(grammar) Referring to four (or more) things; of, in or relating to the quadral grammatical number.
(mathematics) Of or relating to quadral polynomials.
noun
(grammar) A grammatical number referring to four (or more) things.
(mathematics) A set of points with all the combinatorial properties of a quadric (a quadric being the set of points of PG(n, q) whose coordinates satisfy a quadratic equation).
(rhetoric) A set of four phrases, separated by pauses when speaking or commas when writing.
A foursome.
quadrel
quadrel
noun
(archaic) A square brick or tile; a quarrel.
A square piece of turf.
quailed
quailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quail
squalid
squalid
adj
Extremely dirty and unpleasant.
Showing a contemptible lack of moral standards.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Squalidae of dogfish sharks.
