Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter E - Page 74

Extra-uterine (a.) Outside of the uterus, or womb.

Extravagance (n.) A wandering beyond proper limits; an excursion or sally from the usual way, course, or limit.

Extravagance (n.) The state of being extravagant, wild, or prodigal beyond bounds of propriety or duty; want of moderation; excess; especially, undue expenditure of money; vaid and superfluous expense; prodigality; as, extravagance of anger, love, expression, imagination, demands.

Extravagancies (pl. ) of Extravagancy

Extravagancy (n.) Extravagance.

Extravagant (a.) Wandering beyond one's bounds; roving; hence, foreign.

Extravagant (a.) Exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained; as, extravagant acts, wishes, praise, abuse.

Extravagant (a.) Profuse in expenditure; prodigal; wasteful; as, an extravagant man.

Extravagant (n.) One who is confined to no general rule.

Extravagant (n.) Certain constitutions or decretal epistles, not at first included with others, but subsequently made a part of the canon law.

Extravagantly (adv.) In an extravagant manner; wildly; excessively; profusely.

Extravagantness (n.) The state of being extravagant or in excess; excess; extravagance.

Extravaganza (n.) A composition, as in music, or in the drama, designed to produce effect by its wild irregularity; esp., a musical caricature.

Extravaganza (n.) An extravagant flight of sentiment or language.

Extravagate (v. i.) To rove.

Extravagation (n.) A wandering beyond limits; excess.

Extravasated (imp. & p. p.) of Extravasate

Extravasating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Extravasate

Extravasate (v. t.) To force or let out of the proper vessels or arteries, as blood.

Extravasation (n.) The act of forcing or letting out of its proper vessels or ducts, as a fluid; effusion; as, an extravasation of blood after a rupture of the vessels.

Extravascular (a.) Outside the vessels; -- said of the substance of all the tissues.

Extravascular (a.) Destitute of vessels; non-vascular.

Extravenate (a.) Let out of the veins.

Extraversion (n.) The act of throwing out; the state of being turned or thrown out.

Extreat (n.) Extraction.

Extreme (a.) At the utmost point, edge, or border; outermost; utmost; farthest; most remote; at the widest limit.

Extreme (a.) Last; final; conclusive; -- said of time; as, the extreme hour of life.

Extreme (a.) The best of worst; most urgent; greatest; highest; immoderate; excessive; most violent; as, an extreme case; extreme folly.

Extreme (a.) Radical; ultra; as, extreme opinions.

Extreme (a.) Extended or contracted as much as possible; -- said of intervals; as, an extreme sharp second; an extreme flat forth.

Extreme (n.) The utmost point or verge; that part which terminates a body; extremity.

Extreme (n.) Utmost limit or degree that is supposable or tolerable; hence, furthest degree; any undue departure from the mean; -- often in the plural: things at an extreme distance from each other, the most widely different states, etc.; as, extremes of heat and cold, of virtue and vice; extremes meet.

Extreme (n.) An extreme state or condition; hence, calamity, danger, distress, etc.

Extreme (n.) Either of the extreme terms of a syllogism, the middle term being interposed between them.

Extreme (n.) The first or the last term of a proportion or series.

Extremeless (a.) Having no extremes; infinite.

Extremely (adv.) In an extreme manner or state; in the utmost degree; to the utmost point; exceedingly; as, extremely hot or cold.

Extremist (n.) A supporter of extreme doctrines or practice; one who holds extreme opinions.

Extremities (pl. ) of Extremity

Extremity (n.) The extreme part; the utmost limit; the farthest or remotest point or part; as, the extremities of a country.

Extremity (n.) One of locomotive appendages of an animal; a limb; a leg or an arm of man.

Extremity (n.) The utmost point; highest degree; most aggravated or intense form.

Extremity (n.) The highest degree of inconvenience, pain, or suffering; greatest need or peril; extreme need; necessity.

Extricable (a.) Capable of being extricated.

