singularize (singgulariz)

t.; pret. and pp. singularized, ppr. singularizing. [ The two Amazons who singularized themselves most in action. Smollett , Humphrey Clinker, Melford to Phillips, April 30. Also spelled singularise . singularly (sing'gū-lär-li), lery , singularly .] adv. [ ner. ( a ) With reference to one only; individually; singly; specifically, in the singular number; so as to expre the singular number. Every man after his phantasy choosing him one saint singularly to be saved by. Tyndale, Ans. to Sir T. More, etc. (Parker Soc., 1850), p. 117. (bt) Separately; alone. These worthy Estates a-foreseid high of renowne, Vche Estate syngulerly in halle shalle sit adowne. Babees Book (E. E. T. S.), p. 189. (c) Uniquely; rarely; unusually; remarkably; exceptionally. The affection felt for him [Hastings] by the civil service was singularly ardent and constant. Macaulay , Warren Hastings. (d) Strangely; oddly; with eccentricity: as, a person singularly dre ed. singularne (sing'gū-lär-nes), n. Singularity. Bailey , 1731. singulosilicate (sing"gū-lō-sil'i-kāt), n. [ singulus , single, + E. silicate .] A uni silicate. known. The opposite dexter has Teut. and other connections (see dexter, deasil ), but the wynster ( winstr- ) = OS. winistar = OFries. winstere = OHG. winistar, winstar, MHG. winster = Icel. vinstri = Sw. venster, venstra = Dan. ven stre, left; AS. lyft, left, lit. 'weak' (see left1 ); D. linksch = MLG. link = OHG. * lenc, MHG. lenc, linc, G. link, left; OHG. slinc, left.] 1. Left, as opposed to right; on the left side; specifically, in her., noting the left-hand side of the person who carries the shield on his arm (therefore the right-hand side of the spectator): the sinister part of the escutcheon is opposed to the dexter part (see dexter ). Bear words for 'left' are different: AS. winster, ings such as beasts and birds nearly always turn away from the sinister and toward the dexter; when they are turned toward the sinister, they are said to be reversed. See cut under point1, 21. The sinistre arme smote he vppon trew, Ryght as belonged to knightly uertew. Rom . of Partenay (E. E. T. S.), 1. 3049. My mother's blood Runs on the dexter cheek, and this sinister Bounds in my father's. Shak ., T. and C., iv. 5. 128. 2. On or toward the left or unlucky side; hence, of ill omen; inauspicious; threatening or suggesting evil. The victor eagle, whose sinister flight Retards our host, and fills our hearts with fright. Pope , Iliad, xii. 257. 3. Bringing evil; harmful; malign; unfortunate in results. One sinister accident hapned to me. Coryat, Crudities, I. 132. Such a life was sinister to the intellect, and sinister to the heart. Hawthorne , Twice-Told Tales, Main Street. 4. Unpleasant; disagreeable. The weary flatne and utter desolation of this valley present a sinister contrast to the broad line of the A pennines. J. A. Symonds, Italy and Greece, p. 95. 5. Malicious; evil; base; wrong. sinister Is it so strange a matter to find a good thing furthered by ill men of a sinister intent and purpose? Hooker, Eccles. Polity, iv. 9. We take cunning for a sinister or crooked wisdom. Bacon, Cunning (ed. 1887). nence or sinister design. I hope... you'll... not impute to me any impertiGoldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer, iv. Bend sinister, bendlet sinister, etc. See the nouns. Sinister aspect, in astrol . , an appearance of two planets happening according to the succe ion of the signs, as Saturn in Aries and Mars in the same degree of Gemini. -Sinister canton, in her ., a canton occupying the sinister chief of the escutcheon: a rare bearing. Sinister diagonal of a matrix, the diagonal from the upper right hand to the lower left-hand corner. sinister-handed (sin'is-ter-handed), a . handed; sinister; hence, unlucky; unfortunate. [Rare.] That which still makes her mirth to flow Is our sinister -handed woe. Left Love lace , Lucasta Laughing. sinisterly (sin'is-ter-li), adv. In a sinister manner. (a) In a manner boding or threatening evil; inauspiciously; unfavorably. (b) Wrongly; wrongfully; wickedly. You told me you had got a grown estate By griping means, sinisterly . B. Jonson, Staple of News, v. 1. sinisterne (sin'is-tèr-nes), n. The state or character of being sinister. Bp . Gauden. sinisterouslyt, adv. An obsolete form of sin is trously. sinistra (si-nis'tra), adv. [It., sinistrad (sin'is-trad), adv. [ vertebral column in man.