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Meaning of spatulate | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

/ˈspa.tjʊ.lət/

Definitions

Shaped like a spatula; having a rounded, flattened extremity.
Of a leaf: having a broad, flat end and tapering into a narrower base.

Examples

““I nearly fell into the error of supposing that you were typewriting. Of course, it is obvious that it is music. You observe the spatulate finger-ends, Watson, which is common to both professions?[…]””

“For a moment he was sunk in thought, coiling (so it seemed) and uncoiling his long spatulate fingers.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

spatuliform spatuloid spatulous spavindy spavined spawnable