paracmastic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παρακμαστικός (parakmastikós). By surface analysis, para- +‎ acme +‎ -astic.

Adjective

paracmastic (not comparable)

1. (pathology, archaic) Gradually decreasing; past the acme, or crisis.

References

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