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Antrovert
Antrovert An`tro*vert", v. t.
To bend forward. [R.] --Owen.
ApproverApprover Ap*prov"er, n.
1. One who approves. Formerly, one who made proof or trial.
2. An informer; an accuser. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
3. (Eng. Law) One who confesses a crime and accuses another.
See 1st Approvement, 2. ApproverApprover Ap*prov"er, n. [See 2d Approve, v. t.] (Eng. Law)
A bailiff or steward; an agent. [Obs.] --Jacobs. Bering Sea Controversy
Bering Sea Controversy Be"ring Sea Controversy
A controversy (1886 -- 93) between Great Britain and the
United States as to the right of Canadians not licensed by
the United States to carry on seal fishing in the Bering Sea,
over which the United States claimed jurisdiction as a mare
clausum. A court of arbitration, meeting in Paris in 1893,
decided against the claim of the United States, but
established regulations for the preservation of the fur seal.
Book of ProverbsProverb Prov"erb, n. [OE. proverbe, F. proverbe, from L.
proverbium; pro before, for + verbum a word. See Verb.]
1. An old and common saying; a phrase which is often
repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and
forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the result of
experience and observation; a maxim; a saw; an adage.
--Chaucer. Bacon.
2. A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an
enigma; a parable.
His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou
plainly, and speakest no proverb. --John xvi.
29.
3. A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous
reference.
Thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a
by word, among all nations. --Deut.
xxviii. 37.
4. A drama exemplifying a proverb.
Book of Proverbs, a canonical book of the Old Testament,
containing a great variety of wise maxims.
Syn: Maxim; aphorism; apothegm; adage; saw. Controversal
Controversal Con`tro*ver"sal, a.
1. Turning or looking opposite ways. [Obs.]
The temple of Janus, with his two controversal
faces. --Milton.
2. Controversial. [Obs.] --Boyle.
Controversary
Controversary Con`tro*ver"sa*ry, a.
Controversial. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
Controverse
Controverse Con"tro*verse, n. [Cf. F. controverse.]
Controversy. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Controverse
Controverse Con"tro*verse, v. t. [L. controversari, fr.
controversus turned against, disputed.]
To dispute; to controvert. [Obs.] ``Controversed causes.'
--Hooker.
Controverser
Controverser Con"tro*ver`ser, n.
A disputant. [Obs.]
Controversial
Controversial Con`tro*ver"sial, a. [Cf. LL. controversialis.]
Relating to, or consisting of, controversy; disputatious;
polemical; as, controversial divinity.
Controversialist
Controversialist Con`tro*ver"sial*ist, n.
One who carries on a controversy; a disputant.
He [Johnson] was both intellectually and morally of the
stuff of which controversialists are made. --Macaulay.
Controversially
Controversially Con`tro*ver"sial*ly, adv.
In a controversial manner.
ControversiesControversy Con"tro*ver`sy, n.; pl. Controversies. [L.
controversia, fr. controversus turned against, disputed;
contro- = contra + versus, p. p. of vertere to turn. See
Verse.]
1. Contention; dispute; debate; discussion; agitation of
contrary opinions.
This left no room for controversy about the title.
--Locke.
A dispute is commonly oral, and a controversy in
writing. --Johnson.
2. Quarrel; strife; cause of variance; difference.
The Lord hath a controversy with the nations. --Jer.
xxv. 31.
3. A suit in law or equity; a question of right. [Obs.]
When any man that had a controversy came to the king
for judgment. --2 Sam. xv.
2.
Syn: Dispute; debate; disputation; disagreement; altercation;
contention; wrangle; strife; quarrel. Controversion
Controversion Con`tro*ver"sion, n.
Act of controverting; controversy. [Obs.] --Hooker.
Controversor
Controversor Con"tro*ver`sor, n.
A controverser. [Obs.]
ControversyControversy Con"tro*ver`sy, n.; pl. Controversies. [L.
controversia, fr. controversus turned against, disputed;
contro- = contra + versus, p. p. of vertere to turn. See
Verse.]
1. Contention; dispute; debate; discussion; agitation of
contrary opinions.
This left no room for controversy about the title.
--Locke.
A dispute is commonly oral, and a controversy in
writing. --Johnson.
2. Quarrel; strife; cause of variance; difference.
The Lord hath a controversy with the nations. --Jer.
xxv. 31.
3. A suit in law or equity; a question of right. [Obs.]
When any man that had a controversy came to the king
for judgment. --2 Sam. xv.
2.
Syn: Dispute; debate; disputation; disagreement; altercation;
contention; wrangle; strife; quarrel. ControvertControvert Con"tro*vert, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Controverted;
p. pr. & vb. n. Controverting.] [See Controversy.]
To make matter of controversy; to dispute or oppose by
reasoning; to contend against in words or writings; to
contest; to debate.
Some controverted points had decided according to the
sense of the best jurists. --Macaulay. ControvertedControvert Con"tro*vert, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Controverted;
p. pr. & vb. n. Controverting.] [See Controversy.]
To make matter of controversy; to dispute or oppose by
reasoning; to contend against in words or writings; to
contest; to debate.
Some controverted points had decided according to the
sense of the best jurists. --Macaulay. Controverter
Controverter Con"tro*ver`ter, n.
One who controverts; a controversial writer; a
controversialist.
Some controverters in divinity are like swaggerers in a
tavern. --B. Jonson.
ControvertibleControvertible Con`tro*ver"ti*ble, a.
Capable of being controverted; disputable; admitting of
question. -- Con`tro*ver"ti*bly, adv. ControvertiblyControvertible Con`tro*ver"ti*ble, a.
Capable of being controverted; disputable; admitting of
question. -- Con`tro*ver"ti*bly, adv. ControvertingControvert Con"tro*vert, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Controverted;
p. pr. & vb. n. Controverting.] [See Controversy.]
To make matter of controversy; to dispute or oppose by
reasoning; to contend against in words or writings; to
contest; to debate.
Some controverted points had decided according to the
sense of the best jurists. --Macaulay. Controvertist
Controvertist Con"tro*ver`tist, n.
One skilled in or given to controversy; a controversialist.
How unfriendly is the controvertist to the discernment
of the critic! --Campbell.
Disapprover
Disapprover Dis`ap*prov"er, n.
One who disapproves.
Disprover
Disprover Dis*prov"er, n.
One who disproves or confutes.
ExtroversionExtroversion Ex`tro*ver"sion, n. [See Extrorse.]
The condition of being turned wrong side out; as,
extroversion of the bladder. --Dunglison. Improver
Improver Im*prov"er, n.
One who, or that which, improves.
Incontrovertibility
Incontrovertibility In*con`tro*ver`ti*bil"i*ty, n.
The state or condition of being incontrovertible.
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