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Faulty — Fault y, a. 1. Containing faults, blemishes, or defects; imperfect; not fit for the use intended. [1913 Webster] Created once So goodly and erect, though faulty since. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Guilty of a fault, or of faults; hence, blamable;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
faulty — a. 1. Bad, defective, imperfect. 2. Blamable, culpable, censurable, reprehensible, blameworthy, worthy of censure … New dictionary of synonyms
decry — I verb admonish, be unable to respect, belittle, berate, bring discredit on, bring into disrepute, censure, censure as faulty, clamor against, condemn, condemn as worthless, contemn, criticize, cry down, cry out against, declaim against, degrade … Law dictionary
Decried — Decry De*cry , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decrying}.] [F. d[ e]crier, OF. descrier; pref. des (L. dis ) + crier to cry. See {Cry}, and cf. {Descry}.] To cry down; to censure as faulty, mean, or worthless; to clamor against;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Decry — De*cry , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decrying}.] [F. d[ e]crier, OF. descrier; pref. des (L. dis ) + crier to cry. See {Cry}, and cf. {Descry}.] To cry down; to censure as faulty, mean, or worthless; to clamor against; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Decrying — Decry De*cry , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decrying}.] [F. d[ e]crier, OF. descrier; pref. des (L. dis ) + crier to cry. See {Cry}, and cf. {Descry}.] To cry down; to censure as faulty, mean, or worthless; to clamor against;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decry — /dəˈkraɪ / (say duh kruy) verb (t) (decried, decrying) 1. to speak disparagingly of; censure as faulty or worthless: *the value of his services was continually denied and decried. –c.d. rowley, 1970. 2. Rare to condemn or depreciate by… …
Bank War — Controversy in the 1830s over the existence of the Bank of the United States, at that time the only national banking institution. The first Bank of the United States, chartered in 1791 over the objections of Thomas Jefferson, ceased in 1811 when… … Universalium
John Conyers — This article is about the US politician (born 1929). For other uses, see John Conyers (disambiguation). John Conyers, Jr. Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan s 14th district Inc … Wikipedia
decry — decrier, n. /di kruy /, v.t., decried, decrying. 1. to speak disparagingly of; denounce as faulty or worthless; express censure of: She decried the lack of support for the arts in this country. 2. to condemn or depreciate by proclamation, as… … Universalium
