Impendent

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    impending; threatening archaic

    "Impendent horrors, threatening hideous fall."

Adjective
  1. 1
    close in time; about to occur wordnet

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approachingaround the cornerat handbeetlebeetle browedbrewing

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"Impendent horrors, threatening hideous fall."

Etymology

From Latin impendēns.

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