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impendent

[im-pen-duh nt]

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adjective

Origin of impendent

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

Related formsim·pend·ence, im·pend·en·cy, noun

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Related Words for impendent

dangerous, sinister, ugly, dire, alarming, aggressive, cautionary, lowering, looming, bullying, near, warning, black, close, impending, scowling, apocalyptic, baleful, baneful

Word Origin and History for impendent

1590s, from Latin impendens "impending," present participle of impendere (see impend).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper