Meanings
adjectivecarbuncular (comparative more carbuncular, superlative most carbuncular)
comparative more carbuncular · superlative most carbuncular
- Of, pertaining to, or resembling a carbuncle.
Such a mass of carbuncular disease I have rarely seen.
1861, Valentine Mott, Eulogy on the late John W. Francis, M.D., LL.D
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveafflicted with or resembling a carbuncle
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Origin
- Latincarbunculāris
- Englishcarbuncular
Borrowed from Latin carbunculāris. By surface analysis, carbuncle + -ar.
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German karbunkulös, karbunkelartig
- karbunkulösTranslations
- karbunkelartigTranslations
Latin carbunculāris
- carbunculārisTranslations
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APA
carbuncular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbuncular
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“carbuncular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbuncular. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carbuncular,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbuncular.
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