| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Like ashes; having the color of ashes, -- as the cortical substance of the brain.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb cineritiously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (cineritiously) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective cineritious.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "CINERITIOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Cineritious \Cin`er*i"tious\, adjective. [Latin expression cineritius, cinericius, from cinis ashes.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: CINERITIOUS
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Having the color or consistence of ashes.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Adjective] See cinereous. The coal minor's daughter was buxom and pretty but lacked color, her cheeks cineritious (ashen) as the grime that had supported her meagre upbringing deep within the mountain country of West Virginia. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
