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gaudy(dictionary)
gaudy(medicine)
gaudy(2)(dictionary)
gaudy-green(dictionary)
instinct(encyclopedia)
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instinct(2) (iou)



instinct adjective. M16.
[Latin instinctus pa. pple of instinguere: see INSTINCT noun.]
Naturally present; innate. M16-E17.
Impelled, excited, animated. (Foll. by with.) M16-E18.
Imbued or inspired with. L18.
B. Cornwall Through all the palace..Instinct with light, a living splendour ran. M. Bradbury He looks at these people, instinct with the times.

gaudy(2) (iou)



gaudy noun. LME.
[Latin gaudium joy, from gaudere rejoice, or gaude imper. of this verb.]
= GAUD noun2. LME-M16.
(An instance of) rejoicing or making merry. Now rare or obsolete. M16.
A grand feast. Now usu., an annual celebratory dinner held by a college for old members. M17.
Comb.: gaudy-day, gaudy-night a gala day or night, esp. one on which a college gaudy is held.