erubescent

[er-oo-bes-uh nt]

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adjective

becoming red or reddish; blushing.

Origin of erubescent

1730–40; < Latin ērūbēscent- (stem of ērūbēscēns), present participle of ērūbēscere. See e-¹, rubescent

Related formser·u·bes·cence, noun

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Related Words for erubescent

crimson, blooming, cerise, claret, blushing, rosy, rubicund, ruddy, erubescent, incarnadine, reddish, rubescent