adry 
adry (a-dri'), a. [<-* + dry ; prob. in imita- 
tion of atliirst, q. v.] In a dry condition; 
thirsty. 
Doth a man that is adry desire to drink in gold ? 
Burton, Anat. of Mel., p. 355. 
adscendent (ad -sen 'dent), a. [< L. adscen- 
den(t-)s, ascenden(t-)s : see ascendent.] Ascend- 
ing. Imp. Diet. 
adscite (ad' sit), a. [< L. adscitus, derived: see 
below.] In entom., pertaining to the Jiracunida; 
or leliiu'umoHcs adsciti. 
Adsciti (ad'si-tl), n.pl. [NL., pi. of L. adscitus, 
derived, assumed, foreign : see adsci titious.] 
A group of ichneumon-flies which have only 
one recurrent nervure in the fore wing instead 
of two. It corresponds to the modern family 
BracnnidfE (which see). 
adscititious (ad-si-tish'us), a. [<L. as if *ad- 
scititius, < adscitus, derived, assumed, foreign, 
pp. of adsciscere, later asciscere, take knowingly 
to one's self, appropriate, assume, adopt, < ad, 
to, + sciseere, seek to know, < scirc, know : see 
science.'] Added or derived from without ; not 
intrinsic or essential ; supplemental ; additional. 
Also written ascititious. 
The fourth epistle on happiness may be thought adsci- 
titioui, and out of its proper place. 
J. Warton, Essay on Pope. 
The first 8 of the tense-sign sis is an adscititious sibilant 
added to the root. Am. Jour, of Philol., VI. 280. 
adscititiously (ad-si-tish'us-li), adv. In an ad- 
scititious manner. 
adscript (ad'skript), a. and n. [< L. adscriptus, 
pp. of adscribcre, later ascribere, enroll, < ad, to, 
+ scribergj write : see ascribe.] I. a. 1. Written 
after, as distinguished from subscript, or written 
under: as, in Greek grammar, an iota (i) ad- 
script. 2. Attached to the soil, as a slave or 
feudal serf. See adscriptus gleba. 
II. n. A serf attached to an estate and 
transferable with it. 
adscripted (ad-skrip'ted), a. Same as adscript. 
adscription (ad-skrip'shon), n. [< L. adscrip- 
tio(n-), later ascriptio(n-')', > E. ascription, q. v.] 
1. Same as ascription. 2. Attachment to the 
soil, or as a feudal inferior to a superior or 
overlord. 
adscrip titious (ad-skrip-tish'us), a. [< L. ad- 
scripticius, ascriptieius, enrolled, bound, < ad- 
scriptus, ascriptus: see adscript.] Bound by 
adscription. N. E. D. 
adsctiptive (ad-skrip'tiv), a. [< L. adscripti- 
vus, em-oiled, adscript, < adscriptus: see ad- 
script.] Held to service as attached to an es- 
tate, and transferable with it, as a serf or slave. 
Many estates peopled with crown peasants have been 
ceded to particular individuals on condition of establishing 
manufactories ; these peasants, called adscriptive, working 
at the manufactories on fixed terms. Brougham. 
adscriptus glebas (ad-skrip'tus gle'be) ; pi. ad- 
scripti glebce (-ti). [L. : adscriptus, adscript; 
glebce, gen. of gleba, glebe.] Belonging or at- 
tached to the soil, as a serf. In Roman law this 
term was applied to a class of slaves attached in per- 
petuity to and transferred with the land they cultivated. 
The same custom prevailed among all Germanic and Slavic 
peoples, and has been but gradually abolished during the 
past three hundred years, down to the emancipation of 
the Russian serfs in 1861. 
adsignification (ad-sig"ni-fi-ka'shon), n. [< 
ML. adsignificatio(n-), < L. adsignificare, make 
evident : see adsignify.] The act of adsignify- 
ing; a modification of meaning by a prefix or 
suffix ; an additional signification. [Rare.] 
