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vasty (iou) and opposal (iou)


vasty (iou)



vasty adjective. ['vš»:sti] Now arch. or literary. L16.
[from VAST adjective + -Y1.]
Vast, immense; fig. grand.
Shakespeare 1 Henry IV I can call spirits from the vasty deep.
vastily adverb M19.

opposal (iou)



opposal noun.LME.
[from OPPOSE + -AL1.]
I.
The putting of hard or searching questions; examination, interrogation; a searching question. Cf. APPOSAL. LME-E17.
II.
= OPPOSITION 4, 4b. Only in M17.
= OPPOSITION 1, 2. L17-M19.