Definition Dictionary

To formally find someone not guilty of a charge; more generally, to clear someone of blame.

Sharply critical or sarcastic; literally, able to burn or corrode.

A conclusion or result that follows naturally or logically from something else.

Feverish, either literally or in restless excitement.

To formally accuse of a crime; more generally, to accuse strongly.

Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place.

Present naturally from birth or from an original state.

Arising naturally without deliberate thought or conscious planning.

A person who does not follow generally accepted beliefs, customs, or patterns of behavior.

So clear or strong that it is readily perceived; literally, able to be touched.

To prove stronger or more successful, or to be generally present.

Generally supposed or claimed to be so, without certainty.

A person regarded as unprincipled or morally corrupt.

Generally believed or said to be a particular kind of person or thing.

Relating to scrofula; figuratively, morally corrupt or sordid.

Dirty, degraded, or morally disreputable.

Arising naturally or suddenly without advance planning or outside prompting.

Unnaturally formal or awkward in expression.

Below the required or generally accepted level of quality.