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Definition: ANOUROUS

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. An alternative spelling for "Anurous": Destitute of a tail, as the frogs and toads.[Websters]
2. Being tailless. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb anourously.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(anourously)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective anourous.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Anourous" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Definition: ANOUROUS

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. An alternative spelling for "Anurous": Destitute of a tail, as the frogs and toads.[Websters]
2. Being tailless. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb anourously.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(anourously)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective anourous.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "ANOUROUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)