† sensifyingadj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sense n., -ify suffix, -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < sense n. + -ify suffix + -ing suffix2. Compare earlier sensify v.
Obsolete.
rare.
1678 J. Browne li. 238 The Nerves are soon resolved and distended, the senses flagg, and the Sensifying Quality doth perish.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2018).