- de|scend|ing
- de|scend|ing «dih SEHN dihng», adjective.1. that descends: »
the descending sun, a descending scale.
2. Botany. (of an inflorescence) determinate.
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con´de|scend´ing|ly — con|de|scend|ing «KON dih SEHN dihng», adjective. 1. stooping to the level of one s inferiors. 2. haughty or patronizing. –con´de|scend´ing|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
con|de|scend|ing — «KON dih SEHN dihng», adjective. 1. stooping to the level of one s inferiors. 2. haughty or patronizing. –con´de|scend´ing|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
scend — con·de·scend; con·de·scend·ence; con·de·scend·ent; con·de·scend·ing·ness; de·scend; de·scend·ance; de·scend·an·cy; de·scend·ibil·i·ty; de·scend·ible; de·scend·ing; de·scend·ing·ly; tran·scend; tran·scend·ing·ly; de·scend·ant; scend;… … English syllables
scend — n. & v. Naut. n. 1 the impulse given by a wave or waves (scend of the sea). 2 a plunge of a vessel. v.intr. (of a vessel) plunge or pitch owing to the impulse of a wave. Etymology: alt. f. SEND or DESCEND * * * verb rise or heave upward under the … Useful english dictionary
descending — de·scend·ing … English syllables
descendingly — de·scend·ing·ly … English syllables
transcendingly — tran·scend·ing·ly … English syllables
de — de·magnetization; de·magnetize; de·mand·able; de·mand·ant; de·manganize; de·man·i·an; de·man·sia; de·man·toid; de·mar·cate; de·mar·ca·tion; de·mar·ca·tor; de·march; de·marche; de·mar·ga·rin·ate; de·mark; de·mast; de·materialize; de·mat·i·a·ce·ae; … English syllables
descend — de•scend [[t]dɪˈsɛnd[/t]] v. i. 1) to go or pass from a higher to a lower place; move or come down: to descend from the mountaintop[/ex] 2) to pass from higher to lower in any scale or series 3) to go from generals to particulars, as in a… … From formal English to slang
ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
