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Definition: DISCUBITORY

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Leaning; fitted for a reclining posture.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb discubitorily.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(discubitorily)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective discubitory.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Discubitory" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Discubitory \Dis*cu"bi*to*ry\, adjective. [Latin expression discumbere, discubitum, to lie down, recline at table; dis- cumbere (in comp.) to lie down.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: DISCUBITORY

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Adjective] Leaning; inclining; or fitted to a leaning posture. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Definition: DISCUBITORY

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Leaning; fitted for a reclining posture.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb discubitorily.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(discubitorily)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective discubitory.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "DISCUBITORY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Discubitory \Dis*cu"bi*to*ry\, adjective. [Latin expression discumbere, discubitum, to lie down, recline at table; dis- cumbere (in comp.) to lie down.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: DISCUBITORY

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Adjective] Leaning; inclining; or fitted to a leaning posture. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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