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unguical

unguical adjective: ungual.

Adjective

unguical (not comparable)

  1. ungual
    • : [he] ... picked at and gently lacerated the protruding part of the great toenail, raised the part lacerated to his nostrils and inhaled the odour of the quick, then, with satisfaction, threw away the lacerated unguical fragment.1922 February 2, James Joyce, Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC

Origin of unguical

Latin unguis (“a nail or claw”).

Questions about unguical

What does unguical mean?
Unguical means ungual.
What part of speech is unguical?
Unguical is an adjective.

Words near unguical in the dictionary

  1. unguessable
  2. unguessableness
  3. unguessably
  4. unguessed
  5. unguestlike
  6. unguical
  7. unguicular
  8. unguiculate
  9. unguiculated
  10. unguiculates
  11. unguiculi

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