adunc

a·dunc

[uh-duhngk]
adjective
curved inward; hooked.

Origin:
1620–30; < Latin aduncus, equivalent to ad- ad- + uncus hook, barb

a·dun·ci·ty [uh-duhn-si-tee] , noun
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