accrescent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Growing; increasing.
  2. Which keeps growing past the point it normally would stop and begin wilting.

Pronunciation

/əˈkɹɛsənt/ en-us-accrescent.ogg

Word forms

accrescent more accrescent most accrescent

Etymology

From Latin accrescens, accrescentis, present participle of accrescere, from ad + crescere (“to grow”).

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