Chapter 110

Ex*tim`u*la"tion (?), n. Stimulation. [Obs.]

Things insipid, and without any extimulation.

Bacon.

Ex*tinct" (?), a. [L. extinctus, exstinctus, p. p. of extinguere, exstinguere. See Extinguish.] 1. Extinguished; put out; quenched; as, a fire, a light, or a lamp, is extinct; an extinct volcano.

Light, the prime work of God, to me is extinct.

Milton.

2. Without a survivor; without force; dead; as, a family becomes extinct; an extinct feud or law.

Ex*tinct", v. t. To cause to be extinct. [Obs.] Shak.

Ex*tinc"tion (?), n. [L. extinctio, exstinction: cf. F. extinction.] 1. The act of extinguishing or making extinct; a putting an end to; the act of putting out or destroying light, fire, life, activity, influence, etc.

2. State of being extinguished or of ceasing to be; destruction; suppression; as, the extinction of life, of a family, of a quarrel, of claim.

Ex"tine (?; 104), n. [L. exter on the outside. Cf. Intine.] (bot.) The outer membrane of the grains of pollen of flowering plants.

Ex*tin"guish (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extinguished(?); p pr. & vb. n. Extinguishing.] [L. extinguere, exstinguere; ex out + stinguere to quench. See Distinguish, Finish.] 1. To quench; to put out, as a light or fire; to stifle; to cause to die out; to put an end to; to destroy; as, to extinguish a flame, or life, or love, or hope, a pretense or a right.

A light which the fierce winds have no power to extinguish.

Prescott.

This extinguishes my right to the reversion.

Blackstone.

2. To obscure; to eclipse, as by superior splendor.

Natural graces that extinguish art.

Shak.

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Ex*tin"guish*a*ble (?), a. Capable of being quenched, destroyed, or suppressed.

Ex*tin"guish*er (?), n. One who, or that which, extinguishes; esp., a hollow cone or other device for extinguishing a flame, as of a torch or candle.

Ex*tin"guish*ment (?), n. 1. The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished; extinction; suppression; destruction; nullification; as, the extinguishment of fire or flame, of discord, enmity, or jealousy, or of love or affection.

2. (Law) The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation. Abbott.

Ex*tirp" (&?;), v. t. [Cf. F. extirper.] To extirpate. [Obs.]

It is impossible to extirp it quite, friar.

Shak.

Ex*tir"pa*ble (?), a. Capable of being extirpated or eradicated; as, an extirpable plant. Evelyn.

Ex"tir*pate (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extirpated(?); p. pr. & vb. n. Extirpating(?).] [L. extirpatus, exstirpatus, p. p. of extirpare, exstirpare; ex out + strips stock, stem, root.] To pluck up by the stem or root; to root out; to eradicate, literally or figuratively; to destroy wholly; as, to extirpate weeds; to extirpate a tumor; to extirpate a sect; to extirpate error or heresy.

Syn. -- To eradicate; root out; destroy; exterminate; annihilate; extinguish.

Ex`tir*pa"tion (?), n. [L. extirpatio, exstirpatio: cf. F. extirpation.] The act of extirpating or rooting out, or the state of being extirpated; eradication; excision; total destruction; as, the extirpation of weeds from land, of evil from the heart, of a race of men, of heresy.

Ex"tir*pa*tive (?), a. Capable of rooting out, or tending to root out. Cheyne.

Ex"tir*pa`tor (?; 277), n. [L. extirpator, exstirpator: cf. F. extirpateur.] One who extirpates or roots out; a destroyer.

Ex*tir"pa*to*ry (?), a. Extirpative.

Ex*tirp"er (?), n. Extirpator. [Obs.] Bacon.

Ex`ti*spi"cious (?), a. [L. extispicium an inspection of the inwards for divination; extra the entrails + specer to look at.] Relating to the inspection of entrails for prognostication. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

Ex*tog"e*nous (?), a. [L. exter outward + &?;genous.] (Biol.) Exogenous.

Ex*tol" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extolled(?); p. pr. & vb. n. Extolling.] [L. extollere; ex out + tollere to lift, take up, or raise: cf. OF. extoller. See Tollerate, and cf. Flate.] 1. To place on high; to lift up; to elevate. [Obs.]

