NIGRESCENT

Etymology

Adjective

nigrescent (comparative more nigrescent, superlative most nigrescent)

Growing or becoming black; approaching blackness; blackish.

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Source: Wiktionary


Ni*gres"cent, a. Etym: [L. nigrescens, p.pr. of nigrescere to grow black, fr. niger black. See Negro.]

Definition: Growing black; changing to a black color; approaching to blackness. Johnson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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