Rubescent
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɹuːˈbɛsənt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Rubescent is an adjective meaning turning red; reddening.
Meaning
turning red; reddening.
Example Sentences
Then he could see the modest bookseller, somewhat clammy in his extremities and lost within his academic robe and hood, nervously fidgeting his mortar-board, haled forward by ushers, and tottering rubescent before the chancellor, provost, president (or whoever it might be) who hands out the diploma.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rufescent, rubicose, rubicund, reddened, vulpinous, florid.
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