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A deposit of pebbles, gravel, and ferruginous sand, in which the Brazilian diamond is usually found.

Of or pertaining to casuists or casuistry.

atural sense or form; forced; far-fatched. -- Cat`a*chres"tic*al*ly, adv. [A] catachrestical and improper way of speaking. Jer. Taylor.

Pertaining to, produced by, or involving, both the reflection and refraction of light; as, a catadioptric light. Hutton.

. . . have given to Sir Walter Scott a pile of forehead which is unpleassing and cataphysical. De Quincey.

e. Upon the rising of the curtain. I was very much surprised with the great consort of catcalls which was exhibited. Addison.

ving answers, according to the ancient manner of teaching. Socrates introduced a catechetical method of arguing. Addison.

In a catechetical manner; by question and answer.

Of or pertaining to a catechist or to a catechism. Dr. H. More.

Of or pertaining to catechumens; as, catechumenical instructions.

Not hypothetical or relative; admitting no conditions or exceptions; declarative; absolute; positive; express; as, a categorical proposition, or answer. The scriptures by a multitude of categorical and intelligible decisions . . . distinguish between the things seen and temporal and those that are unseen and eternal. I…

Absolutely; directly; expressly; positively; as, to affirm categorically.

The quality of being categorical, positive, or absolute. A. Marvell.

Cleansing the bowels; promoting evacuations by stool; purgative.

Catholic. [Obs.]

Of or pertaining to catoptrics; produced by reflection. Catoptric light, a light in which the rays are concentrated by reflectors into a beam visible at a distance.

Pertaining to an advocate, or to the maintenance and defense of suits.

Capable of destroying the texture of anything or eating away its substance by chemical action; burning; corrosive; searing.

In a caustic manner.