Roman numeraled

English

Alternative forms

  • Roman-numeraled, roman numeraled, roman-numeraled
  • Roman numeralled, Roman-numeralled, roman numeralled, roman-numeralled

Etymology

From Roman numeral + -ed.

Adjective

Roman numeraled (not comparable)

  1. Having a Roman numeral or numerals.
    • 1914 July 15, The Kansas City Star, volume 34, number 301, Kansas City, Mo., page 3:
      The latest addition to our stock of fine watches—Thin Model, 12 size, 25-year gold-filled case, open face, Roman numeraled dial, full jeweled movement.
    • 1979, Ronald H. Ronning, editor, Articulating the Ineffable: Approaches to the Teaching of Humanities, Minnesota State Department of Education, Division of Instruction, page 97:
      Each Roman numeraled item may be subdivided into two or more (A, B, etc.) major parts (approximately equal in importance) to further clarify or explain the scope of that major item.
    • 2004, Steve Rushin, The Caddie Was a Reindeer: And Other Tales of Extreme Recreation, Grove Press, →ISBN:
      The perception of gladiatorial grandeur that surrounds pro football, I am convinced, has everything to do with the Greco-Roman grandiloquence of its players’ names. Aeneas Williams, Octavious Bishop, Adalius Thomas, Roman Fortin—no wonder the Super Bowl is Roman numeraled.
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