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sec|ond|ar|i|ly — «SEHK uhn DEHR uh lee», adverb. 1. indirectly. 2. subordinately. 3. Obsolete. secondly … Useful english dictionary
sec|ond|ar|y — «SEHK uhn DEHR ee», adjective, noun, plural ar|ies. –adj. 1. next after the first in order, place, time, or importance: »a secondary layer of tissue. Other industries, especially the lighter ones, are called secondary because they employ the… … Useful english dictionary
sec|ond|ly — «SEHK uhnd lee», adverb. in the second place; second … Useful english dictionary
sec´ond|guess´er — sec|ond guess «SEHK uhnd GEHS», transitive verb. 1. to say afterwards what someone ought to have said; use hindsight to correct. 2. = outguess. (Cf. ↑outguess) –sec´ond|guess´er, noun … Useful english dictionary
sec|ond-guess — «SEHK uhnd GEHS», transitive verb. 1. to say afterwards what someone ought to have said; use hindsight to correct. 2. = outguess. (Cf. ↑outguess) –sec´ond|guess´er, noun … Useful english dictionary
sec´ond-rate´ness — sec|ond rate «SEHK uhnd RAYT», adjective. 1. rated as second class. 2. inferior: »a very second rate performance. SYNONYM(S): middling. –sec´ond rate´ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
sec|ond-rate — «SEHK uhnd RAYT», adjective. 1. rated as second class. 2. inferior: »a very second rate performance. SYNONYM(S): middling. –sec´ond rate´ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
sec|ond-foot — «SEHK uhnd FUT», noun, plural feet. = foot second. (Cf. ↑foot second) Abbr: sec. ft … Useful english dictionary
sec|ond-in-com|mand — «SEHK uhnd ihn kuh MAND», noun, plural sec|onds in com|mand. a person ranking in authority next to the one in charge … Useful english dictionary
sec|ond-de|gree burn — «SEHK uhnd dih GREE», a burn in which blisters are formed … Useful english dictionary
sec|ond-drawer — «SEHK uhnd DRR», adjective. Informal. of lesser importance; secondary; second rate: »the second drawer leaders of the party … Useful english dictionary
