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furuncular

UK/f(j)ʊˈɹʌŋkjʊlə/

furuncular adjective: pertaining to furuncles or boils.

Adjective

furuncular (comparative more furuncular, superlative most furuncular)

  1. (rare) Pertaining to furuncles or boils.
    • He remembered the inspector's pipe studded with Bohemian gems (in harmony with its owner's furuncular nose) and also the habit Armande had of exchanging ribald comments in Swiss-German with the old fellow while he was examining the rubbish under a cracked seat.1972, Vladimir Nabokov, Transparent Things, McGraw-Hill, published 1972, page 88

Forms of furuncular

comparativemore furuncular
superlativemost furuncular

Origin of furuncular

From furuncle + -ar.

Questions about furuncular

What does furuncular mean?
Furuncular means pertaining to furuncles or boils.
What part of speech is furuncular?
Furuncular is an adjective.
How do you pronounce furuncular?
Furuncular is pronounced /f(j)ʊˈɹʌŋkjʊlə/ (UK).

Words near furuncular in the dictionary

  1. Furumotos
  2. Furumura
  3. Furumuras
  4. furuncle
  5. furuncles
  6. furuncular
  7. furunculoses
  8. furunculosis
  9. furunculous
  10. Furuno
  11. Furunos

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