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Definition: ATRAMENTOUS

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Of or pertaining to ink; inky; black, like ink; as, atramental galls; atramentous spots.[Websters]
2. Being black, dark, inky, sable or swarthy. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Being somber. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb atramentously.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(atramentously)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective atramentous.[Eve - graph theoretic]

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

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Date "Atramentous" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Specialty Definition: ATRAMENTOUS

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Adjective] Inky; black like ink.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary [Adjective] atramental. (references)

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Definition: ATRAMENTOUS

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Of or pertaining to ink; inky; black, like ink; as, atramental galls; atramentous spots.[Websters]
2. Being black, dark, inky, sable or swarthy. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Being somber. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb atramentously.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(atramentously)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective atramentous.[Eve - graph theoretic]

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

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Date "ATRAMENTOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Specialty Definition: ATRAMENTOUS

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Adjective] Inky; black like ink.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary[Adjective] atramental. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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