Definition of FALCATE

falcate

Adjective Satellite

  • curved like a sickle
    • "a falcate leaf"
    • "falcate claws"
    • "the falcate moon"

Adj

  • Shaped like a sickle.

Adjective

  • Curved like a sickle; hooked or crescent-shaped.

Examples

  • The word ’SCYTHE’ had a FALCATE feel, cutting through the opponent’s defenses.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin falcātus (“curved, sickle-shaped”), from falx (“sickle”, oblique stem in falc-) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Synonyms

falciform, sickle-shaped, drepaniform, falcated, falcular

Scrabble Score: 12

falcate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
falcate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
falcate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

falcate: valid Words With Friends Word