DESINENT

Etymology

Adjective

desinent (comparative more desinent, superlative most desinent)

(obsolete) Ending; forming an end; lowermost.

Anagrams

• dentines, tennised

Source: Wiktionary


Des"i*nent, a. Etym: [L. desinens, p. pr. of desinere, desitum, to leave off, cease; de- + sinere to let, allow.]

Definition: Ending; forming an end; lowermost. [Obs.] "Their desinent parts, fish." B. Jonson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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