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MALCONTENT a. 2 definitions
ied; especially, dissatisfied with the government. [Written also malecontent.] The famous malcontent earl of Leicester. Milner.
MALCONTENTED a.
Malcontent. -- Mal`con*tent"ed*ly, adv. -- Mal`con*tent"ed*ness, n.
BOULANGISM n.
f revenge on Germany attracted to him a miscellaneous party of monarchists and Republican malcontents. -- Bou*lan"gist (#), n.
COMPORT v.
To bear; to endure; to brook; to put with. [Obs.] The malcontented sort That never can the present state comport. Daniel.
DISCONTENT n.
A discontented person; a malcontent. [R.] Thus was the Scotch nation full of discontents. Fuller.
DISCONTENTED p.
Dissatisfied; uneasy in mind; malcontent. And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him. 1 Sam. xxii. 2. -- Dis`con*tent"ed*ly, adv. -- Dis`con*tent"ed*ness, n.
LIEGE n.
gn. Mrs. Browning. The anointed sovereign of sighs and groans, Liege of all loiterers and malcontents. Shak.
MALECONTENT a.
Malcontent.
MOODY a.
ry; fretful; also, abstracted and pensive; sad; gloomy; melancholy. "Every peevish, moody malcontent." Rowe. Arouse thee from thy moody dream! Sir W. Scott.
STORY n.
t which has occurred; a description of past events; a history; a statement; a record. One malcontent who did indeed get a name in story. Barrow. Venice, with its unique city and its Impressive story. Ed. Rev. The four great monarchies make the subject of ancient story. Sir W. Temple.