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violescent
[ vahy-uh-les-uhnt ]
adjective
- tending to a violet color:
a violescent twilight sky.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of violescent1
1840–50; < Latin viol ( a ) violet + -escent
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Example Sentences
The portrait was vile, a dirty grey colour with large violescent patches.
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