crescentic
English
Etymology
From crescent (“(growing) half moon”) + -ic. More at crescent.
Adjective
crescentic (comparative more crescentic, superlative most crescentic)
- Growing, increasing, gaining size, etc.
- Crescent-shaped.
- 1972, Vladimir Nabokov, Transparent Things, McGraw-Hill 1972, p. 25:
- Twin dimples of the crescentic type came down her tanned cheeks on the sides of her mournful mouth.
- 1972, Vladimir Nabokov, Transparent Things, McGraw-Hill 1972, p. 25:
Synonyms
Derived terms
- crescentic nephritis (a kidney disease)