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3141 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. EXCUSABLENESS.1 (Noah Webster)
EXCUSABLENESS, n. s as z. The state of being excusable; pardonableness; the quality of admitting of excuse.
3142 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. EXCUSATION.1 (Noah Webster)
EXCUSATION, n. s as z. Excuse; apology. [Little used.]
3143 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. EXCUSATOR.1 (Noah Webster)
EXCUSATOR, n. s as z. One who makes or is authorized to make an excuse or carry an apology.
3144 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. EXCUSATORY.1 (Noah Webster)
EXCUSATORY, a. s as z. Making excuse; containing excuse or apology; apologetical; as an excusatory plea.
3145 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. EXCUSE.1 (Noah Webster)
EXCUSE, v.t. s as z. [L. excuso; ex and causor, to blame. See Cause .]
3146 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. EXCUSER.1 (Noah Webster)
EXCUSER, n. s as z. One who offers excuses or pleads for another.
3147 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. EXCUSING.1 (Noah Webster)
EXCUSING, ppr. s as z. Acquitting of guilt or fault; forgiving; overlooking.
3148 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. EXERCISABLE.1 (Noah Webster)
EXERCISABLE, a. s as z. That may be exercised, used, employed or exerted.
3149 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. EXERCISE.1 (Noah Webster)
EXERCISE, n. s as z. [L. exercitium, from exerceo; Eng. work.]
3150 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. EXESION.1 (Noah Webster)
EXESION, n. s as z. [L. exesus, exedo; ex and edo, to eat.]
3151 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. EXORCISE.1 (Noah Webster)
EXORCISE, v.i. s as z. [Gr. to adjure, to bind by oath, an oath.]
3152 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. EXPLOSION.1 (Noah Webster)
EXPLOSION, n. s as z. [from explode.]
3153 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. EXPOSE.1 (Noah Webster)
EXPOSE, v.t. s as z. [L. expositum, from expono; ex and pono, to place. The radical sense of pono is to set or place, or rather to throw or thrust down. To expose is to set or throw open, or to thrust forth.]
3154 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. EXPOSURE.1 (Noah Webster)
EXPOSURE, n. s as z. [from expose.] The act of exposing or laying open.
3155 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. EXQUISITE.1 (Noah Webster)
EXQUISITE, a. s as z. [L. e xquisitus, from exquiro; ex and quaero, to seek.] Literally, sought out or searched for with care; whence, choice; select. Hence,
3156 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. EXTRUSION.1 (Noah Webster)
EXTRUSION, n. s as z. The act of thrusting or throwing out; a driving out; expulsion.
3157 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. FEASIBILITY.1 (Noah Webster)
FEASIBILITY, n. s as z. [See Feasible .] The quality of being capable of execution; practicability. Before we adopt a plan, let us consider its feasibility.
3158 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. FEASIBLE.1 (Noah Webster)
FEASIBLE, a. s as z. [L. facere.]
3159 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. FLIMSY.1 (Noah Webster)
FLIMSY, a. s as z. [The word is retained by the common people in New England in limsy, weak, limber, easily bending.]
3160 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. FOREADVISE.1 (Noah Webster)
FOREADVISE, v.t. s as z To advise or counsel before the time of action or before the event; to preadmonish.