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Not censurable. Dr. T. Dwight. -- In*cen"sur*a*bly, adv.

The quality of being incessant; unintermitted continuance; unceasingness. Dr. T. Dwight.

Unfortunate. [Obs.] I, woeful wretch and infortuned wight. Chaucer.

ng with good success or good fortune; -- said of persons; as, a lucky adventurer. " Lucky wight." Spenser.

r, and to thy needy in thy land. Deut. xv. 11. Spare the bluches of needly merit. Dr. T. Dwight.

dition; the not rendering what is due. The nonrendition of a service which is due. S. E. Dwight.

ention, or obstruction from or by; in spite of. We gentil women bee Loth to displease any wight, Notwithstanding our great right. Chaucer's Dream. Those on whom Christ bestowed miraculous cures were so transported that their gratitude made them, notwithstanding his prohibition, proclaim the wonders he had done. Dr. H.…

; as, to pamper the body or the appetite. "A body . . . pampered for corruption." Dr. T. Dwight.

The act of preconcerting; preconcert. Dr. T. Dwight.

In a profane manner. The character of God profanely impeached. Dr. T. Dwight.

Repeating; containing repetition. [U.S.] Dr. T. Dwight.

The government or jurisdiction of a sachem. Dr. T. Dwight.

the slander which, with a Satanic smile, exults over the character it has ruined. Dr. T. Dwight. -- Sa*tan"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Sa*tan"ic*al*ness, n.

Of or pertaining to separatism in religion; schismatical. [R.] Dr. T. Dwight.

Knowledge; understanding. [Obsoles.] That by his fellowship he color mightskill of any wight. Spenser. Nor want we skill or art. Milton.

o matter, so as in any sense to render it true that matter can become cogitative. Dr. T. Dwight.

Want of science or knowledge; ignorance. [Obs.] If that any wight ween a thing to be otherwise than it is, it is not only unscience, but it is deceivable opinion. Chaucer.

h; foul talk. [Archaic] He never yet not vileinye ne said In all his life, unto no manner wight. Chaucer. In our modern language, it [foul language] is termed villainy, as being proper for rustic boors, or men of coarsest education and employment. Barrow. Villainy till a very late day expressed words foul and disgracef…

was vulnerable in his heel; and there will be wanting a Paris to infix the dart. Dr. T. Dwight.

a specific sense, to guard during the day time. Whose gates he found fast shut, no living wight To ward the same. Spenser.