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locality (medicine)


locality


Origin: L. Localitas: cf. F. Localite.

1. The state, or condition, of belonging to a definite place, or of being contained within definite limits. "It is thought that the soul and angels are devoid of quantity and dimension, and that they have nothing to do with grosser locality." (Glanvill)

2. Position; situation; a place; a spot; especially, a geographical place or situation, as of a mineral or plant.

3. Limitation to a county, district, or place; as, locality of trial.

4. <psychology> The perceptive faculty concerned with the ability to remember the relative positions of places.

Source: Websters Dictionary


unpromising (iou)



unpromising adjective. M17.
[from UN-1 + PROMISING.]
Not likely to turn out well; not affording much hope.
J. Calder Rarely can a Marriage have taken place in more difficult or unpromising circumstances.
unpromised adjective E16.
unpromisingly adverb M19.
unpromisingness noun (rare) M17.