scaturient
[ skuh-toor-ee-uhnt, -tyoor- ]
adjective
gushing; overflowing.
overly demonstrative; effusive.
Origin of scaturient
1First recorded in 1675–85; from Latin scatūr(r)ient-, stem of scatūr(r)iēns, present participle of scatūr(r)īre “to gush out, bubble up”; see -ent
Other words from scaturient
- sca·tu·ri·ence, noun
Words Nearby scaturient
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