| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In a decursive manner.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective decursive.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Form (decursive) | 1. Running down; decurrent.[Websters]. 2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb decursively.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DECURSIVELY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: decursive
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Running down. Decursively pinnate, in botany, applied to a leaf, having the leaflets decurrent or running along the petiole. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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Common Expressions: DECURSIVELY
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Decursively pinnate | (Bot.), having the leaflets decurrent, or running along the petiole; -- said of a leaf. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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