fictile

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

fictile (comparative more fictile, superlative most fictile)

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

Synonyms

pliable; see also Thesaurus:moldable

Translations

Capable of being molded into the shape of an artifact or art work

Bulgarian: пластичен (bg) (plastičen)

Molded of clay or earth

Bulgarian: керамичен (keramičen)

Of or relating to earthenware

Bulgarian: грънчарски (grǎnčarski)

Latin

Adjective

fictile

nominative/accusative/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

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