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adunc

[ uh-duhngk ]

adjective

  1. curved inward; hooked.


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Other Words From

  • a·dun·ci·ty [uh, -, duhn, -si-tee], noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of adunc1

1620–30; < Latin aduncus, equivalent to ad- ad- + uncus hook, barb

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