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1. Concern or solicitude respecting some thing o??vent, future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it in a state of painful uneasiness. 2. Eager desire. J. D. Forbes 3. (Med.) A state of restlessness and agitation, often with general indisposition and a distressing sense of oppression at the epigastrium. Dunglison. Syn. - Care; solicitude; foreboding; uneasiness; perplexity; disquietude; disquiet; trouble; apprehension; restlessness. See Care. Anx¶ious (?), a. [L. anxius, fr. angere to cause pain, choke; akin to Gr. ? to choke. See Anger.] 1. Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, esp. respecting future or unknown; being in painful suspense; Ð applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle. 2. Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying; Ð applied to things; as, anxious labor. The sweet of life, from which God hath bid dwell far off all anxious cares. Milton. 3. Earnestly desirous; as, anxious to please. He sneers alike at those who are anxious to preserve and at those who are eager for reform. Macaulay. Anxious is followed by for, about, concerning, etc., before the object of solicitude. Syn. - Solicitous; careful; uneasy; unquiet; restless; concerned; disturbed; watchful. Anx¶iousÏly, adv. In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously. Anx¶iousÏness, n. The quality of being anxious; great solicitude; anxiety. A¶ny (?), a. & pron. [OE. ‘ni?, ‘ni, eni, ani, oni, AS. ?nig, fr. ¾n one. It is akin to OS. ?nig, OHG. einic, G. einig, D. eenig. See One.] 1. One indifferently, out of an indefinite number; one indefinitely, whosoever or whatsoever it may be. µ Any is often used in denying or asserting without limitation; as, this thing ought not be done at any time; I ask any one to answer my question. No man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son. Matt. xi. 27. 2. Some, of whatever kind, quantity, or number; as, are there any witnesses present? are there any other houses like it? ½Who will show us any good?¸ Ps. iv. 6. It is often used, either in the singular or the plural, as a pronoun, the person or thing being understood; anybody; anyone; (pl.) any persons. If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God,... and it shall be given him. Jas. i. 5. That if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem. Acts ix. 2. At any rate, In any case, whatever may be the state of affairs; anyhow. A¶ny, adv. To ~ extent; in ~ degree; at all. You are not to go loose any longer. Shak. Before you go any farther. Steele. A¶nyÏbodÏy (?), n. 1. Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person. His Majesty could not keep any secret from anybody. Macaulay. 2. A person of consideration or standing. [Colloq.] All the men belonged exclusively to the mechanical and shopkeeping classes, and there was not a single banker or anybody in the list. Lond. Sat. Rev. A¶nyÏhow· (?), adv. In any way or manner whatever; at any rate; in any event. Anyhow, it must be acknowledged to be not a simple selforiginated error. J. H. Newman. Anyhow, the languages of the two nations were closely allied. E. A. Freeman. A¶nyÏone (?), n. One taken at random rather than by selection; anybody. [Commonly written as two words.] A¶nyÏthing (?), n. 1. Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; thing of any kind; something or other; aught; as, I would not do it for anything. Did you ever know of anything so unlucky? A. Trollope. They do not know that anything is amiss with them. W. G. Sumner. 