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Show A DY tageons. iy Conveniently ; opportunely profitably fituated It was adwvantageoufl bein ther a Arbuthnot eafy paffage from it to India, by fea ApvanTa'crousnEess. z /o [from adwantageous.] Quality of being advantageous ufefulnefs profitablenefs convenience The laft property, which qualifies Go for th fitteft obje&t of our love, is the adwantageoufnef ~of his to us, both in the prefent and the futur life Boyle's Seraphic Lowe ‘99 ADVE'NE. «. n [advenio, Lat.] T accede to fomething ; to become par of fomething elfe, without being effential; to be fuperadded A caufe confidered in judicature, is ftiled a accidental caufe; and the accidental of any adt is faid to be whatever adwenes to the act itfelf already fubftantiated Ayliffe's Parergon AbpVE'NIENT. adj. [adveniens, Lat. vening ; coming fro ADY A Ad outward caufes fuperadded Being thus divided from truth in themfelves they are yet farther removed by adwenitnt deception; for they are daily mocked into errour b {ubtler devifers Brown's Vulgar Errours if to fuppofe the foul a diftinét fubftance fro the body, and extrinfically adwenient, be a grea error in philofophy, almoft all the world hat been miftaken Glanwille's Vanity of Dogmatifm ly, the colle@s adwentual, quadragefimal, pafchal or pentecoftal, for their proper feafons Bifbop Saunderfon ADVE'NTURE. a. / 1. A accident an even tion [French. a chance of which we hav a hazard no direc The general fummoned three caftles ; one defperate of fuccour, and not defirous to difpute th defence, prefently yielded; but two ftood upo their adwventure Hayward 2. In this fenfe is ufed the phrafe, ar a/ adventyres [a I adwenture, Fr. chance ; without any rational {fcheme B Blows flew at all adventures, wounds and death given and taken unexpetted; many fcarce knowing their enemies from their friends Hayzvard Where the mind does not perceive probabl connection ther men' of chance and hazard opinion of a min ar floating at a/ adventures, without choice and withou 3. The occafion of cafua the effeét direétion Locke events an en terprife in which fomething muft be lef to hazard For I muft love, and am refolv'd to tr My fate, or, falling in th' adwenture, die Dryden 4+ This noun with all its derivatives, i frequently written without ad; as, wenture, venturous A'DVENT. #. /[ [from adventus; that is, 7o ADVE'NTURE. @.n [adventurer, Fr. adventus Redemptoris.] The name of one 1. To try the chance ; to dare Be not angry of the holy feafons, fignifying the corMoft mighty princefs, that I have adventur' zng ; that is, the coming of our Saviour To try your taking of a falfe report Shakefpeare which is made the fubje& of our devoThe tender and delicate woman among you tion during the four weeks before Chriftwhich would not adventure to fet the fole of he mas Common Prayer ADVE'NTINE. adj. [fro wentum. Adventitious extrinfically added; tha from outward caufes; in ufe advenio, adthat which i which come word {carcel As for the peregrine heat, it is thus far true that, if the proportion of the adwentine heat b greatly predominant to the natural heat and fpirit of the body, it tendeth to diffolution or notable alteration Bacon ApVENTI'TIOUS. adj. [adventitius, Lat. Tba advenes whic pervenien accidental; {u extrinficall added no effentially inherent Difeafes of continuance: get an adwentition ftrength from cuftom, befides ‘their material cauf from the humours Bacon Though we may call the obvious colours natural, and the others adwentitious 5 yet fuc changes of colours, from whatfoever caufe the proceed, may be properly taken in Boyle If his blood boil, and th® adwentitious fir Rais'd by high meats, and higher wines, requir To temper and allay. the burning heat ‘Waters are brought, which by decotion ge .New coolnefs Dryden In the gem-kind, of all the many forts reckoned up by lapidaries, there are not above three o four that are original j their diverfities, as t clean.sh data import.tsv out README luftre, colour, and hardnefs, arifing from the different admixture of other adwentitious' minera matter Woeodaward ADVE'NTIVE. 