| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Having the qualities of a crab; crablike.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb cancrinely.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (cancrinely) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective cancrine.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "CANCRINE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Note: Cancrine \Can"crine\, adjective. [From Cancer.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: CANCRINE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Having the qualities of a crab.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Adjective] (rare) Of, or pertaining to crabs. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
