Stalactitic
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Consisting of or resembling stalactites.
"Dr. MacCulloch describes calcareous concretions, found in banks of sand in Perthshire, which present a great variety of stalactitic forms, generally more or less complicated, and often exceedingly intricate and strange […]."
Example
More examples"Dr. MacCulloch describes calcareous concretions, found in banks of sand in Perthshire, which present a great variety of stalactitic forms, generally more or less complicated, and often exceedingly intricate and strange […]."
Etymology
From stalactite + -ic.