| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Full and large at the bottom, as wigs worn by certain civil officers in Great Britain.[Websters]
2. Of great capacity below the water line.[Websters] 3. Being protracted or prolonged. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb full-bottomedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (full-bottomedly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective full-bottomed.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "FULL-BOTTOMED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1790. (references) |
Specialty Definition: FULL-BOTTOMED
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Having a large bottom, as a wig. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
