| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Having a cleavage parallel with the base.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb acrotomously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (acrotomously) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective acrotomous.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ACROTOMOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Acrotomous \A*crot"o*mous\, adjective. [from Greek expression 'akro`tomos cut off sharp; 'a`kros extreme te`mnein to cut.]. (references) |
