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Definition: FOUNDEROUS

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Difficult to travel; likely to trip one up; as, a founderous road.[Websters]
2. Being swampy, boggy, marshy or sloughy. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb founderously.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(founderously)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective founderous.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Founderous" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Note: Founderous \Foun"der*ous\, adjective. Difficult to travel; likely to trip one up; as, founderous road.. (references)

Specialty Definition: FOUNDEROUS

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Adjective] Failing; liable to perish; ruinous. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Definition: FOUNDEROUS

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Difficult to travel; likely to trip one up; as, a founderous road.[Websters]
2. Being swampy, boggy, marshy or sloughy. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb founderously.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(founderously)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective founderous.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "FOUNDEROUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Note: Founderous \Foun"der*ous\, adjective. Difficult to travel; likely to trip one up; as, founderous road.. (references)

Specialty Definition: FOUNDEROUS

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Adjective] Failing; liable to perish; ruinous. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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