spatulous, a.
(ˈspætjʊləs)
[f. spatul-a + -ous.]
Resembling a spatula in form; spatulate.
| 1828 Stark Elem. Nat. Hist. II. 439 Cells..slightly clavate or spatulous. 1865 Spectator 14 Jan. 39 The forefinger.., if pointed, shows a tendency to mysticism;..if spreading, or ‘spatulous’, to a restless, active, religious spirit. 1889 Mrs. E. Lynn Linton Thro' Long Night I. i. ii. 20 Sly may..splash his spatulous fingers in rose-water. |