2. Expressing an indefinite comparison; Ð with as or like. [Colloq. or Low] I fear your girl will grow as proud as anything. Richardson. µ Any thing, written as two words, is now commonly used in contradistinction to any person or anybody. Formerly it was also separated when used in the wider sense. ½Necessity drove them to undertake any thing and venture any thing.¸ De Foe. ÷ but, not at all or in any respect. ½The battle was a rare one, and the victory anything but secure.¸ Hawthorne. Ð ÷ like, in any respect; at all; as, I can not give anything like a fair sketch of his trials. A¶nyÏthing, adv. In any measure; anywise; at all. Mine old good will and hearty affection towards you is not... anything at all quailed. Robynson (More's Utopia). A·nyÏthingÏa¶riÏan (?), n. One who holds to no particular creed or dogma. A¶nyÏway (?), A¶nyÏways (?), } adv. Anywise; at all. Tennyson. Southey. A¶nyÏwhere (?), adv. In any place. Udall. A¶nyÏwhith·er (?), adv. To or towards any place. [Archaic] De Foe. A¶nyÏwise (?), adv. In any wise or way; at all. ½Anywise essential.¸ Burke. AÏo¶niÏan (?), a. [From Aonia, a part of ??otia, in Greece.] Pertaining to Aonia, B?otia, or to the Muses, who were supposed to dwell there. ÷ fount, the fountain of Aganippe, at the foot of Mount Helicon, not far from Thebes, and sacred to the Muses. A¶oÏrist (?), n. [Gr. ? indefinite; ? priv. + ? to define, ? boundary, limit.] (Gram.) A tense in the Greek language, which expresses an action as completed in past time, but leaves it, in other respects, wholly indeterminate. A·oÏris¶tic (?), a. [Gr. ?.] Indefinite; pertaining to the aorist tense. AÏor¶ta (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to lift, heave.] (Anat.) The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system. µ In fishes and the early stages of all higher vertebrates the ~ divides near its origin into several branches (the aortic arches) which pass in pairs round the ?sophagus and unite to form the systemic ~. One or more pairs of these arches persist in amphibia and reptiles, but only one arch in birds and mammals, this being on the right side in the former, and on the left in the latter. AÏor¶tal (?), a. Aortic; resembling the aorta. [R.] AÏor¶tic (?), a. Of or pertaining to the aorta. Ø A·orÏti¶tis (?), n. [Aorta + Ïitis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the aorta. Ø A¶ouÏdad (?), n. [The Moorish name.] (Zo”l.) An African sheeplike quadruped (the Ammotragus tragelaphus) having a long mane on the breast and fore legs. It is, perhaps, the chamois of the Old Testament. AÏpace¶ (?), adv. [Pref. aÏ + pace. OE. a pas at a walk, in which a is the article. See Pace.] With a quick pace; quick; fast; speedily. His dewy locks did drop with brine apace. Spenser. A visible triumph of the gospel draw? on apace. I. Taylor. AÏpa¶ches (?), n. pl.; sing. Apache (?). (Ethnol.) A group of nomadic North American Indians including several tribes native of Arizona, New Mexico, etc. Ap·aÏgo¶ge (?), n. [Gr. ? a leading away, fr. ? to lead away; ? from + ? to lead.] (Logic) An indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary. Ap·aÏgog¶ic (?), Ap·aÏgog¶icÏal (?), } a. Proving indirectly, by showing the absurdity, or impossibility of the contrary. Bp. Berkeley. AÏpaid¶ (?), a. Paid; pleased. [Obs.] Chaucer. AÏpair¶ (?), v. t. & i. To impair or become impaired; to injure. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Ap·aÏla¶chiÏan , a. See Appalachian. Ap¶anÏage , n. Same as Appanage. AÏpan¶throÏpy (?), n. [Gr. ?; ? from + ? man.] An aversion to the company of men; a love of solitude. Ø A¶par (?), A¶paÏra (?), n. [Native name apara.] (Zo”l.) See Mataco. Ø A·paÏre¶jo (?), n. [Sp.] A kind of pack saddle used in the American military service and among the Spanish Americans. It is made of leather stuffed with hay, moss, or the like. Ø Ap·aÏrith¶meÏsis (?; 277), n. [Gr. ?, from ? to count off or over.] (Rhet.) Enumeration of parts or particulars. AÏpart¶ (?), adv. [F. … part; (L. ad) + part part. See Part.] 1. Separately, in regard to space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside. Others apart sat on a hill retired. Milton. The Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself. Ps. iv. 3. 