Meanings
adjectiveadepescent (comparative more adepescent, superlative most adepescent)
comparative more adepescent · superlative most adepescent
- Becoming fatty.
Origin
- Latinadeps
- Englishadepescent
From Latin adeps, adipis (“fat”) + -escent.
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adepescent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adepescent
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“adepescent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adepescent. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adepescent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adepescent.
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