| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Going about or abroad; walking or wandering from house to house.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb circumforaneously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (circumforaneously) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective circumforaneous.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "CIRCUMFORANEOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: CIRCUMFORANEOUS
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Going about; walking or wandering from house to house; as a circumforaneous fidler or piper; circumforaneous wits. Circumforaneous musicians, male and female, are daily seen at the doors of hotels, in France; and sometimes they enter the room, where a company is dining, and entertain them with music; expecting a franc or a few sous as a reward. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