2. In a state of separation, of exclusion, or of distinction, as to purpose, use, or character, or as a matter of thought; separately; independently; as, consider the two propositions apart. 3. Aside; away. ½Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness.¸ Jas. i. 21. Let Pleasure go, put Care apart. Keble. 4. In two or more parts; asunder; to piece; as, to take a piece of machinery apart. AÏpart¶ment (?), n. [F. appartement; cf. It. appartamento, fr. appartare to separate, set apart; all fr. L. ad + pars, partis, part. See Apart.] 1. A room in a building; a division in a house, separated from others by partitions. Fielding. 2. A set or suite of rooms. De Quincey. 3. A compartment. [Obs.] Pope. AÏpart¶ness (?), n. The quality of standing apart. Ø ApÏas¶tron (?), n. [Gr. ? from + ? star.] (Astron.) That point in the orbit of a double star where the smaller star is farthest from its primary. Ap·aÏthet¶ic (?), Ap·aÏthet¶icÏal (?) a. [See Apathy.] Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion; passionless; indifferent. Ap·aÏthet¶icÏalÏly, adv. In an apathetic manner. Ap¶aÏthist (?), n. [Cf. F. apathiste.] One who is destitute of feeling. Ap·aÏthis¶ticÏal (?), a. Apathetic; une motional. [R.] Ap¶aÏthy (?), n.; pl. Apathies (?). [L. apathia, Gr. ?; ? priv. + ?, fr. ?, ?, to suffer: cf. F. apathie. See Pathos.] Want of feeling; privation of passion, emotion, or excitement; dispassion; Ð applied either to the body or the mind. As applied to the mind, it is a calmness, indolence, or state of indifference, incapable of being ruffled or roused to active interest or exertion by pleasure, pain, or passion. ½The apathy of despair.¸ Macaulay. A certain apathy or sluggishness in his nature which led him... to leave events to take their own course. Prescott. According to the Stoics, apathy meant the extinction of the passions by the ascendency of reason. Fleming. µ In the first ages of the church, the Christians adopted the term to express a contempt of earthly concerns. Syn. - Insensibility; unfeelingness; indifference; unconcern; stoicism; supineness; sluggishness. Ap¶aÏtite (?), n. [Gr. ? deceit, fr. ? to deceive; it having been often mistaken for other minerals.] (Min.) Native phosphate of lime, occurring usually in sixÐsided prisms, color often pale green, transparent or translucent. A·pau·m‚¶ (?), n. See Appaum?. Ape (?), n. [AS. apa; akin to D. aap, OHG. affo, G. affe, Icel. api, Sw. apa, Dan. abe, W. epa.] 1. (Zo”l.) A quadrumanous mammal, esp. of the family Simiad‘, having teeth of the same number and form as in man, having teeth of the same number and form as in man, and possessing neither a tail nor cheek pouches. The name is applied esp. to species of the genus Hylobates, and is sometimes used as a general term for all Quadrumana. The higher forms, the gorilla, chimpanzee, and ourang, are often called anthropoid apes or man apes. µ The ape of the Old Testament was prqobably the rhesus monkey of India, and allied forms. 2. One who imitates servilely (in allusion to the manners of the ape); a mimic. Byron. 3. A dupe. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Ape, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Aping.] To mimic, as an ape imitates human actions; to imitate or follow servilely or irrationally. ½How he apes his sire.