lirated
Syllables: li·rat·ed/ˈlaɪ̯.reɪ̯t.ɪd/
lirated adjective: marked with fine lines, ridges, or grooves; furnished with transverse ridges (often used in the description of shells).
Adjective
lirated (comparative more lirated, superlative most lirated)
- Marked with fine lines, ridges, or grooves; furnished with transverse ridges (often used in the description of shells).
- Last whorl excavated beneath, finely lirated, and of a uniform brownish white or pale pink tint, with a rather acute ridge circumscribing the base.1878, Zoological Society of London, PROCEEDINGS OF THE SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON FOR THE YEAR 1878., page 817
- The spire of eucosmius is more slender, has 8 ribs instead of 7, and the outer lip is always smooth, while it is strongly lirated in miocosmius.1921, Axel Adolf Olsson, Carlotta Joaquina Maury, The Miocene of Northern Costa Rica: With Notes on Its General Stratigraphic Relations, Part 1, Cornell University, page 104
- Having striated or furrowed markings.
Forms of lirated
| comparative | more lirated |
|---|---|
| superlative | most lirated |
Origin of lirated
From Latin līra + -ated.
Words that rhyme with lirated
- deflated
- inflated
- related
- dated
- weighted
- belated
- frustrated
- gated
- gold-plated
- plated
- postdated
- rated
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- slated
- stated
- truncated
- abated
- dehydrated
- dilated
- grated
- outdated
- sated
- serrated
- undated
- antedated
- awaited
- backdated
- baited
- bated
- berated
- castrated
- collated
- conflated
- crated
- created
- cremated
- curated
- debated
- donated
- elated
- equated
- estimated
- fated
- fixated
- freighted
- gaited
- hated
- interrelated
- located
- mated
- misdated
- narrated
- negated
- nipple-dilated
- orated
- overdrawn
- overinflated
- overrated
- overstated
- prated
- pulsated
Questions about lirated
- What does lirated mean?
- Lirated means marked with fine lines, ridges, or grooves; furnished with transverse ridges (often used in the description of shells).
- What part of speech is lirated?
- Lirated is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce lirated?
- Lirated is pronounced /ˈlaɪ̯.reɪ̯t.ɪd/ (UK).
Words near lirated in the dictionary
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