erubescent

[ er-oo-bes-uhnt ]

adjective

1. becoming red or reddish; blushing.

Other Words From

• eru·bescence noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of erubescent¹

1730–40; < Latin ērūbēscent- (stem of ērūbēscēns ), present participle of ērūbēscere. See e- ¹, rubescent