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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(archaic) Increasing or growing; marked by gradual spontaneous development..
And so the prince obscured his contemplation Under the veil of wildness; which, no doubt, Grew like the summer grass, fastest by night, Unseen, yet crescive in his faculty.
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Crescive means (archaic) Increasing or growing; marked by gradual spontaneous development..
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And so the prince obscured his contemplation Under the veil of wildness; which, no doubt, Grew like the summer grass, fastest by night, Unseen, yet crescive in his faculty.
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