Both Uses of
deciduous
in
Ulysses, by James Joyce
- Most deciduously.†
Chpt 14 *
- THE YEWS: (Their silverfoil of leaves precipitating, their skinny arms aging and swaying) Deciduously!†
Chpt 15
Definition:
tending to fall off -- typically of plants that shed leaves at the end of the growing season
or much more rarely: of teeth, antlers, and scales shed at the end of a period of growth
or much more rarely: of teeth, antlers, and scales shed at the end of a period of growth