Farctate

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Stuffed; filled solid. obsolete

    "Stem stout and farctate."

  2. 2
    Full. broadly

    "A statement farctate with meaning for those who throughout the years have made Brown Hall their home."

  3. 3
    Stuffed; full from overeating.

    "In the hotel restaurant, we had a seventeen-course banquet that we washed down with vodka, cognac, and beer. We walked out farctate, belching, and flatulent."

Example

More examples

"In species such as P. lejolisii, the young tetrasporangia are pigmented and the sporangium remains farctate throughout development, with the eventual septa appearing as thin lines in side view."

Etymology

Latin farctus + -ate (verb-forming suffix), perfect passive participle of farciƍ, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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