spathulate adjective spath·u·late \ ˈspath-yə-lət \ Trending Now: More Trending: lowlife kakistocracy slimeball salacious oligarch SEE ALL See What's Trending Now See More Trending Words What's Trending Now More Trending Words lowlife 'a person of low moral character' kakistocracy 'government by the worst people' slimeball 'a morally repulsive or odious person' salacious 'arousing or appealing to sexual desire' oligarch 'government in which a small group exercises control' SEE ALL Time Traveler! Explore the year a word first appeared Definition of spathulate : spatulate spathulate petals of a flower Origin and Etymology of spathulate Late Latin spathula, spatula spatula NEW! Time Traveler First Known Use: 1821 See Words from the same year Seen and Heard What made you want to look up spathulate? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible). show hide