† nigresceousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin nigrēscere , -eous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin nigrēscere to grow black (see nigrescent adj.) + -eous suffix.

Obsolete. rare.

Blackish.

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blackOE

blackisha1450

dark-coloured?1523

blacky1594

nigrescent1725

nigresceous1887

1887 W. Phillips Man. Brit. Discomycetes 15 Variable in colour—brown spadiceous, violaceous, nigresceous.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	nigresceous
释义	† nigresceousadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin nigrēscere , -eous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin nigrēscere to grow black (see nigrescent adj.) + -eous suffix. Obsolete. rare. Blackish. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > black or blackness > [adjective] > blackish blackOE blackisha1450 dark-coloured?1523 blacky1594 nigrescent1725 nigresceous1887 1887 W. Phillips Man. Brit. Discomycetes 15 Variable in colour—brown spadiceous, violaceous, nigresceous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1887
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