An ill intention is certainly sufficient to spoil . . . an act in
itself materially good.
South.
3. In an important manner or degree; essentially; as, it materially
concerns us to know the real motives of our actions.
Ma*te"ri*al*ness, n. The state of being material.
||Ma*te"ri*a med"i*ca (?). [L. See Matter, and Medical.] 1. Material or
||substance used in the composition of remedies; -- a general term for
||all substances used as curative agents in medicine.
2. That branch of medical science which treats of the nature and
properties of all the substances that are employed for the cure of
diseases.