Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sugescent

/suːˈd͡ʒɛsənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sug-es-cent
IPA: /suːˈd͡ʒɛsənt/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to sucking.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"It is probable that the utmost sugescent power of any of these causes, or all of them combined, in ordinary respiration is not sufficient to raise a column of blood of a single inch […]"
"None of the animals, which are not deſigned for that nouriſhment [milk], ever offer to ſuck, or to ſeek out any ſuch food. What is the concluſion, but that the ſugeſcent parts of animals are fitted for their uſe, and the knowledge of that uſe put into them?"
"This sugescent power is originated by the removal of atmospheric pressure […]"

Etymology

Latin sugere (“to suck”).

Usage

Archaic

Rhymes With

crescent fluorescent incessant incandescent antidepressant iridescent pubescent convalescent depressant effervescent luminescent quiescent

Questions

How do you pronounce sugescent?: The recorded pronunciation is /suːˈd͡ʒɛsənt/.
What does sugescent mean?: Of or relating to sucking.
Where does sugescent come from?: Latin sugere (“to suck”).

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