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Pertaining to, or resembling, the acephalocysts.

Resembling little heaps.

Resembling Achilles, the hero of the Iliad; invincible.

al plate (as a stereotype plate) with steellike iron by means of voltaic electricity; steeling.

Resembling the Acinetæ.

Threadlike defensive organs, composed largely of nettling cells (cnidæ), thrown out of the mouth or special pores of certain Actiniæ when irritated.

e suiting of his attitude, voice, gestures, and countenance, to the subject, or to the feelings.

g keenly on the senses; sharp; keen; intense; as, a man of acute eyesight, hearing, or feeling; acute pain or pleasure.

rpness; sensitiveness; -- applied to the senses, or the understanding. By acuteness of feeling, we perceive small objects or slight impressions: by acuteness of intellect, we discern nice distinctions. Perhaps, also, he felt his professional acuteness interested in bringing it to a successful close. Sir W. Scott.…

Of or pertaining to Adam, or resembling him. Adamic earth, a name given to common red clay, from a notion that Adam means red earth.

Dangling. Browning.

To append, as a statement; to say further. He added that he would willingly consent to the entire abolition of the tax. Macaulay.

A genus of ferns (Ophioglossum), whose seeds are produced on a spike resembling a serpent's tongue.

Clinging, as by hooks.

Sticking; clinging; adhering. Pope.

Apt or tending to adhere; clinging. Thomson. Adhesive attraction. (Physics) See Attraction. -- Adhesive inflammation (Surg.), that kind of inflammation which terminates in the reunion of divided parts without suppuration. -- Adhesive plaster, a sticking; a plaster containing resin, wax, litharge, and olive oil.…

t of conflicting claims, as in set-off, contribution, exoneration, subrogation, and marshaling. Bispham.

To regard with wonder and delight; to look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love, or reverence; to estimate or prize highly; as, to admire a person of high moral worth, to admire a landscape. Admired as heroes and as gods obeyed. Pope.

A mingling of different things; admixture. Glanvill.

Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against a fault or error; expression of authoritative advice; friendly caution or warning.