“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?[…]”
Source: wiktionary
Spatulate
//ˈspa.tjʊ.lət//
Synonyms for "spatulate" (5 found)
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3 translations across 3 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- vastapuikea adj (having a broad, flat end and tapering into a narrower base)
German
1 entries- spatelig adj (having a broad, flat end and tapering into a narrower base)
Polish
1 entries- łopatkowaty adj (having a broad, flat end and tapering into a narrower base)
Sample sentences
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For a moment he was sunk in thought, coiling (so it seemed) and uncoiling his long spatulate fingers.
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