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fictile

/ˈfɪktəl/ adjective

Latin root: fictilus Wiktionary

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  1. Capable of being molded into the shape of an artifact or art work
  2. Molded of clay or earth
  3. Of or relating to earthenware

Origin

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

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