aduncousadj.

Brit.

/əˈdʌŋkəs/, U.S.

/əˈdəŋkəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin aduncus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin aduncus adunc adj. + -ous suffix. Compare earlier adunc adj.

Esp. of the nose or beak: hooked, bent inward. Also parasynthetic in aduncous-beaked.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [adjective] > like a hook

hookedc1000

hooky1552

hookish1598

adunc1626

adunct1635

aduncous1656

uncous1658

aduncate1661

hamous1665

hooking1704

hamose1709

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Aduncous, crooked downwards, hooked.

1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. iv. xv. 257 They are Characteristicks of Rapacious birds, to have aduncous Bills and Talons.

1832 Fraser's Mag. 6 149/2 Half-bumpkin chaps on sorry nags, that whistle through their projecting, hollow, aduncous noses, at each step over the glebe.

1888 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. & Hist. Fine Arts 4 167 This terracotta offers an arrangement of feminine hair that is entirely new. The whole head was simply covered with aduncous prominences that scarcely differ from so many horns.

1926 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 56 356 The nose is elongated and has an aduncous septum.

1931 Evening Independent (Massillon, Ohio) 4 Mar. 4/3 A gent with an aduncous beak and an eager eye opened a small lingerie and glove shop ten days ago.

1995 W. Watson Arts of China (2000) ii. 17/1 Aduncous-beaked birds resting on a long curlicued tail.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aduncous
释义	aduncousadj. Brit. /əˈdʌŋkəs/, U.S. /əˈdəŋkəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin aduncus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin aduncus adunc adj. + -ous suffix. Compare earlier adunc adj. Esp. of the nose or beak: hooked, bent inward. Also parasynthetic in aduncous-beaked. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [adjective] > like a hook hookedc1000 hooky1552 hookish1598 adunc1626 adunct1635 aduncous1656 uncous1658 aduncate1661 hamous1665 hooking1704 hamose1709 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Aduncous, crooked downwards, hooked. 1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. iv. xv. 257 They are Characteristicks of Rapacious birds, to have aduncous Bills and Talons. 1832 Fraser's Mag. 6 149/2 Half-bumpkin chaps on sorry nags, that whistle through their projecting, hollow, aduncous noses, at each step over the glebe. 1888 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. & Hist. Fine Arts 4 167 This terracotta offers an arrangement of feminine hair that is entirely new. The whole head was simply covered with aduncous prominences that scarcely differ from so many horns. 1926 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 56 356 The nose is elongated and has an aduncous septum. 1931 Evening Independent (Massillon, Ohio) 4 Mar. 4/3 A gent with an aduncous beak and an eager eye opened a small lingerie and glove shop ten days ago. 1995 W. Watson Arts of China (2000) ii. 17/1 Aduncous-beaked birds resting on a long curlicued tail. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1656
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