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Meaning of spatulate | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2
ˈspa.tjʊ.lət

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Suomi lusikkamainen vastapuikea
Latina spatulatus

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.
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See also

spatuliform spatuloid spatulous spavindy spavined spawnable

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