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impendent

[ im-pen-duhnt ]
/ ɪmˈpɛn dənt /
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adjective
impending.
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Origin of impendent

1585–95; <Latin impendent- stem of impendēns present participle of impendēre to hang over, threaten. See impend, -ent

OTHER WORDS FROM impendent

im·pend·ence, im·pend·en·cy, noun

Words nearby impendent

impedor, impel, impellent, impeller, impend, impendent, impending, impenetrability, impenetrable, impenitent, impennate
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Words related to impendent

aggressive, alarming, cautionary, dangerous, dire, sinister, ugly, black, bullying, close, impending, looming, lowering, near, overhanging, portending, scowling, terrorizing, warning, apocalyptic
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