A-dŭn'çi-ty, n.

n. [Lat. aduncitas. See infra.] Hook-edness, or a bending in form of a hook. “The aduncity of the beaks of hawks.” Pope.

☞ According to the natural powers of the letters, this word is a-dun'çi-ty; but unless pronounced a-dung'k'çi-ty, as if the c were double, its relationship to aduncous and adunque, and its consequent meaning, will scarcely be understood. Smart.