Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter D - Page 23
Deliberate (a.) 深思熟慮的，慎重的，謹慎的；故意的，蓄意的 [Z]；不慌不忙的，從容的 Formed with deliberation; well-advised; carefully considered; not sudden or rash; as, a deliberate opinion; a deliberate measure or result.
Settled visage and deliberate word. -- Shak.
Deliberate (a.) Not hasty or sudden; slow. -- Hooker.
His enunciation was so deliberate. -- W. Wirt.
Deliberate (a.) Having awareness of the likely consequences; intentional.
Deliberated (imp. & p. p.) of Deliberate.
Deliberating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deliberate.
Deliberate (v. t.) 仔細考慮，深思熟慮；商議 [+wh-] To weigh in the mind; to consider the reasons for and against; to consider maturely; to reflect upon; to ponder; as, to deliberate a question.
Deliberate (v. i.) 仔細考慮，思考 [（+about/ on/ upon）]；商議 [（+with）] To take counsel with one's self; to weigh the arguments for and against a proposed course of action; to reflect; to consider; to hesitate in deciding; -- sometimes with on, upon, about, concerning.
The woman that deliberates is lost. -- Addison.
Deliberate (a.) Carefully thought out in advance; "a calculated insult"; "with measured irony" [syn: deliberate, calculated, measured].
Deliberate (a.) Unhurried and with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed" [syn: careful, deliberate, measured].
Deliberate (v.) Think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind" [syn: consider, debate, moot, turn over, deliberate].
Deliberate (v.) Discuss the pros and cons of an issue [syn: debate, deliberate].
Deliberately (adv.) 慎重地；謹慎地；故意地，蓄意地；從容不迫地，不慌不忙地 With careful consideration, or deliberation; circumspectly; warily; not hastily or rashly; slowly; as, a purpose deliberately formed.
Deliberately (adv.) With intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that word intentionally"; "I did this by choice" [syn: {intentionally}, {deliberately}, {designedly}, {on purpose}, {purposely}, {advisedly}, {by choice}, {by design}] [ant: {accidentally}, {by chance}, {circumstantially}, {unexpectedly}, {unintentionally}].
Deliberately (adv.) In a deliberate unhurried manner; "she was working deliberately" [syn: {measuredly}, {deliberately}].
Deliberateness (n.) 深思熟慮 The quality of being deliberate; calm consideration; circumspection.
Deliberateness (n.) A rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry [syn: {slowness}, {deliberation}, {deliberateness} {unhurriedness}].
Deliberateness (n.) The trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision; "he was a man of judicial deliberation" [syn: {deliberation}, {deliberateness}].
Deliberation (n.) 深思熟慮；研究 [U]；審議，商議 [P] The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.
Choosing the fairest way with a calm deliberation. -- W. Montagu.
Deliberation (n.) Careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure; as, the deliberations of a legislative body or council.
Deliberation (n.) (Usually plural) Discussion of all sides of a question; "the deliberations of the jury".
Deliberation (n.) Careful consideration; "a little deliberation would have deterred them" [syn: {deliberation}, {weighing}, {advisement}].
Deliberation (n.) Planning something carefully and intentionally; "it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting" [syn: {calculation}, {deliberation}].
Deliberation (n.) A rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry [syn: {slowness}, {deliberation}, {deliberateness}, {unhurriedness}].
Deliberation (n.) The trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision; "he was a man of judicial deliberation" [syn: {deliberation}, {deliberateness}].
Deliberation. () legislation. The council which is held touching some business, in an assembly having the power to act in relation to it.
Deliberation. () In deliberative assemblies, it is presumed that each member will listen to the opinions and arguments of the others before he arrives at a conclusion.
Deliberation, () contracts, crimes. The act of the understanding, by which the party examines whether a thing proposed ought to be done or not to be done, or whether it ought to be done in one manner or another. The deliberation relates to the end proposed, to the means of accomplishing that end, or to both.
