OUTCASTS

Noun

outcasts

plural of outcast

Source: Wiktionary


OUTCAST

Out"cast`, a. Etym: [Cf. Sw. utkasta to cast out.]

Definition: Cast out; degraded. "Outcast, rejected." Longfellow.

Out"cast`, n.

1. One who is cast out or expelled; an exile; one driven from home, society, or country; hence, often, a degraded person; a vagabond. The Lord . . . gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. Ps. cxlvii. 2.

2. A quarrel; a contention. [Scot.] Jamieson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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