| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In a heathenish manner.[Websters]
2. In a barbarous, barbaric, savage or gothic manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In an uncivilized, ferocious, churlish, boorish or loutish manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a barbarian, brutal or atrocious manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In an inhumane or cruel manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In a pagan, unchristian, ethnic or idolatrous manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In a wild or untamed manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. In a rude, brutish, unrefined or raucous manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. In a feral, truculent or bestial manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Rarely used adverbial inflection of the adjective heathenish.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Form (heathenish) | 1. Not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam.[Wordnet]. 2. Of or pertaining to the heathen; resembling or characteristic of heathens.[Websters]. 3. Rude; uncivilized; savage; cruel.[Websters]. 4. Irreligious; as, a heathenish way of living.[Websters]. 5. Being barbarous, barbaric, barbarian or gothic.[Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being savage, ferocious, wild, fierce or truculent.[Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Being pagan or ethnic.[Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Being uncivilized, feral or loutish.[Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Being inhumane or unfeeling.[Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Seldom used base adjective of the adverb heathenishly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "HEATHENISHLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1730. (references) |
Specialty Definition: HEATHENISHLY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adverb] After the manner of heathens. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
