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impendent

[im-pen-duh nt]
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adjective
  1. impending.

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).

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