ULTRONEOUS

Etymology

Adjective

ultroneous (comparative more ultroneous, superlative most ultroneous)

(archaic) spontaneous; voluntary

Source: Wiktionary


Ul*tro"ne*ous, a. Etym: [L. ultroneus, from ultro to the further side, on his part, of one's own accord. See Ultra-.]

Definition: Spontaneous; voluntary. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

– Ul*tro"ne*ous*ly, adv. [Obs.] -- Ul*tro"ne*ous*ness, n. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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18 May 2025

OBLIQUE

(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”


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