Deliberation, () It is a presumption of law that all acts committed, are done with due deliberation, that the party intended to do what he has done. But he may, show the contrary; in contracts, for example, he may show he has been taken by surprise; (q.v.) and when a criminal act is charged, he may prove that it Was an accident, and not with deliberation, that in fact there was no intention or will. See Intention; Will.
Deliberation, (n.) The act of examining one's bread to determine which side it is buttered on.
Deliberative (a.) Pertaining to deliberation; proceeding or acting by deliberation, or by discussion and examination; deliberating; as, a deliberative body.
A consummate work of deliberative wisdom. -- Bancroft.
The court of jurisdiction is to be distinguished from the deliberative body, the advisers of the crown. -- Hallam.
Deliberative (n.) A discourse in which a question is discussed, or weighed and examined. -- Bacon.
Deliberative (n.) A kind of rhetoric employed in proving a thing and convincing others of its truth, in order to persuade them to adopt it.
Deliberative (a.) Involved in or characterized by deliberation and discussion and examination; "a deliberative body".
Deliberatively (adv.) In a deliberative manner; circumspectly; considerately.
Deliberator (n.) One who deliberates.
Delibrated (imp. & p. p.) of Delibrate.
Delibrating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Delibrate.
Delibrate (v. t.) To strip off the bark; to peel. [Obs.] -- Ash.
Delibration (n.) The act of stripping off the bark. [Obs.] -- Ash.
Delicacies (n. pl. ) of Delicacy.
Delicacy (n.) The state or condition of being delicate; agreeableness to the senses; delightfulness; as, delicacy of flavor, of odor, and the like.
What choice to choose for delicacy best. -- Milton.
Delicacy (n.) Nicety or fineness of form, texture, or constitution; softness; elegance; smoothness; tenderness; and hence, frailty or weakness; as, the delicacy of a fiber or a thread; delicacy of a hand or of the human form; delicacy of the skin; delicacy of frame.
Delicacy (n.) Nice propriety of manners or conduct; susceptibility or tenderness of feeling; refinement; fastidiousness; and hence, in an exaggerated sense, effeminacy; as, great delicacy of behavior; delicacy in doing a kindness; delicacy of character that unfits for earnest action.
You know your mother's delicacy in this point. -- Cowper.
Delicacy (n.) Addiction to pleasure; luxury; daintiness; indulgence; luxurious or voluptuous treatment.
And to those dainty limbs which Nature lent For gentle usage and soft delicacy? -- Milton.
Delicacy (n.) Nice and refined perception and discrimination; critical niceness; fastidious accuracy.
That Augustan delicacy of taste which is the boast of the great public schools of England. -- Macaulay.
Delicacy (n.) The state of being affected by slight causes; sensitiveness; as, the delicacy of a chemist's balance.
Delicacy (n.) That which is alluring, delicate, or refined; a luxury or pleasure; something pleasant to the senses, especially to the sense of taste; a dainty; as, delicacies of the table.
The merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. -- Rev. xviii. 3.
Delicacy (n.) Pleasure; gratification; delight. [Obs.]
He Rome brent for his delicacie. -- Chaucer.
Syn: See Dainty.
Delicacy (n.) The quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance; "the daintiness of her touch"; "the fineness of her features" [syn: daintiness, delicacy, fineness].
Delicacy (n.) Something considered choice to eat [syn: dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat].
Delicacy (n.) Refined taste; tact [syn: delicacy, discretion].
Delicacy (n.) Smallness of stature [syn: delicacy, slightness].
Delicacy (n.) Lack of physical strength [syn: fragility, delicacy].
Delicacy (n.) Subtly skillful handling of a situation [syn: delicacy, diplomacy, discreetness, finesse].
Delicacy (n.) Lightness in movement or manner [syn: airiness, delicacy].
Delicate (a.) Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring. [R.]
Dives, for his delicate life, to the devil went. -- Piers Plowman.
Haarlem is a very delicate town. -- Evelyn.
Delicate (a.) Pleasing to the senses; refinedly agreeable; hence, adapted to please a nice or cultivated taste; nice; fine; elegant; as, a delicate dish; delicate flavor.
