CEFR B1

crescive

adjective

Meaning

crescive means (archaic) Increasing or growing; marked by gradual spontaneous development. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as crescive.
A crescive tone can change the mood of a conversation.

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crescive (B1)

adjective

Definition

Examples

The writer described the response as crescive.
A crescive tone can change the mood of a conversation.

How to Use crescive

crescive + noun (collocation): Use crescive before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a crescive reaction."
become crescive (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became crescive near the end."

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