Word Meanings - WITCRAFT - Book Publishers vocabulary database
1. Art or skill of the mind; contrivance; invention; wit. Camden. 2. The art of reasoning; logic.
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- SKILLFUL
1. Discerning; reasonable; judicious; cunning. "Of skillful judgment." Chaucer. 2. Possessed of, or displaying, skill; knowing and ready; expert; well-versed; able in management; as, a skillful mechanic; -- often followed by at, in, or of; as, - REASONING
1. The act or process of adducing a reason or reasons; manner of presenting one's reasons. 2. That which is offered in argument; proofs or reasons when arranged and developed; course of argument. His reasoning was sufficiently profound. Macaulay. - REASONLESS
1. Destitute of reason; as, a reasonless man or mind. Shak. 2. Void of reason; not warranted or supported by reason; unreasonable. This proffer is absurd and reasonless. Shak. - REASONABLY
1. In a reasonable manner. 2. Moderately; tolerably. "Reasonably perfect in the language." Holder. - SKILLED
Having familiar knowledge united with readiness and dexterity in its application; familiarly acquainted with; expert; skillful; -- often followed by in; as, a person skilled in drawing or geometry. - LOGICS
See LOGIC - SKILLIGALEE
A kind of thin, weak broth or oatmeal porridge, served out to prisoners and paupers in England; also, a drink made of oatmeal, sugar, and water, sometimes used in the English navy or army. - REASONIST
A rationalist. Such persons are now commonly called "reasonists" and "rationalists," to distinguish them from true reasoners and rational inquirers. Waterland. - LOGICIAN
A person skilled in logic. Bacon. Each fierce logician still expelling Locke. Pope. - REASONABLE
1. Having the faculty of reason; endued with reason; rational; as, a reasonable being. 2. Governed by reason; being under influence of reason; thinking, speaking or acting rationally, or according to the dictates of reason; agreeable to reason; - REASONABLENESS
Quality of being reasonable. - LOGICALNESS
The quality of being logical. - REASON
1. To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss; as, I reasoned the matter with my friend. When they are clearly discovered, well digested, and well reasoned in every part, there is - INVENTION
The exercise of the imagination in selecting and treating a theme, or more commonly in contriving the arrangement of a piece, or the method of presenting its parts. Invention of the cross , a festival celebrated May 3d, in honor of the finding - REASONER
One who reasons or argues; as, a fair reasoner; a close reasoner; a logical reasoner. - SKILLET
A small vessel of iron, copper, or other metal, with a handle, used for culinary purpose, as for stewing meat. (more info) ecuelle, fr. L. scutella, dim. of scutra, scuta, a dish. Cf. Scuttle - LOGICALITY
Logicalness. - LOGICALLY
In a logical manner; as, to argue logically. - CONTRIVANCE
1. The act or faculty of contriving, inventing, devising, or planning. The machine which we are inspecting demonstrates, by its construction, contrivance and design. Contrivance must have had a contriver. Paley. 2. The thing contrived, invented, - MARTYROLOGIC; MARTYROLOGICAL
Pertaining to martyrology or martyrs; registering, or registered in, a catalogue of martyrs. - HOROLOGICAL
Relating to a horologe, or to horology. - EPIDEMIOLOGICAL
Connected with, or pertaining to, epidemiology. - ANTHROPOLOGIC; ANTHROPOLOGICAL
Pertaining to anthropology; belonging to the nature of man. "Anthropologic wisdom." Kingsley. -- An`thro*po*log"ic*al*ly, adv. - SOCIOLOGIC; SOCIOLOGICAL
Of or pertaining to sociology, or social science. -- So`ci*o*log"ic*al*ly, adv. - ONTOLOGICAL
Of or pertaining to ontology. - METALOGICAL
Beyond the scope or province of logic. - OROLOGICAL
Of or pertaining to orology. - TAUTOLOGIC
Tautological. - AEROLOGIC; AEROLOGICAL
Of or pertaining to aƫrology. - ASTROLOGIC; ASTROLOGICAL
Of or pertaining to astrology; professing or practicing astrology. "Astrologi learning." Hudibras. "Astrological prognostication." Cudworth. -- As`tro*log"ic*al*ly, adv. - ASSYRIOLOGICAL
Of or pertaining to Assyriology; as, Assyriological studies. - PHYSIOLOGICALLY
In a physiological manner. - TECHNOLOGIC
Technological. - MAMMALOGICAL
Of or pertaining to mammalogy. - HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
Of or pertaining to hydrometeorology, or to rain, clouds, storms, etc. - GLOSSOLOGICAL
Of or pertaining to glossology. - PHONOLOGIC; PHONOLOGICAL
Of or pertaining to phonology.