Word of the Day for Monday 28th April 2014
Spumescent \ spyoo-MES-uhnt \,
adjective;
1. Foamy; foamlike; frothy.
Quotes:
Within the mud and rock enclave, a waterfall, clear and spumescent,
cascades forcefully down oneside.
-- Susan Mann, One Tongue Singing , 2004
The usually gentle waterfall, clearly visible in the moonlight and icily
shimmering, had been transformed into a phenomenal spumescent cascade
that was magnificent yet uncanny in its magnitude.
-- Barbara Taylor Bradford, A Woman of Substance , 1979
Origin:
Spumescent entered English in the mid-1800’s. It came from the Latin word
spūma which meant "foam"along with suffix escent which is added to
adjectives borrowed from Latin.
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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