| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Putting the whole foot upon the ground in walking, as some mammals.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb palmigradely.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (palmigradely) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective palmigrade.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "PALMIGRADE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Palmigrade \Pal"mi*grade\, adjective. [Latin expression palma palm of the hand gradi to walk.]. (references) |
