pursuant
(adjective) (followed by ātoā) in conformance to or agreement with; āpursuant to our agreementā; āpursuant to the dictates of oneās conscienceā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pursuant (comparative more pursuant, superlative most pursuant)
In conformance to, or in agreement with.
pursuant (comparative more pursuant, superlative most pursuant)
Accordingly; consequently.
• usurpant
Source: Wiktionary
Pur*su"ant, a. Etym: [From Pursue: cf. OE. poursuiant. Cf. Pursuivant.]
Definition: Acting in consequence or in prosecution (of anything); hence, agreeable; conformable; following; according; -- with to or of. The conclusion which I draw from these premises, pursuant to the query laid down, is, etc. Waterland.
Pur*su"ant, Pur*su"ant*ly, adv.
Definition: Agreeably; conformably.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 May 2025
(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; āthe oblique rays of the winter sunā; āacute and obtuse angles are oblique anglesā; āthe axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its baseā
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
