recurvous

English

Etymology

From Latin recurvus, from re- (“re”) + curvus (“curved”).

Adjective

recurvous (comparative more recurvous, superlative most recurvous)

1. (archaic) recurved

   Synonym: recurvate

   • 1713, W[illiam] Derham, Physico-Theology: Or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from His Works of Creation. […], London: […] W[illiam] Innys, […], →OCLC:

     I have observed long recurvous Tails, longer than their whole Body.

References

• “recurvous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• verrucous