Oblivious to Observance
Oblivious
(Ob*liv"i*ous) a. [L. obliviosus: cf.F. oblivieux.]
1. Promoting oblivion; causing forgetfulness. "The oblivious pool." Milton.
She lay in deep, oblivious slumber.
Longfellow. 2. Evincing oblivion; forgetful.
Through are both weak in body and oblivious.
Latimer. — Obliv"i*ous*ly, adv. — Ob*liv"i*ous*ness, n. Foxe.
Oblocutor
(Ob*loc"u*tor) n. [L. oblocutor, obloquutor, fr. obloqui, oblocutus, to speak against; ob
(see Ob-) + loqui to speak. See Loquacious.] A disputer; a gainsayer. [Obs.] Bale.
Oblong
(Ob"long) a. [L. oblongus; ob (see Ob-) + longus long: cf. F. oblong.] Having greater length
than breadth, esp. when rectangular.
Oblong
(Ob"long), n. A rectangular figure longer than it is broad; hence, any figure longer than it is broad.
The best figure of a garden I esteem an oblong upon a descent.
Sir W. Temple. Oblongata
(||Ob`lon*ga"ta) n. [NL.] (Anat.) The medulla oblongata. B. G. Wilder.
Oblongatal
(Ob"lon*ga"tal) a. Of or pertaining to the medulla oblongata; medullar.
Oblongish
(Ob"long*ish) a. Somewhat oblong.
Oblongly
(Ob"long*ly), adv. In an oblong form.
Oblongness
(Ob"long*ness), n. State or quality of being oblong.
Oblong-ovate
(Ob"long-o"vate) a. Between oblong and ovate, but inclined to the latter.
Oblongum
(||Ob*lon"gum) n.; pl. Oblonga [NL. See Oblong.] (Geom.) A prolate spheroid; a figure
described by the revolution of an ellipse about its greater axis. Cf. Oblatum, and see Ellipsoid of revolution,
under Ellipsoid.
Obloquious
(Ob*lo"qui*ous) a. Containing obloquy; reproachful [R.] Naunton.
Obloquy
(Ob"lo*quy) n. [L. obloquium, fr. obloqui. See Oblocutor.]
1. Censorious speech; defamatory language; language that casts contempt on men or their actions; blame; reprehension.
Shall names that made your city the glory of the earth be mentioned with obloquy and detraction?
Addison. 2. Cause of reproach; disgrace. [Obs.] Shak.
Syn. — Reproach; odium; censure; contumely; gainsaying; reviling; calumny; slander; detraction.
Obluctation
(Ob`luc*ta"tion) n. [L. oblictutio, fr. obluctari to struggle against.] A struggle against; resistance; opposition.
[Obs.] Fotherby.
Obmutescence
(Ob`mu*tes"cence) n. [L. obmutescens, p. pr of obmutescere to become dumb; ob
(see Ob-) + mutescere to grow dumb, fr. mutus dumb.]
1. A becoming dumb; loss of speech. Sir T. Browne.