Who extolled you in the half-crown boxes, Where you might sit and muster all the beauties.

Beau. & Fl.

2. To elevate by praise; to eulogize; to praise; to magnify; as, to extol virtue; to extol an act or a person.

Wherein have I so deserved of you, That you extol me thus?

Shak.

Syn. -- To praise; applaud; commend; magnify; celebrate; laud; glorify. See Praise.

Ex*tol"ler (?), n.One who extols; one who praises.

Ex*tol"ment (?), n. Praise. [Obs.] Shak.

Ex*tor"sive (?), a. [See Extort.] Serving or tending to extort. [R.] Johnson. -- Ex*tor"sive*ly, adv. [R.]

Ex*tort" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Extorting.] [L. extortus, p. p. of extorquere to twist or wrench out, to extort; ex out + torquere to turn about, twist. See Torsion.] 1. To wrest from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity; to wrench away (from); to tear away; to wring (from); to exact; as, to extort contributions from the vanquished; to extort confessions of guilt; to extort a promise; to extort payment of a debt.

2. (Law) To get by the offense of extortion. See Extortion, 2.

Ex*tort", v. i. To practice extortion. [Obs.] Spenser.

Ex*tort", p. p. & a. [L. extortus. p. p.] Extorted. [Obs.] Spenser.

Ex*tort"er (?), n. One who practices extortion.

Ex*tor"tion (?), n. [F. extorsion.] 1. The act of extorting; the act or practice of wresting anything from a person by force, by threats, or by any undue exercise of power; undue exaction; overcharge.

2. (Law) The offense committed by an officer who corruptly claims and takes, as his fee, money, or other thing of value, that is not due, or more than is due, or before it is due. Abbott.

3. That which is extorted or exacted by force.

Syn. -- Oppression; rapacity; exaction; overcharge.

Ex*tor"tion*a*ry (?), a. Extortionate.

Ex*tor"tion*ate (?), a. Characterized by extortion; oppressive; hard.

Ex*tor"tion*er (?), n. One who practices extortion.

Ex*tor"tious (?), a. Extortionate. [Obs.] "Extortious cruelties." Bp. Hall -- Ex*tor"tious*ly, adv. [Obs.] Bacon.

||Ex"tra- (?). [L., fr. exter. See Exterior.] A Latin preposition, denoting beyond, outside of; -- often used in composition as a prefix signifying outside of, beyond, besides, or in addition to what is denoted by the word to which it is prefixed.

Ex"tra, a. Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; additional; supernumerary; also, extraordinarily good; superior; as, extra work; extra pay. "By working extra hours." H. Spencer.

Ex"tra (?), n.; pl. Extras (&?;). Something in addition to what is due, expected, or customary; something in addition to the regular charge or compensation, or for which an additional charge is made; as, at European hotels lights are extras. [Colloq.]

Ex`tra*ar*tic"u*lar (?), a. (Anat.) Situated outside of a joint.

{ Ex`tra*ax"il*lar (?), Ex`tra*ax"il*la*ry (?) } a. (Bot.) Growing outside of the axils; as, an extra-axillary bud.

Ex`tra*bran"chi*al (?), a. (Anat.) Outside of the branchial arches; -- said of the cartilages thus placed in some fishes.

Ex`tra*cap"su*lar (?), a. (Anat.) Situated outside of a capsule, esp. outside the capsular ligament of a joint.

Ex*tract" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extracted; p. pr. & vb. n. Extracting.] [L. extractus, p. p. of extrahere to extract; ex out + trahere to draw. See Trace, and cf. Estreat.] 1. To draw out or forth; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.; as, to extract a tooth from its socket, a stump from the earth, a splinter from the finger.

The bee Sits on the bloom extracting liquid sweet.

Milton.

2. To withdraw by expression, distillation, or other mechanical or chemical process; as, to extract an essence. Cf. Abstract, v. t., 6.

Sunbeams may be extracted from cucumbers, but the process is tedious.

3. To take by selection; to choose out; to cite or quote, as a passage from a book.

I have extracted out of that pamphlet a few notorious falsehoods.

Swift.

