ˈplicately,adv. [f. plicate a. + -ly2.] In a plicate manner; in or with folds. 1846Dana Zooph. (1848) 708 Suberect plicately aggregated laminæ.1881Bentham in Jrnl.Linn.Soc. XVIII. 339 Leaves usually larger, more coriaceous, or plicately ribbed than in the other subtribes.