| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Set with prickles; prickly, like a hedgehog; bristled; as, an echinated pericarp.[Websters]
2. Being prickly. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb echinatedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (echinatedly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective echinated.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ECHINATED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ECHINATED
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Set with prickles, prickly, like a hedgehog; having sharp points; bristled; as an echinated pericarp. Echinated pyrites, in mineralogy. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
