cessile
English
Etymology
From Latin cess-, past participle stem of cedere (“cede”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛsʌɪl/
Adjective
cessile (comparative more cessile, superlative most cessile)
- (poetic) Of the air, yielding.
- 1594, Alexander Hume, Of the day Estivall
- Sa silent is the cessile air.
- 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses
- God’s air, the Allfather’s air, scintillant circumambient cessile air. Breathe it deep into thee.
- 1594, Alexander Hume, Of the day Estivall
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