ur|bane´ness
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bane´ful|ness — bane|ful «BAYN fuhl», adjective. 1. causing harm or destruction; injurious: »Air pollution has a baneful effect on trees. SYNONYM(S): bad, evil, pernicious. 2. destroying life; deadly: »a baneful poison. SYNONYM(S): fatal, lethal … Useful english dictionary
bane´ful|ly — bane|ful «BAYN fuhl», adjective. 1. causing harm or destruction; injurious: »Air pollution has a baneful effect on trees. SYNONYM(S): bad, evil, pernicious. 2. destroying life; deadly: »a baneful poison. SYNONYM(S): fatal, lethal … Useful english dictionary
bane|ful — «BAYN fuhl», adjective. 1. causing harm or destruction; injurious: »Air pollution has a baneful effect on trees. SYNONYM(S): bad, evil, pernicious. 2. destroying life; deadly: »a baneful poison. SYNONYM(S): fatal, lethal … Useful english dictionary
ur|bane´ly — ur|bane «ur BAYN», adjective. 1. having the elegance of manner, refinement of taste, or sophisticated polish formerly rare outside of the city; courteous, refined, or elegant: »urbane manners. 2. smoothly polite; suave: »an urbane scoundrel.… … Useful english dictionary
ur|bane — «ur BAYN», adjective. 1. having the elegance of manner, refinement of taste, or sophisticated polish formerly rare outside of the city; courteous, refined, or elegant: »urbane manners. 2. smoothly polite; suave: »an urbane scoundrel. ╂[< Latin … Useful english dictionary
Inurbane — In ur*bane , a. [L. inurbanus. See {In } not, and {Urbane}.] Uncivil; unpolished; rude. Opposite of {urbane}. M. Arnold. {In ur*bane ly}, adv. {In ur*bane ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Inurbanely — Inurbane In ur*bane , a. [L. inurbanus. See {In } not, and {Urbane}.] Uncivil; unpolished; rude. Opposite of {urbane}. M. Arnold. {In ur*bane ly}, adv. {In ur*bane ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Inurbaneness — Inurbane In ur*bane , a. [L. inurbanus. See {In } not, and {Urbane}.] Uncivil; unpolished; rude. Opposite of {urbane}. M. Arnold. {In ur*bane ly}, adv. {In ur*bane ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
urbane — ur•bane [[t]ɜrˈbeɪn[/t]] adj. having polish and suavity in manner or style; sophisticated • Etymology: 1525–35; (< MF urbain) < L urbānus (see urban) ur•bane′ly, adv. ur•bane′ness, n … From formal English to slang
baneful — bane•ful [[t]ˈbeɪn fəl[/t]] adj. destructive, pernicious, or poisonous • Etymology: 1570–80 bane′ful•ly, adv. bane′ful•ness, n … From formal English to slang