And in this opinion (viz., that there is no adsiynification 
of manner or time in that which is called the indicative 
mood, no adsigniftcation of time in that which is called 
the present participle) I am neither new nor singular. 
Home Tooke, Purley. 
adsignify (ad-sig'ni-fl), v. t. [< L. adsignificare, 
show, make evident, denote, point out, < ad, to, 
+ significare, signify : see ad- and signify.] To 
add signification or meaning to (a word) by a 
prefix or suffix. Home Tooke. [Bare.] 
adsorption (ad-sorp'shon), n. [< L. ad, to, + 
*sorptio(n-), after absorption, q. v.] Conden- 
sation of gases on the surfaces of solids. 
adstipulate (ad-stip'u-lat), v. i. ; pret. and pp. 
adstipulatcd, ppr. adstipulating. [< L. adstipu- 
lari, astipulari, stipulate with, < ad, to, + stipu- 
lari, stipulate.] To act as second stipulant or 
receiving party to a bargain, attaining thereby 
an equal claim with the principal stipulant. 
A'. E. I). 
adstipulation (ad-stip-u-la'shon), . [< L. ad- 
stipuiatio(n-), astipulatio(n-), ( adstipulari : see 
adstipulate.] The addition of, or action as, a 
second receiving party in a bargain. N. E. D. 
adstipulator (ad-stip'u-la-tor), n. [L., also 
astipukitor, < adstijmlari, astipulari: see ad- 
83 
sti/inlate.] In law, an accessory party to a prom- 
ise, who has received the same promise as his 
principal did, and can equally receive and ex- 
act payment. 
adstrictt, adstrictiom, adstringentt.etc. See 
astrict, etc. 
adsum (ad'sum). [L., 1st pers. sing. pres. ind. 
of adcsse, to be present, < ad, to, + esse, be : see 
essence.] I am present ; present ; here : used 
in some colleges and schools by students as an 
answer to a roll-call. 
adsurgent (ad-ser'jent), a. Same as assurgent. 
adterminal, atterminal (ad-, a-ter'mi-nal), a. 
[< L. ad, to, + terminus, end, + -al.] Moving 
toward the end : an epithet applied to electrical 
currents passing in a muscular fiber toward its 
extremities. 
adubt (a-duV), v. t. [< ME. adubben, adouben, 
< OF. adubber, aduber, adouber, equip a knight, 
array, < a, to, + duber, douber, dub: see dub 1 .] 
1. To knight; dub as a knight. 2. To equip; 
array; accoutre. 
adularia (ad-u-la'ri-a), n. [NL., < Adula, a 
mountain group in the Orisons Alps, formerly 
confounded with St. Gotthard, where fine speci- 
mens are found.] A variety of the common 
potash feldspar orthoclase, occurring in highly 
lustrous transparent or translucent crystals. 
It often exhibits a delicate opalescent play of 
colors, and is then called moonstone (which see). 
Fine specimens are obtained from various lo- 
calities in the Alps. 
adulate (ad'u-lat), v. t. ; pret. and pp. adulated, 
ppr. adulating. [< L. adulatus, pp. of adulari, 
flatter, fawn upon as a dog, < ad, to, + "ulari, a 
word of undetermined origin, not found in the 
simple form ; according to some, < *ula = Gr. 
oiipa, a tail, adulari meaning then ' wag the tail 
at,' as a dog.] To show feigned devotion to; 
flatter servilely. 
It is not that I adulate the people ; 
Without me there are demagogues enough. 
Byron, Don Juan, ix. 25. 
Love shall he, but not adulate 
The all-fair, the all-embracing Fate. 
Emerson, Woodnotes, ii. 
adulation (ad-u-la'shon), n. [< F. adulation, < 
L. adulatio(n-),' flattery, fawning, < adulari, flat- 
ter: see adulate.] Servile flattery; excessive 
or unmerited praise ; exaggerated compliment. 
