| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Disposed or apt to take exceptions, or to object; captious.[Websters]
2. Being cantankerous. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being unaccommodating. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being rusty. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being intractable. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb exceptiously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (exceptiously) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective exceptious.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "EXCEPTIOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1700. (references) |
| Note: Exceptious \Ex*cep"tious\, adjective. Disposed or apt to take exceptions, or to object; captious. [obsolete]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: EXCEPTIOUS
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Peevish; disposed or apt to cavil, or take exceptions. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
