| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Clasping a support; as, amplectant tendrils.[Websters]
2. Being comprehensive or inclusive. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being widespread, extensive, capacious or sweeping. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb amplectantly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (amplectantly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective amplectant.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "AMPLECTANT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Amplectant \Am*plec"tant\, adjective. [Latin expression amplecti to embrace.]. (references) |
