguished from perpetual; -- said of an officer..

Instrumental :: Instrumental (a.) Applied to a case expressing means or agency; as, the instrumental case. This is found in Sanskrit as a separate case, but in Greek it was merged into the dative, and in Latin into the ablative. In Old English it was a separate case, but has disappeared, leaving only a few anomalous forms..

Elucidative :: Elucidative (a.) Making clear; tending to elucidate; as, an elucidative note..

Dative :: Dative (a.) Given by a magistrate, as distinguished from being cast upon a party by the law..

Sedative :: Sedative (a.) Tending to calm, moderate, or tranquilize.

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