crebrous

crebrous

English

Etymology

Latin creber (“close-set, frequent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹiːbɹəs/, /ˈkɹɛbɹəs/

Adjective

crebrous (comparative more crebrous, superlative most crebrous)

1. (obsolete) frequent; numerous
   • a. 1680, Thomas Goodwin, The work of the Holy Ghost in our salvation

     which indeed supposeth (as their principles do) an imperfect inchoate power already in man's will to act graciously,
     which through assisting grace stirred up by crebrous and frequent acts, grows up into an habit or facility of working.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for crebrous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)

Anagrams

• obscurer