divaricated
/dʌɪˈvæɹɪkeɪtɪd/
divaricated adjective: spread-out, divergent, especially of a branch etc. which is at nearly ninety degrees to the main stem. Also the simple past and past participle of divaricate.
Adjective
divaricated (comparative more divaricated, superlative most divaricated)
- Spread-out, divergent, especially of a branch etc. which is at nearly ninety degrees to the main stem.
- The warm impress of her warm form. Even to sit where a woman has sat, especially with divaricated thighs, as though to grant the last favours, most especially with previously well uplifted white sateen coatpans.1922, James Joyce, Ulysses
Also used as
divaricated is also the simple past and past participle of divaricate.
Forms of divaricated
| comparative | more divaricated |
|---|---|
| superlative | most divaricated |
Questions about divaricated
- What does divaricated mean?
- Divaricated means spread-out, divergent, especially of a branch etc. which is at nearly ninety degrees to the main stem.
- What part of speech is divaricated?
- Divaricated is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce divaricated?
- Divaricated is pronounced /dʌɪˈvæɹɪkeɪtɪd/.
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