remollient

English

Etymology

From Latin remolliens, present participle of remollire (“to mollify”). Compare French rémollient. See mollient.

Adjective

remollient (comparative more remollient, superlative most remollient)

1. (obsolete) mollifying; softening; soft

References

• “remollient”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Verb

remollient

1. third-person plural future active indicative of remolliō