nigrescent

形容词 adj.
/nɪˈɡɹɛsənt/|/naɪˈɡɹɛsənt/   

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Approaching blackness; blackish, dark-coloured.
    — Pomp of Words Moſt ſplendidly nigrescent

词形变化

more nigrescent comparative most nigrescent superlative

词源

From Latin nigrescens, present participle of nigrescere (“to grow black”), from niger (“black”). By surface analysis, Latin nigr(ēre) + -escent. See negro.
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