Adj Quotes - page 3

OBSOLETE, adj. No longer used by the timid. Said chiefly of words. A word which some lexicographer has marked obsolete is ever thereafter an object of dread and loathing to the fool writer ... (Ambrose Bierce)
MINE, adj. Belonging to me if I can hold or seize it. View quote
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NEWTONIAN, adj. Pertaining to a philosophy of the universe invented by Newton, who discovered that an apple will fall to the ground, but was unable to say why. His successors and disciples have advanced so far as to be able to say when. View quote
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SACRED, adj. Dedicated to some religious purpose having a divine character inspiring solemn thoughts or emotions as ... the Cow in India the Crocodile, the Cat and the Onion of ancient Egypt. View quote
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INEXPEDIENT, adj. Not calculated to advance one's interests. View quote
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HOUSELESS, adj. Having paid all taxes on household goods. View quote
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OLD, adj. In that stage of usefulness which is not inconsistent with general inefficiency, as an 'old man'. Discredited by lapse of time and offensive to the popular taste, as an 'old' book. View quote
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MORAL, adj. Conforming to a local and mutable standard of right. Having the quality of general expediency. View quote
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RESOLUTE, adj. Obstinate in a course that we approve. View quote
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PERIPATETIC, adj. Walking about. Relating to the philosophy of Aristotle, who, while expounding it, moved from place to place in order to avoid his pupil's objections. A needless precaution they knew no more of the matter than he. View quote
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