REFLUENT

Etymology

Adjective

refluent (comparative more refluent, superlative most refluent)

(now, literary) Flowing back.

Synonym: ebbing

Source: Wiktionary


Ref"lu*ent (-ent), a. Etym: [L. refluens, p. pr. of refluere to flow back; pref. re- re- + fluere to flow. See Flurent.]

Definition: Flowing back; returning; ebbing. Cowper. And refluent through the pass of fear The battle's tide was poured. Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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