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plied to sexual zooids of hydroids, that have a saclike form and do not become free; -- opposed to phanerocodonic.

Skillful arrangement in aid; assistance. It was, no doubt, disposed with all the adjutancy of definition and division. Burke.

Great Britain. A mild and popular administration. Macaulay. The administration has been opposed in parliament. Johnson.

The fine and penalty imposed for the offense of adultery.

, or selections; a commonplace book; also, commentaries or notes. These parchments are supposed to have been St. Paul's adversaria. Bp. Bull.

Opposed; opposite; adverse; antagonistic. [Archaic] Bp. King.

Acting against, or in a contrary direction; opposed; contrary; opposite; conflicting; as, adverse winds; an adverse party; a spirit adverse to distinctions of caste.

Growing, forming, or existing in the air, as opposed to growing or existing in earth or water, or underground; as, aërial rootlets, aërial plants. Gray.

An instrument, proposed by Edison, for greatly intensifying speech. It consists of a phonograph diaphragm so arranged that its action opens and closes valves, producing synchronous air blasts sufficient to operate a larger diaphragm with greater amplitude of vibration.

state of torpidity induced by the heat and dryness of summer, as in certain snails; -- opposed to hibernation.

Inclined; disposed; attached. How stand you affected his wish Shak.

Disposed; inclined. [Obs.] Affectionated to the people. Holinshed.

Disposed. [Archaic] Be kindly affectioned one to another. Rom. xii. 10.

Bearing or conducting inwards to a part or organ; -- opposed to efferent; as, afferent vessels; afferent nerves, which convey sensations from the external organs to the brain.

To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true; -- opposed to deny. Jesus, . . . whom Paul affirmed to be alive. Acts xxv. 19.

The act of affirming or asserting as true; assertion; -- opposed to negation or denial.

ting that the fact is so; declaratory of what exists; answering "yes" to a question; -- opposed to negative; as, an affirmative answer; an affirmative vote.

In an affirmative manner; on the affirmative side of a question; in the affirmative; -- opposed to negatively.

emptuous or rude treatment which excites or justifies resentment; marked disrespect; a purposed indignity; insult. Offering an affront to our understanding. Addison.

Prepared; previously provided; -- opposed to behindhand. [Archaic or Dial.] Aforehand in all matters of power. Bacon.