Deliberate (a.) Formed with deliberation; well-advised; carefully considered; not sudden or rash; as, a deliberate opinion; a deliberate measure or result.
Deliberate (a.) Not hasty or sudden; slow.
Deliberated (imp. & p. p.) of Deliberate
Deliberating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deliberate
Deliberate (v. t.) To weigh in the mind; to consider the reasons for and against; to consider maturely; to reflect upon; to ponder; as, to deliberate a question.
Deliberate (v. i.) To take counsel with one's self; to weigh the arguments for and against a proposed course of action; to reflect; to consider; to hesitate in deciding; -- sometimes with on, upon, about, concerning.
Deliberately (adv.) With careful consideration, or deliberation; circumspectly; warily; not hastily or rashly; slowly; as, a purpose deliberately formed.
Deliberateness (n.) The quality of being deliberate; calm consideration; circumspection.
Deliberation (n.) The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.
Deliberation (n.) Careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure; as, the deliberations of a legislative body or council.
Deliberative (a.) Pertaining to deliberation; proceeding or acting by deliberation, or by discussion and examination; deliberating; as, a deliberative body.
Deliberative (n.) A discourse in which a question is discussed, or weighed and examined.
Deliberative (n.) A kind of rhetoric employed in proving a thing and convincing others of its truth, in order to persuade them to adopt it.
Deliberatively (adv.) In a deliberative manner; circumspectly; considerately.
Deliberator (n.) One who deliberates.
Delibrated (imp. & p. p.) of Delibrate
Delibrating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Delibrate
Delibrate (v. t.) To strip off the bark; to peel.
Delibration (n.) The act of stripping off the bark.
Delicacies (pl. ) of Delicacy
Delicacy (a.) The state or condition of being delicate; agreeableness to the senses; delightfulness; as, delicacy of flavor, of odor, and the like.
Delicacy (a.) Nicety or fineness of form, texture, or constitution; softness; elegance; smoothness; tenderness; and hence, frailty or weakness; as, the delicacy of a fiber or a thread; delicacy of a hand or of the human form; delicacy of the skin; delicacy of frame.
Delicacy (a.) Nice propriety of manners or conduct; susceptibility or tenderness of feeling; refinement; fastidiousness; and hence, in an exaggerated sense, effeminacy; as, great delicacy of behavior; delicacy in doing a kindness; delicacy of character that unfits for earnest action.
Delicacy (a.) Addiction to pleasure; luxury; daintiness; indulgence; luxurious or voluptuous treatment.
Delicacy (a.) Nice and refined perception and discrimination; critical niceness; fastidious accuracy.
Delicacy (a.) The state of being affected by slight causes; sensitiveness; as, the delicacy of a chemist's balance.
Delicacy (a.) That which is alluring, delicate, or refined; a luxury or pleasure; something pleasant to the senses, especially to the sense of taste; a dainty; as, delicacies of the table.
Delicacy (a.) Pleasure; gratification; delight.
Delicate (a.) Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring.
Delicate (a.) Pleasing to the senses; refinedly agreeable; hence, adapted to please a nice or cultivated taste; nice; fine; elegant; as, a delicate dish; delicate flavor.
Delicate (a.) Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful; as, "a delicate creature."
Delicate (a.) Fine or slender; minute; not coarse; -- said of a thread, or the like; as, delicate cotton.
Delicate (a.) Slight or smooth; light and yielding; -- said of texture; as, delicate lace or silk.
Delicate (a.) Soft and fair; -- said of the skin or a surface; as, a delicate cheek; a delicate complexion.
Delicate (a.) Light, or softly tinted; -- said of a color; as, a delicate blue.
Delicate (a.) Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; -- said of manners, conduct, or feelings; as, delicate behavior; delicate attentions; delicate thoughtfulness.
Delicate (a.) Tender; not able to endure hardship; feeble; frail; effeminate; -- said of constitution, health, etc.; as, a delicate child; delicate health.
Delicate (a.) Requiring careful handling; not to be rudely or hastily dealt with; nice; critical; as, a delicate subject or question.
Delicate (a.) Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.
Delicate (a.) Nicely discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite; as, a delicate taste; a delicate ear for music.
Delicate (a.) Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes; as, a delicate thermometer.