¸ Addison. The people of England will not ape the fashions they have never tried. Burke. AÏpeak¶ (?), adv. & a. [Pref. aÏ + peak. Cf. F. … pic vertically.] (Naut.) In a vertical line. The anchor in apeak, when the cable has been sufficiently hove in to bring the ship over it, and the ship is them said to be hove apeak. [Spelt also a?eek.] Ape¶hood (?), n. The state of being an ape. AÏpel¶lous (?), a. [Pref. aÏ not + L. pellis skin.] Destitute of skin. Brande & C. Ap¶enÏnine (?), a. [L. Apenninus, fr. Celtic pen, or ben, peak, mountain.] Of, pertaining to, or designating, the Apennines, a chain of mountains extending through Italy. AÏpep¶sy (?), n. [NL. apepsia, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? uncooked, undigested; ? priv. + ? cooked, ? to cook, digest.] (Med.) Defective digestion, indigestion. Coxe. Ap¶er (?), n. One who apes. Ø AÏpe¶reÏa (?), n. [Native name.] (Zo”l.) The wild Guinea pig of Brazil (Cavia aperea). AÏpe¶riÏent (?), a. [L. aperiens, p. pr. of aperire to uncover, open; ab + parire, parere, to bring forth, produce. Cf. Cover, Overt.] (Med.) Gently opening the bowels; laxative. Ð n. An aperient medicine or food. Arbuthnot. AÏper¶iÏtive (?), a. [Cf. F. ap‚ritif, fr. L. aperire.] Serving to open; aperient. Harvey. AÏpert¶ (?), a. [OF. apert, L. apertus, p. p. of aperire. See Aperient, and cf. Pert, a.] Open; ev?dent; undisguised. [Archaic] Fotherby. AÏpert¶, adv. Openly. [Obs.] Chaucer. AÏper¶tion (?), n. [L. apertio.] The act of opening; an opening; an aperture. [Archaic] Wiseman. AÏpert¶ly, adv. Openly; clearly. [Archaic] AÏpert¶ness, n. Openness; frankness. [Archaic] Ap¶erÏture (?; 135), n. [L. apertura, fr. aperire. See Aperient.] 1. The act of opening. [Obs.] 2. An opening; an open space; a gap, cleft, or chasm; a passage perforated; a hole; as, an aperture in a wall. An aperture between the mountains. Gilpin. The back aperture of the nostrils. Owen. 3. (Opt.) The diameter of the exposed part of the object glass of a telescope or other optical instrument; as, a telescope of fourÐinch aperture. µ The aperture of microscopes is often expressed in degrees, called also the angular aperture, which signifies the angular breadth of the pencil of light which the instrument transmits from the object or point viewed; as, a microscope of 1000 aperture. Ap¶erÏy (?), n.; pl. Aperies . 1. A place where apes are kept. [R.] Kingsley. 2. The practice of aping; an apish action. Coleridge.

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AÏpet¶alÏous (?), a. [Pref. aÏ not + petal.] (Bot.) Having no petals, or flower leaves. [See Illust. under Anther. AÏpet¶alÏousÏness, n. The state of being apetalous. A¶pex (?), n.; pl. E. Apexes (?); L. Apices (?). [L.] 1. The tip, top, point, or angular summit of anything; as, the apex of a mountain, spire, or cone; the apex, or tip, of a leaf. 2. (Mining) The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface. [U.S.] ÷ of the earth's motion (Astron.), that point of the heavens toward which the earth is moving in its orbit. Ø AÏph‘r¶eÏsis (?; 277), n. [L.] Same as Apheresis. Ø AÏpha¶kiÏa (?), n. [NL.; Gr. ? priv. + ? seed of a lentil.] (Med.) An anomalous state of refraction caused by the absence of the crystalline lens, as after operations for cataract. The remedy is the use of powerful convex lenses. Dunglison. AÏpha¶kiÏal (?), a. (Med.) Pertaining to aphakia; as, aphakial eyes. Ø Aph·aÏnip¶teÏra (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? invisible (? priv. + ? to appear) + ? a wing.] (Zo”l.) A group of wingless insects, of which the flea in the type. See Flea. Aph·aÏnip¶terÏous (?), a. (Zo”l.) Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera. Aph¶aÏnite (?), n. [Gr. ? invisible; ? priv. + ? to appear.] (Min.) A very compact, darkÐcolored ?ock, consisting of hornblende, or pyroxene, and feldspar, but neither of them in perceptible grains. Aph·aÏnit¶ic (?), a. (Min.) Resembling aphanite; having a very fineÐgrained structure. Ø AÏpha¶siÏa (?), Aph¶aÏsy (?), } n. [NL. aphasia, Gr. ?, fr. ? not spoken; ? priv. + ? to speak: cf. F. aphasie.] (Med.) Loss of the power of speech, or of the appropriate use of words, the vocal organs remaining intact, and the intelligence being preserved. It is dependent on injury or disease of the brain. AÏpha¶sic (?), a. Pertaining to, or affected by, aphasia; speechless. AÏphel¶ion (?; 277), n.; pl. Aphelia (?). [Gr. ? + ? sun.] (Astron.) That point of a planet's or comet's orbit which is most distant from the sun, the opposite point being the perihelion. AÏphe·liÏoÏtrop¶ic (?), a. [Gr. ? + ? sun + ? belonging to a turning.] Turning away from the sun; Ð said of leaves, etc. Darwin. AÏphe·liÏot¶roÏpism (?), n. The habit of bending from the sunlight; Ð said of certain plants. Ø AÏphe¶miÏa (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? priv. + ? voice.] (Med.) Loss of the power of speaking, while retaining the power of writing; Ð a disorder of cerebral origin. AÏpher¶eÏsis (?; 277), n. [L. aphaeresis, Gr. ?, fr. ? to take away; ? + ? to take.] 1. (Gram.) The dropping of a letter or syllable from the beginning of a word; e. g., cute for acute. 2. (Surg.) An operation by which any part is separated from the rest. [Obs.] Dunglison. Ø Aph¶eÏsis (?), n. [Gr. ? a letting go; ? + ? to let go.] The loss of a short unaccented vowel at the beginning of a word; Ð the result of a phonetic process; as, squire for esquire. New Eng. Dict. AÏphet¶ic (?), a. [Gr. ? letting go, fr. ? to let go.] Shortened by dropping a letter or a syllable from the beginning of a word; as, an aphetic word or form. Ð AÏphet¶icÏalÏly, adv. New Eng. Dict. Aph¶eÏtism (?), n. An aphetized form of a word. New Eng. Dict. Aph¶eÏtize (?), v. t. To shorten by aphesis. These words... have been aphetized. New Eng. Dict. A¶phid (?), n. (Zo”l.) One of the genus Aphis; an aphidian. Aph¶iÏdes (?), n. pl. (Zo”l.) See Aphis. AÏphid¶iÏan (?), a. (Zo”l.) Of or pertaining to the family Aphid‘. Ð n. One of the aphides; an aphid. Aph·iÏdiv¶oÏrous (?)(?). [Aphis + L. vorare to devour.] (Zo”l.) Devouring aphides; aphidophagous. Aph·iÏdoph¶aÏgous (?), a. [Aphis + Gr. ? to eat.] (Zo”l.) Feeding upon aphides, or plant lice, as do beetles of the family Coccinellid‘. Aph·iÏlan¶throÏpy (?), n. [Gr. ? not loving man; ? priv. + ? to love + ? man.] Want of love to mankind; Ð the opposite of philanthropy. Coxe. Ø A¶phis (?), n.; pl. Aphides (?). [NL.] (Zo”l.) A genus of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera and family Aphid‘, including numerous species known as plant lice and green flies. µ Besides the true males and females, there is a race of wingless asexual individuals which have the power of producing living young in rapid succession, and these in turn may produce others of the same kind for several generations, before sexual individuals appear. They suck the sap of plants by means of a tubular proboscis, and owing to the wonderful rapidity of their reproduction become very destructive to vegetation. Many of the Aphid‘ excrete honeydew from two tubes near the end of the body. A¶phis li¶on (?). (Zo”l.) The larva of the lacewinged flies (Chrysopa), which feeds voraciously upon aphids. The name is also applied to the larv‘ of the ladybugs (Coccinella). Aph·loÏgis¶Ïtic (?), a. [Gr. ? not inflammable; ? priv. + ? set on fire. See Phlogiston.] Flameless; as, an aphlogistic lamp, in which a coil of wire is kept in a state of continued ignition by alcohol, without flame. Ø