Delicate (a.) Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful; as, "a delicate creature". -- Shak.
Delicate (a.) Fine or slender; minute; not coarse; -- said of a thread, or the like; as, delicate cotton.
Delicate (a.) Slight or smooth; light and yielding; -- said of texture; as, delicate lace or silk.
Delicate (a.) Soft and fair; -- said of the skin or a surface; as, a delicate cheek; a delicate complexion.
Delicate (a.) Light, or softly tinted; -- said of a color; as, a delicate blue.
Delicate (a.) Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; -- said of manners, conduct, or feelings; as, delicate behavior; delicate attentions; delicate thoughtfulness.
Delicate (a.) Tender; not able to endure hardship; feeble; frail; effeminate; -- said of constitution, health, etc.; as, a delicate child; delicate health.
A delicate and tender prince. -- Shak.
Delicate (a.) Requiring careful handling; not to be rudely or hastily dealt with; nice; critical; as, a delicate subject or question.
There are some things too delicate and too sacred to be handled rudely without injury to truth. -- F. W. Robertson.
Delicate (a.) Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.
Delicate (a.) Nicely discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite; as, a delicate taste; a delicate ear for music.
Delicate (a.) Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes; as, a delicate thermometer.
Delicate (n.) A choice dainty; a delicacy. [R.]
With abstinence all delicates he sees. -- Dryden.
Delicate (n.) A delicate, luxurious, or effeminate person.
All the vessels, then, which our delicates have, -- those I mean that would seem to be more fine in their houses than their neighbors, -- are only of the Corinth metal. -- Holland.
Delicate (a.) Exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly" [ant: rugged].
Delicate (a.) Marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique; "a surgeon's delicate touch".
Delicate (a.) Easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft" [syn: delicate, fragile, frail].
Delicate (a.) Easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin" [syn: delicate, soft].
Delicate (a.) Developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense" [syn: finespun, delicate].
Delicate (a.) Difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers";"hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"; "a touchy subject" [syn: delicate, ticklish, touchy].
Delicate (a.) Of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely; "almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments".
Delicately (adv.) In a delicate manner.
Delicately (adv.) In a delicate manner; "finely shaped features"; "her fine drawn body" [syn: finely, fine, delicately, exquisitely].
Delicateness (n.) The quality of being delicate.
Delices (n. pl.) Delicacies; delights. [Obs.] "Dainty delices." -- Spenser.
Deliciate (v. t.) To delight one's self; to indulge in feasting; to revel. [Obs.]
Delicious (a.) Affording exquisite pleasure; delightful; most sweet or grateful to the senses, especially to the taste; charming.
Some delicious landscape. -- Coleridge.
One draught of spring's delicious air. -- Keble.
Were not his words delicious? -- Tennyson.
Delicious (a.) Addicted to pleasure; seeking enjoyment; luxurious; effeminate. [Obs.]
Others, lastly, of a more delicious and airy spirit, retire themselves to the enjoyments of ease and luxury. -- Milton.
Syn: Delicious, Delightful.
Usage: Delicious refers to the pleasure derived from certain of the senses, particularly the taste and smell; as, delicious food; a delicious fragrance. Delightful may also refer to most of the senses (as, delightful music; a delightful prospect; delightful sensations), but has a higher application to matters of taste, feeling, and sentiment; as, a delightful abode, conversation, employment; delightful scenes, etc.
Like the rich fruit he sings, delicious in decay. -- Smith.
No spring, nor summer, on the mountain seen, Smiles with gay fruits or with delightful green. -- Addison.
Delicious (a.) Greatly pleasing or entertaining; "a delightful surprise"; "the comedy was delightful"; "a delicious joke" [syn: delightful, delicious].
Delicious (a.) Extremely pleasing to the sense of taste [syn: delectable, delicious, luscious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy]
Delicious (n.) Variety of sweet eating apples.
Deliciously (adv.) Delightfully; as, to feed deliciously; to be deliciously entertained.
