impendent

[ im-pen-duh nt ]

/ ɪmˈpɛn dənt /

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adjective

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

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

Origin of impendent

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

Related forms

im·pend·ence, im·pend·en·cy, noun

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