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Of or pertaining to a sea so named, the northwestern part of which is known as the Gulf of Venice.

Guilty of, or given to, adultery; pertaining to adultery; illicit. Dryden.

Of or pertaining to an adverb; of the nature of an adverb; as, an adverbial phrase or form.

Of or pertaining to an advocate. [R.]

Pertaining to, or characterized by, debility of the vital powers; weak.

Of or pertaining to the sea, or arm of the Mediterranean sea, east of Greece. See Archipelago.

Of or pertaining to Æolia or Æolis, in Asia Minor, colonized by the Greeks, or to its inhabitants; æolic; as, the Æolian dialect.

Of or pertaining to the air, or atmosphere; inhabiting or frequenting the air; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air; as, aërial regions or currents. "Aërial spirits." Milton. "Aërial voyages." Darwin.

Growing or thriving only in the presence of oxygen; also, pertaining to, or induced by, aërobies; as, aërobic fermentation. -- A`ër*o"bic*al*ly (#), adv.

Pertaining to the force of air in motion.

Pertaining to aërography; aërological.

Of or pertaining to aërolites; meteoric; as, aërolitic iron. Booth.

Of or pertaining to aërology.

Of or pertaining to aërometry; as, aërometric investigations.

Pertaining to aëronautics, or aërial sailing.

Of or pertaining to aërostatics; pneumatic.

Pertaining to Æsculapius or to the healing art; medical; medicinal.

Of or pertaining to Æsop, or in his manner.

Of or Pertaining to æsthetics; versed in æsthetics; as, æsthetic studies, emotions, ideas, persons, etc. -- Æs*thet"ic*al*ly, adv.

Pertaining to ætiology; assigning a cause. -- Æ`ti*o*log"ic*al*ly, adv.