Delicate (n.) A choice dainty; a delicacy.
Delicate (n.) A delicate, luxurious, or effeminate person.
Delicately (adv.) In a delicate manner.
Delicateness (n.) The quality of being delicate.
Delices (n. pl.) Delicacies; delights.
Deliciate (v. t.) To delight one's self; to indulge in feasting; to revel.
Delicious (a.) Affording exquisite pleasure; delightful; most sweet or grateful to the senses, especially to the taste; charming.
Delicious (a.) Addicted to pleasure; seeking enjoyment; luxurious; effeminate.
Deliciously (adv.) Delightfully; as, to feed deliciously; to be deliciously entertained.
Deliciousness (n.) The quality of being delicious; as, the deliciousness of a repast.
Deliciousness (n.) Luxury.
Delict (n.) An offense or transgression against law; (Scots Law) an offense of a lesser degree; a misdemeanor.
Deligate (v. t.) To bind up; to bandage.
Deligation (n.) A binding up; a bandaging.
Delight (v. t.) A high degree of gratification of mind; a high- wrought state of pleasurable feeling; lively pleasure; extreme satisfaction; joy.
Delight (v. t.) That which gives great pleasure or delight.
Delight (v. t.) Licentious pleasure; lust.
Delighted (imp. & p. p.) of Delight
Delighting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Delight
Delight (v. t.) To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly; as, a beautiful landscape delights the eye; harmony delights the ear.
Delight (v. i.) To have or take great delight or pleasure; to be greatly pleased or rejoiced; -- followed by an infinitive, or by in.
Delightable (a.) Capable of delighting; delightful.
Delighted (a.) Endowed with delight.
Delightedly (adv.) With delight; gladly.
Delighter (n.) One who gives or takes delight.
Delightful (a.) Highly pleasing; affording great pleasure and satisfaction.
Delighting (a.) Giving delight; gladdening.
Delightless (a.) Void of delight.
Delightous (a.) Delightful.
Delightsome (a.) Very pleasing; delightful.
Delilah (n.) The mistress of Samson, who betrayed him (Judges xvi.); hence, a harlot; a temptress.
Delimit (v. t.) To fix the limits of; to demarcate; to bound.
Delimitation (n.) The act or process of fixing limits or boundaries; limitation.
Deline (v. t.) To delineate.
Deline (v. t.) To mark out.
Delineable (a.) Capable of being, or liable to be, delineated.
Delineament (/.) Delineation; sketch.
Delineate (a.) Delineated; portrayed.
Delineated (imp. & p. p.) of Delineate
Delineating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Delineate
Delineate (v. t.) To indicate by lines drawn in the form or figure of; to represent by sketch, design, or diagram; to sketch out; to portray; to picture; in drawing and engraving, to represent in lines, as with the pen, pencil, or graver; hence, to represent with accuracy and minuteness. See Delineation.
Delineate (v. t.) To portray to the mind or understanding by words; to set forth; to describe.
Delineation (n.) The act of representing, portraying, or describing, as by lines, diagrams, sketches, etc.; drawing an outline; as, the delineation of a scene or face; in drawing and engraving, representation by means of lines, as distinguished from representation by means of tints and shades; accurate and minute representation, as distinguished from art that is careless of details, or subordinates them excessively.
Delineation (n.) A delineated picture; representation; sketch; description in words.
Delineator (n.) One who, or that which, delineates; a sketcher.
Delineator (n.) A perambulator which records distances and delineates a profile, as of a road.
Delineatory (a.) That delineates; descriptive; drawing the outline; delineating.
Delineature (n.) Delineation.
Delinition (n.) A smearing.
Delinquencies (pl. ) of Delinquency
Delinquency (n.) Failure or omission of duty; a fault; a misdeed; an offense; a misdemeanor; a crime.
Delinquent (n.) Failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
Delinquent (n.) One who fails or neglects to perform his duty; an offender or transgressor; one who commits a fault or a crime; a culprit.
Delinquently (adv.) So as to fail in duty.
Deliquate (v. i.) To melt or be dissolved; to deliquesce.
Deliquate (v. t.) To cause to melt away; to dissolve; to consume; to waste.
Deliquation (n.) A melting.
Deliquesced (imp. & p. p.) of Deliquesce
Deliquescing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deliquesce