"purpurescent" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more purpurescent [comparative], most purpurescent [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin purpurascēns (“becoming purple, somewhat purple”), from purpura (“purple”) + -scō (inchoative suffix). Equivalent to purpure + -escent. Doublet of purplescent. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|la|purpurascēns||becoming purple, somewhat purple|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin purpurascēns (“becoming purple, somewhat purple”), {{bor+|en|la|purpurascēns|t=becoming purple, somewhat purple}} Borrowed from Latin purpurascēns (“becoming purple, somewhat purple”), {{suf|la|purpura|scō|nocat=1|pos2=inchoative suffix|t1=purple}} purpura (“purple”) + -scō (inchoative suffix), {{suf|en|purpure|-escent}} purpure + -escent, {{doublet|en|purplescent}} Doublet of purplescent Head templates: {{en-adj}} purpurescent (comparative more purpurescent, superlative most purpurescent)
  1. (rare) Somewhat purple; tinged with purple. Tags: rare Synonyms: purpurish, purplescent, purplish, purply, purpurascent
    Sense id: en-purpurescent-en-adj-apBxpB2b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -escent

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