Etymology

carbuncular

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or resembling a carbuncle. Full definition →

Latin carbunculāris
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcarbunculāris
  2. English todaycarbuncular

Borrowed from Latin carbunculāris. By surface analysis, carbuncle + -ar.

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