suffusive

1. 1.

   spreading through

   “suffusive purple light”

   Similardistributive

Questions about suffusive

What does suffusive mean?

suffusive means "spreading through".

How many syllables are in suffusive?

suffusive has 3 syllables and divides as suf-fu-sive under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is suffusive a common word?

suffusive is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.