spumescent en · ADJ
Etymology
From Latin spumescens, p.pr. of spumescere (“to grow foamy”).
Meanings
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(rare) Resembling froth or foam; foaming.
His eyes burned black with the intensity of their gaze over the hidden ravine below; over the thin, white waterfall, spumescent, blown into mist.
1993, Hjalmar Thesen, The Way Back: A Novel, →ISBN, page 146:Then she screamed as a jet of spumescent gore slopped across the front of the paralysed fabric.
2008, Peter F. Hamilton, The Reality Dysfunction, →ISBN:The snowfall had changed again, the flakes larger now and less insistent; they had a buoyant and spumescent quality.
1957, John Bell Clayton, The Strangers Were There: Selected Stories, Macmillan, page 79:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most spumescent | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more spumescent | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |