decurtate

Definition

Shortened, curtailed.

Etymology

First attested around the beginning of the 16th century; borrowed from Latin dēcurtātus, perfect passive participle of dēcurtō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of decurt.

Example Sentences

• "Bána […] lopped off his own hands and feet […] In this decurtate condition he dictated a poem of a hundred couplets."