Wiktionary:Word of the day/2021/July 19

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Word of the day
for July 19
amain adv
  1. (archaic, literary) With all of one's might; mightily; forcefully, violently.
  2. (archaic) At full speed; also, in great haste.
  3. (British, dialectal) Out of control.
  4. (obsolete) Exceedingly; overmuch.

amain v (obsolete)

  1. (transitive)
    1. (nautical) To lower (the sail of a ship, particularly the topsail).
    2. (figuratively) To decrease or reduce (something).
  2. (intransitive, nautical) To lower the topsail in token of surrender; to yield.
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