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malignity. Macualay. The cowardly rashness of those who dare not look danger in the face. Burke.

he . . . fabric of universal justic is well cramped and bolted together in all its parts. Burke.

arge of disloyalty and disaffection, an uncorrupt, independent, and reforming parliament. Burke.

e critical stage of a fever; a critical situation. Our circumstances are indeed critical. Burke. The small moment, the exact point, the critical minute, on which every good work so much depends. South. Critical angle (Optics), that angle of incidence of a luminous ray at which it is wholly reflected, and no portion of…

A crusader. [Obs.] The conquesta of the croises extending over Palestine. Burke.

one of the greatest and best men of his age; and I loved and cultivated him accordingly. Burke.

ll proportion . . . to the medium of provision during the last bad cycle of twenty years. Burke.

dangles about or after others, especially after women; a trifler. " Danglers at toilets." Burke.

intemperance; to debauch a woman; to debauch an army. Learning not debauched by ambition. Burke. A man must have got his conscience thoroughly debauched and hardened before he can arrive to the height of sin. South. Her pride debauched her judgment and her eyes. Cowley.

r allegiance. The republic of Paris will endeavor to complete the debauchery of the army. Burke.

m obscenity or indecorum; modesty. Observances of time, place, and of decency in general. Burke. Immodest words admit of no defense, For want of decency is want of sense. Roscommon.

, a decent fortune; a decent person. A decent retreat in the mutability of human affairs. Burke. -- De"cent*ly, adv. -- De"cent*ness, n.

ver from the neck; to behead; to decapitate. The decollated head of St. John the Baptist. Burke.

ome, etc. To show what may be practicably and safely defalcated from the [the estimates]. Burke.

ial of mortal fight. Milton. I defy the enemies of our constitution to show the contrary. Burke.

guile; to impose on; to dupe; to make a fool of. To delude the nation by an airy phantom. Burke.

ence ought to end and resistance must begin, is faint, obscure, and not easily definable. Burke.

ct; -- the opposite of Ant: merit. They see no merit or demerit in any man or any action. Burke. Secure, unless forfeited by any demerit or offense. Sir W. Temple.

A democrat. [R.] Burke.

lings, or of tons. Those [qualities] which are classed under the denomination of sublime. Burke.