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† mutilous, a. Obs.
[f. L. mutil-us (see mutilate v.) + -ous.]
Of things: Mutilated, imperfect.
1649Jer. Taylor Gt. Exemp. ii. Disc. vi. 17 Our faith is commonly lame, mutilous and imperfect. 1653Ashwell Fides Apost. 160 A mutilous member or defective Article. 1660tr. Amyraldus' Treat. conc. Relig. iii. ix. 503 Some mutilous monuments and the foundation of some old castle. 1692Ray Disc. ii. iv. 112 In all other figured Fossils it is observed that they are never found mutilous broken or imperfect. a1707Willard Body of Divinity ccxlii. (1726) 880/2 Divers do make these two [petition and thanksgiving] to be the parts of prayer,..as if it were mutilous without them both.
Hence † ˈmutilously adv., † ˈmutilousness.
1648E. Sparke Ep. Ded. to Shute's Sarah & Hagar, While thus mutilously they render him. 1668Wilkins Real Char. ii. viii. §1. 198 Mutilousness. |