What is the Latin word for hooked?

The usual Latin words for “hooked” are aduncus, hāmus, unguis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“hooked” in Latin

aduncushooked, bent, curved hāmusA hook; A fishhook; The barb of an arrow unguisfingernail, toenail; talon, claw; hoof

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

hooked

[Vid. CROOKED, where the SYN. terms are given][Vid. CROOKED, where the SYN. terms are given], aduncus (poetical, and post-Augustan prose; hamus, ungues, etc.): recurvus († and post-Augustan prose).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for hooked?: The usual Latin words for “hooked” are aduncus, hāmus, unguis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.