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Antecedent; preceding in time. "Capable of antecedaneous proof." Barrow.

An ornament of the cymatium of a classic cornice, sometimes pierced for the escape of water.

A grotesque trick; a piece of buffoonery; a caper. And fraught with antics as the Indian bird That writhes and chatters in her wiry cage. Wordsworth.

fic micro-organism and sometimes naturally present in the blood or tissues of an animal), capable of producing immunity from certain diseases, or of counteracting the poisonous effects of pathogenic bacteria.

he mind. As applied to the mind, it is a calmness, indolence, or state of indifference, incapable of being ruffled or roused to active interest or exertion by pleasure, pain, or passion. "The apathy of despair." Macaulay. A certain apathy or sluggishness in his nature which led him . . . to leave events to take their o…

he shaft of a column where it expands to meet the edge of the fillet; -- called also the scape. Parker.

Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view. The moon . . . apparent queen. Milton.

Capable of being appealed against; that may be removed to a higher tribunal for decision; as, the cause is appealable.

son to be tried. We must all appear before the judgment seat. * Cor. v. 10. One ruffian escaped because no prosecutor dared to appear. Macaulay.

Capable of being appeased or pacified; placable. -- Ap*peas"a*ble*ness, n.

Capability of appeal.

Desirable; capable or worthy of being the object of desire. Bramhall.

Of or pertaining to Appius. Appian Way, the great paved highway from ancient Rome trough Capua to Brundisium, now Brindisi, constructed partly by Appius Claudius, about 312 b. c.

Capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance; as, this observation is applicable to the case under consideration. -- Ap"pli*ca*ble*ness, n. -- Ap"pli*ca*bly, adv.

The capacity of being practically applied or used; relevancy; as, a rule of general application.

Capable of being appointed or constituted.

Capable of being apposed, or applied one to another, as the thumb to the fingers of the hand.

Capable of being appraised.

Capable of being appreciated or estimated; large enough to be estimated; perceptible; as, an appreciable quantity. -- Ap*pre"ci*a*bly, adv.

Capable of being apprehended or conceived. "Apprehensible by faith." Bp. Hall. -- Ap`*pre*hen"si*bly, adv.