| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Having, or surrounded by, long, narrow depressions or furrows.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb fossulately.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (fossulately) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective fossulate.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "FOSSULATE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Fossulate \Fos"su*late\, adjective. [Latin expression fossula little ditch, diminutive of fossa. See Fosse.]. (references) |
