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virescently

virescently adverb: greenly or greenishly.

Adverb

virescently (comparative more virescently, superlative most virescently)

  1. (literary, poetic) Greenly or greenishly.
    • Near-synonym: verdantly
  2. (literary, poetic) While becoming greener.
    Synonyms:
    viridescently

Synonyms of virescently

Forms of virescently

comparativemore virescently
superlativemost virescently

Origin of virescently

From virescent + -ly.

Questions about virescently

What does virescently mean?
Virescently means greenly or greenishly.
What part of speech is virescently?
Virescently is an adverb.

Words near virescently in the dictionary

  1. vireos
  2. vires
  3. virescence
  4. virescences
  5. virescent
  6. virescently
  7. vireton
  8. viretons
  9. Virg.
  10. virga
  11. virgae

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