spiculated

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adjective

In the form of a spicula; long and pointed.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of spiculate
adjectivespiculated (comparative more spiculated, superlative most spiculated)

comparative more spiculated · superlative most spiculated

  1. In the form of a spicula; long and pointed.

    The physician […] declared, that the liquidum nervosum was intimately affected, and the saliva impregnated with the spiculated particles of the virus, however contracted.

    1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC
  2. Having spicules or small spikes.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
spiculate

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

disculpate
Cite this entry
APA

spiculated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiculated

MLA

“spiculated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiculated. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spiculated,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiculated.

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