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crescive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
crescive
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Increasing or growing; marked by gradual spontaneous development.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin crēscere (“to increase”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

more crescive (comparative) most crescive (superlative)

Derived Forms

crescively

Rhymes With

impressive progressive aggressive past progressive future progressive present progressive past perfect progressive future perfect progressive excessive successive passive-aggressive oppressive

Questions

What does crescive mean?
Increasing or growing; marked by gradual spontaneous development.
Where does crescive come from?
From Latin crēscere (“to increase”).

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