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   vestigial

   /vɛˈstɪdʒɪəl/

   adjective

   • 1. forming a very small remnant of something that was once greater or more noticeable: "he felt a vestigial flicker of anger from last night" Similar remainingsurvivingresidualleftoverlingeringpersistingabidinglastingenduring
   • 2. (of an organ or part of the body) degenerate, rudimentary, or atrophied, having become functionless in the course of evolution: "the vestigial wings of kiwis are entirely hidden" Similar rudimentaryundevelopedincompleteembryonicimmaturenon-functionaltechnical:abortiveprimitiveobsoleteOpposite well developed

   Derivatives

   • 1. vestigially adverb

   Scrabble Points: 13

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