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A primer; the first principle or rudiment of anything. [R.] Fuller.

Inhuman. [Obs.] Fuller.

; compliance (with). The Christians had no longer abidance in the holy hill of Palestine. Fuller. A judicious abidance by rules. Helps.

That which is abominable; anything hateful, wicked, or shamefully vile; an object or state that excites disgust and hatred; a hateful or shameful vice; pollution. Antony, most large in his abominations. Shak.

Abortive. [Obs.] Fuller.

At the same time; simultaneously. [Obs.] Abreast therewith began a convocation. Fuller.

Obs.] An abrenunciation of that truth which he so long had professed, and still believed. Fuller.

Smollett. She retired herself to Sebaste, and abridged her train from state to necessity. Fuller.

To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully; as, absorbed in study or the pursuit of wealth.

The quality of being abstersive. Fuller.

That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction. His travels were full of absurdities. Johnson.

An overflowing fullness; ample sufficiency; great plenty; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; wealth: -- strictly applicable to quantity only, but sometimes used of number. It is lamentable to remember what abundance of noble blood hath been shed with small benefit to the Christian state. Raleigh.…

Fully sufficient; plentiful; in copious supply; -- followed by in, rarely by with. "Abundant in goodness and truth." Exod. xxxiv. 6. Abundant number (Math.), a number, the sum of whose aliquot parts exceeds the number itself. Thus, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, the aliquot parts of 12, make the number 16. This is opposed to a deficie…

In a sufficient degree; fully; amply; plentifully; in large measure.

Full of abuse; abusive. [R.] "Abuseful names." Bp. Barlow.

ated to use the word Parliament improperly, according to the abusive acceptation thereof. Fuller.

not to be taken in that restrictive sense to which the modern acception hath confined it. Fuller. Acception of persons or faces (Eccl.), favoritism; partiality. [Obs.] Wyclif.

onceived it just that accidentals . . . should sink with the substance of the accusation. Fuller.

To fill to satiety; to stuff full; to clog; to overload; to burden. See Cloy. [Obs.] Chaucer.

To bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to perform; to execute fully; to fulfill; as, to accomplish a design, an object, a promise. This that is written must yet be accomplished in me. Luke xxii. 37.