maturescent

English

Etymology

From Latin maturescens, present participle of maturescere (“to become ripe”), verb inchoate from maturus. See mature (adjective).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛsənt

Adjective

maturescent (comparative more maturescent, superlative most maturescent)

1. Approaching maturity or ripeness.

References

• “maturescent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• mutterances

Latin

Verb

mātūrēscent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of mātūrēscō