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n 1: European strong-scented perennial herb with gray-green

bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy

[syn: {herb of grace}, {Ruta graveolens}]

2: leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but

should be used with great caution: can cause irritation

like poison ivy

v : feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about [syn: {repent},

{regret}]

rude

[WPI] 1. Badly written or functionally poor, e.g. a program

that is very difficult to use because of gratuitously poor

design decisions. Opposite: {cuspy}.

2. Anything that manipulates a shared resource without regard

for its other users in such a way as to cause a (non-fatal)

problem. Examples: programs that change tty modes without

resetting them on exit, or windowing programs that keep

forcing themselves to the top of the window stack. Compare

{all-elbows}.

[{Jargon File}]

(1994-10-27)