Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Bursting apart, as some seedpods when ripe.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Starting or flying asunder; bursting open with some force, as the dry pod or capsule of some plants.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Starting asunder; bursting and opening with an elastic force; dehiscing explosively.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Starting
asunder ; bursting and opening with an elastic force;dehiscing explosively.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective bursting open with force, as do some ripe seed vessels
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin dissiliēns, dissilient-, present participle of dissilīre, to fly apart : dis-, apart; see dis– + salīre, to leap; see sel- in Indo-European roots.]
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Latin dissiliens, dissilientis, present participle of dissilire to leap asunder: dis- + salire to leap.
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Examples
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There is no way to humble nature's dissilient brat.
Richard Bangs: Climbing the Killer Prince -- Merapi Volcano of Java, Part 1 Richard Bangs 2010
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There is no way to humble nature's dissilient brat.
Richard Bangs: Climbing the Killer Prince -- Merapi Volcano of Java, Part 1 Richard Bangs 2010
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One could ask for no more than the dissilient magnanimity displayed by the diocesan lawyer in this message of inclusiveness and tolerance:
How do Anglicans and Lutherans share office space? « Anglican Samizdat 2009
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