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accented on the second syllable.] Bright with the sun.—■ 
The cases prevent the bees getting abroad upon every sun¬ 
shine day. Mortimer. —Bright like the sun. 
The frightful-headed-beast, amaz’d 
At flashing beams of that sun-shiny shield. 
Became stark blind, and all his senses daz’d. 
That down he tumbled. Spenser. 
SUNTA BEDNORE, a town of the south of India, pro¬ 
vince of Mysore. It is defended by a mud wall and a bound 
hedge; but was burnt by the Mahrattas in 1792. Lat. 14. 
8. N. long. 76. 5. E. 
SUOVETAURILIA, or Solitaurilia, a solemn sacrifice 
among the ancient Romans; in which they offered three 
victims of three different kinds, viz., a bull, a ram, and a 
boar. 
Livy, describing it, calls it suovetaurilia; as composed 
of sus, ovis, and taurus; the names of the three victims 
sacrificed. 
To SUP, v. a. [pupan, Sax.; soepen, Dutch.] To drink 
by mouthfuls; to drink by little at a time; to sip. 
There I’ll find a purer air 
To feed my life with; there I’ll sup 
Balm and nectar in my cup. Crashaw. 
To SUP, v. n. [souper , Fr.] To eat the evening meal. 
There’s none observes, much less repines. 
How often this man sups or dines. Carew. 
To SUP, v. a. To treat with supper.—He’s almost 
supp'd: why have you left the chamber ? Shakspeare. 
SUP, s. A small draught; a mouthful of liquor. 
Tom Thumb had got a little sup. 
And Tomalin scarce kist the cup. Drayton. 
SU'PER, in composition, notes either more than another, 
or more than enough, or on the top. 
SU'PERABLE, adj. [superabilis , Lat.; superahle, Fr.] 
Conquerable; such as may be overcome.—Antipathies are, 
generally, superahle by a single effort. Johnson. 
SU'PERABLY, adv. So as may be overcome. 
SU'PERABLENESS, s. Quality of being conquer¬ 
able. 
To SUPERABOU'ND, v. n. To be exuberant; to be 
stored with more than enough.—She superabounds with 
corn, which is quickly convertible to coin. Howell. 
SUPERABU'NDANCE, s. More than enough: great 
quantity.—The precipitation of the vegetative terrestrial 
matter at the deluge amongst the sand, was to retrench the 
luxury and superabundance of the productions of the earth. 
Woodward. 
SUPERABUNDANT, adj. Being more than enough. 
—So much superabundant zeal could have no other design 
than to damp that spirit raised against Wood. Swift. 
SUPERABUNDANTLY, adv. More than sufficiently. 
—Nothing but the uncreated Infinite can adequately till 
and superabundantly satisfy the desire. Cheyne. 
To SUPERADD, v. a. [ superaddo , Lat.] To add over 
and above ; to join any thing extrinsic.—The peacock 
laid it extremely to heart that he had not the nightingale’s 
voice supperadded to the beauty of plumes. L'Estrange. 
SUPERADDI'TION, s. The act of adding to some¬ 
thing else. — The fabrick of the eye, its safe and useful 
situation, and the superaddition of muscles, are a certain 
pledge of the existence of God. More. —That which is 
added. 
SUPERADVE'NIENT, adj. [superadveniens, Lat.] Un¬ 
used. —Coming to the increase or assistance of something. 
Coming unexpectedly. 
To SUPERANNUATE, v. a. [ super and annus, Lat.] 
To impair or disqualify by age or length of life.—If such 
depravities but yet alive, deformity need not despair, nor 
will the eldest hopes be ever superannunated. Brown. 
To SUPERANNUATE, v. n. To last beyond the 
year. Hot in use. —The dying of the roots of plants that 
are annual, is by the over-expence of the sap into stalk and 
SUP 
leaves, which being prevented, they will superannuate. 
Bacon. 
SUPERANNUATION, s. The state of being disqualified 
by years. 
SUPE'RB, adj. {superbe, Fr.; superbus, Lat.] Grand; 
pompous; lofty; august; stately; magnificent.—The most 
superb edifice, that ever was conceived or constructed, 
would not equal the smallest insect, blest with sight, feeling 
and locomotivity. Bryant. 
SUPE'RBLY, adv. In a superb manner.—Wood’s 
manuscript was very superbly bound and embossed. 
Wart on. 
SUPERCA'RGO, s. An officer in a ship whose 
business is to manage the trade. 
I only wear it in a land of Hectors, 
Thieves, supercargoes, sharpers, and directors. Pope. 
SUPERCELE'STIAL, adj. Placed above the firmament. 
—I dare not think that any supercelestial heaven, or what¬ 
soever else, not himself, was increate and eternal. Ralegh. 
SUPERCHE'RY, s. [An old word of French original.] 
Deceit; cheating. 
SUPERCI'LIOUS, adj. {supercilium, Latin.] Haughty; 
dogmatical ; dictatorial ; arbitary ; despotic; over¬ 
bearing.— Several supercilious criticks will treat an 
author with the greatest contempt, if he fancies the old 
Romans wore a girdle. Addison. 
SUPERCILIOUSLY, adv. Haughtily; dogmatically; 
contemptuously. 
SUPERCILIOUSNESS, s. Haughtiness; contemptu¬ 
ousness. 
SUPERCONCE'PTION, s. A conception admitted 
after another conception. Unused. —Those superconcep¬ 
tions, where one child was like the father, the other like the 
adulterer, seem idle. Brown. 
SUPERCONSEQUENCE, 5. Remote consequence. 
Unused. —Not attaining the deuteroscopy, and second in¬ 
tention of the words, they omit their superconsequences 
and coherences. Brown. 
SUPERCRE'SCENCE, s. [ super and cresco, Lat.] 
That which grows upon another growing thing.—Where- 
ever it groweth it maintains a regular figure, like other 
supcrcrescences, and like such as, living upon the stock of 
others, are termed parasitical plants. Brown. 
SUPERE'MINENCE, or Supere'minency, s. [ super 
and emineo, Lat.] Uncommon degree of eminence ; emin¬ 
ence above* others though eminent.—The archbishop of 
Canterbury, as he is primate over all England and metro¬ 
politan, has a supereminency, and even some power over 
the archbishop of York. Ay life. 
SUPERE'MINENT, adj. Eminent in a high degree. 
SUPERE'MINENTLY, adv. In the most eminent man¬ 
ner. 
SUPERE'ROGANT, adj. The same as supererogatory. 
To SUPERE'ROGATE, v. n. [ super and erogatio, 
Lat.] To do more than duty requires. 
So by an abbey’s skeleton of late, 
I heard an echo supererogate 
Through imperfection, and the voice restore, 
As if she had the hiccup o’er and o’er. Cleavland. 
SUPEREROGATION, s. Performance of more than 
duty requires.—There is no such thing as works of superero¬ 
gation ; no man can do more than needs, and is his duty to 
do, by way of preparation for another world. Tillotson. 
SUPERE'ROGATIVE, adj. Supererogatory.—I can 
brook better a fellow that hath bought his new-found no¬ 
bility with nobles, than another of an high birth and low- 
stooping spirit, who can justly brag of nothing of his own, 
but lives upon the supererogative deeds of his ancestors. 
Stafford. 
SUPEREROGATORY, adj. Petformed beyond the 
strict demands of duty..— Supererogatory services, and too 
great benefits from subjects to kings, are of dangerous con¬ 
sequence. Howell. 
SUPERESSENTIAL, adj. Above the constitution or 
existence 
