| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Made of bran; like bran; scurfy.[Websters]
2. Being farinaceous, floury or mealy. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being scurfy, scaly or flaky. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being granular. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being flocculent. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being dusty or powdery. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb furfuraceously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (furfuraceously) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective furfuraceous.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "FURFURACEOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Furfuraceous \Fur"fu*ra"ceous\, adjective. [Latin expression furfuraceus.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: FURFURACEOUS
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Scaly; branny; scurfy; like bran. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
