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.

Derived terms

• crebrity

 

References

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

Anagrams

• obscurer