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Webster 1913 Edition
Trying
Try′ing
,Adj.
Adapted to try, or put to severe trial; severe; afflictive;
as, a
. trying
occasion or positionWebster 1828 Edition
Trying
TRY'ING
,ppr.
1.
Examining by searching or comparison with a test; proving; using; straining, &c.2.
a. Adapted to try, or put to severe trial.