attingent

[ uh-tin-juhnt ]

/ əˈtɪn dʒənt /

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adjective Archaic.

touching; in contact.

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Origin of attingent

1570–80; <Latin attingent- (stem of attingēns touching, present participle of attingere), equivalent to at-at- + -ting- (combining form of tang- touch) + -ent--ent

OTHER WORDS FROM attingent

at·tin·gence, at·tin·gen·cy, noun

Words nearby attingent

atticotomy, attic salt, Attila, Attila the Hun, at times, attingent, attire, attirement, Attis, attitude, attitudinal