rigescent

English

Etymology

From Latin rigescens, present participle from rigescere (“to grow stiff”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛsənt

Adjective

rigescent (comparative more rigescent, superlative most rigescent)

1. Becoming stiff or numb.

References

• “rigescent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• resecting, secreting

Latin

Verb

rigēscent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of rigēscō