Deliciously (adv.) In a very pleasurable manner; "they were walking along the beach slowly and deliciously" [syn: deliciously, pleasurably].
Deliciously (adv.) So as to produce a delightful taste; "I bought some more of these deliciously sweet peaches" [syn: lusciously, deliciously, scrumptiously].
Deliciousness (n.) The quality of being delicious; as, the deliciousness of a repast.
Deliciousness (n.) Luxury. "To drive away all superfluity and deliciousness." -- Sir T. North.
Deliciousness (n.) Extreme appetizingness [syn: delectability, deliciousness, lusciousness, toothsomeness].
Delict (n.) (Law) An offense or transgression against law; (Scots Law) an offense of a lesser degree; a misdemeanor.
Every regulation of the civil code necessarily implies a delict in the event of its violation. -- Jeffrey.
Delict, () civil law. The act by which one person, by fraud or malignity, causes some damage or tort to some other. In its most enlarged sense, this term includes all kinds of crimes and misdemeanors, and even the injury which has been caused by another, either voluntarily or accidentally without evil intention; but more commonly by delicts are understood those small offences which are punished by a small fine or a short imprisonment.
Delict, () Delicts are either public or private; the public are those which affect the whole community by their hurtful consequences; the private is that which is directly injurious to a private individual. Inst. 4, 18; Id. 4, 1 Dig. 47, 1; Id. 48, 1.
Delict, () A quasi-delict, quasi delictum, is the act of a person, who without malignity, but by an inexcusable imprudence, causes an injury to another. Poth. Ob. n. 116; Ersk. Pr. Laws of Scotl. B. 4, t. 4, s. 1.
Deligate (v. t.) (Surg.) To bind up; to bandage.
Deligation (n.) (Surg.) A binding up; a bandaging. -- Wiseman.
Delight (n.) A high degree of gratification of mind; a high- wrought state of pleasurable feeling; lively pleasure; extreme satisfaction; joy.
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not. -- Shak.
A fool hath no delight in understanding. -- Prov. xviii. 2.
Delight (n.) That which gives great pleasure or delight.
Heaven's last, best gift, my ever new delight. -- Milton.
Delight (n.) Licentious pleasure; lust. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Delighted (imp. & p. p.) of Delight.
Delighting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Delight.
Delight (v. t.) To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly; as, a beautiful landscape delights the eye; harmony delights the ear.
Inventions to delight the taste. -- Shak.
Delight our souls with talk of knightly deeds. -- Tennyson.
Delight (v. i.) To have or take great delight or pleasure; to be greatly pleased or rejoiced; -- followed by an infinitive, or by in.
Love delights in praises. -- Shak.
I delight to do thy will, O my God. -- Ps. xl. 8.
Delight (n.) A feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight to see her was obvious to all" [syn: delight, delectation].
Delight (n.) Something or someone that provides a source of happiness; "a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car is a delight" [syn: joy, delight, pleasure].
Delight (v.) Give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation" [syn: please, delight] [ant: displease].
Delight (v.) Take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter" [syn: delight, enjoy, revel].
Delight (v.) Hold spellbound [syn: enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall, ravish, enthral, delight] [ant: disenchant, disillusion].
Delight, AR -- U.S. city in Arkansas
Population (2000): 311
Housing Units (2000): 168
Land area (2000): 0.455734 sq. miles (1.180346 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.455734 sq. miles (1.180346 sq. km)
FIPS code: 18100
Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location: 34.030717 N, 93.503269 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 71940
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
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Delightable (a.) Capable of delighting; delightful. [Obs.]
Many a spice delightable. -- Rom. of R.
Delighted (a.) Endowed with delight.
If virtue no delighted beauty lack. -- Shak.
Syn: Glad; pleased; gratified. See Glad.
Delighted (a.) Greatly pleased.
Delighted (a.) Filled with wonder and delight [syn: beguiled, captivated, charmed, delighted, enthralled, entranced].
Delightedly (adv.) With delight; gladly.
Delightedly (adv.) With delight; "delightedly, she accepted the invitation".