Adulation pushed to the verge, sometimes of nonsense, 
and sometimes of impiety, was not thought to disgrace a 
poet. Macaulay. 
And there he set himself to play upon her - 
With . . . amorous adulation, till the maid 
Rebell'd against it. 
Tennyson, Lancelot and Elaine. 
= Syn. Adulation, Flattery, Compliment. These are vari- 
eties of praise. Adulation is servile and fulsome, pro- 
ceeding either from a blind worship or from the hope of 
advantage. It may not be, but generally is, addressed 
directly to its object. Flattery is addressed to the per- 
son flattered ; its object is to gratify vanity, with or with- 
out a selfish ulterior object. It is generally praise beyond 
justice. Compliment is milder, and may be expressive of the 
truth ; it may be sincere and designed to encourage or to 
express respect and esteem. We may speak of a compli- 
ment, but not of an adulation or a flattery. Adulation of 
the conqueror ; gross or delicate flattery of those in power ; 
the language of compliment. In conduct, the correspon- 
dent to adulation is obsequiousness. 
Adulation ever follows the ambitious ; for such alone 
receive most pleasure from flattery. 
Goldsmith, Vicar, iii. 
Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver ; and 
adulation is not of more service to the people than to 
kings. Burke, Rev. in France. 
Who flatters is of all mankind the lowest, 
Save he who courts the flattery. 
Hannah More, Daniel. 
The salutations of Arabs are such that . . . "compli- 
ments in a well-bred man never last less than ten min- 
utes." H. Spencer, Prin. of Sociol., 343. 
adulator (ad'u-la-tor), n. [L., < adulari: see 
adulate.] An obsequious flatterer; one who 
offers praise servilely. 
And became more than ever an adulator of the ruling 
powers. D. G. Mitchell, Wet Days. 
adulatory (ad'u-la-to-ri), a. [< L. adulatorius, 
< adulator : see adulator.] Characterized by 
adulation; fulsomely flattering ; servilely prais- 
ing : as, an adulatory address. 
You are not lavish of your words, especially in that 
species of eloquence called the adulatory. Chesterfield. 
adulatress (ad'u-la-tres), n. [= F. adulatrice, 
< L. adulatricem, ace. of adulatrix, fern, form of 
adulator : see adulator.] A female adulator. 
Indiana, when the first novelty of tHe-A-tetes was over, 
wished again for the constant adulatress of her charms 
and endowments. Miss Burney, Camilla, x. 14. 
Adullamite (a-dul'am-it), n. [< Adullam + 
-ite 2 .] 1. An inhabitant of the village of Adul- 
lam. Gen. xxxviii. 12. 2. In Eng.hist., one of 
a group of Liberals who seceded from the Whig 
adulteration 
party and voted with the Conservatives when 
Earl Russell and Mr. Gladstone introduced a 
measure for the extension of the elective fran- 
chise in 1866. They received the name from their be- 
ing likened by Mr. Bright to the discontented persons who 
took refuge with David in the cave of Adullam (1 Sam. xxii. 
1, 2). The piirty was also known collectively as the Cave. 
The Conservative party then presented a tolerably solid 
front against the extension of the suffrage, and received 
besides a large reinforcement of Adullamites from the 
Liberal side. New York Times, July 19, 1884. 
adult (a-dulf), a. and n. [< L. adultus, grown 
up, pp. of adolescerc, grow up : see adolescent.] 
1. a. 1. Having arrived at mature years, or at- 
tained full size and strength : as, an adult per- 
son, animal, or plant. 
The elaborate reasonings of the adult man. 
//. Spencer, Prin. of Psyehol. 
2. Pertaining or relating to adults ; suitable 
for an adult : as, adult age ; an adult school. 
II. n. A person or (sometimes) an animal 
grown to full size and strength ; one who has 
reached the age of manhood or womanhood. 
