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Webster 1913 Edition

Fictile

Fic′tile

,
Adj.
[L.
fictilis
. See
Fiction
.]
Molded, or capable of being molded, into form by art; relating to pottery or to molding in any soft material.
Fictile
earth is more fragile than crude earth.
Bacon.
The earliest specimens of Italian
fictile
art.
C. Wordsworth.
–
Fic′tile-ness
,
Noun.
–
Fic-til′i-ty
(#)
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Fictile

FIC'TILE

,
Adj.
[L. fictilis, from fictus, fingo, to feign.]
Molded into form by art; manufactured by the potter.
Fictile earth is more fragile than crude earth.

Definition 2024

fictile

fictile

English

Adjective

fictile ‎(comparative more fictile, superlative most fictile)

  1. Capable of being molded into the shape of an artifact or art work
  2. (of an art work or artifact) Molded of clay or earth
  3. (pottery) Of or relating to earthenware
  4. (figuratively) Capable of being led or directed

Translations

Synonyms

  • pliable; see also Wikisaurus:moldable

Latin

Adjective

fictile

  1. nominative neuter singular of fictilis
  2. accusative neuter singular of fictilis
  3. vocative neuter singular of fictilis

References

  • fictile in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • fictile in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Etymology

Latin fictilus, from fictus (from fingere ‎(“to shape, form, devise”)) + -ilis

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪktəl/, /ˈfɪktɪl/, /ˈfɪktaɪl/

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