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Derived from the name of a country, and designating an inhabitant of the country; gentile; -- said of a noun.
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Derived from wood by distillation; -- formerly used in designating crude wood spirit.
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Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to a great depth; deep.
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Deserving of, or liable to, punishment; capable of being punished by law or right; -- said of person or offenses.
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Deserving pity; wworthy of, or exciting, compassion; miserable; lamentable; piteous; as, pitiable persons; a pitiable condition; pitiable wretchedness.
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Designating a hypothetical acid (called peptohydrochloric acid, pepsinhydrochloric acid, and chloropeptic acid) which is supposed to be formed when pepsin and dilute (0.1-0.4 per cent) hydrochloric acid are mixed together.
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Designating, or of the nature of, a kind of pottery made by Bernard Palissy, in France, in the 16th centry.
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Destitute of a manly or courageous strength and firmness of mind; of weak spirit; mean-spirited; spiritless; cowardly; -- said of persons, as, a pussillanimous prince.
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