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remarkable (iou) and nepionic (iou)


remarkable (iou)



remarkable adjective, noun, & adverb. E17.
[French remarquable, formed as REMARK verb + -ABLE.]
A. adjective.
Worthy of notice or observation; extraordinary, unusual, striking. E17.
J. K. Jerome There was nothing..remarkable about the apartment, and my friend wondered why he had been brought there. F. Tomlin Someone as remarkable as Eliot commands attention.
Perceptible; noticeable. Also, likely to attract attention, conspicuous. E17-E19.
b. noun. A remarkable thing or circumstance; something or someone extraordinary. Usu. in pl. arch. M17.
C. adverb. Remarkably. non-standard. L18.
remarka'bility noun M19.
remarkableness noun M17.
remarkably adverb in a remarkable manner, to a remarkable extent, notably, strikingly E17.

nepionic (iou)



nepionic adjective. L19.
[from Greek nepios child + -onic after embryonic: see -IC.]
Zoology. Designating or pertaining to an animal in an early stage of development; immature, larval.