What does lyrate mean?
Lyrate means Shaped like a lyre..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Shaped like a lyre..
The passage of time could only enhance his tenderness for the creature he clasped, this adored creature, whose motion was now more supple, whose haunches had grown more lyrate, whose hair-ribbon he had undone.
1976, T. G. Tutin, Flora Europaea, Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae), page 72, Basal leaves simple, lyrate or pinnatifid; cauline leaves 1- to 2-pinnatifid, pinnatisect or simple.
Use lyrate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Lyrate means Shaped like a lyre..
Common synonyms include simple, unsubdivided.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The passage of time could only enhance his tenderness for the creature he clasped, this adored creature, whose motion was now more supple, whose haunches had grown more lyrate, whose hair-ribbon he had undone.
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