| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Avaricious.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb avarously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (avarously) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective avarous.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "AVAROUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1379. (references) |
| Etymology:Avarous \Av"a*rous\, adjective. [Latin expression avarus.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: AVAROUS
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Covetous.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Adjective] (obsolete) avaricious. 1300s, William Langland, The vision of Piers Plowman, 15-136 - Curatours of Holy Kirke, and clerkes that ben avarouse, / Lightliche that thei leven, losels it habbeth, / Or deieth intestate, and thanne [entreth the bisshop]. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
