IMPENDENT

Etymology

Adjective

impendent (comparative more impendent, superlative most impendent)

impending; threatening

Synonyms

• imminent, in the offing, proximate; see also impending

Source: Wiktionary


Im*pend"ent, a. Etym: [L. impendens, p. pr. of impendere.]

Definition: Impending; threatening. Impendent horrors, threatening hideous fall. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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