Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Concealed; lying hid.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Lying hid; concealed.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Lying uncovered inside;
latent
Etymologies
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From Latin delitescens present participle of delitescere ("to hide away").
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Examples
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As for "delitescent", I'm adding it to my vocabulary as a word for which I do have a use along with "defenestrate".
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"Sorry I'm late, but when you called I'd only just woken up and was still delitescent".
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Lope de Vega (1562-1635): prolific dramatist; plus, writers delitescent
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From Latin delitescent -, stem of delitescens, present participle of delitescere (to hide away).
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"geez, just even *thinking* about zabars i start gettin all delitescent".
she commented on the word delitescent
adj., Lying hid; latent; concealed.
August 10, 2008
AllisonSylvester commented on the word delitescent
hidden or concealed
"Her car keys were delitescent under the couch"
November 1, 2010
jmjarmstrong commented on the word delitescent
JM is determined to become more active in delitescent matters.
April 14, 2011