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ingravescent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-graves-cent
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Increasing in severity.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin ingravēscent.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ingravēscent

Usage

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does ingravescent mean?
Increasing in severity.
Where does ingravescent come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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