| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Becoming fatty.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb adipescently.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (adipescently) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective adipescent.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ADIPESCENT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Adipescent \Ad`i*pes"cent\, adjective. [Latin expression adeps, adipis, fat -escent.]. (references) |
