Meanings
comparative more ovalish · superlative most ovalish
- Approximately oval-shaped.
Hindwing with a mostly smooth-edged, ovalish, dark red patch, jagged only near front of wing.
2008, Michael J. Samways, Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa, page 1982 more examples
Our native water arum has long-stalked, thick, coarse leaves that are ovalish and about three inches long.
1996, Norman Taylor, 1001 Questions Answered About Flowers, page 31An ovalish circumscribed opacity with blurred margins is seen in an upper position behind the areola, with the same density as the surrounding fibroglandular tissue.
2005, Vincenzo Lattanzio, Giovanni Simonetti, Guide to Interpreting, Recording, and Auditing Mammograhic Images, page 42
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Translations
Finnish ovaalimainen
- ovaalimainenapproximately oval
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