purpuric
Pertaining to or affected with purpuraPertaining to or affected with purpura (skin discoloration from blood inside it).
Meaning
4 sensesPertaining to or affected with purpura (skin discoloration from blood inside it).
(not comparable)Purple in colour; derived from or forming a substance which is purple; especially
Purple in colour; derived from or forming a substance which is purple; especially:
(not comparable)Derived from or forming purpuric acid.
purpuric acid
a purpuric salt
(archaic)Purple or purplish (of spots which appear on the skin; regardless of their cause); Synonym of purpureal.
Origin
From Latin purpura (“purple”), from Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra). The medical sense isFrom Latin purpura (“purple”), from Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra). The medical sense is from the English purpura (“the appearance of purple discolorations on the skin”). By surface analysis, purpura + -ic.
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Forms
more purpuric, most purpuric| Comparative | more purpuric Lesson |
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| Superlative | most purpuric Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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