| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Designating the mast, sail, yard, etc., above the topmast; as, the fore-topgallant sail.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb fore-topgallantly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (fore-topgallantly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective fore-topgallant.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "FORE-TOPGALLANT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