AÏpho¶niÏa (?), Aph¶oÏny (?), } n. [NL. aphonia, Gr. ?, fr. ? voiceless; ? priv. + ? voice: cf. F. aphonie.] (Med.) Loss of voice or vocal utterance. AÏphon¶ic (?), Aph¶oÏnous (?), } a. Without voice; voiceless; nonvocal. Aph¶oÏrism (?), n. [F. aphorisme, fr. Gr. ? definition, a short, pithy sentence, fr. ? to mark off by boundaries, to define; ? from + ? to separate, part. See Horizon.] A comprehensive maxim or principle expressed in a few words; a sharply defined sentence relating to abstract truth rather than to practical matters. The first aphorism of Hippocrates is, ½Life is short, and the art is long.¸ Fleming. Syn. - Axiom; maxim; adage; proverb; apothegm; saying; saw; truism; dictum. See Axiom. Aph·oÏrisÏmat¶ic (?), Aph·oÏris¶mic (?), } a. Pertaining to aphorisms, or having the form of an aphorism. Aph·oÏris¶mer (?)(?) n. A dealer in aphorisms. [Used in derogation or contempt.] Milton. Aph¶oÏrist, n. A writer or utterer of aphorisms. Aph·oÏris¶tic (?)(?), Aph·oÏris¶ticÏal (?), } a. [Gr. ?.] In the form of, or of the nature of, an aphorism; in the form of short, unconnected sentences; as, an aphoristic style. The method of the book is aphoristic. De Quincey. Aph·oÏris¶ticÏalÏly, adv. In the form or manner of aphorisms; pithily. Aph¶oÏrize (?), v. i. To make aphorisms. Aph¶rite (?), n. (Min.) See under Calcite. Aph·roÏdis¶iÏac (?), Aph·roÏdiÏsi¶aÏcal (?), } a. [Gr. ? pertaining to sensual love, fr. ?. See Aphrodite.] Exciting venereal desire; provocative to venery. Aph·roÏdis¶iÏac, n. That which (as a drug, or some kinds of food) excites to venery. Aph·roÏdis¶iÏan (?), a. [Gr. ?.] Pertaining to Aphrodite or Venus. ½Aphrodisian dames¸ [that is, courtesans]. C. Reade. Ø Aph·roÏdi¶te (?), n. [Gr. ?.] 1. (Classic Myth.) The Greek goddess of love, corresponding to the Venus of the Romans. 2. (Zo”l.) A large marine annelid, covered with long, lustrous, golden, hairlike set‘; the sea mouse. 3. (Zo”l.) A beautiful butterfly (Argunnis Aphrodite) of the United States. Aph·roÏdit¶ic (?), a. Venereal. [R.] Dunglison. Ø Aph¶tha (?), n. [Sing. of Aphth‘.] (Med.) (a) One of the whitish specks called aphth‘. (b) The disease, also called thrush. Ø Aph¶th‘ (?), n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. ? (mostly in pl. ?, Hipp.) an eruption, thrush, fr. ? to set on fire, inflame.] (Med.) Roundish pearlÐcolored specks or flakes in the mouth, on the lips, etc., terminating in white sloughs. They are commonly characteristic of thrush. Aph¶thoid , a. [Aphtha + Ïoid.] Of the nature of aphth‘; resembling thrush. Aph¶thong (?; 277), n. [Gr. ? silent; ? priv. + ? voice, sound, fr. ? to sound.] A letter, or a combination of letters, employed in spelling a word, but in the pronunciation having no sound. Ð AphÏthon¶gal (?), a. Aph¶thous (?)(?) a. [Cf. F. aphtheux.] Pertaining to, or caused by, aphth‘; characterized by apht‘; as, aphthous ulcers; aphthous fever. Aph¶ylÏlous (?), a. [Gr. ?; ? priv. + ? leaf.] (Bot.) Destitute of leaves, as the broom rape, certain euphorbiaceous plants, etc. A·piÏa¶ceous (?), a. (Bot.) Umbelliferous. A¶piÏan (?), a. Belonging to bees. A·piÏa¶riÏan (?), a. Of or relating to bees. A¶piÏaÏrist (?), n. One who keeps an apiary. A¶piÏaÏry (?), n. [L. apiarium, fr. apis bee.] A place where bees are kept; a stand or shed for bees; a beehouse. Ap¶icÏal (?), a. [L. apex, apicis, tip or summit.] At or belonging to an apex, tip, or summit. Gray. Ø Ap¶iÏces (?), n. pl. See Apex. AÏpi¶cian (?), a. [L. Apicianus.] Belonging to Apicius, a notorious Roman epicure; hence applied to whatever is peculiarly refined or dainty and expensive in cookery. H. Rogers. AÏpic¶uÏlar , a. [NL. apiculus, dim. of L. apex, apicis.] Situated at, or near, the apex; apical.