| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. An alternative spelling for "Membranous": Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, membrane; as, a membranous covering or lining.[Websters]
2. Being filmy or gauzy. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb membraneously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (membraneously) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective membraneous.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "MEMBRANEOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Membraneous \Mem*bra"ne*ous\, adjective. [Latin expression membraneus of parchment.]. (references) |