Embryos and adults of common and curious forms are 
constantly met with, thus furnishing material both for 
general work and original investigation. Science, V. 212. 
adultedt (a-dul'ted), a. Completely grown. 
Now that we are not only adulted but ancient Chris- 
tians, I believe the most acceptable sacrifice we can send 
up to heaven is prayer and praise. 
Howell, Letters, I. vi. 32. 
adultert (a-dul'ter), n. [L., an adulterer, a 
counterfeiter, adulter, adj., adulterous; forma- 
tion uncertain, perhaps < ad, to, + alter, other, 
different. In mod. E. adulter, adulterer, etc., 
have been substituted for the older atouter, ad- 
vouter, etc. : see advouter, etc.] An adulterer. 
We receive into our mass open sinners, the covetous, 
the extortioners, the adulter, the back-biter. 
Tyndale, Expos. 1 John. 
adultert (a-dul'ter), v. [< L. adulterare, com- 
mit adultery: see adulterate, v.] I. intrans. 
To commit adultery. B. Jonson, Epigrams. 
II. trans. To pollute; adulterate: as, "adul- 
tering spots," Marston, Scourge of Villainy, ii. 
adulterant (a-dul'ter-ant), a. and n. [< L. 
adulteran(t-)s, ppr. of adulterare: see adulter- 
ate, v.] I. a. Adulterating ; used in adulter- 
ating. 
IL n. A substance used for adulterating. 
adulterate (a-dul'ter-at), v. ; pret. and pp. 
adulterated, ppr. adulterating. [< L. adultera- 
tus, pp. of adulterare, commit adultery, falsify, 
adulterate, < adulter, an adulterer, a counter- 
feiter: see adulter, n.] I. trans. 1. To debase 
or deteriorate by an admixture of foreign or 
baser materials or elements: as, to adulterate 
food, drugs, or coins; adulterated doctrines. 
The present war has . . . adulterated our tongue with 
strange words. Spectator, No. 65. 
2|. To graft ; give a hybrid character to. 
Excellent forms of grafting and adulterating plants and 
flowers. Peacham, Exper. of Own Times. 
3f. To defile by adultery. 
To force a rape on virtue, and adulterate the chaste 
bosom of spotless simplicity. Ford, Line of Life. 
= Syn. 1. To mix, degrade, corrupt, contaminate, vitiate, 
alloy, sophisticate. 
n.t intrans. To commit adultery. 
But Fortune, O ! . . . 
She adulterates hourly with thy uncle John. 
Shak., K. John, iii. 1. 
adulteratet (a-dul'ter-at), a. [< L. adulteratus, 
pp. : see the verb.] 1. Tainted with adultery: 
as, " the adulterate Hastings," Shak., Rich. 
III., iv. 4. 2. Debased by foreign mixture; 
adulterated: as, "adulterate copper," Swift, 
Miscellanies. 
No volatile spirits, nor compounds that are 
Adulterate. Carew, To G. N. 
adulterately (a-dul'ter-at-li), adv. In an adul- 
terate manner. 
adulterateness (a-dul'ter-at-nes), . The qual- 
ity or state of being adulterated or debased. 
adulteration (a-dul-te-ra'shpn), n. [< L. adul- 
teratio(n-), adulteration, sophistication, < adul- 
terare : see adulterate, v.] 1. The act of adul- 
terating, or the state of being adulterated or 
debased by admixture with something else, 
generally of inferior quality; the use, in the 
production of any professedly genuine article, 
of ingredients which are cheaper and of an in- 
ferior quality, or which are not considered so 
desirable by the consumer as other or genuine 
ingredients for which they are substituted. 
In commerce, there are several kinds of adulteration : 
conventional, to suit the taste and demands of the public ; 
fraudulent, for deceptive and gainful purposes ; and ac- 
cidental or unintentional adtilfrrtiliiot, arising from care- 
lessness in the preparation of the staple or commodity at 
the place of growth or shipment. Simmonds, Com. Diet. 
