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Webster 1913 Edition


Convellent

Con-vel′lent

,
Adj.
[L.
convellens
, p. pr. of
convellere
. See
Convulse
.]
Tending to tear or pull up.
[Obs.]
The ends of the fragment . . . will not yield to the
convellent
force.
Todd & Bowman.

Definition 2024


convellent

convellent

English

Adjective

convellent (comparative more convellent, superlative most convellent)

  1. (obsolete) Tending to tear or pull up.
    • Todd & Bowman
      The ends of the fragment [] will not yield to the convellent force.


Latin

Verb

convellent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of convellō