impellent
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of impellent
1610–20; < Latin impellent- (stem of impellēns ), present participle of impellere to set in motion. See impel, -ent
Example Sentences
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Their name is succinct and impellent – or possibly a reference to grape juice, since Must's time onstage passes in a sweet wash of retro indie rock from which Graceland pokes out like a stalk.
From The Guardian
He came to his feet with an impellent desire to crush this unholy man like a toad, to flee into the night, to lie under the stars and seek clearance for his troubles.
From Project Gutenberg
We shall go farther than these men have gone and show you that the impellent energy of ideas is the means to all practical achievement and to all practical success.
From Project Gutenberg
Every thought carries with it the impellent energy to effect its realization.
From Project Gutenberg
This conception of thought as impellent—that is to say, as impelling bodily activity—is of absolutely fundamental importance.
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