serpiginous

ser·pig·i·nous

adj \(ˌ)sər-ˈpi-jə-nəs\

Definition of SERPIGINOUS

: creeping, spreading; especially : healing over in one portion while continuing to advance in another <serpiginous ulcers>

— ser·pig·i·nous·ly adverb

Origin of SERPIGINOUS

Middle English serpiginose, from Medieval Latin serpiginosus, from serpigin-, serpigo creeping skin disease, from Latin serpere to creep

First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with SERPIGINOUS

caliginous, fuliginous, indigenous, polygynous, terrigenous, vertiginous