| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In a manner to diminish.[Websters]
2. In a dwindling manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In a depressing manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a depressed manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In a bated manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In an extenuating manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In an abbreviated or abridged manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. In a debased manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. In a sagging or drooping manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Adverbial inflection of the verb-based adjective diminishing.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Base (Diminishing) | 1. Present participle conjugation of the verb diminish.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (diminish) | 1. Decrease in size, extent, or range.[Wordnet]. 2. Lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of.[Wordnet]. 3. To make smaller in any manner; to reduce in bulk or amount; to lessen; -- opposed to augment or increase.[Websters]. 4. To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken.[Websters]. 5. To make smaller by a half step; to make (an interval) less than minor; as, a diminished seventh.[Websters]. 6. To take away; to subtract.[Websters]. 7. To become or appear less or smaller; to lessen; as, the apparent size of an object diminishes as we recede from it.[Websters]. 8. Base verb from the following inflections: diminishing, diminished, diminishes, diminisher, diminishers, diminishingly and diminishedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DIMINISHINGLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DIMINISHINGLY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adverb] In a manner to lessen reputation. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
