| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Bright; clear.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb illuminously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (illuminously) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective illuminous.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ILLUMINOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Note: Illuminous \Il*lu"mi*nous\, adjective. Bright; clear. [Rare]. (references) |
