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stalactitical, a.|stælækˈtɪtɪkəl|
[f. stalactite + -ic + -al1.]
= prec.
1770Lloyd in Phil. Trans. LXI. 253 Some small stalactitical drops hanging from the roof. 1797Encycl. Brit. (ed. 3) XII. 72/2 Stalactitical gypsum. Gipsum sinter. 1833–4J. Phillips Geol. in Encycl. Metrop. (1845) VI. 767/2 Calcedony..sometimes appears in a stalactitical form hanging downwards. 1869― Vesuvius iii. 65 With a channelled surface and stalactitical shapes.
Hence stalacˈtitically adv.
1830Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 384 From whence calcareous particles may be deposited stalactitically. |