INCURVATE

incurvate, incurved

(adjective) bent into or having an inward curve

incurvate

(verb) cause to curve inward; “gravity incurvates the rays”

incurvate

(verb) bend inwards; “The body incurvates a little at the back”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

incurvate (comparative more incurvate, superlative most incurvate)

bending inwards.

Curved; bent; crooked.

Verb

incurvate (third-person singular simple present incurvates, present participle incurvating, simple past and past participle incurvated)

(transitive) To bend (especially inwards); to give a curved shape to.

(intransitive) to have a curved or bent shape; to bend or curve inwards.

Source: Wiktionary


In*cur"vate, a. Etym: [L. incurvatus, p. p. of incurvare to crook; pref. in- in + curvus bent. See Curve, and cf. Incurve.]

Definition: Curved; bent; crooked. Derham.

In*cur"vate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incurvated; p. pr. & vb. n. Incurvating.]

Definition: To turn from a straight line or course; to bend; to crook. Cheyne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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