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virilescent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vir-iles-cent
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having masculine physical characteristics.

Etymology

From virile + -escent.

Inflected Forms

more virilescent (comparative) most virilescent (superlative)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does virilescent mean?
Having masculine physical characteristics.
Where does virilescent come from?
From virile + -escent.

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