Main Entry: con·tig·u·ous

Pronunciation: \kən-ˈti-gyə-wəs, -gyü-əs\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin contiguus, from contingere to have contact with — more at contingent

Date: circa 1609

1 : being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
2 of angles : adjacent 2
3 : next or near in time or sequence
4 : touching or connected throughout in an unbroken sequence <contiguous row houses>

synonyms see adjacent

— con·tig·u·ous·ly adverb

— con·tig·u·ous·ness noun