Vestigial

Word VESTIGIAL
Character 9
Hyphenation ves tig i al
Pronunciations /vɛˈstɪdʒəl/

Definitions and meanings of "Vestigial"

What do we mean by vestigial?

Of, relating to, or constituting a vestige. adjective

Occurring or persisting as a rudimentary or degenerate structure. adjective

Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a vestige; like a mere trace of what has been; also, rudimentary.

Of or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a vestige. adjective

Of or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a trace from the past. adjective

Not fully developed in mature animals. adjective

Not fully developed in mature animals adjective

A small, degenerate, or imperfectly developed part or organ which has been more fully developed in some past generation.

A person who does nothing at all, I.ehad no role in the functioning of a house, family, company, etc. Urban Dictionary

Of or relating to vests. Urban Dictionary

When a person is born with the parts to form a butt (butt cheeks) but no flesh ever properly forms in it, so that the prson doesn't have the natural roundness of a butt and are therefore forced to sit on the extension of their thighs for lack of a natural butt. Or in simpler terms- lack of butt meat. Urban Dictionary

Cable TV offering in many budget lodgings that is more basic than basic cable. Usually a tuning guide one real cable channel and an assortment of lame local channels. Rudimentary cable is a similar weak program option. Urban Dictionary

Someone who remains a virgin much longer than normal, not by choice, but through circumstance. Urban Dictionary

Used to describe someone who has lost the ability to think or seemingly without a working brain. Could also describe herd thinking (another word to add) or cult members who no longer think for themselves. Urban Dictionary

See penis cock and all variations of a vestigial appendage is generally a part of the body that is not needed. ie something left over from evolution like an appendix. It is also defined as the male penis. see vestigial Urban Dictionary

A happy trail which begins above the belly button, preferably at the nipples or higher. Urban Dictionary

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The word "vestigial" in example sentences

These rudimentary legs and pelvises are called vestigial structures; they are relics of the whales' common ancestry with their legged cousins. ❋ Unknown (2007)

If we only knew enough, we would, no doubt, discover a beneficial use for all the so-called vestigial organs. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

For Darwin, the economy of nature had a ready explanation in natural selection, and the non-economical aspects of nature, such as vestigial organs, took on great significance. ❋ Pojman, Paul (2009)

They might have been external gills, some kind of vestigial ornamentation, or a sex attractant. ❋ Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- (1995)

Like our five fingers, our ear-bones, our rudimentary caudal appendage, or our other 'vestigial' peculiarities, they may remain as indelible tokens of events in our race-history. ❋ William James (1876)

If ID is so down with genetic decay, they wouldn’t resist the idea of vestigial organs. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Two recurring examples are: a) it might lead us to think that junk DNA has some important function after all and b) it might similarly lead us to look for the function of so called vestigial organs.15 ❋ Unknown (2006)

“It’s actually called a vestigial caudal appendage,” Helena said, as if that would be helpful. ❋ Eileen Rendahl (2004)

There were enough of them who kept this kind of vestigial Republican loyalty from the Civil War years and the idea that the Republican Party was the party that freed the slaves. ❋ LogicRules (2010)

[My uncle] is completely [vestigial] does nothing, contributes nothing but still thinks he is the head of [the family]. ❋ Beans_spilled (2019)

1. Compared to [Rome], [Ben Hur] is [vestigial]. 2. It's not the whole jacket, it's vestigial. ❋ Brian And Zack (2009)

Hold on, is that [Crystals's] thighs or just her vestigial buttsack that's [creeping] [from the top] of her jeans when she bends over? ❋ Zoraya M (2008)

We stayed at the Super-8 [lat] night...[the room] was OK but the [vestigial cable] has to be the worst ever. ❋ TonyID (2010)

"The [40 Year Old Virgin]" is about [Andy] [Stitzer] a vestigial virgin. ❋ D1388 (2016)

[Homer] doesn't think [anymore]... no, he has a [vestigial brain]. ❋ Uuuddd (2020)

All [cocks] r [vestigial] appendages! ❋ Michelle L. (2006)

I tried to motor-boat him (he was [kinda] [chubby]) and got hair from his vestigial trail [in my mouth] 😕 ❋ This Is Actually Erin (2018)

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