rubescent
[ roo-bes-uhnt ]
adjective
becoming red; blushing.
Origin of rubescent
1Other words from rubescent
- ru·bes·cence, noun
Words Nearby rubescent
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How to use rubescent in a sentence
A shaft of noonday sunlight, coming through a side window, struck his hair and made a rubescent halo around his freckled face.
British Dictionary definitions for rubescent
rubescent
/ (ruːˈbɛsənt) /
adjective
literary reddening; blushing
Origin of rubescent
1C18: from Latin rubescere to grow red, from ruber red
Derived forms of rubescent
- rubescence, noun
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