| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. An alternative spelling for "Avernian": Of or pertaining to Avernus, a lake of Campania, in Italy, famous for its poisonous vapors, which ancient writers fancied were so malignant as to kill birds flying over it. It was represented by the poets to be connected with the infernal regions.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb avernally.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (avernally) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective avernal.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "AVERNAL" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
