instressing

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A form of instress — In the philosophy of Gerard Manley Hopkins, the apprehension or realization of the inscape, or distinctive design, of an object.

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verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of instress

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APA

instressing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instressing

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“instressing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instressing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “instressing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instressing.

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