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EXPERIMENTARIAN a. 2 definitions
Relying on experiment or experience. "an experimentarian philosopher." Boyle. -- n.
EXPERIMENTATION n.
The act of experimenting; practice by experiment. J. S. Mill.
EXPERIMENTATIVE a.
Experimental; of the nature of experiment. [R.]
EXPERIMENTATOR n.
An experimenter. [R.]
EXPERIMENTER n.
One who makes experiments; one skilled in experiments. Faraday.
EXPERIMENTIST n.
An experimenter.
FALSICRIMEN n.
The crime of falsifying.
FLORIMER n.
See Floramour. [Obs.]
FRIM a.
Flourishing; thriving; fresh; in good case; vigorous. [Obs.] "Frim pastures." Drayton.
FRIMAIRE n.
The third month of the French republican calendar. It commenced November 21, and ended December 20., See Vendémiaire.
GRIM a.
idding or fear-inspiring aspect; fierce; stern; surly; cruel; frightful; horrible. Whose grim aspect sets every joint a-shaking. Shak . The ridges of grim war. Milton.
GRIMACE n. 2 definitions
obation, complacency, etc.; a smirk; a made-up face. Moving his face into such a hideons grimace, that every feature of it appeared under a different distortion. Addison.
GRIMACED a.
Distorted; crabbed.
GRIMALKIN n.
An old cat, esp. a she-cat. J. Philips.
GRIME n. 2 definitions
Foul matter; dirt, rubbed in; sullying blackness, deeply ingrained.
GRIMILY adv.
In a grimy manner.
GRIMINESS n.
The state of being grimy.
GRIMLY a. 2 definitions
Grim; hideous; stern. [R.] In glided Margaret's grimly ghost, And stood at William's feet. D. Mallet.
GRIMME n.
A West African antelope (Cephalophus rufilotus) of a deep bay color, with a broad dorsal stripe of black; -- called also conquetoon.
GRIMNESS n.
Fierceness of look; sternness; crabbedness; forbiddingness.
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