crescentic

English

Etymology

From crescent (“(growing) half moon”) +‎ -ic. More at crescent.

Adjective

crescentic (comparative more crescentic, superlative most crescentic)

  1. Growing, increasing, gaining size, etc.
  2. Crescent-shaped.
    • 1972, Vladimir Nabokov, Transparent Things, McGraw-Hill 1972, p. 25:
      Twin dimples of the crescentic type came down her tanned cheeks on the sides of her mournful mouth.

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • crescentic nephritis (a kidney disease)

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