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• pre|vail´ing|ly — pre|vail|ing «prih VAY lihng», adjective. 1. in general use; common: »a prevailing style. The prevailing summer winds here are from the west. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under current. (Cf. ↑current) 2. that prevails; having superior force or influence; …   Useful english dictionary

• pre|vail|ing — «prih VAY lihng», adjective. 1. in general use; common: »a prevailing style. The prevailing summer winds here are from the west. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under current. (Cf. ↑current) 2. that prevails; having superior force or influence; victorious:… …   Useful english dictionary

• pre|vail´ing|ness — pre|vail|ing «prih VAY lihng», adjective. 1. in general use; common: »a prevailing style. The prevailing summer winds here are from the west. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under current. (Cf. ↑current) 2. that prevails; having superior force or influence; …   Useful english dictionary

• un´a|vail´ing|ly — un|a|vail|ing «UHN uh VAY lihng», adjective. not successful; useless; futile: »unavailing efforts. The dog kept jumping at the high fence but his attempts to get out of the pen were unavailing. SYNONYM(S): ineffectual. –un´a|vail´ing|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• un|a|vail|ing — «UHN uh VAY lihng», adjective. not successful; useless; futile: »unavailing efforts. The dog kept jumping at the high fence but his attempts to get out of the pen were unavailing. SYNONYM(S): ineffectual. –un´a|vail´ing|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• un|pre|vail|ing — «UHN prih VAY lihng», adjective. of no force; unavailing; vain …   Useful english dictionary

• vail — par·a·vail; pre·vail; pre·vail·ance; pre·vail·ing·ly; pre·vail·ing·ness; pre·vail·ment; coun·ter·vail; vail; …   English syllables

• coun·ter·vail·ing — /ˌkaʊntɚˈveılıŋ/ adj, always used before a noun formal : having an equal but opposite effect countervailing influences The policy has many faults and many countervailing virtues …   Useful english dictionary

• prevailingly — pre·vail·ing·ly …   English syllables

• pre — pre·abdomen; pre·acanthella; pre·adamitism; pre·adapt; pre·adaptation; pre·adaptive; pre·admission; pre·adolescence; pre·adult; pre·agonal; pre·am·bu·lar; pre·am·bu·late; pre·amp; pre·amplifier; pre·animism; pre·apprehension; pre·arrange;… …   English syllables