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After the manner of deists.

State of being deistical.

Democratic. The democratical was democratically received. Algernon Sidney.

In a democratic manner.

Pertaining to a dendrite, or to arborescent crystallization; having a form resembling a shrub or tree; arborescent.

Pertaining to dentistry or to dentists. [R.]

Having the character of, or pertaining to, a despot; absolute in power; possessing and abusing unlimited power; evincing despotism; tyrannical; arbitrary. -- Des*pot"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Des*pot"ic*al*ness, n.

Pertaining to diabetes; as, diabetic or diabetical treatment. Quian. Diabetic sugar. (Chem.) Same as Dextrose.

s of similar form, or different sounds of the same letter, as, a, â, ä, o, ô, etc. "Diacritical points." Sir W. Jones. A glance at this typography will reveal great difficulties, which diacritical marks necessarily throw in the way of both printer and writer. A. J. Ellis.

Pertaining to dialectics; logical; argumental.

In a dialectical manner.

Pertaining to a dialogue; having the form or nature of a dialogue. -- Di*al`o*gis"tic*al*ly, adv.

In the manner of, or according to, diamagnetism.

Having the power to increase perspiration.

truction; preceptive; instructive; teaching some moral lesson; as, didactic essays. "Didactical writings." Jer. Taylor. The finest didactic poem in any language. Macaulay.

In a didactic manner.

Of or performance to diet, or to the rules for regulating the kind and quantity of food to be eaten.

In a dietetical manner.

Dietetic. [R.] Ferrand.

Revolving on an axis. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.