Aduncous

/əˈdʌŋkəs/ adjective

Hooked, curved inward, or having the quality of being bent like a claw.

Directly from Latin 'aduncus' meaning 'hooked' or 'crooked.' This is the most direct English adoption of the Latin adjective.

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