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papescent

papescent adjective: containing, producing, or resembling pap.

Adjective

papescent (comparative more papescent, superlative most papescent)

  1. (archaic) Containing, producing, or resembling pap.
    • papescent defecation
    • papescent feces

Forms of papescent

comparativemore papescent
superlativemost papescent

Origin of papescent

From pap + -escent.

Words that rhyme with papescent

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Questions about papescent

What does papescent mean?
Papescent means containing, producing, or resembling pap.
What part of speech is papescent?
Papescent is an adjective.

Words near papescent in the dictionary

  1. paperworker
  2. paperworkers
  3. paperworks
  4. papery
  5. papes
  6. papescent
  7. Papesh
  8. Papeshes
  9. papess
  10. papesses
  11. papeterie

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