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cuticular

adjective

Of, pertaining to, or being a cuticle (skin next to a nail).

“Near-synonym: cutaneous”

Similar

perionychial cutaneous epidermal epidermic dermal

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Meanings

adjectivecuticular (not comparable)

Of, pertaining to, or being a cuticle (in any sense).
1. not comparableOf, pertaining to, or being a cuticle (skin next to a nail).
  Synonyms: perionychial
2. not comparableOf, pertaining to, or being a cuticle (epidermis).
  Near-synonym: cutaneous
  Synonyms: cutaneous
3. not comparableOf, pertaining to, or being a cuticle (outer layer of arthropod tissue).
4. not comparableOf, pertaining to, or being a cuticle (outer layer of plant tissue).

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf, pertaining to, or being a cuticle (skin next to a nail).

Similar

adjectiveOf, pertaining to, or being a cuticle (epidermis).

Similar

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveof or relating to a cuticle or cuticula

Similar

epidermal epidermic dermal

Also see

dermal epidermal epidermic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From cuticula + -ar.

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Translations

Catalan cuticular

cuticularof or pertaining to the cuticle

Finnish kutikulaarinen

kutikulaarinenof or pertaining to the cuticle

French cuticulaire

cuticulaireof or pertaining to the cuticle

Portuguese cuticular

cuticularof or pertaining to the cuticle

Spanish cuticular

cuticularof or pertaining to the cuticle

Cite this entry

APA

cuticular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuticular

MLA

“cuticular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuticular. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cuticular,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuticular.

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