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Related to, or of the nature of, anaërobies.

Founded on, or of the nature of, analogy; expressing or implying analogy. When a country which has sent out colonies is termed the mother country, the expression is analogical. J. S. Mill.

amination of each separately; to examine in such a manner as to ascertain the elements or nature of the thing examined; as, to analyze a fossil substance; to analyze a sentence or a word; to analyze an action to ascertain its morality. No one, I presume, can analyze the sensations of pleasure or pain. Darwin.…

Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an anathema. -- A*nath`e*mat"ic*al*ly, adv.

criminate minutely or carefully; to analyze. If we anatomize all other reasonings of this nature, we shall find that they are founded on the relation of cause and effect. Hume.

Uniting both sexes in one, or having the characteristics of both; being in nature both male and female; hermaphroditic. Owen. The truth is, a great mind must be androgynous. Coleridge.

A particular or detached incident or fact of an interesting nature; a biographical incident or fragment; a single passage of private life.

The state of being an angel; angelic nature. Mrs. Browning.

onging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel; heavenly; divine. "Angelic harps." Thomson."Angelical actions." Hooker. The union of womanly tenderness and angelic patience. Macaulay. Angelic Hymn, a very ancient hymn of the Christian Church; -- so called f…

Made from, or of the nature of, aniline.

Animal existence or nature. Locke.

The belief that inanimate objects and the phenomena of nature are endowed with personal life or a living soul; also, in an extended sense, the belief in the existence of soul or spirit apart from matter. Tylor.

Of the nature of an annelid.

Characterized by annotations; of the nature of annotation.

and affairs of men. Burke. As Professor Owen has remarked, there is no greater anomaly in nature than a bird that can not fly. Darwin.

Resembling anthrax in action; of the nature of anthrax; as, an anthracoid microbe.

Pertaining to anthropology; belonging to the nature of man. "Anthropologic wisdom." Kingsley. -- An`thro*po*log"ic*al*ly, adv.

Human nature. [R.] Gladstone.

Knowledge of the nature of man; hence, human wisdom.

An antimask. [Obs. or R.] Performed by knights and ladies of his court In nature of an antic. Ford.