Delighter (n.) One who gives or takes delight.
Delightful (a.) Highly pleasing; affording great pleasure and satisfaction. "Delightful bowers." -- Spenser. "Delightful fruit." -- Milton.
Syn: Delicious; charming. See Delicious. -- De*light"ful*ly, adv. -- De*light"ful*ness, n.
Delightful (a.) Greatly pleasing or entertaining; "a delightful surprise"; "the comedy was delightful"; "a delicious joke" [syn: delightful, delicious].
Delighting (a.) Giving delight; gladdening. -- De*light"ing*ly, adv. -- Jer. Taylor.
Delightless (a.) Void of delight. --Thomson.
Delightous (a.) Delightful. [Obs.] -- Rom. of R.
Delightsome (a.) Very pleasing; delightful. "Delightsome vigor." -- Grew.
Ye shall be a delightsome land, . . . saith the Lord. -- Mal. iii. 12. -- De*light"some*ly, adv. -- De*light"some*ness, n.
Delilah (n.) The mistress of Samson, who betrayed him (Judges xvi.); hence, a harlot; a temptress.
Other Delilahs on a smaller scale Burns met with during his Dumfries sojourn. -- J. C. Shairp.
Delilah (n.) (Old Testament) The Philistine mistress of Samson who betrayed him by cutting off his hair and so deprived him of his strength.
Delilah (n.) A woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive [syn: enchantress, temptress, siren, Delilah, femme fatale].
Delilah, () Languishing, a Philistine woman who dwelt in the valley of Sorek (Judg. 16:4-20). She was bribed by the "lords of the Philistines" to obtain from Samson the secret of his strength and the means of overcoming it (Judg. 16:4-18). She tried on three occasions to obtain from him this secret in vain. On the fourth occasion she wrung it from him. She made him sleep upon her knees, and then called the man who was waiting to help her; who "cut off the seven locks of his head," and so his "strength went from him." (See SAMSON.)
Delilah, () Poor; small; head of hair.
Delimit (v. t.) To fix the limits of; to demarcate; to bound.
Delimit (v.) Determine the essential quality of [syn: specify, define, delineate, delimit, delimitate]
Delimit (v.) Be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry [syn: subtend, delimit].
Delimit (v.) Set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something [syn: demarcate, delimit, delimitate].
Delimitation (n.) The act or process of fixing limits or boundaries; limitation. -- Gladstone.
Delimitation (n.) Aline that indicates a boundary [syn: boundary line, border, borderline, delimitation, mete].
Deline (v. t.) To delineate. [Obs.]
Deline (v. t.) To mark out. [Obs.] -- R. North.
Delineable (a.) Capable of being, or liable to be, delineated. -- Feltham.
Delineament (n.) (pl. - s) Delineation; sketch. -- Dr. H. More.
Compare: Delineation
Delineation (n.) 畫輪廓；寫生；描述The action of describing or portraying something precisely.
‘The artist's exquisite delineation of costume and jewelry.’
Delineation (n.) The action of indicating the exact position of a border or boundary.
‘The eventual delineation of the border between the two states.’
Delineate (a.) Delineated; portrayed. [R.]
Delineate (v.) [ T ] (Formal) 描述；勾畫 To describe or mark the edge of something.
// The main characters are clearly delineated in the first chapter.
// The boundary of the car park is delineated by a low brick wall.
Delineated (imp. & p. p.) of Delineate.
Delineating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Delineate.
Delineate (v. t.) 描繪…的輪廓，描繪，描寫 To indicate by lines drawn in the form or figure of; to represent by sketch, design, or diagram; to sketch out; to portray; to picture; in drawing and engraving, to represent in lines, as with the pen, pencil, or graver; hence, to represent with accuracy and minuteness. See Delineation.
Adventurous to delineate nature's form. -- Akenside.
Delineate (v. t.) To portray to the mind or understanding by words; to set forth; to describe.
Customs or habits delineated with great accuracy. -- Walpole.
Delineate (a.) Represented accurately or precisely [syn: {delineated}, {represented}, {delineate}] [ant: {undelineated}].
