| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Of the Hedgehog family; like, or characteristic of, a hedgehog.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb erinaceously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (erinaceously) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective erinaceous.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ERINACEOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Erinaceous \Er`i*na"ceous\, adjective. [Latin expression erinaceus hedgehog.]. (references) |
