| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Suspended by, or strung upon, a thread; -- said of tuberous swellings in the middle or at the extremities of slender, threadlike rootlets.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb filipendulously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (filipendulously) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective filipendulous.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "FILIPENDULOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Filipendulous \Fil`i*pen"du*lous\, adjective. [Latin expression filum thread pendulus hanging, from pendre to hang.]. (references) |
