Related:

• QUOTIENT, n. A number showing how many times a sum of money belonging to one person is contained in the pocket of another -- usually about as many times as it can be got there.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• JEALOUS, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• DEFENCELESS, adj. Unable to attack. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• INEXPEDIENT, adj. Not calculated to advance one's interests.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• LAWFUL, adj. Compatible with the will of a judge having jurisdiction.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• MENDACIOUS, adj. Addicted to rhetoric. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• MINOR, adj. Less objectionable. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• MORE, adj. The comparative degree of too much. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• PENITENT, adj. Undergoing or awaiting punishment. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary