Part 187

<h1>Adrenal</h1> <Xpage=24>

<hw>Ad*re"nal</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ad-</ets> + <ets>renal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Suprarenal.</def>

<h1>Adrian</h1> <Xpage=24>

<hw>A"dri*an</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>Hadrianus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to the Adriatic Sea; <as>as, <ex>Adrian</ex> billows</as>.</def>

<h1>Adriatic</h1> <Xpage=24>

<hw>A`dri*at"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>Adriaticus</ets>, <ets>Hadriaticus</ets>, fr. <ets>Adria</ets> or <ets>Hadria</ets>, a town of the Veneti.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a sea so named, the northwestern part of which is known as the Gulf of Venice.</def>

<h1>Adrift</h1> <Xpage=24>

<hw>A*drift"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>adv. & a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> (for <ets>on</ets>) + <ets>drift</ets>.]</ety> <def>Floating at random; in a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves. Also fig.</def>

<blockquote>So on the sea shall be set <b>adrift</b>. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Were from their daily labor turned <b>adrift</b>. <i>Wordsworth.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Adrip</h1> <Xpage=24>

<hw>A*drip"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>adv. & a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> in + <ets>drip</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a dripping state; <as>as, leaves all <ex>adrip</ex></as>.</def>

<i>D. G. Mitchell.</i>

<h1>Adrogate</h1> <Xpage=24>

<hw>Ad"ro*gate</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Arrogate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Rom. Law)</fld> <def>To adopt (a person who is his own master).</def>

<h1>Adrogation</h1> <Xpage=24>

<hw>Ad`ro*ga"tion</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>adrogatio</ets>, <ets>arrogatio</ets>, fr. <ets>adrogare</ets>. See <er>Arrogate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Rom. Law)</fld> <def>A kind of adoption in ancient Rome. See <er>Arrogation</er>.</def>

<h1>Adroit</h1> <Xpage=24>

<hw>A*droit"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>adroit</ets>; <ets>\'85</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) = <ets>droit</ets> straight, right, fr. L. <ets>directus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>dirigere</ets>. See <er>Direct</er>.]</ety> <def>Dexterous in the use of the hands or in the exercise of the mental faculties; exhibiting skill and readiness in avoiding danger or escaping difficulty; ready in invention or execution; -- applied to persons and to acts; <as>as, an <ex>adroit</ex> mechanic, an <ex>adroit</ex> reply</as>.</def> "<i>Adroit</i> in the application of the telescope and quadrant." <i>Horsley</i>. "He was <i>adroit</i> in intrigue."

<i>Macaulay.</i>

<syn>Syn. -- Dexterous; skillful; expert; ready; clever; deft; ingenious; cunning; ready-witted.</syn>

<h1>Adroitly</h1> <Xpage=24>

<hw>A*droit"ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In an adroit manner.</def>

<h1>Adroitness</h1> <Xpage=24>

<hw>A*droit"ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality of being adroit; skill and readiness; dexterity.</def>

<blockquote><b>Adroitness</b> was as requisite as courage. <i>Motley.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- See <er>Skill</er>.</syn>

<h1>Adry</h1> <Xpage=24>