ringent

English

Etymology

Latin ringens, from the verb ringi (“to open wide”).

Adjective

ringent

  1. Having the semblance of lips parted wide, such as may be observed in certain flowers.
    • 1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, Random House, p.107:
      Ringent pools of gas kept erupting in oily eyes on the surface.

See also

References
  • ringent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams
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