For nearly 11-years this website, once called The Fucking Word (and the The Fucking Word of the Day before that), misspelled the word quiescent as quinescent. We could claim it was a typo, but, you know we’d just be lying about it.

Check out the correctly spelled entry for quiescent to read the definition and example usage.


Adjective

  1. Misspelling of quiescent.

Cite this Entry

Modern Language Association (MLA Style)

“Quinescent.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/quinescent. Accessed 24 May 2025.

The Effin’ Word, s.v. “quinescent”, accessed May 24, 2025, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/quinescent.

The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Quinescent. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved May 24, 2025, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/quinescent


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