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tion or marks of extreme dislike; to condemn as unworthy; to disallow; to reject. Such an answer as this is reprobated and disallowed of in law; I do not believe it, unless the deed appears. Ayliffe. Every scheme, every person, recommended by one of them, was reprobated by the other. Macaulay.

The answer of an emperor when formallyconsulted by particular persons on some difficult question; hence, an edict or decree. In their rescripts and other ordinances, the Roman emperors spoke in the plural number. Hare.

A writing back; the answering of a letter. Loveday.

Pertaining to, or answering the purpose of, a rescript; hence, deciding; settling; determining.

umerating the several things to be done, in order to obtain what is required; to find the answer to, or the result of. Hutton.

To answer; to echo. [Obs. or Poetic] Shak.

To say somethin in return; to answer; to reply; as, to respond to a question or an argument.

The act of responding; the state of being respondent; an answering. A. Chalmers. The angelical soft trembling voice made To the instruments divine respondence meet. Spenser.

Disposed or expected to respond; answering; according; corresponding. Wealth respondent to payment and contributions. Bacon.

Answerable. [Obs.]

An answer or reply. Specifically:

The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable, as for a trust, debt, or obligation.

Liable to respond; likely to be called upon to answer; accountable; answerable; amenable; as, a guardian is responsible to the court for his conduct in the office.

The act of answering. [Obs.]

Containing or making answer; answering. Johnson.

To speak in answer; to reply; to respond. He said, and thus the queen of heaven returned. Pope.

A word answering in sound to another word. Female rhyme. See under Female. -- Male rhyme. See under Male. -- Rhyme or reason, sound or sense. -- Rhyme royal (Pros.), a stanza of seven decasyllabic verses, of which the first and third, the second, fourth, and fifth, and the sixth and seventh rhyme.

up to propose a rider. Macaulay. This [question] was a rider which Mab found difficult to answer. A. S. Hardy.

a record; also, a catalogue; a list. The rolls of Parliament, the entry of the petitions, answers, and transactions in Parliament, are extant. Sir M. Hale. The roll and list of that army doth remain. Sir J. Davies.

Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; unqualified; not mincing; as, a round answer; a round oath. "The round assertion." M. Arnold. Sir Toby, I must be round with you. Shak.