aduncity

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noun

Crookedness, curvaceousness, hookedness.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounaduncity (uncountable)

Origin

  1. Latinaduncitās“hookedness”
  2. Englishaduncity

From Latin aduncitās (“hookedness”), from aduncus + -itās. By surface analysis, adunc + -ity.

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APA

aduncity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aduncity

MLA

“aduncity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aduncity. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aduncity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aduncity.

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