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y what it appears to be; having a character which corresponds with the appearance; not falsely assumed; genuine; true; real; as, a sincere desire for knowledge; a sincere contempt for meanness. A sincere intention of pleasing God in all our actions. Law.

In a sinistrous manner; perversely; wrongly; unluckily.

A woman who is closely allied to, or assocciated with, another person, as in the sdame faith, society, order, or community. James ii. 15.

Having the skin adhering closely and rigidly to the flesh; hidebound. Skinbound disease. (Med.) See Sclerema neonatorum, under Sclerema.

A small trout or salmon; -- a name used loosely. [Prov. Eng.]

A cap which fits the head closely; also, formerly, a headpiece of iron sewed inside of a cap for protection.

ff, to take off quickly; as, to slip off a coat. -- To slip on, to put on in haste or loosely; as, to slip on a gown or coat.

To do lazily, imperfectly, or coarsely. Slubber not business for my sake. Shak.

the shell is either small and concealed in the mantle, or altogether wanting. They are closely allied to the land snails.

troy the life of by suffocation; to deprive of the air necessary for life; to cover up closely so as to prevent breathing; to suffocate; as, to smother a child.

To kiss closely. [Obs.] P. Stubbes.

In a snug manner; closely; safely.

hat is, in such a degree as can not well be expressed; as, he is so good; he planned so wisely.

Applied to a compound word whose parts are closely united and form an unbroken word; -- opposed to hyphened.

In a solid manner; densely; compactly; firmly; truly.

with their vocations. Bacon. Things sort not to my will. herbert. I can not tell you precisely how they sorted. Sir W. Scott.

ruit of a small tree (Anona muricata) of the West Indies; also, the tree itself. It is closely allied to the custard apple.

those. Sparry iron (Min.), siderite. See Siderite (a). -- Sparry limestone (Min.), a coarsely crystalline marble.

Sparsely. [Obs.]

Sparsely; scatteredly; here and there.