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By reduction; by consequence.

A central or retired work within any other work.

The quality or state of being redundant; superfluity; superabundance; excess.

Exceeding what is natural or necessary; superabundant; exuberant; as, a redundant quantity of bile or food. Notwithstanding the redundant oil in fishes, they do not increase fat so much as flesh. Arbuthnot.

In a refundant manner.

Double; doubled; reduplicative; repeated.

The act of doubling, or the state of being doubled.

Double; formed by reduplication; reduplicate. I. Watts.

Any hemipterous insect of the genus Redivius, or family Reduvidæ. They live by sucking the blood of other insects, and some species also attack man.

The red poppy (Papaver Rhoeas). Dr. Prior.

A European thrush (Turdus iliacus). Its under wing coverts are orange red. Called also redwinged thrush. (b) A North American passerine bird (Agelarius phoeniceus) of the family Icteridæ. The male is black, with a conspicuous patch of bright red, bordered with orange, on each wing. Called also redwinged blackbird, red-…

A west Indian climbing shrub (Combretum Jacquini) with slender reddish branchlets.

gigantic coniferous tree (Sequoia sempervirens) of California, and its light and durable reddish timber. See Sequoia.

To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction. His censure will . . . accredit his praises. Cowper. These reasons . . . which accredit and fortify mine opinion. Shelton.

The act of accrediting; as, letters of accreditation.

Possessing acres or landed property; -- used in composition; as, large-acred men.

Regarded with wonder and delight; highly prized; as, an admired poem.

Pinched with hunger; very hungry. C. Bronté.

Held by an anchor; at anchor; held safely; as, an anchored bark; also, shaped like an anchor; forked; as, an anchored tongue.

Ahungered; longing. [Archaic]