Viridescent (adj) (literary)
vi-ree-des-ent
Greenish or becoming green.
Mid 19th century from late Latin viridescent- ‘becoming green’, from the verb viridescere, from Latin viridis ‘green’.
Example sentences
“The viridescent birdbath stood as a sign of the neglect.”
Ireful (adj) ayur-ful full of intense anger; wrathful. Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; ire, -ful (more…)
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