To extract the root (Math.), to ascertain the root of a number or quantity.

Ex"tract` (?), n. 1. That which is extracted or drawn out.

2. A portion of a book or document, separately transcribed; a citation; a quotation.

3. A decoction, solution, or infusion made by drawing out from any substance that which gives it its essential and characteristic virtue; essence; as, extract of beef; extract of dandelion; also, any substance so extracted, and characteristic of that from which it is obtained; as, quinine is the most important extract of Peruvian bark.

4. (Med.) A solid preparation obtained by evaporating a solution of a drug, etc., or the fresh juice of a plant; -- distinguished from an abstract. See Abstract, n., 4.

5. (Old Chem.) A peculiar principle once erroneously supposed to form the basis of all vegetable extracts; -- called also the extractive principle. [Obs.]

6. Extraction; descent. [Obs.] South.

7. (Scots Law) A draught or copy of writing; certified copy of the proceedings in an action and the judgement therein, with an order for execution. Tomlins.

Fluid extract (Med.), a concentrated liquid preparation, containing a definite proportion of the active principles of a medicinal substance. At present a fluid gram of extract should represent a gram of the crude drug.

{ Ex*tract"a*ble (?), Ex*tract"i*ble (?), } a. Capable of being extracted.

Ex*tract"i*form (?), a. (Chem.) Having the form, appearance, or nature, of an extract.

Ex*trac"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. extraction.] 1. The act of extracting, or drawing out; as, the extraction of a tooth, of a bone or an arrow from the body, of a stump from earth, of a passage from a book, of an essence or tincture.

2. Derivation from a stock or family; lineage; descent; birth; the stock from which one has descended. "A family of ancient extraction." Clarendon.

3. That which is extracted; extract; essence.

They [books] do preserve as in a vial the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them.

Milton.

The extraction of roots. (Math.) (a) The operation of finding the root of a given number or quantity. (b) The method or rule by which the operation is performed; evolution.

Ex*tract"ive (?), a. [Cf. F. extractif.] 1. Capable of being extracted. "Thirty grains of extractive matter." Kirwan.

2. Tending or serving to extract or draw out.

Certain branches of industry are conveniently designated extractive: e.g., agriculture, pastoral and mining pursuits, cutting of lumber, etc.

Cairnes.

Ex*tract"ive, n. 1. Anything extracted; an extract.

Extractives, of which the most constant are urea, kreatin, and grape sugar.

H. N. Martin.

2. (Chem.) (a) A chemical principle once supposed to exist in all extracts. [Obs.] (b) Any one of a large class of substances obtained by extraction, and consisting largely of nitrogenous hydrocarbons, such as xanthin, hypoxanthin, and creatin extractives from muscle tissue.

Ex*tract"or (?), n. One who, or that which, extracts; as: (a) (Surg.) A forceps or instrument for extracting substances. (b) (Breech-loading Firearms) A device for withdrawing a cartridge or spent cartridge shell from the chamber of the barrel.

Ex`tra*dic"tion*a*ry (?), a. [Pref. extra- + L. dictio a saying. See Diction.] Consisting not in words, but in realities. [Obs.]

Of these extradictionary and real fallacies, Aristotle and logicians make in number six.

Sir T. Browne.

Ex"tra*di`ta*ble (?), a. 1. Subject, or liable, to extradition, as a fugitive from justice.

2. Making liable to extradition; as, extraditable offenses.

Ex"tra*dite (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extradited(?); p. pr. & vb. n. Extraditing(?).] To deliver up by one government to another, as a fugitive from justice. See Extradition.

Ex`tra*di"tion (?), n. [L. ex out + traditio a delivering up: cf. F. extradition. See Tradition.] The surrender or delivery of an alleged criminal by one State or sovereignty to another having jurisdiction to try charge.

Ex*tra"dos (?), n. [F.; pref. extra- outside + dos (L. dorsum) the back.] (Arch.) The exterior curve of an arch; esp., the upper curved face of the whole body of voussoirs. See Intrados.

Ex`tra*do"tal (?), a. [Pref. extra- + dotal.] Forming no part of the dowry; as, extradotal property.

