| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Producing clay; -- applied to such earths as abound with argil.[Websters]
2. Being loamy or clayey. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb argilliferously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (argilliferously) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective argilliferous.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ARGILLIFEROUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Argilliferous \Ar`gil*lif"er*ous\, adjective. [Latin expression argilla white clay -ferous.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ARGILLIFEROUS
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Producing clay; applied to such earths as abound with argil. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
