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- pe|dic|u|lous «pih DIHK yuh luhs», adjective.infested with lice; lousy: »
Like a…pediculous vermin thou hast but one suit to thy back (Thomas Dekker).
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ri|dic´u|lous|ly — ri|dic|u|lous «rih DIHK yuh luhs», adjective. deserving ridicule; absurd; laughable: »It would be ridiculous to walk backward all the time. ╂[< Latin rīdiculōsus < rīdiculus < rīdēre to laugh] –ri|dic´u|lous|ly, adverb.… … Useful english dictionary
ri|dic|u|lous — «rih DIHK yuh luhs», adjective. deserving ridicule; absurd; laughable: »It would be ridiculous to walk backward all the time. ╂[< Latin rīdiculōsus < rīdiculus < rīdēre to laugh] –ri|dic´u|lous|ly, adverb. –ri|dic´u|lous|ness, noun.… … Useful english dictionary
ni|dic|o|lous — «ny DIHK uh luhs», adjective. that remains in the nest for some time after hatching; altricial: »Nidicolous species…are born or hatched in a relatively helpless or dependent state (Gilbert Gottlieb). ╂[< Latin nīdus nest + colere inhabit +… … Useful english dictionary
ri|dic´u|lous|ness — ri|dic|u|lous «rih DIHK yuh luhs», adjective. deserving ridicule; absurd; laughable: »It would be ridiculous to walk backward all the time. ╂[< Latin rīdiculōsus < rīdiculus < rīdēre to laugh] –ri|dic´u|lous|ly, adverb.… … Useful english dictionary
lap|i|dic|o|lous — «LAP uh DIHK uh luhs», adjective. living under or among stones, as beetles or other insects do … Useful english dictionary
pal|u|dic|o|lous — «PAL yuh DIHK uh luhs», adjective. = paludicole. (Cf. ↑paludicole) … Useful english dictionary
ri·dic·u·lous — … Useful english dictionary
lous — aceph·a·lous; achlo·ro·phyl·lous; acid·u·lous; acoe·lous; adac·ty·lous; am·moph·i·lous; am·phib·o·lous; am·phi·coe·lous; am·phi·con·dy·lous; an·e·moph·i·lous; an·gu·lous; an·iso·dac·ty·lous; an·iso·phyl·lous; anom·a·lous; anom·a·lous·ly;… … English syllables
dic — ad·dic·tion; ae·dic·u·la; ae·dic·u·lar; an·a·car·dic; ap·o·dic·tic; ap·pen·dic·u·lar; ap·pen·dic·u·la·ta; ap·pen·dic·u·late; ar·che·dic·ty·on; as·ci·dic·o·lous; as·dic; ben·e·dic·tin·ism; ben·e·dic·tion; ben·e·dic·tive; ben·e·dic·to·ry;… … English syllables
dicœlous — dicœlous, a. (daɪˈsiːləs) [f. di 2 + Gr. κοῖλ ος hollow, κοίλη a hollow + ous.] = prec.; spec. Of a vertebra: Cupped or hollowed at each end. Webster cites Owen … Useful english dictionary
