| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Of or pertaining to extermination; tending to exterminate.[Websters]
2. Being destructive, consumptive, disruptive, subversive or ruinous. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb exterminatorily.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (exterminatorily) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective exterminatory.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "EXTERMINATORY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1790. (references) |
Specialty Definition: EXTERMINATORY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Serving or tending to exterminate. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
