- (n.) A thought, imagination or conjecture, which is based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess; as, the surmisses of jealousy or of envy.
- (v.t.) To imagine without certain knowledge; to infer on slight grounds; to suppose, conjecture or suspect; to guess.
- (n.) Reflection; thought.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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