| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Hazardous; dangerous.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb discriminously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (discriminously) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective discriminous.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DISCRIMINOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Discriminous \Dis*crim"i*nous\, adjective. [from Late Latin expression discriminosus, from the Latin expression discrimen the dangerous, decisive moment. See Discriminate,]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DISCRIMINOUS
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Hazardous. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
