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Secondary [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. . [ L . secundarius , from secundus .]

2. Succeeding next in order to the first; subordinate.

3. Where there is moral right on the one hand, not secondary right can discharge it.

5. Not primary; not of the first intention.

6. Two are racial differences; the secondary differences are as four. Bacon .

7. Not of the first order or rate; revolving about a primary planet. Primary planets revolve about the sun; secondary planets revolve about the primary.

8. Acting by deputation or delegated authority; as the work of secondary hands.

9. Acting in subordination, or second to another; as a secondary officer.

10. Secondary rocks , in geology, are those which were formed after the primary. they are always situated over or above the primitive and transition rocks; they abound with organic remains or petrifications, and are supposed to be mechanical deposits from water. Cleaveland .

11. A secondary fever , is that which arises after a crisis, or the discharge of some morbid matter, as after the declension of the small pox or measles. Quincy .

12. Secondary circles , or secondaries , in astronomy, circles passing through the poles of any of the great circles of the sphere, perpendicular to the planes of those circles.

13. Secondary qualities , are the qualities of bodies which are not inseparable from them, but which is proceed from casual circumstances, such as color, taste, odor, etc.

14. Secondary formations , in geology, formations of substances, subsequent to the primitive.

Secondary [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. .

2. A delegate or deputy; one who acts in subordination to another; as the secondaries of the court of king's bench and common pleas.

3. A fether growing on the second bone of a fowl's wing.

Secondary [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Suceeding next in order to the first; of second place, origin, rank, rank, etc.; not primary; subordinate; not of the first order or rate.

2. Acting by deputation or delegated authority; as, the work of secondary hands.

3. Possessing some quality, or having been subject to some operation (as substitution), in the second degree; as, a secondary salt, a secondary amine, etc. Cf. primary.

4. Subsequent in origin; -- said of minerals produced by alteertion or deposition subsequent to the formation of the original rocks mass; also of characters of minerals (as secondary cleavage, etc.) developed by pressure or other causes.

5. Pertaining to the second joint of the wing of a bird.

6. Dependent or consequent upon another disease; as, Bright's disease is often secondary to scarlet fever. (b) Occuring in the second stage of a disease; as, the secondary symptoms of syphilis.

Secondary [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. One who occupies a subordinate, inferior, or auxiliary place; a delegate deputy; one who is second or next to the chief officer; as, the secondary, or undersheriff of the city of London.

2. A secondary circle.

3. A satellite.

4. A secondary quill.

Inferiority Roget’s Thesaurus §34

N. inferiority, minority, subordinacy, shortcoming, deficiency, minimum, smallness, imperfection, lower quality, lower worth, commonalty

V. be inferior, fall short of, come short of, not pass, not come up to, want, become smaller, render smaller, (contract) 195, hide its diminished head, retire into the shade, yield the palm, play second fiddle, be upstaged, take a back seat

Adj. inferior, smaller, small, minor, less, lesser, deficient, minus, lower, subordinate, secondary, second-rate, sub, subaltern, thrown into the shade, weighed in the balance and found wanting, not fit to hold a candle to, can't hold a candle to, least, smallest &c. (see little, small ), lowest, diminished, reduced, unimportant

Adv. less, under the mark, below the mark, below par, at the bottom of the scale, at a low ebb, at a disadvantage, short of, under, changes in quantity

Imperfection Roget’s Thesaurus §651

N. imperfection, imperfectness, deficiency, inadequacy, peccancy, immaturity, fault, defect, weak point, screw loose, flaw, gap, twist, taint, attainder, bar sinister, hole in one's coat, blemish, weakness, half blood, shortcoming, drawback, seamy side, mediocrity, no great shakes, no great catch, not much to boast of, one-horse shay

V. be imperfect, have a defect, lie under a disadvantage, spring a leak, not pass muster, barely pass muster, fall short

Adj. imperfect, not perfect, deficient, defective, faulty, unsound, tainted, out of order, out of tune, cracked, leaky, sprung, warped, lame, injured, peccant, frail, inadequate, crude, incomplete, found wanting, below par, short- handed, below its full strength, under its full strength, below its full complement, indifferent, middling, ordinary, mediocre, average, so-so, coucicouci, milk and water, tolerable, fair, passable, pretty well, pretty good, rather good, moderately good, good, good enough, well enough, adequate, decent, not bad, not amiss, inobjectionable, unobjectionable, admissible, bearable, only better than nothing, secondary, inferior, second-rate, second-best, one-horse

Adv. almost &c, to a limited extent, rather, pretty, moderately, passing, only, considering, all things considered, enough

Phr. surgit amari aliquid

Deputy Roget’s Thesaurus §759

N. deputy, substitute, vice, proxy, locum tenens, # badli, delegate, representative, next friend, surrogate, secondary, regent, viceregent, vizier, minister, vicar, premier, chancellor, prefect, provost, warden, lieutenant, archon, consul, proconsul, viceroy, commissioner, tsung- li yamen, wai wu pu, plenipotentiary, alter ego, team, eight, eleven, champion

V. be deputy, stand for, appear for, hold a brief for, answer for, represent, stand in the shoes of, walk in the shoes of, stand in the stead of, ablegate, accredit

Adj. acting, vice, vice regal, accredited to

Adv. in behalf of