dissected

[dih-sek-tid, dahy-]

adjective

1. Botany.,  deeply divided into numerous segments, as a leaf.

2. Physical Geography.,  separated, by erosion, into many closely spaced crevices or gorges, as the surface of a plateau.

dissected

/ daɪ-, dɪˈsɛktɪd /

adjective

1. botany in the form of narrow lobes or segments

   dissected leaves

2. geology (of plains) cut by erosion into hills and valleys, esp following tectonic movements

Other Word Forms

• undissected adjective
• well-dissected adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dissected¹

First recorded in 1625–35; dissect + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Recipes are dissected, starters replicated, variations posted online within hours.

From Salon

A UK forensic pathologist told the inquest this could not be determined and criticised the treatment of her body which involved her organs inexplicably being dissected prior to repatriation.

From BBC

He dissected one of the world's toughest courses on Friday, with three birdies in his opening seven holes and three more on the back nine.

From BBC

While filming Girls, in her 20s, Dunham's body was heavily scrutinised and last year, she told the New Yorker she "was not up for having my body dissected again".

From BBC

"Their pasts are dissected. Exes come out of the woodwork to sell their stories, and everything they do or say is open to criticism."

From BBC