siccar

/ (ˈsɪkər) /

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adjective

Scot sure; certainAlso: sicker

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Word Origin for siccar

Middle English, from Latin sēcūrus secure

Words nearby siccar

sibylline, Sibylline Books, sic, Sica, Sicanian, siccar, siccative, sice, sicht, Sichuan, Sicilia

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How to use siccar in a sentence

But, at Siccar Point, we found a beautiful picture of this junction washed bare by the sea.
Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4)|James Hutton
Make siccar, said Bell; and she commenced hitting Tom with the spade she had brought to dig his grave.
Cats|W. Gordon Stables
But there are nations so cowardly that they dare not merely conquer their enemies; they must mak siccar and destroy them.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind|Herbert George Wells