Ex`tra*fo`li*a"ceous (?), a. [Pref. extra + foliaceous.] (Bot.) Away from the leaves, or inserted in a different place from them; as, extrafoliaceous prickles. Loudon.

Ex`tra*fo*ra"ne*ous (?), a. [Pref. extra- + L. foras out of doors.] Pertaining to that which is out of doors. "Extraforaneous occupations." Cowper.

Ex`tra*ge"ne*ous (?), a. [Pref. extra- + L. genus race.] Belonging to another race or kind.

Ex`tra*ju*di"cial (?), a. Out of or beyond the proper authority of a court or judge; beyond jurisdiction; not legally required. "An extrajudicial opinion." Hallam. -- Ex`tra*ju*di"cial*ly, adv.

Ex`tra*lim"it*a*ry (?), a. Being beyond the limit or bounds; as, extraliminary land. Mitford.

Ex`tra*log"ic*al (?), a. Lying outside of the domain of logic. -- Ex`tra*log"ic*al*ly, adv.

Ex`tra*mis"sion (?), n. A sending out; emission. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

Ex`tra*mun"dane (?), a. [L. extramundanus; extra + mundus world.] Beyond the material world. "An extramundane being." Bp. Warburton.

Ex`tra*mu"ral (?), a. Outside of the walls, as of a fortified or walled city.

Ex`tra*ne"i*ty (?), n. State of being without or beyond a thing; foreignness. [Obs.]

Ex*tra"ne*ous (?), a. [L. extraneus, from extra. See Extra-, Strange.] Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; not essential or intrinsic; foreign; as, to separate gold from extraneous matter.

Nothing is admitted extraneous from the indictment.

Landor.

-- Ex*tra"ne*ous*ly, adv.

Ex`tra-oc"u*lar (?), a. (Zoöl.) Inserted exterior to the eyes; -- said of the antennæ of certain insects.

Ex`tra-of*fi"cial (?), a. Not prescribed by official duty.

Ex*traor"di*na*ri*ly (?), adv. In an extraordinary manner or degree.

Ex*traor"di*na*ri*ness, n. The quality of being extraordinary. [R.] Gov. of the Tongue.

Ex*traor"di*na*ry (?), a. [L. extraordinarius; extra on the outside + ordinarius: cf. F. extraordinaire. See Ordinary.] 1. Beyond or out of the common order or method; not usual, customary, regular, or ordinary; as, extraordinary evils; extraordinary remedies.

Which dispose To something extraordinary my thoughts.

Milton.

2. Exceeding the common degree, measure. or condition; hence, remarkable; uncommon; rare; wonderful; as, extraordinary talents or grandeur.

3. Employed or sent upon an unusual or special service; as, an ambassador extraordinary.

Ex*traor"di*na*ry, n.; pl. Extraordinaries (&?;). That which is extraordinary; -- used especially in the plural; as, extraordinaries excepted, there is nothing to prevent success.

Their extraordinary did consist especially in the matter of prayers and devotions.

Jer. Taylor.

Ex`tra*pa*ro"chi*al (?), a. Beyond the limits of a parish. -- Ex`tra*pa*ro"chi*al*ly, adv.

Ex`tra*phys"i*cal (?), a. Not subject to physical laws or methods.

Ex`tra*pro*fes"sion*al (?), a. Foreign to a profession; not within the ordinary limits of professional duty or business.

Ex`tra*pro*vin"cial (?), a. Not within of pertaining to the same province or jurisdiction. Ayliffe.

Ex`tra*reg"u*lar (?), a. Not comprehended within a rule or rules. Jer. Taylor.

Ex`tra*sta*pe"di*al (?), a. (Anat.) Pertaining to a part of the columella of the ear, which, in many animals, projects beyond the connection with the stapes. -- n. The extrastapedial part of columella.

Ex`tra*ter`ri*to"ri*al (?), a. Beyond the limits of a territory or particular jurisdiction; exterritorial. -- Ex`tra*ter`ri*to"ri*al*ly(#), adv.

Ex`tra*ter`ri*to`ri*al"i*ty (?), n. The state of being beyond the limits of a particular territory; esp. (Internat. Law), A fiction by which a public minister, though actually in a foreign country, is supposed still to remain within the territory of his own sovereign or nation. Wheaton.

