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punctulate

/ˈpʌŋktjʊlət/

punctulate adjective: marked with small punctures or spots.

Adjective

punctulate (comparative more punctulate, superlative most punctulate)

  1. Marked with small punctures or spots.

Verb

IPA/ˈpʌŋktjʊleɪt/

punctulate (third-person singular simple present punctulates, present participle punctulating, simple past and past participle punctulated)

  1. (transitive) To mark with small punctures or spots.
    • The Studds have their Surface punctulated, as if ſet all over with other Studds infinitely leſſer.1729, J[ohn] Woodward, “Class III. Pebles, Flints, Agats, and Stones Related to Them. […]”, in An Attempt towards a Natural History of the Fossils of England; […], tome I, London: […] F[rancis]...

Forms of punctulate

Adjective
comparativemore punctulate
superlativemost punctulate
Verb
third-person singular presentpunctulates
present participlepunctulating
past participlepunctulated
pastpunctulated

Questions about punctulate

What does punctulate mean?
Punctulate means marked with small punctures or spots.
What part of speech is punctulate?
Punctulate can be an adjective or a verb.
How do you pronounce punctulate?
Punctulate is pronounced /ˈpʌŋktjʊlət/.

Words near punctulate in the dictionary

  1. punctuative
  2. punctuator
  3. punctuators
  4. punctuist
  5. punctuists
  6. punctulate
  7. punctulated
  8. punctulates
  9. punctulating
  10. punctulation
  11. punctulations

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