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  • 101Refining — Refine Re*fine (r?*f?n ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Refined} ( find ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Refining}.] [Pref. re + fine to make fine: cf. F. raffiner.] 1. To reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities; to free from dross or alloy;… …

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  • 102Rustic — Rus tic, a. [L. rusticus, fr. rus, ruris, the country: cf. F. rustique. See {Rural}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the country; rural; as, the rustic gods of antiquity. Rustic lays. Milton. [1913 Webster] And many a holy text around she strews, That… …

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  • 103Rustic moth — Rustic Rus tic, a. [L. rusticus, fr. rus, ruris, the country: cf. F. rustique. See {Rural}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the country; rural; as, the rustic gods of antiquity. Rustic lays. Milton. [1913 Webster] And many a holy text around she strews,… …

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  • 104Rustic work — Rustic Rus tic, a. [L. rusticus, fr. rus, ruris, the country: cf. F. rustique. See {Rural}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the country; rural; as, the rustic gods of antiquity. Rustic lays. Milton. [1913 Webster] And many a holy text around she strews,… …

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  • 105Scrawl — (skr[add]l), n. Unskillful or inelegant writing; that which is unskillfully or inelegantly written. [1913 Webster] The left hand will make such a scrawl, that it will not be legible. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] You bid me write no more than a… …

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  • 106Unelegant — Un*el e*gant, a. Inelegant. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 107Ungraceful — Un*grace ful, a. Not graceful; not marked with ease and dignity; deficient in beauty and elegance; inelegant; awkward; as, ungraceful manners; ungraceful speech. [1913 Webster] The other oak remaining a blackened and ungraceful trunk. Sir W.… …

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  • 108Ungracefully — Ungraceful Un*grace ful, a. Not graceful; not marked with ease and dignity; deficient in beauty and elegance; inelegant; awkward; as, ungraceful manners; ungraceful speech. [1913 Webster] The other oak remaining a blackened and ungraceful trunk.… …

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  • 109Ungracefulness — Ungraceful Un*grace ful, a. Not graceful; not marked with ease and dignity; deficient in beauty and elegance; inelegant; awkward; as, ungraceful manners; ungraceful speech. [1913 Webster] The other oak remaining a blackened and ungraceful trunk.… …

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  • 110rude — adjective (ruder; rudest) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin rudis; probably akin to Latin rudus rubble Date: 14th century 1. a. being in a rough or unfinished state ; crude < rude line illustrations > b. natural, raw …

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