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568 words match “SERVING”

DETERRENT a.
Serving to deter. "The deterrent principle." E. Davis.
DETESTABLE a.
Worthy of being detested; abominable; extremely hateful; very odious; deserving abhorrence; as, detestable vices. Thou hast defiled my sanctuary will all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations. Ezek. v. 11.
DIGNE a.
Worthy; honorable; deserving. [Obs.] Chaucer.
DIRTY a.
Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure; serving to defile; as, dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty white. Spenser.
DISAPPROBATORY a.
Containing disapprobation; serving to disapprove.
DISCIPLINABLE a.
Liable or deserving to be disciplined; subject to disciplinary punishment; as, a disciplinable offense.
DISCOMMENDABLE a.
Deserving, disapprobation or blame. -- Dis`com*mend"a*ble*ness, n.
DISCRIMINATIVE a.
Observing distinctions; making differences; discriminating. "Discriminative censure." J. Foster. "Discriminative Providence." Dr. H. More.
DISCUTIENT a.
Serving to disperse morbid matter; discussive; as, a discutient application. -- n.
DISDAIN v.
To reject as unworthy of one's self, or as not deserving one's notice; to look with scorn upon; to scorn, as base acts, character, etc. When the Philistine . . . saw Dawid, he disdained him; for he was but a youth. 1 Sam. xvii. 42. 'T is great, 't manly to disdain disguise. Young.
DISH n.
A vessel, as a platter, a plate, a bowl, used for serving up food at the table. She brought forth butter in a lordly dish. Judg. v. 25.
DISHONORABLE a.
Wanting in honor; not honorable; bringing or deserving dishonor; staining the character, and lessening the reputation; shameful; disgraceful; base.
DISSEVERANCE n.
The act of disserving; separation.
DISSEVERATION n.
The act of disserving; disseverance. [Obs.]
DISTRACTILE a.
Tending or serving to draw apart.
DISTRACTING a.
Tending or serving to distract.
DISTRIBUTIVE a.
Tending to distribute; serving to divide and assign in portions; dealing to each his proper share. "Distributive justice." Swift.
DIVERSORY a.
Serving or tending to divert; also, distinguishing. [Obs.]
DOCENT a.
Serving to instruct; teaching. [Obs.]
DRY a.
, and, in the United States, powder post. Hebert. -- Dry stove, a hothouse adapted to preserving the plants of arid climates. Brande & C. -- Dry vat, a vat, basket, or other receptacle for dry articles. -- Dry wine, that in which the saccharine matter and fermentation were so exactly balanced, that they have wholly…
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