ASPHALTIC

asphaltic

(adjective) containing asphalt; “asphaltic residues”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

asphaltic (comparative more asphaltic, superlative most asphaltic)

Resembling, containing, or relating to asphalt; bituminous.

Source: Wiktionary


As*phal"tic, a.

Definition: Pertaining to, of the nature of, or containing, asphalt; bituminous. "Asphaltic pool." "Asphaltic slime." Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

19 January 2025

ELOQUENCE

(noun) powerful and effective language; “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”; “fluency in spoken and written English is essential”; “his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police”


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