gracilescentadj.

Brit.

/ˌɡrasᵻˈlɛsnt/, U.S.

/ˌɡræsəˈlɛsənt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin gracilescent-, gracilescens, gracilescere.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin gracilescent-, gracilescens, present participle of gracilescere to become slender (4th cent.) < classical Latin gracilis gracile adj. + -ēscere -esce suffix. Compare earlier gracilent adj.

Now rare.

Becoming slender over its length; tapering, narrowing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > condition of being long in relation to breadth > slenderness > [adjective] > becoming slender

gracilescent1803

1803 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 17 614 Involucres herbaceous, stiff, upwards sphacelate and awnedly gracilescent.

1858 W. Clark tr. J. van der Hoeven Handbk. Zool. II. 301 Tail short, broad at the base, suddenly gracilescent.

1904 G. Macloskie in Rep. Princeton Univ. Exped. to Patagonia 1896–9 VIII. v. 266 Culm from a stoloniferous base, erect, gracilescent, scarcely exceeding 30 cm.

1978 C. Felice Godsfire vi. 50 The distant horizon was a gracilescent line dividing the grays of the sky from the grays of the land, like a vein in strata.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gracilescent
释义	gracilescentadj. Brit. /ˌɡrasᵻˈlɛsnt/, U.S. /ˌɡræsəˈlɛsənt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin gracilescent-, gracilescens, gracilescere. Etymology: < post-classical Latin gracilescent-, gracilescens, present participle of gracilescere to become slender (4th cent.) < classical Latin gracilis gracile adj. + -ēscere -esce suffix. Compare earlier gracilent adj. Now rare. Becoming slender over its length; tapering, narrowing. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > condition of being long in relation to breadth > slenderness > [adjective] > becoming slender gracilescent1803 1803 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 17 614 Involucres herbaceous, stiff, upwards sphacelate and awnedly gracilescent. 1858 W. Clark tr. J. van der Hoeven Handbk. Zool. II. 301 Tail short, broad at the base, suddenly gracilescent. 1904 G. Macloskie in Rep. Princeton Univ. Exped. to Patagonia 1896–9 VIII. v. 266 Culm from a stoloniferous base, erect, gracilescent, scarcely exceeding 30 cm. 1978 C. Felice Godsfire vi. 50 The distant horizon was a gracilescent line dividing the grays of the sky from the grays of the land, like a vein in strata. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1803
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