rubescent

English

Etymology

Attested since at least 1730, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin rubescens, present participle of rubescere.

Adjective

rubescent (comparative more rubescent, superlative most rubescent)

1. turning red; reddening

Related terms

• rubescence

Anagrams

• subcenter, subcentre

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) rubēscent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of rubēscō