| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Yielding anthracite; as, anthraciferous strata.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb anthraciferously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (anthraciferously) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective anthraciferous.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ANTHRACIFEROUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Anthraciferous \An`thra*cif"er*ous\, adjective. [Greek expression coal -ferous.]. (references) |
