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spiculated

spiculated is the simple past and past participle of spiculate.

Adjective

spiculated (comparative more spiculated, superlative most spiculated)

  1. In the form of a spicula; long and pointed.
    • The physician […] declared, that the liquidum nervosum was intimately affected, and the saliva impregnated with the spiculated particles of the virus, however contracted.1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC
  2. Having spicules or small spikes.

Meaning of spiculate

Verb

spiculate (third-person singular simple present spiculates, present participle spiculating, simple past and past participle spiculated)

  1. (transitive) To sharpen to a point.
    • with spiculated paling1772-1782, William Mason, The English Garden

See all 2 meanings of spiculate

Forms of spiculated

comparativemore spiculated
superlativemost spiculated

Words formed from spiculated

Questions about spiculated

What does spiculated mean?
Spiculated means in the form of a spicula; long and pointed.
What is spiculated the simple past and past participle of?
Spiculated is the simple past and past participle of spiculate.
What part of speech is spiculated?
Spiculated is an adjective.

Words near spiculated in the dictionary

  1. spicular
  2. spicularite
  3. spicularitic
  4. spiculas
  5. spiculate
  6. spiculated
  7. spiculates
  8. spiculating
  9. spiculation
  10. spiculations
  11. spicule

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