| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. A worthless, base, degenerate person or animal.[Websters]
2. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb hinderlingly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (hinderlingly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective hinderling.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "HINDERLING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 990. (references) |
| Note: Hinderling \Hind"er*ling\, noun. [from Anglo-Saxon expression hinderling one who comes behind his ancestors, from Anglo-Saxon hinder behind. See Hinder, adjective, and compare to Hilding.]. (references) |