2. [ [from adwenio, Latin. The thing or perfon that comes fro without : a word not now in ufe ‘That the natives be not fo many, but that ther may be elbow-room enough for them adwventives alfo and for th Bacon ADVE'NTUAL. adj. [from advent. lating to the feafon of advent Re 1 do 2lfo daily ule one other collet; as, name foot upon the ground nefs. for delicatenefs and tenderDeuter, xxviii, 26 7o ApVE'NTURE. w. 4. To put into th power of chance For my father fought for you, and adwenture his life for, and delivered you out of the hand o Midian Fudges, ix. 17 My humble verfe demands a fofter theme A painted meadow, or a purling ftream. A2difzn ApvE'NTUROUSLY. adv. [from adventurous. After an adventurous manner; boldly; daringly They are both hanged; and fo would this be if he durft freal any thing adventuroufly Shakefpeare's Henry V ADVE'NTURESOME. adj. [from adwventure. 'The fame with adveniurous: low word, {carcely ufed in writing ApVE'NTURESOMENESs. #. /i [from ad wventurefome. 'The quality of being ad venturefome Diét A''DVERB. n. /. [adverbium, Lat. A wor joined to a verb or adjeétive, and folel applied to the ufe of qualifying and reftraming the latitude of their fignification, by the intimation of fome circumftance thereof ; as, of quality, manner, degree Clarke's Latin Grammar- Thus we fay, he runs fawiftly ; the bir flies aloft ; he lives wirtuoufly ADVE'RBIAL adj [aa'-veréia[z‘: Lat. That which has the quality or ftrutur of an adverb ADVERBIALLY.adv. [aduverbialiter,Liat.] Like an adverb ; in the manner of a adverb I thould think alte was joined adverbially wit tremity, d'd Virgil make ufe of fo equivocal {yntax Addifon ADVE'RSABLE. adj. [from adverfe.] Contrary to ; oppofite to Disg ADVERSARIA. n. f. [Lat. A book, a it fhoul feem in whic Debto Creditor were fet in oppofition. common-place ; a book to note in an Thefe parchments are fuppofed to have been St Paul's adverfaria Bull's Sermons A'pversary. n [ [adverfaire, Fr. adwverfarius, Lat. A op on nt anIt is ‘often ufed with the reciprocal ta on f e e ge er ll ap li t pronoun ; as, be adventured bhimfelf tho tha ha ve ba o ju ic qu a rADVE'NTURER. 7. /. [adventurier, Fr. rel as co tr o ve lit ti gan t He that {eeks occafions of hazard ; h fo et t me a op on i fin n co l that puts himfelf in the hands of chance bat I ma {f me im im l a op He is a great adwventurer, faid he profeflion of enmity; as wefay, a fecre That hath his fword through hard affay foregone enemy is worfe than an open adwerfary Spenfer The kings of Englan queft of Ireland; it wa did net make the conbegun by particular ad Yet am I noble, as the adwerfar I come to cope Shakefpeare's King Lear wenturers, and other voluntaries, who came to fee their fortunes Sir Fo Dawies He intended to hazard his own aéion, that f Thofe rites and ceremonies of the church therefore, which were the felf-fame now that the were when holy and virtuous men maintaine the more eafily he might win adwventurers, who elf were like to be lefs forward Raleigh own children have in derifion Had it not been for the Britith, which the lat wars drew over, and adwenturers or foldiers feate here, Ireland had, by the laft war, and plague Temple been left deftitute Their wealthy trade from pirates' rapine free Our merchants fhall no more advent'rers be Dryden Apve'NTUROUS adj. [adventureusx, Fr. 1. He that is inclined to adventures and, confeqtently, bold, daring, coura geous At land and fea, in many a doubtful fight ‘Was never known a more adwent rous knight Wh oftner drew his fword, and always for th right Dryden 2. Applied to things, that which is ful of hazard; which requires courage dangerous But I've already troubled you too long Nox dare attempt a more adwent' 7ous fong them againft profane and deriding adwerfarics, he Hooker Mean while th' adwerfary of God and man Satan, with thoughts inflam'd, of higheft defign Puts on {wift wings Milton An adwerfary makes a firi@er fearch into us and difcovers every flaw and imperfeétion in ou tempers A friend exaggerate an enemy inflames his crimes a man's virtues Addifor ADVE'RSATIVE. adf. [adverfativus, Lat. A term of grammar, applied to a wo which makes fome oppofition or variety as, in this fentence: Yhis diamond i orient, but it is rough But is an adver Jative conjunétion A'DVERSE adj [adverfus, Lat. In profe it has now the accent o firft fyllable ; in verfe it is accente the firft by Shakefpeare; on either differently, by Milton 5 on the laft Dryden 5 on the firlt, by Refcopmon th o inb |