| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Snatched away; seized or possessed, as a demoniac; raving; mad; crack-brained.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb arreptitiously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (arreptitiously) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective arreptitious.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ARREPTITIOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Arreptitious \Ar`rep*ti"tious\, adjective. [Latin expression arreptitius.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ARREPTITIOUS
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Snatched away. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
