| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Robbery; plunder; a pillaging.[Websters]. | |
| Adjective | 1. Acting the freebooter; practicing freebootery; robbing.[Websters]
2. Being marauding. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb freebootingly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (freebootingly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective freebooting.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "FREEBOOTING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1821. (references) |
Specialty Definition: FREEBOOTING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Noun] Robbery; plunder; a pillaging. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
