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81Sportfulness — Sportful Sport ful ( f[usd]l), a. 1. Full of sport; merry; frolicsome; full of jesting; indulging in mirth or play; playful; wanton; as, a sportful companion. [1913 Webster] Down he alights among the sportful herd. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Done… …
82To make light of — Light Light, a. [Compar. {Lighter} (l[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Lightest}.] [OE. light, liht, AS. l[=i]ht, le[ o]ht; akin to D. ligt, G. leicht, OHG. l[=i]hti, Icel. l[=e]ttr, Dan. let, Sw. l[ a]tt, Goth. leihts, and perh. to L. levis (cf.… …
83To set light by — Light Light, a. [Compar. {Lighter} (l[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Lightest}.] [OE. light, liht, AS. l[=i]ht, le[ o]ht; akin to D. ligt, G. leicht, OHG. l[=i]hti, Icel. l[=e]ttr, Dan. let, Sw. l[ a]tt, Goth. leihts, and perh. to L. levis (cf.… …
84Voluptuous — Vo*lup tu*ous, a. [F. voluptueux, L. voluptuosus, fr. voluptas pleasure, volup agreeably, delightfully; probably akin to Gr. ? to hope, ? hope, and to L. velle to wish. See {Voluntary}.] 1. Full of delight or pleasure, especially that of the… …
85Voluptuously — Voluptuous Vo*lup tu*ous, a. [F. voluptueux, L. voluptuosus, fr. voluptas pleasure, volup agreeably, delightfully; probably akin to Gr. ? to hope, ? hope, and to L. velle to wish. See {Voluntary}.] 1. Full of delight or pleasure, especially that… …
86Voluptuousness — Voluptuous Vo*lup tu*ous, a. [F. voluptueux, L. voluptuosus, fr. voluptas pleasure, volup agreeably, delightfully; probably akin to Gr. ? to hope, ? hope, and to L. velle to wish. See {Voluntary}.] 1. Full of delight or pleasure, especially that… …
87Woolgathering — Wool gath er*ing, a. Indulging in a vagrant or idle exercise of the imagination; roaming upon a fruitless quest; idly fanciful. [1913 Webster] …
88indulgent — adjective Etymology: Latin indulgent , indulgens, present participle of indulgēre Date: 1509 indulging or characterized by indulgence; especially lenient • indulgently adverb …
89vaporous — adjective Date: 1527 1. consisting or characteristic of vapor 2. producing vapors ; volatile 3. containing or obscured by vapors ; misty 4. a. ethereal, unsubstantial b. consisting of or indulging in vaporings • vaporously …
90refrain — I. verb Etymology: Middle English refreynen, from Anglo French refreiner, refreindre, from Latin refrenare, from re + frenum bridle more at frenum Date: 14th century transitive verb archaic curb, restrain intransitive verb to keep oneself from… …
