ingravescent

British  

/ ˌɪnɡrəˈvɛsənt /

adjective

1. rare (esp of a disease) becoming more severe

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Other Word Forms

• ingravescence noun

Etymology

Origin of ingravescent

C19: from Latin ingravescere to become heavier, from gravescere to grow heavy, from gravis heavy

Example Sentences

The attack, however, may be less sudden and, not infrequently, attended by a convulsion; while occasionally, in the condition termed ingravescent apoplexy, the coma is gradual in its onset, occupying hours in its development.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various