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Advenient
Advenient Ad*ven"ient, a. [L. adviens, p. pr.]
Coming from outward causes; superadded. [Obs.]
ConvenientConvenient Con*ven"ient (?; 277), a. [L. conveniens, -entis,
suitable, p. pr. of convenire to be suitable, to come. See
Convene, v. i.]
1. Fit or adapted; suitable; proper; becoming; appropriate.
[Archaic]
Feed me with food convenient for me. --Prov. xxx.
8.
Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor
jesting, which are not convenient. --Eph. v. 4.
2. Affording accommodation or advantage; well adapted to use;
handly; as, a convenient house; convenient implements or
tools.
3. Seasonable; timely; opportune; as, a convenient occasion;
a convenient season. --Acts xxiv. 25.
4. Near at hand; easy of access. [Colloq.]
Hereties used to be brought thither, convenient for
burning. --Thackeray.
Syn: Fit; suitable; proper; adapted; fitted; suited; handly;
commodious. Conveniently
Conveniently Con*ven"ient*ly, adv.
In a convenient manner, form, or situation; without
difficulty.
Disconvenient
Disconvenient Dis`con*ven"ient, a.
Not convenient or congruous; unsuitable; ill-adapted. [Obs.]
--Bp. Reynolds.
Inconveniently
Inconveniently In`con*ven"ient*ly, adv.
In an inconvenient manner; incommodiously; unsuitably;
unseasonably.
Intervenient
Intervenient In`ter*ven"ient, a. [L. interveniens, p. pr. of
intervenire.]
Being or coming between; intercedent; interposed. [Obs.]
--Bacon.
Introvenient
Introvenient In`tro*ven"ient, a. [L. introveniens, p. pr. of
introvenire to come in; intro within + venire to come.]
Coming in together; entering; commingling. [R.] --Sir T.
Browne.
LenientLenient Le"ni*ent (l[=e]"n[i^]*ent or l[=e]n"yent), a. [L.
leniens, -entis, p. pr. of lenire to soften, fr. lenis soft,
mild. Cf. Lithe.]
1. Relaxing; emollient; softening; assuasive; -- sometimes
followed by of. ``Lenient of grief.' --Milton.
Of Lenient
Lenient Le"ni*ent, n. (Med.)
A lenitive; an emollient.
Leniently
Leniently Le"ni*ent*ly, adv.
In a lenient manner.
Prevenient
Prevenient Pre*ven"i*ent, a. [L. praeveniens, p. pr.]
Going before; preceding; hence, preventive. ``Prevenient
grace descending.' --Milton.
Provenient
Provenient Pro*ve"ni*ent, a. [L. proveniens, p.pr.]
Forthcoming; issuing. [Rare]
Superadvenient
Superadvenient Su`per*ad*ven"ient, a.
Coming upon; coming in addition to, or in assistance of,
something. [R.]
He has done bravely by the superadvenient assistance of
his God. --Dr. H. More.
Supervenient
Supervenient Su`per*ven"ient, a. [L. superveniens, p. pr.]
Coming as something additional or extraneous; coming
afterwards.
That branch of belief was in him supervenient to
Christian practice. --Hammond.
Divorces can be granted, a mensa et toro, only for
supervenient causes. --Z. Swift.
Tinnient
Tinnient Tin"ni*ent, a. [L. tinniens, p. pr. of tinnire to
ring, tinkle.]
Emitting a clear sound. [Obs.]
UnconvenientUnconvenient Un`con*ven"ient, a.
Inconvenient. --Bale. -- Un`con*ven"ient*ly, adv. --Udall. UnconvenientlyUnconvenient Un`con*ven"ient, a.
Inconvenient. --Bale. -- Un`con*ven"ient*ly, adv. --Udall.
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