ADACTYL; ADACTYLOUS A*dac"tyl, A*dac"tyl*ous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.) (a) Without fingers or without toes. (b) Without claws on the feet (of crustaceous animals).
ADAGE Ad"age, n. Etym: [F. adage, fr. L. adagium; ad + the root of L. aio I say.]
Defn: An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use; a
proverb.
Letting "I dare not" wait upon "I would," Like the poor cat i' the
adage. Shak.
Syn.
— Axiom; maxim; aphorism; proverb; saying; saw; apothegm. See
Axiom.
ADAGIAL
A*da"gi*al, a.
Defn: Pertaining to an adage; proverbial. "Adagial verse." Barrow.
ADAGIO A*da"gio, a. & adv. Etym: [It. adagio; ad (L. ad) at + agio convenience, leisure, ease. See Agio.] (Mus.)
Defn: Slow; slowly, leisurely, and gracefully. When repeated, adagio, adagio, it directs the movement to be very slow.
ADAGIO
A*da"gio, n.
Defn: A piece of music in adagio time; a slow movement; as, an adagio of Haydn.