| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. An alternative spelling for "Eccentric": Deviating or departing from the center, or from the line of a circle; as, an eccentric or elliptical orbit; pertaining to deviation from the center or from true circular motion.[Websters]
2. Being kinky. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb eccentrically.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (eccentrically) | 1. In an eccentric or bizarre manner.[Wordnet]. 2. Not symmetrically with respect to the center.[Wordnet]. 3. In an eccentric manner.[Websters]. 4. In a particular or unique manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In a fantastic or imaginative manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In a comical, comic, quizzical or clownish manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In a daft, asinine, idiotic or inane manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 8. In a curious or agog manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 9. In a witless or unwise manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 10. In a ridiculous or knavish manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ECCENTRICAL" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1792. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ECCENTRICAL
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Adjective] Deviating or departing from the center. | 2: [Adjective] In geometry, not having the same center; a term applied to circles and spheres which have not the same center, and consequently are not parallel; in opposition to concentric,having a common center. | 3: [Adjective] Not terminating in the same point, nor directed by the same principle. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