Ex`tra*trop"ic*al (?), a. Beyond or outside of the tropics. Whewell.

Ex`traught" (?), p. p. of Extract. [Cf. Distraught.] Extracted; descended. [Obs.]

Knowing whence thou art extraught

Shak.

Ex`tra-u"ter*ine (?), a. (Anat. & Med.) Outside of the uterus, or womb.

Extra-uterine pregnancy (Med.), a condition of pregnancy in which the fetus is not in the uterus, but in the Fallopian tube or in the abdominal cavity.

Ex*trav"a*gance (?), n. [Cf. F. extravagance. See Extravagant, and cf. Extravaganza.] 1. A wandering beyond proper limits; an excursion or sally from the usual way, course, or limit.

2. The state of being extravagant, wild, or prodigal beyond bounds of propriety or duty; want of moderation; excess; especially, undue expenditure of money; vaid and superfluous expense; prodigality; as, extravagance of anger, love, expression, imagination, demands.

Some verses of my own, Maximin and Almanzor, cry vengeance on me for their extravagance.

Dryden.

The income of three dukes was enough to supply her extravagance.

Arbuthnot.

Syn. -- Wildness; irregularity; excess; prodigality; profusion; waste; lavishness; unreasonableness; recklessness.

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Ex*trav"a*gan*cy (?), n.; pl. Extravagancies (&?;). Extravagance.

Ex*trav"a*gant (?), a. [F. extravagant, fr. L. extra on the outside + vagans, -antis, p. pr. of vagari to wander, from vagus wandering, vague. See Vague.] 1. Wandering beyond one's bounds; roving; hence, foreign. [Obs.]

The extravagant and erring spirit hies To his confine.

Shak.

2. Exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained; as, extravagant acts, wishes, praise, abuse.

There appears something nobly wild and extravagant in great natural geniuses.

Addison.

3. Profuse in expenditure; prodigal; wasteful; as, an extravagant man. "Extravagant expense." Bancroft.

Ex*trav"a*gant, n. 1. One who is confined to no general rule. L'Estrange.

2. pl. (Eccl. Hist.) Certain constitutions or decretal epistles, not at first included with others, but subsequently made a part of the canon law.

Ex*trav"a*gant*ly, adv. In an extravagant manner; wildly; excessively; profusely.

Ex*trav"a*gant*ness, n. The state of being extravagant or in excess; excess; extravagance.

Ex*trav`a*gan"za (?), n. [Extravagance with an Italian ending: cf. It. stravaganza.] 1. A composition, as in music, or in the drama, designed to produce effect by its wild irregularity; esp., a musical caricature.

2. An extravagant flight of sentiment or language.

Ex*trav"a*gate (?), v. i. [Pref. extra- + L. vagatus, p. p. of vagari to rove. See Extravagant.] To rove. Bp. Warburton.

Ex*trav`a*ga"tion (?), n. A wandering beyond limits; excess. [Obs.] Smollett.

Ex*trav"a*sate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extravasated(?); p. pr. & vb. n. Extravasating(?).] [Pref. extra- + L. vas vessel: cf. F. extravaser. See Vase.] To force or let out of the proper vessels or arteries, as blood.

Ex*trav`a*sa"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. extravasation.] The act of forcing or letting out of its proper vessels or ducts, as a fluid; effusion; as, an extravasation of blood after a rupture of the vessels.

Ex`tra*vas"cu*lar (?), a. (Anat.) (a) Outside the vessels; -- said of the substance of all the tissues. (b) Destitute of vessels; non-vascular.

Ex*trav"e*nate (?), a. [Pref. extra- + L. vena vein.] Let out of the veins. [Obs.] "Extravenate blood." Glanvill.

Ex`tra*ver"sion (?), n. [Pref. extra- + L. vertere, versum, to turn: cf. F. extraversion.] The act of throwing out; the state of being turned or thrown out. [Obs.] Boyle.

Ex*treat" (?), n. [See Estreat, Extract.] Extraction. [Obs.] Spenser.

Ex*treme" (?), a. [L. extremus, superl. of exter, extrus, on the outside, outward: cf. F. extrême. See Exterior.] 1. At the utmost point, edge, or border; outermost; utmost; farthest; most remote; at the widest limit.

