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adunc

  • /ˈæ.dʌnk/

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Borrowed from Latin aduncus.

adjective more adunc · most adunc

  1. usually, of a nose Curved inward, hooked. There was altogether something repulsive to sympathy about this old Shylock; and whether or not from any involuntary associations connected with his known profession (which certainly of itself might entitle him to succeed to the distinction of the monks, whom Voltaire called the modern vampyres), or

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adj curved inward

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"adunc." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/adunc. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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adunc. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/adunc

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"adunc." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/adunc.

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@misc{adunc_2026,
  title = {adunc},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/adunc},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}