Definition Crossword Week of 2/10-2/14

Expert or nimble in the use of hands or body
Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in a affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner
A terse saying embodying in a general truth, or astute observation, as “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely”
Hardened like or into bone
Foolish or inane, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly
To dry thoroughly; dry up
Deserving blame or censure; blameworthy
Any large, overpowering, destructive force or object, as war, a giant battleship, or a powerful football team
An act of edifying
An alloy of mercury with another metal or metLs
The habitation of a hermit
Not occurring at the same time
Rapid; fast
A word or phrase that shares similar meanings with another term in some contexts, but not at all; a close synonym
A shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
The act of coruscating
An act or habit of misusing words ridiculously especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound
Doting upon, foolishly fond of, or affectionately submissive towards ones wife
Causing or capable of causing laughter; laughable; ludicrous
The appearance or semblance of truth; likelihood; probability.