- ves|tig´i|al|ly
- ves|tig|i|al «vehs TIHJ ee uhl», adjective.1. remaining as a vestige.2. Biology. no longer fully developed or useful.–ves|tig´i|al|ly, adverb.
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ves|tig|i|al — «vehs TIHJ ee uhl», adjective. 1. remaining as a vestige. 2. Biology. no longer fully developed or useful. –ves|tig´i|al|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
ves|tig|i|um — «vehs TIHJ ee uhm», noun, plural i|a « ee uh». 1. Biology. a part, organ, or kind of behavior that is no longer fully developed or useful; vestige. 2. Obsolete. a vestige in general. ╂[< Latin vestīgium footprint, trace] … Useful english dictionary
tig — as·tig·mat; as·tig·mat·ic; as·tig·mom·e·ter; auf·tak·tig·keit; chae·tig·er·ous; ci·tig·ra·dae; con·tig·na·tion; con·tig·u·ous; con·tig·u·ous·ly; con·tig·u·ous·ness; cu·tig·er·al; cys·tig·er·ous; den·tig·er·ous; fas·tig·ial; fas·tig·i·ate;… … English syllables
ves — car·ves·trene; de·fer·ves·cence; de·fer·ves·cent; di·ves·ti·tive; di·ves·ti·ture; ef·fer·ves·cence; ef·fer·ves·cent; ef·fer·ves·cent·ly; fla·ves·cence; fla·ves·cent; ful·ves·cent; gal·ves·to·nian; in·gra·ves·cence; in·gra·ves·cent;… … English syllables
vestigium — ves·tig·i·um … English syllables
vestige — ves•tige [[t]ˈvɛs tɪdʒ[/t]] n. 1) a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence 2) a very slight trace or amount of something: the last vestige of hope[/ex] 3) bio anat. a degenerate or imperfectly… … From formal English to slang
vestigial — ves|tig|i|al [ ves tıdʒiəl ] adjective FORMAL remaining after almost all of something has disappeared a. SCIENCE remaining or existing, but not developed or working … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
vestigia — ves·tig·ia (vəs tijґe ə) [L.] plural of vestigium … Medical dictionary
vestigial — ves·tig·ial … English syllables
vestigially — ves·tig·ial·ly … English syllables
