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vagient

/ˈveɪd͡ʒiənt/

vagient adjective: crying like a child.

Adjective

vagient (comparative more vagient, superlative most vagient)

  1. (formal, obsolete) Crying like a child.
    • vagient youngling1629, John Gaule, Practiqve Theories, or Votiue Speculations, vpon Iesvs Christs Prediction, Incarnation, Passion, Resurrection, London

Forms of vagient

comparativemore vagient
superlativemost vagient

Origin of vagient

From Latin vagiens, present participle of vagire (“to cry like a young child”).

Questions about vagient

What does vagient mean?
Vagient means crying like a child.
What part of speech is vagient?
Vagient is an adjective.
How do you pronounce vagient?
Vagient is pronounced /ˈveɪd͡ʒiənt/.

Words near vagient in the dictionary

  1. Vaghela
  2. Vaghelas
  3. Vaghri
  4. Vaghuhas
  5. vagi
  6. vagient
  7. vagiform
  8. vagile
  9. vagilities
  10. vagility
  11. vagin-

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