| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Increasing; growing; augmenting; swelling; enlarging.[Websters]
2. Increasing; on the increase; -- said of the moon represented as the new moon, with the points turned toward the dexter side.[Websters] 3. Being growing. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being cumulative or accretive. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb increscently.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (increscently) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective increscent.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "INCRESCENT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Increscent \In*cres"cent\, adjective. [Latin expression increscens, -entis, present participle of increscere. See Increase.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: INCRESCENT
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] growing; augmenting; swelling. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
