dissilientadj.
/dɪsˈsɪlɪənt/ Leaping asunder, springing apart; spec. in Botany bursting open with force, as do some ripe capsules.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > change of direction of movement > [adjective] > deviating from straight course
wrongc1440
swerving1534
wrya1586
wriedc1595
diverted1608
dissilient1656
deviatory1702
out-of-the-waya1732
tangent1787
wide1827
deflected1860
tangential1867
deviative1878
deviating1883
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Dissilient, leaping down off a place, or hither and thither.
1793 T. Martyn Lang. Bot. sig. G2 Dissiliens pericarpium, a dissilient, bursting or elastic pericarp or fruit.
1830 W. Phillips Mt. Sinai i. 120 Nature sprang Ofttimes dissilient from her destined course.
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