| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Monkish.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb monkingly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (monkingly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective monking.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "MONKING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1518. (references) |
| Note: Monking \Monk"ing\, adjective. Monkish. [Rare]. (references) |
