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In a supercilious, disdainful, or haughty manner; arroganty. Junius.

A disdanful manner.

In a caviling manner.

To extol or honor in a solemn manner; as, to celebrate the name of the Most High.

Having celebrity; distinguished; renowned. Celebrated for the politeness of his manners. Macaulay.

In a celestial manner.

ure; apt to blame or condemn; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners. A dogmatical spirit inclines a man to be consorious of his neighbors. Watts.

In a central manner or situation.

d with melted wax, or with some gummy or glutinous matter. Linen, besmeared with gums, in manner of cerecloth. Bacon.

Work looped or linked after the manner of a chain; chain stitch work.

also, by extension, a compound, as of clay and black lead, or the like, used in the same manner. See Crayon. Black chalk, a mineral of a bluish color, of a slaty texture, and soiling the fingers when handled; a variety of argillaceous slate. -- By a long chalk, by a long way; by many degrees. [Slang] Lowell. -- Chal…

In a changeable manner.

To sing or recite after the manner of a chant, or to a tune called a chant.

In a chaotic manner.

In a characteristic manner; in a way that characterizes.

In a chary manner; carefully; cautiously; frugally.

In a charitable manner.

In a chaste manner; with purity.

To inflict pain upon, by means of stripes, or in any other manner, for the purpose of punishment or reformation; to punish, as with stripes. How fine my master is! I am afraid He will chastise me. Shak. I am glad to see the vanity or envy of the canting chemists thus discovered and chastised. Boyle.…

To talk in a light and familiar manner; to converse without form or ceremony; to gossip. Shak. To chat a while on their adventures. Dryden.