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• MALTHUSIAN, adj. Pertaining to Malthus and his doctrines.
  Malthus believed in artificially limiting population, but found that it could not be done by talking....
• Mad, adj.: Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence .
  .. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• HOUSELESS, adj. Having paid all taxes on household goods.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• PRECIPITATE, adj. Anteprandial. Precipitate in all, this sinner Took action first, and then his dinner.
• RATIONAL, adj. Devoid of all delusions save those of observation, experience and reflection.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• REVELATION, n. A famous book in which St. John the Divine concealed all that he knew.
  The revealing is done by the commentators, who know nothing....
• DEFENCELESS, adj. Unable to attack. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary