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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

contiguus

; akin to

contigere

to touch on all sides. See

In actual contact; touching; also, adjacent; near; neighboring; adjoining.

The two halves of the paper did not appear fully divided . . . but seemed

contiguous

at one of their angles.

Sir I. Newton.

Sees no

contiguous

palace rear its head.

Goldsmith.

–

Con-tig′u-ous-ly

adv.

–

Con-tig′u-ous-ness

Noun.

Adj.

[L., con and tango, tago, to touch.] Touching; meeting or joining at the surface or border; as two contiguous bodies or countries.

The houses in ancient Rome were not contiguous.

Usually followed by to. Bacon uses with, but he has not been followed.