Anticous

[Lat. antic us, in front.] ( Bot. ) Anterior, or facing forward. Antidac'ty1, n . [Gr. anti , and daktylos , a dactyl.] ( Pros .) A kind of metrical foot that is the contrary of the dactyl, its first two syllables being short and the last long. An'tidotal, a. ( Med . ) Acting as an antidote; counteracting poison, or anything noxious. Antidotally, Anʼtidotary, adv . As an antidote. An'tidote, n . [Gr. antidotos , from anti , against, and di dom i , to give.] That which is given against something evil. A remedy for poison or any evil. That which counteracts or prevents any evil effect.