| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Encircling like a fringe; bordering.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb fringently.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (fringently) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective fringent.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "FRINGENT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Note: Fringent \Frin"gent\, adjective. Encircling like fringe; bordering.. (references) |