2. Last; final; conclusive; -- said of time; as, the extreme hour of life.

3. The best of worst; most urgent; greatest; highest; immoderate; excessive; most violent; as, an extreme case; extreme folly. "The extremest remedy." Dryden. "Extreme rapidity." Sir W. Scott.

Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire.

Shak.

4. Radical; ultra; as, extreme opinions.

The Puritans or extreme Protestants.

Gladstone.

5. (Mus.) Extended or contracted as much as possible; -- said of intervals; as, an extreme sharp second; an extreme flat forth.

Extreme and mean ratio (Geom.), the relation of a line and its segments when the line is so divided that the whole is to the greater segment is to the less. -- Extreme distance. (Paint.) See Distance., n., 6. -- Extreme unction. See under Unction.

Although this adjective, being superlative in signification, is not properly subject to comparison, the superlative form not unfrequently occurs, especially in the older writers. "Tried in his extremest state." Spenser. "Extremest hardships." Sharp. "Extremest of evils." Bacon. "Extremest verge of the swift brook." Shak. "The sea's extremest borders." Addison.

Ex*treme", n. 1. The utmost point or verge; that part which terminates a body; extremity.

2. Utmost limit or degree that is supposable or tolerable; hence, furthest degree; any undue departure from the mean; -- often in the plural: things at an extreme distance from each other, the most widely different states, etc.; as, extremes of heat and cold, of virtue and vice; extremes meet.

His parsimony went to the extreme of meanness.

Bancroft.

3. An extreme state or condition; hence, calamity, danger, distress, etc. "Resolute in most extremes." Shak.

4. (Logic) Either of the extreme terms of a syllogism, the middle term being interposed between them.

5. (Math.) The first or the last term of a proportion or series.

In the extreme as much as possible. "The position of the Port was difficult in the extreme." J. P. Peters.

Ex*treme"less (?), a. Having no extremes; infinite.

Ex*treme"ly, adv. In an extreme manner or state; in the utmost degree; to the utmost point; exceedingly; as, extremely hot or cold.

Ex*trem"ist (?), n. A supporter of extreme doctrines or practice; one who holds extreme opinions.

Ex*trem"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Extremities(&?;). [L. extremitas: cf. F. extrémité.] 1. The extreme part; the utmost limit; the farthest or remotest point or part; as, the extremities of a country.

They sent fleets . . . to the extremities of Ethiopia.

Arbuthnot.

2. (Zoöl.) One of locomotive appendages of an animal; a limb; a leg or an arm of man.

3. The utmost point; highest degree; most aggravated or intense form. "The extremity of bodily pain." Ray.

4. The highest degree of inconvenience, pain, or suffering; greatest need or peril; extreme need; necessity.

Divers evils and extremities that follow upon such a compulsion shall here be set in view.

Milton.

Upon mere extremity he summoned this last Parliament.

Milton.

Syn. -- Verge; border; extreme; end; termination.

Ex"tri*ca*ble (?), a. Capable of being extricated. Sir W. Jones.

Ex"tri*cate (ks"tr*kt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extricated(- k`td); p. pr. & vb. n. Extricating(-k`tng).] [L. extricatus, p. p. of extricare to extricate; ex out + tricae trifles, impediments, perplexities. Cf. Intricate.] 1. To free, as from difficulties or perplexities; to disentangle; to disembarrass; as, to extricate a person from debt, peril, etc.

We had now extricated ourselves from the various labyrinths and defiles.

Eustace.

2. To cause to be emitted or evolved; as, to extricate heat or moisture.

Syn. -- To disentangle; disembarrass; disengage; relieve; evolve; set free; liberate.

Ex`tri*ca"tion (?), n. 1. The act or process of extricating or disentangling; a freeing from perplexities; disentanglement.

2. The act of sending out or evolving.

Ex*trin"sic (?), a. [L. extrinsecus; exter on the outside + secus otherwise, beside; akin to E. second: cf. F. extrinsèque. See Exterior, Second.] 1. Not contained in or belonging to a body; external; outward; unessential; -- opposed to intrinsic.