Dis"si*dent*ly, adv. In a dissident manner.
{ Dis*sil"i*ence (?; 106), Dis*sil"i*en*cy (?), } n. The act of leaping or starting asunder. Johnson.
Dis*sil"i*ent (?), a. [L. dissiliens, -entis, p. pr. of dissilire to leap asunder: dis- + salire to leap.] Starting asunder; bursting and opening with an elastic force; dehiscing explosively; as, a dissilient pericarp.
Dis`si*li"tion (?), n. The act of bursting or springing apart. [R.] Boyle.
Dis*sim"i*lar (?), a. [Pref. dis- + similar: cf. F. dissimilaire.] Not similar; unlike; heterogeneous; as, the tempers of men are as dissimilar as their features.
This part very dissimilar to any other.
Boyle.
Dis*sim`i*lar"i*ty (?), n. Want of resemblance; unlikeness; dissimilitude; variety; as, the dissimilarity of human faces and forms. Sir W. Jones.
Dis*sim"i*lar*ly (?), adv. In a dissimilar manner; in a varied style.
With verdant shrubs dissimilarly gay.