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succumbent

/səˈkʌmbənt/

succumbent adjective: submissive; yielding.

Adjective

succumbent (comparative more succumbent, superlative most succumbent)

  1. (obsolete) submissive; yielding
    • Reason succumbent to Faith1655, James Howell, “To Dr. B.”, in Epistolæ Ho-Elianæ. Familiar Letters Domestic and Forren. […], 3rd edition, volume (please specify the page), London: […] Humphrey Mos[e]ley, […], →OCLC

Forms of succumbent

comparativemore succumbent
superlativemost succumbent

Origin of succumbent

From Latin succumbens, present participle.

Questions about succumbent

What does succumbent mean?
Succumbent means submissive; yielding.
What part of speech is succumbent?
Succumbent is an adjective.
How do you pronounce succumbent?
Succumbent is pronounced /səˈkʌmbənt/.

Words near succumbent in the dictionary

  1. succulous
  2. succumb
  3. succumbed
  4. succumbence
  5. succumbency
  6. succumbent
  7. succumber
  8. succumbers
  9. succumbest
  10. succumbeth
  11. succumbing

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