— lanceolately , adv.
/lan"see euh layt', -lit/ , adj.
1. shaped like the head of a lance.
2. narrow, and tapering toward the apex or sometimes at the base, as a leaf.
[ 1750-60; lanceolatus armed with a small lance, equiv. to lanceol ( a ) small lance ( lance ( a ) LANCE 1 + -ola -OLE 1 ) + -atus -ATE 1 ]