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pl. of Sorus.

Of or pertaining to the Shrew family (Soricidæ); like a shrew in form or habits; as, the soricine bat (Glossophaga soricina).

An abridged form of stating of syllogisms in a series of propositions so arranged that the predicate of each one that precedes forms the subject of each one that follows, and the conclusion unites the subject of the first proposition with the predicate of the last proposition, as in following example; -- The soul is a…

Of or pertaining to a sorites; resembling a sorites.

Of or pertaining to an accessory; as, accessorial agency, accessorial guilt.

In the manner of an accessory; auxiliary.

The state of being accessory, or connected subordinately.

An antipsoric remedy.

The stoup, basin, or other vessel for holy water in Roman Catholic churches.

Of or pertaining to an assessor, or to a court of assessors. Coxe.

That which is given under the doctrine of administering a patient's own virus.

A constituent part of a species of gum from Bassora, as also of gum tragacanth and some gum resins. It is one of the amyloses. Ure.

Full of censure; censorious. The censorial declamation of Juvenal. T. Warton.

Censorial. [R.] Bacon.

s on others, or on their writings or manners. A dogmatical spirit inclines a man to be consorious of his neighbors. Watts.

Relating to compromise. [R.] Chalmers.

; by force or constraint.

Adapted to running or walking, and not to prehension; as, the limbs of the horse are cursorial. See Illust. of Aves.

In a running or hasty manner; carelessly.

The quality of being cursory; superficial performance; as, cursoriness of view.