Delineate (v.) Show the form or outline of; "The tree was clearly defined by the light"; "The camera could define the smallest object" [syn: {define}, {delineate}].
Delineate (v.) Determine the essential quality of [syn: {specify}, {define}, {delineate}, {delimit}, {delimitate}].
Delineate (v.) Trace the shape of [syn: {delineate}, {limn}, {outline}].
Delineate (v.) Make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" [syn: {trace}, {draw}, {line}, {describe}, {delineate}].
Delineate (v.) Describe in vivid detail.
Delineate (v. t.) To describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail.
// Delineate a character in the story.
// Delineate the steps to be taken by the government.
Delineate (v. t.) To indicate or represent by drawn or painted lines.
Delineate (v. t.) To mark the outline of .
// Lights delineating the narrow streets.
Delineate (v. ) To clearly show or describe (something).
Delineation (n.) 畫輪廓；寫生；描述 The act of representing, portraying, or describing, as by lines, diagrams, sketches, etc.; drawing an outline; as, the delineation of a scene or face; in drawing and engraving, representation by means of lines, as distinguished from representation by means of tints and shades; accurate and minute representation, as distinguished from art that is careless of details, or subordinates them excessively.
Delineation (n.) A delineated picture; representation; sketch; description in words.
Their softest delineations of female beauty. -- W. Irving.
Syn: Sketch; portrait; outline. See Sketch.
Delineation (n.) A graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters" [syn: {word picture}, {word-painting}, {delineation}, {depiction}, {picture}, {characterization}, {characterisation}].
Delineation (n.) A drawing of the outlines of forms or objects [syn: {delineation}, {depiction}, {limning}, {line drawing}].
Delineation (n.) Representation by drawing or painting etc [syn: {depiction}, {delineation}, {portrayal}].
Delineator (n.) One who, or that which, delineates; a sketcher.
Delineator (n.) (Surv.) A perambulator which records distances and delineates a profile, as of a road.
Delineatory (a.) That delineates; descriptive; drawing the outline; delineating.
Delineature (n.) Delineation. [Obs.]
Delinition (n.) A smearing. [Obs.] -- Dr. H. More.
Delinquencies (n. pl. ) of Delinquency.
Delinquency (n.) Failure or omission of duty; a fault; a misdeed; an offense; a misdemeanor; a crime.
The delinquencies of the little commonwealth would be represented in the most glaring colors. -- Motley.
Delinquency (n.) Nonpayment of a debt when due.
Delinquency (n.) A tendency to be negligent and uncaring; "he inherited his delinquency from his father"; "his derelictions were not really intended as crimes"; "his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities" [syn: delinquency, dereliction, willful neglect].
Delinquency (n.) An antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor [syn: delinquency, juvenile delinquency].
Delinquent (n.) Failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
Delinquent (n.) One who fails or neglects to perform his duty; an offender or transgressor; one who commits a fault or a crime; a culprit.
A delinquent ought to be cited in the place or jurisdiction where the delinquency was committed. -- Ayliffe.
Delinquent (a.) Guilty of a misdeed; "delinquent minors".
Delinquent (a.) Failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills" [syn: derelict, delinquent, neglectful, remiss].
Delinquent (a.) Past due; not paid at the scheduled time; "an overdue installment"; "a delinquent account" [syn: delinquent, overdue].
Delinquent (n.) A young offender [syn: delinquent, juvenile delinquent]
Delinquent, () civil law. He who has been guilty of some crime, offence or failure of duty.
Delinquently (adv.) So as to fail in duty.
Deliquate (v. i.) To melt or be dissolved; to deliquesce. [Obs.] -- Boyle.
Deliquate (v. t.) To cause to melt away; to dissolve; to consume; to waste. [Obs.]
Dilapidating, or rather deliquating, his bishopric. -- Fuller.
Deliquation (n.) A melting. [Obs.]
Deliquesced (imp. & p. p.) of Deliquesce.
Deliquescing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deliquesce.