Index of English words, starting with "ex"

(1) - Excusatory (a.) Making or containing excuse or apology; apologetical; as, an excusatory plea.

(1) - Excuse (v. t.) That which excuses; that which extenuates or justifies a fault.
(2) - Excuse (v. t.) That which is offered as a reason for being excused; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault or irregular deportment; apology; as, an excuse for neglect of duty; excuses for delay of payment.
(3) - Excuse (v. t.) The act of excusing, apologizing, exculpating, pardoning, releasing, and the like; acquittal; release; absolution; justification; extenuation.
(4) - Excuse (v. t.) To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.
(5) - Excuse (v. t.) To free from an impending obligation or duty; hence, to disengage; to dispense with; to release by favor; also, to remit by favor; not to exact; as, to excuse a forfeiture.
(6) - Excuse (v. t.) To regard with indulgence; to view leniently or to overlook; to pardon.
(7) - Excuse (v. t.) To pardon, as a fault; to forgive entirely, or to admit to be little censurable, and to overlook; as, we excuse irregular conduct, when extraordinary circumstances appear to justify it.
(8) - Excuse (v. t.) To free from accusation, or the imputation of fault or blame; to clear from guilt; to release from a charge; to justify by extenuating a fault; to exculpate; to absolve; to acquit.

(1) - Excuseless (a.) Having no excuse; not admitting of excuse or apology.

(1) - Excuser (n.) One who excuses or forgives another.
(2) - Excuser (n.) One who offers excuses or pleads in extenuation of the fault of another.