| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Not contiguous; not adjoining or in contact; separate.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb incontiguously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (incontiguously) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective incontiguous.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "INCONTIGUOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Incontiguous \In`con*tig"u*ous\, adjective. [Latin expression incontiguus that can not be touched. See In- not, and Contiguous.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: INCONTIGUOUS
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Not contiguous; not adjoining; not touching; separate.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Adjective] Not contiguous; separate. Alaska and Hawaii are incontiguous with the other 48 states of the United States. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