Extricated (imp. & p. p.) of Extricate

Extricating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Extricate

Extricate (v. t.) To free, as from difficulties or perplexities; to disentangle; to disembarrass; as, to extricate a person from debt, peril, etc.

Extricate (v. t.) To cause to be emitted or evolved; as, to extricate heat or moisture.

Extrication (n.) The act or process of extricating or disentangling; a freeing from perplexities; disentanglement.

Extrication (n.) The act of sending out or evolving.

Extrinsic (a.) Not contained in or belonging to a body; external; outward; unessential; -- opposed to intrinsic.

Extrinsic (a.) Attached partly to an organ or limb and partly to some other part/ -- said of certain groups of muscles. Opposed to intrinsic.

Extrinsical (a.) Extrinsic.

Extrinsicality (n.) Alt. of Extrinsicalness

Extrinsicalness (n.) The state or quality of being extrinsic.

Extroitive (a.) Seeking or going out after external objects.

Extrorsal (a.) Extrorse.

Extrorse (a.) Facing outwards, or away from the axis of growth; -- said esp. of anthers occupying the outer side of the filament.

Extroversion (n.) The condition of being turned wrong side out; as, extroversion of the bladder.

Extruct (v. t.) To construct.

Extruction (n.) A building up; construction.

Extructive (a.) Constructive.

Extructor (n.) A builder.

Extruded (imp. & p. p.) of Extrude

Extruding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Extrude

Extrude (v. t.) To thrust out; to force, press, or push out; to expel; to drive off or away.

Extrusion (n.) The act of thrusting or pushing out; a driving out; expulsion.

Extuberance (n.) A swelling or rising; protuberance.

Extuberancy (n.) Extuberance.

Extuberant (a.) Swollen out; protuberant.

Extuberate (v. i.) To swell out.

Extuberation (n.) Protuberance.

Extumescence (n.) A swelling or rising.

Exuberance (n.) The state of being exuberant; an overflowing quantity; a copious or excessive production or supply; superabundance; richness; as, an exuberance of joy, of fancy, or of foliage.

Exuberancy (n.) Exuberance.

Exuberant (a.) Characterized by abundance or superabundance; plenteous; rich; overflowing; copious or excessive in production; as, exuberant goodness; an exuberant intellect; exuberant foliage.

Exuberate (n.) To abound; to be in great abundance.

Exuccous (a.) See Exsuccous.

Exudate (v. t. & i.) To exude.

Exudation (n.) The act of exuding; sweating; a discharge of humors, moisture, juice, or gum, as through pores or incisions; also, the substance exuded.

Exuded (imp. & p. p.) of Exude

exuding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Exude

Exude (v. t.) To discharge through pores or incisions, as moisture or other liquid matter; to give out.

Exude (v. i.) To flow from a body through the pores, or by a natural discharge, as juice.

Exulcerate (v. t. & i.) To ulcerate.

Exulcerate (v. t. & i.) To corrode; to fret; to chafe; to inflame.

Exulcerate (a.) Very sore; ulcerated.

Exulceration (n.) Ulceration.

Exulceration (n.) A fretting; a festering; soreness.

Exulcerative (a.) Tending to cause ulcers; exulceratory.

Exulceratory (a.) Having a tendency to form ulcers; rendering ulcerous.

Exulted (imp. & p. p.) of Exult

Exulting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Exult

Exult (v. i.) To be in high spirits; figuratively, to leap for joy; to rejoice in triumph or exceedingly; to triumph; as, an exulting heart.

Exultance (n.) Alt. of Exultancy

Exultancy (n.) Exultation.

Exultant (a.) Inclined to exult; characterized by, or expressing, exultation; rejoicing triumphantly.

Exultation (n.) The act of exulting; lively joy at success or victory, or at any advantage gained; rapturous delight; triumph.

Exulting (a.) Rejoicing triumphantly or exceedingly; exultant.

Exundate (v. i.) To overflow; to inundate.

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