navicular en · ADJ
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French naviculaire, itself borrowed from Late Latin nāviculāris (“boat shaped”), from Latin nāvicula, diminutive of nāvis (“ship”), from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us.
Meanings
- Shaped like a boat.
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Relating to boats.
Sooth to say, as far so^([sic]) workmanship alone went, there was much to be desired. Vessels that went "home," looking as if "they'd grow'd in the'oods" — to quote British Jack's description — could not but provoke unfavourable opinion upon our navicular art as a whole.
1874, The Canadian Monthly and National Review, volume 5, page 469:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most navicular | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more navicular | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
nautiform · scaphoid · cymbiform
Translations (5)
ca navicular (Shaped like a boat) · bg лодковиден (Shaped like a boat) · it navicolare (Shaped like a boat) · fr naviculaire (Shaped like a boat) · cmn 舟形的 (Shaped like a boat)