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  • 111Other some — Other Oth er, pron. & a. [AS. [=o][eth]er; akin to OS. [=a][eth]ar, [=o][eth]ar, D. & G. ander, OHG. andar, Icel. annarr, Sw. annan, Dan. anden, Goth. an[thorn]ar, Skr. antara: cf. L. alter; all orig. comparatives: cf. Skr. anya other. [root]180 …

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  • 112painful vs painless — inhumane in hu*mane ([i^]n h[=u]*m[=a]n ), adj. not humane; lacking and reflecting lack of pity, kindness, or compassion; as, humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world; biological weapons are… …

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  • 113pitiless unfeeling unkind — inhumane in hu*mane ([i^]n h[=u]*m[=a]n ), adj. not humane; lacking and reflecting lack of pity, kindness, or compassion; as, humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world; biological weapons are… …

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  • 114Savage — Sav age (?; 48), a. [F. sauvage, OF. salvage, fr. L. silvaticus belonging to a wood, wild, fr. silva a wood. See {Silvan}, and cf. {Sylvatic}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the forest; remote from human abodes and cultivation; in a state of nature;… …

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  • 115The other day — Other Oth er, pron. & a. [AS. [=o][eth]er; akin to OS. [=a][eth]ar, [=o][eth]ar, D. & G. ander, OHG. andar, Icel. annarr, Sw. annan, Dan. anden, Goth. an[thorn]ar, Skr. antara: cf. L. alter; all orig. comparatives: cf. Skr. anya other. [root]180 …

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  • 116Vice — Vice, n. [F., from L. vitium.] 1. A defect; a fault; an error; a blemish; an imperfection; as, the vices of a political constitution; the vices of a horse. [1913 Webster] Withouten vice of syllable or letter. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Mark the vice …

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  • 117Yahoo — Ya hoo, n. 1. One of a race of filthy brutes in Swift s Gulliver s Travels. See in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. Hence, any brutish or vicious character. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. A raw countryman; a lout; a… …

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  • 118brute — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French brut rough, from Latin brutus brutish, literally, heavy; akin to Latin gravis heavy more at grieve Date: 15th century 1. of or relating to beasts < the ways of the brute world > 2.&#8230; …

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  • 119lout — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lūtan; akin to Old Norse lūta to bow down Date: before 12th century 1. to bow in respect 2. submit, yield II. noun Etymology: perhaps from 1lout …

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  • 120stupid — I. adjective Etymology: Middle French stupide, from Latin stupidus, from stupēre to be numb, be astonished more at type Date: 1541 1. a. slow of mind ; obtuse b. given to unintelligent decisions or acts ; acting in an unintelligent or careless&#8230; …

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