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Adverbial
Adverbial Ad*ver"bi*al, a. [L. adverbialis: cf. F. adverbial.]
Of or pertaining to an adverb; of the nature of an adverb;
as, an adverbial phrase or form.
Adverbiality
Adverbiality Ad*ver`bi*al"i*ty, n.
The quality of being adverbial. --Earle.
Adverbialize
Adverbialize Ad*ver"bi*al*ize, v. t.
To give the force or form of an adverb to.
Adverbially
Adverbially Ad*ver"bi*al*ly, adv.
In the manner of an adverb.
Overbid
Overbid O`ver*bid", v. t.
To bid or offer beyond, or in excess of. --Dryden.
Overbide
Overbide O`ver*bide", v. t.
To outlive. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Proverbial
Proverbial Pro*ver"bi*al, a. [L. proverbialis: cf. F.
proverbial.]
1. Mentioned or comprised in a proverb; used as a proverb;
hence, commonly known; as, a proverbial expression; his
meanness was proverbial.
In case of excesses, I take the German proverbial
cure, by a hair of the same beast, to be the worst.
--Sir W.
Temple.
2. Of or pertaining to proverbs; resembling a proverb. ``A
proverbial obscurity.' --Sir T. Browne.
Proverbialism
Proverbialism Pro*ver"bi*al*ism, n.
A proverbial phrase.
Proverbialist
Proverbialist Pro*ver"bi*al*ist, n.
One who makes much use of proverbs in speech or writing; one
who composes, collects, or studies proverbs.
Proverbialize
Proverbialize Pro*ver"bi*al*ize, v. t. & i. [Cf. F.
proverbialiser.]
To turn into a proverb; to speak in proverbs.
Proverbially
Proverbially Pro*ver"bi*al*ly, adv.
In a proverbial manner; by way of proverb; hence, commonly;
universally; as, it is proverbially said; the bee is
proverbially busy.
SilverbillSilverbill Sil"ver*bill`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
An Old World finch of the genus Minia, as the M.
Malabarica of India, and M. cantans of Africa. Triverbial
Triverbial Tri*ver"bi*al, a. [Pref. tri- + L. verbum a word.]
(Rom. Antiq.)
Pertaining to, or designating, certain days allowed to the
pretor for hearing causes, when be might speak the three
characteristic words of his office, do, dico, addico. They
were called dies fasti.
VerbiageVerbiage Ver"bi*age (?; 48), n. [F. verbiage, from OF. verbe a
word. See Verb.]
The use of many words without necessity, or with little
sense; a superabundance of words; verbosity; wordiness.
Verbiage may indicate observation, but not thinking.
--W. Irving.
This barren verbiage current among men. --Tennyson. VerbigerateVerbigerate Ver*big"er*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. -ated; p.
pr. & vb. n. -ating.] [L. verbigerate, -atum, to talk.]
1. To talk; chat. [Obs.]
2. (Med.) To repeat a word or sentence, in speaking or
writing, without wishing to do so or in spite of efforts
to cease. -- Ver*big`er*a"tion, n. VerbigerationVerbigerate Ver*big"er*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. -ated; p.
pr. & vb. n. -ating.] [L. verbigerate, -atum, to talk.]
1. To talk; chat. [Obs.]
2. (Med.) To repeat a word or sentence, in speaking or
writing, without wishing to do so or in spite of efforts
to cease. -- Ver*big`er*a"tion, n.
Meaning of VerbI from wikipedia
- aller, "
I must go"), and
vouloir "to want" (Je veux
aller "
I want to go").
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linguistic typology, a subject–object–
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language is one in
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Verbs constitute one of the main
parts of
speech (word classes) in the
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auxiliary verb (abbreviated aux) is a
verb that adds
functional or
grammatical meaning to the
clause in
which it occurs, so as to
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